Corfu – Emerald Island in the Mediterranean Sea | Greece

Updated June 10, 2026 by europeexplored No Comments

Olive trees older than the Venetian Empire cast dappled shadows over hillsides that tumble toward coves of turquoise water. Corfu is not like other Greek islands. It wears its history like a layered garment, with Byzantine chapels, Venetian mansions, and British neoclassical facades all visible in a single streetscape. The waterfront at Paleokastritsa shimmers in […]

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Menorca – colourful island of Spain

Updated June 10, 2026 by europeexplored No Comments

Menorca has escaped the mass tourism that transformed its larger sister Mallorca into a strip of concrete hotel blocks. The second largest of the Balearic Islands has strict building regulations that have preserved its coastline as it was fifty years ago. The Cami de Cavalls, a 185-kilometre coastal path, circles the entire island, passing through […]

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