The ferry approach alone is unforgettable: whitewashed houses climb a green hillside, their blue shutters catching the morning sunlight over the Saronic Gulf. Poros is not one island but two, joined by a narrow bridge that separates the lively town from the pine-covered heights of Sferia. Lemon and olive trees scent the air as you […]
Olavinlinna Castle (Olofsborg) is the most beautiful castle in Finland, a magnificent 15th-century medieval fortress built on a rocky island in the middle of Lake Saimaa in the town of Savonlinna, whose three sturdy round towers and atmospheric stone walls rising directly from the water create one of northern Europe’s most romantic castle settings. Founded […]
