La Coruna, Galicia tourist information. La Coruna is coastal city located on a rocky peninsula in Northwestern Spain, capital of the A Coruña province and is known as one of Galicia’s most attractive cities. From the medieval “Cidade Vella,” or[…]
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La Spezia tourist information. La Spezia is the port where you make excursions to places like Florence, Pisa, Lucca or Cinque Terre. After Livorno it’s an important gateway to Tuscany. La Spezia has a large and busy natural harbor. In[…]
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Trieste tourist information. Trieste is the capital city of the Friuli Venezia Giulia region in northeast Italy. Founded by the Ancient Romans, it stands on the Adriatic coast below the Karst Plateau, a few kilometers from the border with Slovenia. Historic[…]
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Kotor tourist information. Kotor is situated in a most secluded tip of Boka Kotorska bay, in the northern part of the Montenegro coast on the Adriatic Sea. Kotor Bay is the deepest natural fjord-like bay in the Mediterranean Sea, and the[…]
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Messina Strait tourist information. Messina is the capital of the Italian province of Messina. It is the 3rd largest city on the island of Sicily, and the 13th largest city in Italy, with a population of more than 252,000 inhabitants. It[…]
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Naples tourist information. Naples, Napoli a big city in southern Italy, sits on the Bay of Naples near Mt. Vesuvius. Dating to the 2nd millennium B.C.E., it has centuries of important art and architecture. Its landmarks include Naples Cathedral, whose Chapel[…]
Read moreCannes tourist information. Cannes, a resort town on the French Riviera, is synonymous with A-list glamour thanks to its world-famous film festival, but scratch the surface and you’ll discover a city rich in culture as well as one of the loveliest marinas[…]
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Toulon tourist information. Toulon is a port city on southern France’s Mediterranean coast with the Mont Faron (542m) in the background, and opening out onto a magnificient arbour designed by Mother Nature, lined with sandy beaches and shingle coves. Toulon is home[…]
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Genoa tourist information. Genoa (Genova) is a port city and capital of the Liguria region in northwest Italy. It’s known for its central role in maritime trade over many centuries. The city of Genoa is one of the world’s best kept[…]
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Livorno Cruise Port tourist information. The Port of Livorno is considered a major Italian port and one of the largest seaports in the Mediterranean Sea. The port mainly serves Tuscany, Emilia-Romagna, Umbria and Marche regions of Italy. Livorno is a major[…]
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Cagliari tourist information. Sardinia’s capital city Cagliari is located in the south of the island and is well worth a leisurely visit. Cagliari also has many interesting sights and attractions, from archeological treasures to medieval monuments. An ancient city with a long history,[…]
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Ajaccio tourist information. The capital of Corsica, Ajaccio lies in a calm bay on the west coast of Corsica. The town has wood covered mountains circling it to the rear, and the port and citadelle towards the sea, on the Gulf[…]
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Monte Carlo tourist information. Monte Carlo is a popular resort destination in Monaco, an independent microstate on France’s Mediterranean coastline. Steeped in 700 years of Grimaldi royal history, Monte-Carlo’s location is stunning, tucked between French medieval villages and the Alps. This glamorous palace[…]
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Port of Villefranche tourist information. Villefranche-sur-Mer is a small beach resort and residential town on the French Riviera. Villefranche-sur-Mer adjoins the city of Nice to the east along Mont Boron, Mont Alban and Mont Vinaigrier, and 10 km south west of[…]
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Palma de Mallorca tourist information. Palma de Mallorca, the capital of the Balearic Islands, is the largest city in Mallorca. The city occupies the north western end of a bay in the south west of the island of Mallorca. The name[…]
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Gijon tourist information. Gijon is a coastal city in Asturias province in northwest Spain on the shores of the Cantabrian Sea. It lies close to the cities of Aviles and Oviedo. Gijón offers an attractive combination of maritime tradition, monumental heritage[…]
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Tarragona tourist information. Tarragona is a port city in northeastern Spain’s Catalonia region on the Mediterranean Sea. Many ancient ruins remain from its time as Tarraco, under the Romans. The Amfiteatre Romà is a 2nd-century arena facing the Mediterranean, and traces[…]
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Tangier, Morocco tourist information. Tangier is a fascinating city in northern Morocco and a popular spot on many Mediterranean cruise itineraries. Situated on the Strait of Gibraltar, Tangier is just twenty miles from the coast of Spainand has been a strategic gateway[…]
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Malaga tourist information. Málaga is a large city in the southern Spanish region of Andalucia and capital of the Malaga Province, historicly and culturally rich provincial capital which has long lived in the shadow of the iconic Andalucian cities of Granada,[…]
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Civitavecchia tourist information. Civitavecchia is a town and comune of the province of Rome in the central Italian region of Lazio. A sea port on the Tyrrhenian Sea, it is located 70 kilometres west-north-west of Rome, across the Mignone river. The[…]
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The port of Ísafjörður tourist information. Meaning ice fjord or fjord of ice, with a population of about 2.600, the port of Ísafjörður is the largest of all harbours located in the Westfjords region of Iceland, and the seat of the[…]
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Portimão tourist information. Praia da Rocha is the main beach in Portimão but it is also a bustling holiday resort in its own right. Praia da Rocha lies at the entrance to Portimao harbour on the western side of the Algarve[…]
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Fuerteventura Island tourist information. Fuerteventura is the oldest Canary Island, and was formed about 70 million years ago as a result of volcanic activity. Fuerteventura is the most easterly of the Canary islands and is only 100 km from the coast of Morocco. The[…]
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La Gomera Island tourist information. La Gomera is one of Spain’s Canary Islands, located in the Atlantic Ocean off the coast of Africa. In area, it is the second-smallest of the seven main islands of this group. It belongs to the[…]
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Agadir Tourist Attractions & Travel Information. Agadir is a major modern city in the southern part of Morocco. Agadir is a busy port and beach resort sprawling beneath its kasbah, the city was completely rebuilt following a devastating earthquake in 1960.[…]
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Barcelona tourist information. Barcelona is the capital and largest city of Catalonia with reputation of being the most cosmopolitan, modern and avant-garde city in Spain. The infinite variety of street life, Gothic façades next to the harlequin buildings of the Modernistas,[…]
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Las Palmas de Gran Canaria tourist information. Las Palmas is a capital of Gran Canaria, located in the north-eastern part of the island set in magnificent scenery composed of two bays and their beautiful beaches – Playa de las Canteras and[…]
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Bilbao, Spain tourist information. No trip to Spain is complete without a visit to Bilbao, a city steeped in fascinating history and beautiful architecture. Located in the Basque Country, Bilbao is situated in the north central part of Spain. With so[…]
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La Rochelle, France tourist information. Known as La Ville Blanche (the White City), La Rochelle is one of France’s foremost seaports from the 14th to 17th centuries, and is a very pleasant place to visit and to pass a few days[…]
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Skagen tourist information. Skagen is one of the sunniest places in Denmark, part artistic bohemia, part fishing industry and part natural beauty. The beaches are beautiful with white sand and the sea water is clear and inviting. Danish and international artists[…]
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