The Bay of Kotor with its sheltered harbours and white sandy beaches is one of Europe's hidden treasures. Also known as the Boka, or Boka Bay is the winding bay on the Adriatic Sea in southwestern Montenegro, and the region of Montenegro concentrated around the bay. It is also the southernmost part of the historical region of Dalmatia The bay has been inhabited since antiquity.
Learn MoreThe French Alps are the largest ski area in the world. Stretching from Europe's highest peak of Mont Blanc and bordered by the Rhone River the Rhône-Alpes region is world famous for both winter and summer outdoor sports. Rhone-Alpes is renowned for being home to some of the world's best winter resorts, but the region is just as beautiful during summer as it is in winter. With 9 regional parks, 2 national parks and 49 natural reserves, Rhone-Alpes is a nature lover's paradise year-round.
Learn More"Land of the Witches". Galicia is considered amongst the first countries in Europe, following the establishment of the Swabian Kingdom in 411 AD. Following the Muslim occupation of southern Iberia from 711 Galicia began to consolidate itself as one of the main Christian Kingdoms in Medieval Iberia, namely thanks to the pilgrimage route to Santiago de Compostela. Bordered by the Atlantic Ocean one side and Portugal on another Galicia is a rich combination of beaches, mountains, ancient towns, rivers, estuaries, deep forests and deep history,
Learn MoreCascais is a small beach town in Portugal with an amazing village. Reachable by car or train for 30 minutes from Lisbon.
Learn MoreLiguria is a small and narrow region that lines the Ligurian Sea. Cinque Terre is one of the most famous regions here. Here villages are carved into the mountainside, precariously balancing on cliffs looking out over the ocean. This region is particularly well known for its pesto, made using local oil. Local bakeries stock fresh focaccia each morning, while fishers bring the day's catch into local markets. The Liguria preparation of sardines is so unique they have been granted a Protected Designation of Origin status!
Learn MoreThe Loire Valley in Central France is the heartland of France. Famous for medieval castles, UNESCO world heritage sites, fresh air and magnificent food you'll find way too many things to do.
Learn MoreFrom Coimbra, home to the 9th oldest university in the world, to the unspoilt coast and looming mountains, Central Portugal boasts fine food, wine, and a quality outdoor lifestyle.
Learn MoreThe Azores Portugal, an archipelago in the mid-Atlantic and home to 2,351m Mt Pico. Scattered with dramatic landscapes and fishing villages, and vineyards sheltered by boulders adds to its intricate beauty. Know as “the green island”. A region of Portugal, the Azores, is a popular destination for explorers who love the outdoors. Sao Miguel is the largest lake-filled Caldera with Goarreana Tea Plantations lining mountainsides like landscape artistic sculptures.
Learn MoreThe city of Burgas is the administrative center of the largest tourist region in Bulgaria as it is located on the Southern Black Sea coast. Burgas is one of the fastest developing cities in Bulgaria. Its geostrategic location makes it one of the country’s most important economic centers, as well as a developing tourist destination. The city is a natural commercial and transport hub – an important gate to the continent. Burgas International Airport handles more than 2.8 million passengers annually and the port is among the most favorable on the Black Sea coast. Walking down Burgas city center feels like stepping into the past – a car-free pedestrian area with the low-rise buildings in the Neoclassical and Rococo style of another time. However, the stroll between bohemian cafes is a walk along with one of the most high-tech public spaces in Europe. The old-style streetlamps with round tabletops offer ports for charging computers, mobiles, cameras, electric bikes, and wheelchairs, and also emit free Wi-Fi covering the area.
Learn MoreFrom a vibrant art and music scene to a treasure trove of world-renowned cultural and historical attractions, Reykjavík boasts endless opportunities for fun and adventure. But where best to start? Discover your own attractions found in and around Reykjavík. There are 5 very cool coworking spaces in Reykjavik for you to find a community and loads of events. Reykjavík City is a hotbed of activity all year round, with a remarkable number of annual festivals and seasonal events attracting countless festivalgoers and media attention from around the world.
Learn MoreKnown as the cradle of winemaking. Tbilisi is the capital of the country of Georgia. The streets of Tbilisi old town lined with cobblestones that reflects a long, complicated history, with periods under Persian and Russian rule. Its diverse architecture encompasses Eastern Orthodox churches, ornate art nouveau buildings and Soviet Modernist structures. Looming over it all are Narikala, a reconstructed 4th-century fortress, and Kartlis Deda, an iconic statue of the “Mother of Georgia.”
Learn MoreThe Oriente (Amazon) is famous for its wildlife, its myriad waterways, and adventure travel opportunities. Much of the Amazon is difficult to reach and those areas with roads and navigable rivers are often the same places where mining and oil extraction are taking place. The division between the Andes and the Amazon is difficult to pinpoint but we tend to include most of Ecuador's eastern slope destinations in the Amazon region.
Learn MorePiedmont, Italy's staid northwestern region, is famous for the country's most tradition-bound cooking—insanely eggy pasta, Vitello tonnato, the boiled-meat dish bollito misto, and rivers of pedigreed red wines like Barolo, Barbera and Barbaresco.
Learn MoreKampala is a sprawling, exciting metropolis of over 2 m people. It is also known for its many rolling hills, which reach an altitude of up to 4,000 feet at their highest point. One of Africa's most dynamic cities there is a multitude of fascinating things to do and see both in Kampala and nearby areas. Ugandan's are some of the most hospitable people you'll find in the world.
Learn MoreThe heartland of the country, Eastern Slovenia is often ignored by visitors heading west to the country's big highlights. If you want to explore further than the main tourist routes, this region offers outdoor activities aplenty and three grand historical centres where you can wander freely without squeezing between tour-group crowds. For stupendous mountain views with a spot of hiking and mountain biking, make a beeline to the highland pastures of Velika Planina, the glacial valley of Logarska Dolina or the forest-clad peaks of the Pohorje Massif. Afterwards, add in a slice of culture amid the cobblestone quaintness of Ptuj, Maribor's buzzing cafes or the Roman heritage of Celje. Ramble through the undulating hills of the Jeruzalem-Ljutomer Wine Road or take time out for a soak at a thermal spa. This chunk of the country is tailor-made for those who prefer a scenic dawdle rather than zipping between sights.
Learn MoreThe Costa Blanca is over 200 kilometres of Mediterranean coastline in the Alicante province, on the southeastern coast of Spain. It extends from the town of Dénia in the north, beyond which lies the Costa del Azahar, to Pilar de la Horadada in the south, beyond which lies the Costa Cálida.
Learn MoreThe Black Forest is an ancient mountain range in south western Germany famous for legends and the black fir trees that cover the landscape. The region is very popular for hiking and mountain biking in natural surroundings.
Learn MoreThe Plitvice Lakes National Park is the oldest and most famous Croatian national park included in the UNESCO world heritage list with a 295km² forest reserve in central Croatia. It's known for a chain of 16 terraced lakes, joined by waterfalls, that extend into a limestone canyon. Walkways and hiking trails wind around and across the water, and an electric boat links the 12 upper and 4 lower lakes. The latter are the site of Veliki Slap, a 78m-high waterfall.
Learn MoreThe region covers the Rila and Pirin mountains as well as the Struma and Mesta valleys. Including 23 municipalities from four administrative districts – Blagoevgrad, Kyustendil and Pazardzhik and Sofia. Blagoevgrad region: Bansko, Belitsa, Blagoevgrad, Gotse Delchev, Garmen, Kresna, Petrich, Razlog, Sandanski, Satovcha, Simitli, Strumyani, Hadjidimovo, Yakoruda; Kyustendil region: Dupnitsa, Kocherinovo, Rila, Sapareva Banya, Boboshevo; Pazardzhik District: Belovo; District of Sofia: Dolna Banya, Samokov, Kostenets. Rila-Pirin tourism region is divided into two sub-regions – Rila and Pirin. Both of them have world-class winter and SPA resorts. Among the most famous winter and SPA resorts are Borovets, Bansko, Sandanski and others. All types of mountain tourism, SPA and balneo tourism, cultural-historical, wine tourism, festival and event tourism are successfully developed in this tourism region of beautiful Bulgaria
Learn MoreTivat is a coastal town in southwest Montenegro, located in the Bay of Kotor. As of 2011, its population was 14,111. Tivat is the centre of Tivat Municipality, which is the smallest municipality by area in Montenegro.
Learn MoreA Mountain Range in the eastern part of the Balkan Peninsula running 557 km from the Vrashka Chuka Peak on Bulgarian-Serbian border eastward through central Bulgaria to foothills reaching Cape Emine on the Black Sea. The highest peaks of the Balkan Mountains are in central Bulgaria. The highest peak is Botev at 2,376 m, which makes the mountain range the third highest in the country, after Rila and Pirin. The mountains are the source of the name of the Balkan Peninsula.
Learn MoreThe Caribbean West tourism region is in the country of Panama. The islands of the Caribbean (the West Indies) all 700 of them are on the Caribbean Sea on one side and the Pacific Ocean on the other. When you look at the map at the bottom of Mexico you see the thinnest land area in Panama. Panama is a country on the isthmus linking Central and South America. The Panama Canal, a famous feat of human engineering, cuts through its centre, linking the Atlantic and Pacific oceans to create an essential shipping route. In the capital, Panama City, modern skyscrapers, casinos, and nightclubs contrast with colonial buildings in the Casco Viejo district and the rainforest of Natural Metropolitan Park
Learn MoreCape Town is one of the 3 capitals of South Africa known for its stunning nature, food and culture. An imposing Table Mountain overlooks this beautiful city, harbour, famous Robben Island and the notorious prison that once held Nelson Mandela, which is now a living museum.
Learn MoreFrom perfect waves to ancient civilizations there is much to see in the Peniche area of Centro de Portugal.
Learn MoreThe region of Turiec is located in the north-western part of Slovakia surrounded by mountains. The axis of the valley is the Turiec river. Know as the "garden of Turiec" the territory is one of the most picturesque regions of Slovakia. Turiec in general is known for abundance of mineral springs (for instance Fatra and Budiš.
Learn MoreTunis, Carthage, Sidi Bou Said are places loaded with history but also overflowing with life. The capital offers you restaurants, shows, monuments, historical neighbourhoods… and even beaches, golf courses and trendy nightclubs just a few kilometres away! From the Medina to Sidi Bou Said Lose yourself in the alleyways of the Medina, drink a mint tea on the rooftops or go shopping in the beautiful covered souks. Then dive into the Tunis of 1900 around Avenue Bourguiba. Enjoy grilled fish in the central market, or in a restaurant in La Goulette, on the coast. Climb to the top of the hill in the charming village of Sidi Bou Said: a unique panorama across a turquoise sea! Depending on your mood, you could enjoy an evening flavoured with Andalusian music while tasting delicious tiny pastries, or you could dance until the sun comes up in one of the famous nightclubs of the Coasts of Carthage. www.tunisiatourism.info
Learn MoreTobago is the smaller of the 2 Caribbean islands comprising the nation of Trinidad and Tobago. It’s known for its wide, sandy beaches and biodiverse tropical rainforest. Framed by mountains, the village-like port capital, Scarborough, is anchored by its central food market. Overlooking the city are the 18th-century ruins of Fort King George, now housing the Tobago Museum and its local art and artifacts.
Learn MoreTransylvania is a stunningly beautiful part of Romania. It's rolling hills and forests contain magnificent towns with stunning gothic style castles and architecture.
Learn MoreCasablanca has grown to become one of Africas largest city and serves as Morocco's economic business centre, where business and creativity industries prosper. It's Port is the largest in the north of the continent. Dubbed the "White City" of Morocco. Located on Morocco's Atlantic Coast Casablanca is the best representation of a modern nation and where young Moroccans goto to seek their fortunes. Morocco and has a Mediterranean climate with warm summers, pleasant winters and moderate rainfall.
Learn MoreSofia is the capital of the Balkan nation of Bulgaria. It’s in the west of the country, below Vitosha Mountain. The city’s landmarks reflect more than 2,000 years of history, including Greek, Roman, Ottoman and Soviet occupation. Medieval Boyana Church has 13th-century frescoes. Built by the Romans in the 4th century, St. George Rotunda Church has medieval and Ottoman decoration dating to the 10th century.
Learn MoreLa Costa, Ecuador, on the western coast, stretches from a broad coastal plain to the foothills of the Andes in the east. Most of the world’s bananas are grown here. Tourism along the La Costa (Pacific Coast) was severely hampered by the earthquake centred around Manta, Pedernales, and Puerto Viejo in April 2016. Only recently have these communities seen a renewed interest from international tourists as they return to sunbathe on wide, sandy beaches, surf choppy waters, and eat the best seafood dishes around.
Learn MoreBallycastle is famous for its beach and National Trust Carrick-a-Rede walking trails. A small seaside town in County Antrim, Northern Ireland. It is on the north-easternmost coastal tip of Ireland, in the Antrim Coast and Glens Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. The harbour hosts the ferry to Rathlin Island, which can be seen from the coast
Learn MoreCalabria is the region of crystal-clear sea, the Riace Bronzes, Reggio Calabria and Capo Vaticano, a captivating mix of diverse landscapes
Learn MoreLouth is a coastal county in the Mid-East Region of Ireland, within the province of Leinster. The county is steeped in myth, legend and history. Visitor attractions include the town of Carlingford with its medieval buildings, outdoor activities, oyster farms, and energetic nightlife, as well as the chance to take a two day tour around Northern Ireland that includes the infamous Giants Causeway.
Learn MoreThe Caribbean Region of Colombia or Caribbean coast region is in the north of Colombia and is mainly composed of 8 departments located contiguous to the Caribbean. It's the second most populated region in the country after Andean Region with approximately 11 million residents according to the Colombian Census 2018.
Learn MoreDid you every see the movie "Mamma Mia"? Skopelos was the home to much of the filming. A lush and green island Skopelos is in the Northern Sporades part of the Aegean islands. From pebble beaches to pine forests its great for swimming, hiking, and visiting monasteries. Sophisticated and tranquil are great descriptions for Skopelos.
Learn MoreMiles of long, empty beaches are waiting for you along Albania's Ionian Coast. A short ferry ride from Italy, or a quick trip from Albania's international airport you'll find Albania relaxed, laid back and great weather. The small city of Vlore a little over an hour from the airport boasts hundreds of cafes and easy access to mountains, vistas, wild rivers, nature parks and calm seas. Whether you take a break by walking amongst the flamingoes, hiking the nature trails, expliring ancient castles and historical sites, or prefer to set up your laptop in one of the beachside cafes you'll be amazed at Albania's Ionian Coast.
Learn MoreThe beautiful, green, natural paradise of Asturias is just so relaxing. Rocky headlands, large national parks, surfing, little fishing villages and the vibrancy of Spain. Asturias is the place to chill, to contemplate, to rejuvenate in quite sophistication. (And did we mention the food- mmmmmmmmm!)
Learn MoreThe warm south of France stretches from Italy to Spain with the Cote d'Azur in the east and Occitanie in the west. Occitanie boasts a wide range of landscapes, from coastal beaches and floodplains to the mountainous regions around the Tarn and the Pyrennes. It is home to the world-renowned innovation centre of Toulouse and ancient cities of Carcassonne, and of course Lourdes. Maybe chilling along the canals or searching out historic Cathar legends is your thing. Maybe it is chasing your aviation passion, gliding or parasailing in the Pyrennes.
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