The best places of the Mediterranean -> Destinations

   The Maltese archipelago lies virtually in the middle of the Mediterranean Sea and consists of three islands - Malta, Gozo and Comino. The latter is inhabited only by a few farmers, but Malta and Gozo have a history of 7,000 years, and artifacts from Neolithic times, copper and bronze. Memorials left behind by various cultures and peoples, the Maltese Islands have been described as a large open air museum. You can follow the steps of St. Peter and see the place where the Knig...

    Aeolian Islands or Lipari Islands are a volcanic archipelago in the Tyrrhenian Sea north of Sicily. People of this island are called aeolians. Aeolian Islands are a popular summer tourist destination and attracts up to 200,000 visitors annually.      Aeolian Islands current form is the result of volcanic activity over 260,000 years. There are two volcanoes - Stromboli and Vulcano. Volcanic activity entails emanation of steam and thermal waters ...

  Tarifa is a town located in the Andalusian province of Cadiz, southern Spain, 14 km from Morocco. This small city was turned into a seaside resort popular with Europeans and those who love water sports.      Protected by Spanish law, Tariffs continue to be a city that has preserved the charm of Andalusia, being affected in a small degree of mass tourism. Moorish military hero named after Tarik, Tarifa has preserved much of the Arab ch...

    Portofino is a small town (520 inhabitants) and a famous resort in northwest Italy on the Mediterranean coast at the foot of the Ligurian Apennines. Portofino is a favorite destination for an aristocratic and intellectual circles of Germany and the United Britanieincade the end of the nineteenth century.      North of town, on top of a hill overlooking the Portofino Bay, lies the medieval monastery of San Girolamo (sec.XIII) with one of ...

    Hydra - Ydra in Greek language- is the most beautiful island in the Saronic Gulf. Located in a very short distance from Piraeus (the port for Athens), this represents an exclusive oasis of bohemian escapades Athenians preferred. Hydra is one of the few Greek islands that has managed to avoid excessive modernization, keeping the air as a traditional and almost intact essences. The town is built amphitheater, generous beaches and port of the same name is one of the most beaut...

    Called the pearl of the Croatian tourism, Dubrovnik has rich architectural and cultural treasure for tourists, lovers of culture and artists, old city walls and fortresses are included in the UNESCO list of cultural heritage. Besides visiting the city's natural and cultural objectives and in its vicinity tours, tourists can visit a Prince who has the duty to receive guests at the Palace and the Rector.      It also should not miss the op...

   Capital of Northern Morocco, Tetouan city is centrally located in the Mediterranean, near Tangier and the Rif Mountains. Its origins date from the III century BC. Like Rabat, Fes, and Sale, Tetouan is a city "hedrya", which means the center of culture and refinement.      The city contains several monuments: a fort, mosques, fountains and, last but not least, Khalifa old palace which was used as residence by the royal famil...

    Corsica is an island which, though still belongs to France, has a strong Italian atmosphere. Rightly island of Corsica is called beauty. Landscape diversity, and that island is not touched by tourism development and aggression, are in Corsica Mediterranean Sea pearl. It is best to plan to vacation in Corsica in May, June or October, to avoid congestion in the summer. CALANCHES from porphyria in red, on the west coast, to the perfect white beaches and blue waters o...