Vintage Travel’s ‘Discover’ brochures 2011 To provide you with an even greater understanding of the location you have chosen to take your holiday, the accommodation you will be staying in and the many treasures you are likely to uncover, Vintage Travel has composed three glossy, glamorous and ‘brimming with information’ brochures, new to 2011.
From an idyllic and extremely long walk at Banyoles, to rally racing in Girona, March on the Costa Brava is dedicated to many thrilling and energetic events. Taking a break to the Costa Brava in early spring to participate or watch an exciting Catalonia event can be easily and economically achieved, with many of the
‘Painting the skies’ on the shores of Lake Trasimeno In April and May the sky surrounding the mighty Lake Trasimeno, is infused with colour and vibrancy, due to the many balloons and kites seen gently bobbing up and down in crystal-clear Italian air. Each year thousands of balloons, kites and hot-air balloons literally paint the
Taking a break to a luxury spa and sauna is a fantastic way to relax and re-energise. Here are four of the best spas in Provence. Visiting one of the many prestigious and trendy spas the beautiful French region of Provence has to offer is a wise choice of location if being pampered in the
One of the highlights of the Algarve has to be Tavira, here is our guide to Tavira’s tastiest restaurants. For those who had the pleasure of visiting Tavira on the Algarve, a return visit is almost always definite. With a mighty river running through this attractive and architecturally-inspiring town, which dates back to around 2000
Sitges Carnival 2011 is possibly the best gay carnival in Europe! Sitges, a beautiful Spanish town 35 kilometres southwest of Barcelona, is worldwide renowned for two things – its Film Festival and its Carnival. This year, the later of these globally celebrated events, is being held between 3rd – 9th March and promises to be
Dubrovnik Carnival Fest 2011, 5 weeks of fun steeped in foreign traditions and customs. George Bernard Shaw described the city of Dubrovnik as being “the pearl of the Adriatic”, saying, “those who seek paradise on Earth should come to Dubrovnik”. Croatia has fast become a favourite, and it’s easy to see why. Stunning coastline and
Ryanair brings the south of France closer to holidaymakers. With the chaos and disarray air passengers found themselves in this winter, due to the snow, the public’s confidence in airlines is relatively low at present. (Best budget airline?) Ryanair however, is not usually associated with a high number of cancellations and delays and many passengers
Vintage Travel’s guide to dining in Provence, including some lesser known treats! Understanding a local menu can prove fairly difficult, even if you consider yourself ‘competent’ in the language. Words describing dishes and food have a tendency to not have been entered into the dictionary, making a puzzled tourist’s task of translating a menu, pretty
A Rhodes round up of must see attractions at this historic island. Although the weather is still absolutely freezing, the days are becoming – oh so slowly – longer, and the magical lure of a Greek island holiday beckons. You’ve finally decided on Rhodes for your greek holidays 2011, now you’ve to plan an itinerary. With such a
