February 2, 2012
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Giglio – a small but beautiful island in the Mediterranean Sea | Italy Updated: February 5, 2020 | By Claire | More Giglio is a small but beautiful island in the Mediterranean Sea, which together with the neighbouring isle of Giannutri belongs to the Italian region of Tuscany. You can find it about 50 km […]
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Categories: Italy, Nature
December 25, 2011
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La Gomera – a volcanic island in the Canary archipelago | Spain Updated: December 25, 2020 | By Claire | More La Gomera is a volcanic island and the second smallest island of the Spanish Canary Islands. One third of the island is a part of the Garajonay national park (Parque nacional de Garajonay), which […]
Tags: canary-islands, dry-climate, el-silbo, garajonay-national-park, green-forests, island, la-gomera, laurel-forest, lush-vegetation, national-park, nature, northeastern-slopes, parque-nacional-de-garajonay, pleasant-holiday, reaching-heights, spain, spanish-canary-islands, square-kilometres, tree-heath, unesco-world-heritage, unesco-world-heritage-list, walking-through-the-jungle, water-regime, wet-climate
Categories: Nature, Spain
October 12, 2011
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Menorca – colourful island of Spain Updated: January 29, 2020 | By Claire | More Quite overshadowed by the fame of its larger “sister” Mallorca, is another Balearic Island – Menorca, lying only 40 km to the northeast. However it is equally beautiful island, rich in diverse landscapes, unspoiled nature and offering excellent recreational opportunities […]
Tags: aromatic-herbs, azure-waters, balearic-island, beautiful-island, brown-rocks, coastal-villages, figs, golden-rays, high-humidity, island, kilometres, mediterranean-sea, menorca, minorca, monte-toro, nature, olive-trees, picturesque-villages, prickly-pear, rays-of-the-sun, recreational-opportunities, reddish-soil, rich-history, rocky-cliffs, soil-plains, spain, tourist-centers, white-houses
Categories: Nature, Spain
September 21, 2011
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Poros – one of the most beautiful islands in Greece Updated: September 21, 2020 | By Claire | 1 More Poros is considered one of the most beautiful islands in Greece and probably the most beautiful one of the Saronic islands. Whether you agree with this or not, in any case, it is certainly one […]
Tags: aegina, ancient-monuments, archaeological-museum, beautiful-one, citrus-groves, clock-tower, five-hundred-years, granite-stone, greece, greek-islands, greek-orator, hotel-complexes, island, little-trip, massive-structures, moussaka, passionate-lover, poros, rocky-island, saronic-islands, short-stay, temple-of-poseidon, volcanic-origin
Categories: Greece, Nature
September 15, 2011
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Funchal – the capital city of Madeira known as Little Lisbon | Portugal Updated: September 15, 2020 | By Claire | 1 More Funchal is the capital of subtropical Portuguese island of Madeira, which lies about 600 km from the African coast. The historic core of the city boasts beautiful government buildings, private houses with […]
Tags: arriaga, beach-promenade, ceiling-decorations, city, coastal-side, cruise-ships, dark-interior, funchal, gilded-altar, gothic-arches, iron-balconies, island, madeira, merchant-ships, narrow-streets, picturesque-port, portugal, portuguese-island, private-houses, splendid-villas, steep-slopes, tourist-center, traffic-congestion, transport-hub, volcanic-peaks
Categories: Nature, Portugal, Sights
August 30, 2011
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Valldemossa – a picturesque mountain town on the Spanish island of Mallorca Updated: August 30, 2020 | By Claire | More Valldemossa is a picturesque mountain town on the Spanish island of Mallorca. It lies on the western part of the island, near the town of Sóller. Valldemossa is situated in the middle of a […]
Tags: 14th-century, almendras, almond-milk, charterhouse, city, colorful-houses, famous-pianist, famous-pianists, french-writer, fruits-and-vegetables, george-sand, island, library-museum, magnificent-views, mallorca, moragues, pharmacy-library, picturesque-mountain-town, polish-composer, rare-originals, sant-bartomeu, spain, spanish-island, town, virtuoso-pianist
Categories: Sights, Spain
August 9, 2011
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Porticcio – one of the most beautiful bays of the west coast of Corsica | France Updated: August 10, 2020 | By Claire | More Porticcio is a fishing village located on the south-west of the island of Corsica, which belongs to France. This pleasant resort is located in a large bay right in front […]
Tags: beautiful-countryside, birthplace-of-napoleon, capital-of-corsica, corsica, corsica-ajaccio, corsica-ferry, corsica-france, family-holidays, ferry-travel, fishing-village, france, guard-towers, island, island-of-corsica, macchia, picturesque-villages, playing-tennis, portoficcio, sailing-school, sandy-beaches, scented-herbs, sea-site, ship-cruises, water-park, water-skiing
Categories: France, Nature
July 28, 2011
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Aran Islands – Experience the Real Ireland Updated: July 29, 2020 | By Claire | More Aran Islands emerge from the depths of the ocean at the western coast of Ireland. They represent the harsh and unforgiving landscape. There are three in total: Inisheer, Inishmaan and Inishmore and are located west of Galway Bay. The […]
Tags: aran-islands, atlantic-ocean, galway-bay, galway-city, glacial-activity, influx, inishmaan, inishmore, ireland, irish-pubs, island, minibus, nature, original-way, pony-and-trap, rugged-landscape, self-sufficiency, sheep-farming, spectacular-view, spoken-language, stone-fortress, traditions-and-customs
Categories: Ireland, Nature
July 25, 2011
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Madeira – explore beautiful nature in the Pearl of the Atlantic | Portugal Updated: July 25, 2020 | By Claire | More Madeira – “Island of Flowers”, “Pearl of the Atlantic,” “Green Paradise”. It’s a beautiful small island (just 22 km wide and 57 km long). Thanks to its mountainous landscape it gives the impression […]
Tags: beautiful-nature, city-of-madeira, exotic-flowers, green-paradise, irrigation-canals, island, island-of-flowers, land-of-rest, madeira, madeira-funchal, magnificent-mountain-peaks, mountainous-landscape, nature, paul-da-serra, pearl-of-the-atlantic, picturesque-streets, porto-santo-madeira, portugal, savage-islands, seaside-towns, subtropical-climate, wild-island, wild-nature
Categories: Nature, Portugal
July 14, 2011
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Corfu – Emerald Island in the Mediterranean Sea | Greece Updated: July 14, 2020 | By Claire | More The island of Corfu (Kerkyra) is situated at the northwestern part of Greece (only 5km from the Greek mainland). The island has a relatively enough rainfall, and thus there is a variety of plants. Green nature […]
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