Now cricket and Spain go together like trainers and suits right? Wrong, with the influx of Brits seeking warmer, sunnier climates (and who can blame them with our recent spate of weather) there has been a strong emergence of this great game… which is now rarely ever called off because of bad light or rain!
By Debbie Bartlett, Vintage Travel’s area representative in Andalucia. Inland Andalucía is so beautiful that I never tire of the scenery, even though I have lived here for 20 years! I particularly love Ronda and the nearby area, where the landscape varies so much. There are mountains, lakes, little villages where time seems to have stood
We’ve been busy compiling our new Vintage Travel Villa Holiday Brochures for Spain/the Balearics and Portugal, France/Italy/Gozo and Croatia and Greece/Turkey and are proud to report that they’re printed and ready to go! These brochures are by far our best yet with some stunning photography throughout as well as a dramatic increase in choice of villa holiday in some of
We’ve been busy hand picking even more fine villas with pools to our already extensive range of Spanish holiday villas in Andalucia, Catalunya, Galicia, plus the Balearic Islands of Mallorca and Menorca and we’d like to share just a few with you. El Torero is a fantastic new addition in Andalucía offering superb grandeur, elegance
We’ve increased our Croatia villa count on the Istrian Peninsula by more than 25% for 2010. This means bags more choice of some of the finest villas available in Croatia. Here’s a few of the latest additions. Campo villa is a great example of a newly built three bedroom (all with air-con), three bathroom house
The 370,000 year old Lake Bolsena is in fact a crater lake with a volcanic history. The Romans documented volcanic activity back in 104 BC, however since then it has remained dormant. The lake is in fact Italy’s fifth largest and has become incredibly popular for water sports enthusiasts, swimmers… and anyone wishing to explore central
2009 has been a fantastic year for travel gadgets, with new technologies being developed and to answer the calls of many tourists. Here’s our Top 10 travel gadgets (in no particular order). i-Trans Wrist Band Motion Sickness Relief – £69.99 If travel sickness stops you going places, here’s the solution. Worn like a watch, this
We recently added The Kulube Hotel in Kalkan, Turkey to our already impressive holiday property portfolio signalling a shift to provide even greater range of accommodation to you, our customers. Turkey is still growing in popularity as a choice destination mainly because of the cost of living and accommodation is so much cheaper than the
With the introduction of a handpicked selection of villas with private pools in Rhodes into our catalogue for 2010 it seemed fitting to list our three top things to do and see in Rhodes. If you get bored of the award winning sandy beaches then don’t worry, you’re absolutely spoilt for choice for things to
Fresh for 2010 we’ll be launching a new range of properties on the Greek island of Rhodes, each with a private pool and situated within areas of local tradition and culture. We’ve handpicked eight stunning properties that sleep between 4 – 8 people and which all boast romantic sea views and fantastic locations. Click here to
