In his book “Gatherings from Spain”, the 19th century traveller Richard Ford, referred to Spain as being “one big mountain”. Despite the fact that Spain has an average altitude of 660 metres, with 24% being above 1000 metres and 76% between 500 and 100 metres, the knowledge that Spain is the second most mountainous country
In the eighteenth century, the French Enlightenment writer, historian and philosopher, Voltaire, wrote that the Renaissance in Italy marked one of mankind’s greatest cultural achievements. The city of Florence is home to the largest collection of Renaissance architecture and art in the world and boasts some of the greatest masterpieces from this age of artistic
101 Holidays have launched a fabulous writing competition, giving you the chance to escape on a pampering two-night break to taste a touch of Britain. Write a short hotel review of 140 characters or less, ‘Tweet’ it on Twitter and you could win a two-night stay for yourself and a guest in a Hotel du
Why not spend Easter 2011 on the magical island of Malta? Whilst Easter in Britain typically consists of gorging on too many Easter eggs and then feeling fat and fed up for the rest of the holiday season, with almost the whole of the Maltese population being ardent Catholics, it is only natural that Easter
Mallorca looks set to be thriving with tourists this summer, as many of the big tour operators are booking more hotel rooms ahead of the predicted surge in visitors. Holiday sales to German and British tourists to the beautiful Balearic island have increased by 20 percent, with more than 650,000 German tourists and 120,000
France’s ‘Lot’ has a lot to offer including the stunning Lou Calvel Having been described as a “haven of tranquillity”, one would expect something spectacular of ‘Lou Calvel’. And one would not be disappointed, as this two bedroom, three bathroom villa, situated amongst private woodland in the exceptionally pretty Lot region of south west France,
The stunning ‘Ayva’ villa – Just one of the Lycian coast’s many, many charms. “Take a blind man to Lycia, and he’ll immediately know from the smell of the air exactly where he is. The acrid perfume of lavender, the pungent fragrance of wild mint and thyme, will tell him.” Cevat Sakir, author of “Fisherman of
Scrumptiously Skopelos – Vintage Travel adds three new villas to its Skopelos portfolio. Being without its own airport and surrounded by beautiful pebbled beaches adorning a rugged and wild coastline, visiting the island of Skopelos is absolute paradise for those seeking a serenely unperturbed holiday in the most striking, yet essentially undiscovered, of destinations. earing
The island of Corfu, with its enviable climate, stunning vistas and laid back attitude, can only be described as a golfer’s paradise. If you are a golf enthusiast, and are yearning to play some serious golf this Spring, then heading to Corfu, where events dedicated exclusively to the sport are being held in abundance, could
Unlike France and Italy, when you think of Greece, top quality fine wines do not immediately spring to mind. Although in latter years, the wine industry has undergone a high profile resurrection in Greece, and is beginning to produce some top-notch mouth-watering wines that could even rival the likes of Italy, France and New Zealand.
