Florence was once described as being “an outdoor museum”. It is a city so rich in architectural marvels and prodigious landscapes that you want to get lost in it. And boy can you get lost in Florence! If you are lucky to find yourself misplaced in one of Florence’s inspiring cobbled streets, we have located
The Algarve with its stunning vistas, Roman roads, masses of flora and fauna, Moorish legends and traditionally quant buildings, as long been an artist’s paradise. From local old women skilfully twisting and weaving palms leaves under the shade of a tree making beautiful hats, to young sprightly artists set up with a canvass and paint
A touch on the wild side – The three ‘wildest’ beaches of St Tropez. For the majority who stay in Saint Tropez, a visit to the vast, visually stunning and crowded beaches, with equally as stunning and glamorous bodies, of Pampelonne is too tempting to avoid. There are however several beaches in the St Tropez
Galicia stands alone from the rest of Spain. Its green and fertile rolling hillsides are more resonant with an Alpine postcard than the dry, dusty and arid landscapes that we often associate with Spain. It is this isolation and independence from the rest of its country that makes Galicia a fascinating region to visit. Check
When the long, hot summer begins to give way to cooler and fresher weather and the landscapes come alive with autumnal colours, the months of September, October and November is a fabulous time to explore the island of Gozo on foot. Whatever level of hiker you are, Gozo, with its vastly varied landscape, ranging from
Chestnuts amidst a landscape of autumnal rapture – Just two reasons to visit Provence this October. The glamorous ladies have departed their summer-long residence on the beach, the millions of grapes once swarming the fields have been picked and harvested, and many of the swanky hotels and restaurants are closing for the winter, but hang
Barcelona and the Costa Brava is not usually associated with tranquillity and seclusion with culture, neon lights, sandy beaches and a throng of activities surpassing any goals for a holiday where you barely see another face. Although just a mile off the Costa Brava, a tiny archipelago can be found, that boasts no sandy beaches,
The Cote d’Azur is a traveller’s paradise. With its mighty rivers making their way to the Mediterranean Ocean that laps its beautiful and varied shoreline, its metropolitan cities, rich in culture and history, and some of the best cuisine in the world, the Cote d’Azur certainly is a remarkable and utopic region. There is however
Chocoholics unite at the Eurochocolate Festival 2011 in Perugia, the ‘Chocolate City’. The hillside town of Perugia in Umbria, central Italy, has a lot to offer. With a history dating back to the ninth century BC, this walled town is steeped in history. Although despite being a fantastic place to learn about Italian history and
As well as being the biggest of the Dodecanese islands, Rhodes is also the island group’s capital, being world renowned for the Colossus of Rhodes, one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World, and the medieval Old Town of the City of Rhodes, which has been declared a World Heritage Site. Aesthetically, Rhodes boasts
