Istria is a beautiful region on the northern edge of Croatia and its Adriatic coastline. Hiring a car is perhaps the best way to really explore and get to know this beautifully diverse Croatian peninsula.
If you leave the city of Porto and head north until you reach the border with Spain, you’ll be in a region known as the Costa Verde (green coast); including the areas of the Douro Litoral and the Minho. There are some stunning vistas of green and rolling lands and a long striking beach. Small market towns
The Algarve is well-known for its delicious cuisine served in top-notch restaurants. And none more so than Restaurant Bon Bon, renowned for its individual dishes and exceptional attention to detail. Such is Restaurant Bon Bon’s credible reputation for high-quality cuisine that it has been awarded a Michelin Star for 2017.
If you’re looking for a place to stay in the upmarket Costa Brava fishing village of Llafranc, take a look at L’Esquer, a stunning six-bedroom, five-bathroom villa on an emerald hillside, just 550 metres from the town’s beautiful bay.
Vintage Travel is thrilled to have the charming Mallorca farmhouse of Son Pou on our books for 2017.
Dolcevento is a simply stunning, stone-façade country home nestled deep in the countryside of the Garfagnana Valley to the north of the captivating city of Lucca.
With sunny beaches, swathes of family-friendly activities and friendly locals, Spain’s Balearic Islands have long been a favourite destination for families, and with year-round sunshine and mild temperatures, the likes of Mallorca and Menorca, are a great choice of destination to escape the late-winter British chill in the February half term.
The delightful stone-façade property known as Starina Mala can be found in the scenic and unspoilt valley of Konavle, within the stone walls of a tranquil hamlet of Vitaljina, amongst Croatian countryside at its most stunning. This beautifully renovated country home has two bedrooms, one bathroom, and can sleep four guests.
The Côte d’Azur has something to offer all year around, but during spring you will find it an exceptionally wonderful place to visit. With long walks on the Promenade, leisurely lunches and coffee breaks on numerous café terraces, spring is a relaxed affair on the French Riviera.
In 1993 Menorca was declared a UNESCO Biosphere Reserve, mainly due to the island’s exceptional environment. The island displays typical Mediterranean characteristics, including gorges, dense woodland, sand dune systems, wet grass and marshlands, and superb soil that fosters growth from wild herbs, mushrooms, fruit trees and a variety of native flora.
