Aran Islands – Experience the Real Ireland

June 10, 2026 by europeexplored No Comments

The ferry from Doolin takes 40 minutes across Galway Bay. The Atlantic swell is constant. The Cliffs of Moher slide past on the left, 214 metres of vertical sandstone, and then the three islands appear: Inishmore, Inishmaan, and Inisheer. The Aran Islands spread across 47 square kilometres and contain the highest concentration of archaeological sites […]

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Koufonisia – the most popular islands in the Aegean Sea | Greece

Updated June 10, 2026 by europeexplored No Comments

The ferry rounds the rocky outcrop and suddenly the water turns that impossible Aegean blue, so clear that the white sand below is visible twenty metres down. Koufonisia sprawls low against the horizon, a cluster of white cubes and blue domes surrounded by sea so luminous it seems to glow from within. On Pori beach, […]

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