Helsingborg, Sweden

Cruising to Helsingborg, Sweden

Helsingborg tourist information. Helsingborg is a coastal city port in southern Sweden close to Denmark, once the gate to the Øresund in the medieval times together with its twin city, Helsingør in Denmark. It´s just 20 minutes by boat between the[…]

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IJmuiden

Cruising to IJmuiden (Amsterdam), Netherlands

Ijmuiden or IJmuiden is a port city in the Dutch province of North Holland and is the main town in the municipality of Velsen. It is located at the mouth of the North Sea Canal to Amsterdam, and lies approximately[…]

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Bremerhaven, Germany

Cruising to Bremerhaven, Germany

Bremerhaven tourist information. Where the River Weser and the North Sea waters meet you will find Bremerhaven, the largest city on the German North Sea coast. Bremerhaven is a city at the seaport of the Free Hanseatic City of Bremen,[…]

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Nærøyfjord, Norway

Cruising Nærøyfjord, Norway

The Naeroyfjord tourist information The narrow and spectacular Naeroyfjord is surrounded by steep mountains with snow covered tops that stretch up to 1800 meters above sea level. Water falls cascade down the mountains and picturesque villages dot the landscape. Nærøyfjord is one[…]

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Rostock, Germany

Cruising to Rostock, Germany

Rostock Cruise Port tourist information. Rostock still emanates some of its former glories as a major Hanseatic city. Its pedestrianised old town is full of narrow atmospheric streets, cutting between impressive centuries-old buildings. City Hall, in the New Market Place,[…]

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Kirkwall, UK

Cruising to Kirkwall, UK

Kirkwall tourist information. Kirkwall is the largest town and capital of the Orkney Islands of Scotland. The town is first mentioned in Orkneyinga saga in the year 1046 when it is recorded as the residence of Rögnvald Brusason the Earl of[…]

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Praia de Vitoria

Cruising to Praia de Vitoria, Azores

Praia de Vitoria tourist information. Praia da Vitória is a town in the Portuguese archipelago of the Azores on the island of Terceira. Terceira is one of the largest and more beautiful islands of the Azores, originally called the island[…]

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Sognefjord, Norway

Cruising Sognefjord, Norway

Sognefjord tourist information. The Sognefjord Region includes the municipalities Aurland, Lærdal, Årdal, Sogndal, Luster, Leikanger, Balestrand, Vik and Høyanger. The Sognefjord is Norway’s longest and deepest fjord extends more than 200 kilometers inland to the national parks of Jotunheimen and Jostedalsbreen.[…]

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Nordfjord, Norway

Cruising Nordfjord, Norway

Nordfjord tourist information. The Nordfjord is one of the famous fjords on the west coast of Norway, and offer great adventures year round. Nordfjord, located in western Norway, in the northern part of the county of Sogn og Fjordane, not[…]

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Innvikfjorden, Norway

Cruising Innvikfjorden, Norway

Innvikfjorden tourist information. Innvikfjorden is a fjord in Sogn og Fjordane, a small arm of Nordfjord that is approximately 4.5 km long and passes village Innvik. Innvikfjorden is nearby to Skåhellaren, Nesagarden and Høgåsen. Innvikfjorden is also close to Faleidfjorden. The Innvik[…]

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Aurlandsfjord, Norway

Cruising Aurlandsfjord, Norway

The Aurlandsfjord Aurlandsfjord is a fjord in the municipality of Aurland in Sogn og Fjordane. Aurlandsfjord starts at Flåm and ends at the mountain Beitelen, which divides the two fjords Aurlandsfjord and Nærøyfjord. Aurlandsfjord have the small villages Flåm, Aurland,[…]

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Tromso, Norway

Cruising to Tromso, Norway

Tromso tourist information. Tromsø, a city in Norway, is a major cultural hub 350 kilometers north of the Arctic Circle. It’s famed as a viewing point for colorful Northern Lights, with a season that last from September throughout March. From 20 May to[…]

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Alta, Norway

Cruising to Alta, Norway

Alta tourist information. Alta is largest town in Norway’s Finnmark offers winter adventures, midnight sun, mountains, Sami culture, reindeer and World heritage rock carvings. The location of Alta, in the inner reaches of the Alta Fjord, means that municipality is[…]

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Saint Nazaire, France

Cruising to Saint Nazaire, France

Saint-Nazaire tourist information. St-Nazaire, a commune in the Loire-Atlantique department in western France makes a fascinating destination for boat and plane enthusiasts as well as fans of World War II history. The town has a major harbour, on the right[…]

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Horta, Azores Islands

Cruising to Horta, Azores Islands, Portugal

Horta Azores tourist information. The capital of the Azorean island of Faial, the Port of Horta,  a fashionable marina for yachts is a single municipality and city in the western part of the Archipelago of the Azores, encompassing the island[…]

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Horta Azores weather

Horta Azores Weather

Weather and Climate Influenced by their latitude, the Azores also enjoy a mild climate all year long. Horta has the typical humid subtropical climate associated with the Azores, with significant oceanic influences, due to the August mean temperature just being[…]

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Salerno, Italy

Cruising to Salerno, Italy

Salerno tourist information. The capital of the province of Salerno, in Campania, is the small city of Salerno. Located on the Gulf of Salerno on the Tyrrhenian Sea, the city is within an easy distance of the dazzling Amalfi Coast.[…]

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Ponta Delgada

Cruising to Ponta Delgada, Portugal

Ponta Delgada tourist information. Principal port and touristic heart of the Azores is the archipelago’s capital, Ponta Delgada, on São Miguel island. Ponta Delgada is the largest and most visited city in the Azores. White-washed houses and buildings, 17th and[…]

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Casablanca, Morocco

Cruising to Casablanca, Morocco

Casablanca tourist information. Casablanca (Spanish for “White House”) is a port city and commercial hub in western Morocco, fronting the Atlantic Ocean. The city’s French colonial legacy is seen in its downtown Mauresque architecture, a blend of Moorish style and European[…]

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Ceuta, Spain

Cruising to Ceuta, Spain

Ceuta tourist information. Ceuta, one of two Spanish colonies in North Africa is an 18.5-square-kilometre autonomous city located on the north coast of Africa, sharing a western border with Morocco. Ceuta and its larger sister city Melilla, situated some 250 miles[…]

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Alghero, Sardinia

Cruising to Alghero, Sardinia

Alghero tourist information. Alghero is located in the Italian insular province of Sassari in northwestern Sardinia, next to the Mediterranean Sea, Alghero is best known for its beautiful beaches, very good food at reasonable prices, and its catalan origin, in fact Alghero[…]

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Honfleur, France

Cruising to Honfleur, France

Honfleur tourist information. Honfleur, the most picturesque of the Côte Fleurie’s seaside towns is a city in northern France’s Lower Normandy region, sited on the estuary where the Seine river meets the English Channel. Much of its Renaissance architecture remains intact,[…]

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Rouen, France

Cruising to Rouen, France

Rouen tourist information. Rouen, capital of the northern French region Haute-Normandie, is a port city on the river Seine, approximately 90 minutes drive northwest from the centre of Paris. The Seine is a major axis for maritime cargo links in the[…]

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Portoferraio, Italy

Cruising to Portoferraio, Italy

Portoferraio, Elba Island tourist information. Thanks to Napoleon’s stay, as he was exiled in Elba in 1814 after his defeats in Europe and his forced abdication, Portoferraio and the entire island enjoyed an age of glory. Portoferraio is a town and[…]

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Sete, France

Cruising to Sete, France

Sete tourist information. Sète is a major port in the southeast French region of Languedoc-Roussillon between the Etang de Thau, a biodiverse saltwater lagoon and the Mediterranean. Sete is known as “Venice of the Languedoc” for its canal network. The town falls[…]

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Kusadasi, Turkey

Cruising to Kusadasi, Turkey

Kusadasi tourist information. Kuşadası is one of Turkey’s most sophisticated holiday centers situated on the west coast of Turkey, 90km south of Izmir. Kusadasi is perfect place for vacation with its sandy beaches and glassy water. Numerous powdery sandy beaches with warm&clear waters, providing[…]

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Marseille, France

Cruising to Marseille, France

Marseille tourist information. Marseille, the biggest Mediterranean port and the economic hub of the Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur region, has been a crossroads of immigration and trade since its founding by the Phoenicians in 600 B.C.E. It’s a place of tranquil squares and[…]

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Rhodes, Greece

Cruising to Rhodes, Greece

Rhodes tourist information. Rhodes island is the largest of Greece’s Dodecanese islands and among the most popular destinations in Greece. Rhodes is known for its beach resorts, ancient ruins and structural remnants of its crusades-era occupation by the Knights of St.[…]

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Katakolon (Olympia), Greece

Cruising to Katakolon (Olympia), Greece

Katakolon, the door to Olympia tourist information. Katakolon port lies on the Greek coast along the Eastern Mediterranean and serves as the gateway to Olympia, the ancient site where the ancient Greeks flocked every four years for more than a millennium[…]

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Santorini, Greece

Cruising to Santorini, Greece

Santorini tourist information. The most popular island in Greece, Santorini (or Thíra), one of the Cyclades islands in the Aegean Sea, is actually a group of islands consisting of Thíra, Thirassiá, Asproníssi, Palea and Nea Kaméni in the southernmost part of[…]

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