With the summer and ‘party’ season well and truly over, those seeking the sun, sea and a great party atmosphere would be disappointed by visiting Ibiza in late October, right? Wrong! On the contrary, the island of Ibiza is home to a vibrant Halloween scene, where the sea is guaranteed, the sun is – almost
Truffles galore – Istria and its string of truffle-related events! The Croatian region of Istria is a breathtaking place to be all year round, where driving through the verdurous hills, valleys and woodland will leave you invigorated and spellbound, and wondering why you haven’t visited Istria until now! Although it is during the autumn, when this
Tolentino – A humorous art inspired ‘must see’ in the heart of Le Marche. Set within a landscape of lush rolling hills of the valley of the Chienti, the medieval town of Tolentino is one of those ‘must see’ towns of Le Marche. Here’s why you should visit Tolentino in Le Marche – One of Tolentino’s
For a true atmospheric experience travel through Tuscany and Florence by bike! Tuscany is an exceptionally hilly region of Italy and being such a mountainous area provides an ideal setting for cyclists, who can practice their favourite pastime amidst the most extraordinary of panoramas. With gentler paths running alongside Tuscany’s stunning coastline and through flatter
Mention the Dordogne and visions of sweeping hillsides, cascading rivers and undulating beauty quickly spring to mind. In fact if you tell people that you are going on holiday to the Dordogne an expression of proverbial glee combined with sheer envy comes over their faces because everybody holds the Dordogne region of France as being
Like much of Spain, the Balearic island of Mallorca is celebrated for its wild, wacky and way out festivals. In fact there is rarely a week, let alone a month, on Mallorca when some kind of jubilant buffoonery is not taking place. With the summer tourist season distinctly over, one would think that the month
Istria’s Vizinada – Aesthetical humbleness amidst an impressive five minutes of fame! The village of Vizinada on the western side of Istria, 17 kilometres to the northeast of Porec, is likely to be one of those places that unless you have visited personally you have probably not heard of. Having said this, this traditional, atmospheric
Elafonisi Beach – Because beaches don’t come much more beautiful! Elafonisi Beach – commonly referred to as just ‘Elafonisi’ – offers one of the most beautiful aspects of Crete, and on an island with such a diverse and stunningly picturesque landscape as Crete, that is most certainly a feat to be proud of. This simply
For a musical extravaganza like no other head to Barcelona this October! Are you fanatical about Leonard Cohen? Does Lady Gaga send you ‘ga ga’? Or perhaps it’s Dead Can Dance that rocks your boat when it comes to music. If you happen to be a fan of any of the above then you may
What makes the Costa de Marisco so special? When you think of Spain ,bull fighting in Valencia, football in Catalonia and tapas in Andalucia typically spring to mind. The north western region of Galicia is undoubtedly one of Spain’s lesser known treasures, obscured not only by its unobtrusive and less reachable position on the extreme
