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Leixoes tourist information. Cruise ships that visit Oporto don’t sail up the River Douro. They moor several miles north of the river mouth in the commercial port of Leixões. There are two possible places for cruise ships to dock Leixoes Port.[…]
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Bodø tourist information. Bodø, located just north of the Arctic Circle, is a town and a municipality in Nordland county, Norway. It is part of the traditional region of Salten and it is the capital of Nordland county. The administrative centre[…]
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Tórshavn tourist information. Tórshavn, the capital and largest town of the Faroe Islands is located in the southern part on the east coast of Streymoy. It’s known for its old town, Tinganes, crammed with wooden turf-roofed houses on a small peninsula.[…]
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Molde tourist information. The Atlantic Road connects Molde with Kristiansund, which is one of Norway’s most distinctive towns, with its colourful houses surrounding the intimate harbour. Molde is the administrative centre for the county of Møre and Romsdal on the north[…]
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Honningsvåg tourist information. The Port of Honningsvåg is a very small port, the most northernmost city in Norway and gateway to Nordkapp (North Cape). This is the land of barren coastlines with icy cold winters, the midnight sun and northern lights.[…]
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Lofoten tourist information. Lofoten is a group of islands located north of the Arctic Circle in the county of Nordland, Norway. Between the mainland and the Lofoten lies the open Vestfjord. With its postcard-looking small fishing villages nestled in fjords, dotting[…]
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Hellesylt tourist information. The old Viking port of Hellesylt is small village with just over 500 residents with the breathtaking waterfall that runs through the center of the port. Hellesylt village lies at the head of the Sunnylvsfjorden, which is a[…]
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Liverpool tourist information. Liverpool celebrated its 800th anniversary in 2007, and it held the European Capital of Culture title together with Stavanger, Norway, in 2008. Several areas of Liverpool city centre were granted World Heritage Site status by UNESCO in 2004.[…]
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Glasgow tourist information. Glasgow is a port city on the River Clyde in Scotland’s western Lowlands. Glasgow is Scotland’s largest city and is renowned for its culture, style and the friendliness of its people. It’s also famed for its Victorian[…]
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Cork tourist information. Cobh is the Cruise Port previousely know as Queenstown is a town on the south coast of Ireland, on an island in Cork city’s harbour. It’s known as the Titanic’s last port of call which sailed from here[…]
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Lerwick tourist information. Lerwick, Shetland’s Capital, is the main port of the Shetland Islands, Scotland, located more than 100 miles off the north coast of mainland Scotland on the east coast of the Shetland Mainland. The old waterfront is thronged with[…]
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Kristiansund N. tourist information. Kristiansund is a city and municipality on the western coast of Norway in the Nordmøre district of Møre og Romsdal county. The town is postally known as Kristiansund N. (for Nord, “North”), to distinguish it from the[…]
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Bordeaux tourist information. Located close to the European Atlantic coast, Bordeaux, hub of the famed wine-growing region, considered amongst the best in the world, is a port city on the Garonne River in southwestern France. The crescent-shaped city of Bordeaux,[…]
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Klaipėda tourist information. Klaipėda is a port city in Lithuania, where the Baltic Sea meets the Danė River with small but interesting old town. The old town features German-style, 18th-century wood-framed buildings. Theater Square, the city’s main gathering spot, is[…]
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Travemünde tourist information. Travemünde has been a seaside resort which is very famous with families since 1802, and is Germany’s largest ferry port on the Baltic Sea with connections to Sweden, Finland, Russia, Latvia and Estonia. Travemünde is a borough of[…]
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Bremen tourist information. Bremen is a city straddling the Weser River in northwest Germany, home to the UNESCO World Heritage Town Hall and Roland statue, patrician town houses and the Schütting. Together with the city of Bremerhaven on the North[…]
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Santander tourist information. The port city of Santander is the capital city of the Cantabria region and one of the most elegant and beautiful cities on the Spain’s north coast. The Palacio de la Magdalena, once the royal summer residence,[…]
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Palermo, Sicily tourist information. Palermo is the capital of the Italian island of Sicily, one of those cities with its own very distinct, almost tangible atmosphere, a place of mystery where reality often outperforms the traveller’s imagination and preconceived stereotypes.[…]
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Seville tourist information. Seville is the capital and largest city of the of southern Spain’s Andalusia region, situated on the plain of the river Guadalquivir. The river, with 60 navigable kilometres, was an important harbour during the Spanish conquest of the American[…]
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El Ferrol, Galicia tourist information. Ferrol is a city in the Province of A Coruña in Galicia, located on the Atlantic coast in north-western Spain. This town is 52 kilometres from La Coruña. It is full of contrasts, and the charm[…]
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Riga tourist information. Riga, Latvia’s capital, is set on the Baltic Sea at the mouth of the River Daugava. Latvia is a small but very unique country that is located in Northern Europe, at the East shore of Baltic sea. The[…]
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Newcastle upon Tyne tourist information. If you planing your cruise to the Baltic’s, Fjord’s or Scandinavia you can save almost a day’s if you sailing from The Port of Tyne Newcastle (Newcastle International Cruise Terminal). As the North East’s regional gateway, there are over 625,000 cruise[…]
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Port of Rotterdam tourist information. The port of Rotterdam is the largest port in Europe. Rotterdam is a municipality and city in the Dutch province of South-Holland, situated in the west of The Netherlands and part of the Randstad. Covering 105[…]
Read moreInvergordon tourist information. Invergordon is a town and port in Easter Ross, in Ross and Cromarty, Highland, Scotland. The town is well known for the Invergordon Mutiny of 1931. Although it’s the most popular cruise ship port of call in Scotland,[…]
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Haugesund tourist information. Haugesund is a town and municipality in Rogaland county, Norway. The town is the main population centre of the Haugaland region in northern Rogaland. The town is situated on a strategically important sound, the Karmsundet, through which[…]
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Dover tourist information. Dover is one of the most modern and progressive cruise ports in the country, located 76 miles to the east of London, with highly trained personnel and award-winning customer service in England’s southeastern county of Kent. It is[…]
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Narvik tourist information. Narvik is an important industrial town in Norway because of the ice free ports. Narvik is a compact city which is easy to navigate. Tourist info office is on the main street, and the railway station is easy[…]
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The magical frontier of Arctic Circle. The Arctic Circle cuts through Nordland and acts as the frontier for the Arctic kingdom of midnight sun and dark months. It is the most northerly of the five major circles of latitude that[…]
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Helsingborg tourist information. Helsingborg is a coastal city port in southern Sweden close to Denmark, once the gate to the Øresund in the medieval times together with its twin city, Helsingør in Denmark. It´s just 20 minutes by boat between the[…]
Read moreIjmuiden or IJmuiden is a port city in the Dutch province of North Holland and is the main town in the municipality of Velsen. It is located at the mouth of the North Sea Canal to Amsterdam, and lies approximately[…]
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Bremerhaven tourist information. Where the River Weser and the North Sea waters meet you will find Bremerhaven, the largest city on the German North Sea coast. Bremerhaven is a city at the seaport of the Free Hanseatic City of Bremen,[…]
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The Naeroyfjord tourist information The narrow and spectacular Naeroyfjord is surrounded by steep mountains with snow covered tops that stretch up to 1800 meters above sea level. Water falls cascade down the mountains and picturesque villages dot the landscape. Nærøyfjord is one of[…]
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Rostock Cruise Port tourist information. Rostock still emanates some of its former glories as a major Hanseatic city. Its pedestrianised old town is full of narrow atmospheric streets, cutting between impressive centuries-old buildings. City Hall, in the New Market Place,[…]
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Kirkwall tourist information. Kirkwall is the largest town and capital of the Orkney Islands of Scotland. The town is first mentioned in Orkneyinga saga in the year 1046 when it is recorded as the residence of Rögnvald Brusason the Earl of[…]
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Praia de Vitoria tourist information. Praia da Vitória is a town in the Portuguese archipelago of the Azores on the island of Terceira. Terceira is one of the largest and more beautiful islands of the Azores, originally called the island[…]
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Sognefjord tourist information. The Sognefjord Region includes the municipalities Aurland, Lærdal, Årdal, Sogndal, Luster, Leikanger, Balestrand, Vik and Høyanger. The Sognefjord is Norway’s longest and deepest fjord extends more than 200 kilometers inland to the national parks of Jotunheimen and Jostedalsbreen.[…]
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Nordfjord tourist information. The Nordfjord is one of the famous fjords on the west coast of Norway, and offer great adventures year round. Nordfjord, located in western Norway, in the northern part of the county of Sogn og Fjordane, not[…]
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Innvikfjorden tourist information. Innvikfjorden is a fjord in Sogn og Fjordane, a small arm of Nordfjord that is approximately 4.5 km long and passes village Innvik. Innvikfjorden is nearby to Skåhellaren, Nesagarden and Høgåsen. Innvikfjorden is also close to Faleidfjorden. The Innvik[…]
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The Aurlandsfjord Aurlandsfjord is a fjord in the municipality of Aurland in Sogn og Fjordane. Aurlandsfjord starts at Flåm and ends at the mountain Beitelen, which divides the two fjords Aurlandsfjord and Nærøyfjord. Aurlandsfjord have the small villages Flåm, Aurland,[…]
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Tromso tourist information. Tromsø, a city in Norway, is a major cultural hub 350 kilometers north of the Arctic Circle. It’s famed as a viewing point for colorful Northern Lights, with a season that last from September throughout March. From 20 May to[…]
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Alta tourist information. Alta is largest town in Norway’s Finnmark offers winter adventures, midnight sun, mountains, Sami culture, reindeer and World heritage rock carvings. The location of Alta, in the inner reaches of the Alta Fjord, means that municipality is[…]
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Saint-Nazaire tourist information. St-Nazaire, a commune in the Loire-Atlantique department in western France makes a fascinating destination for boat and plane enthusiasts as well as fans of World War II history. The town has a major harbour, on the right bank[…]
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Horta Azores tourist information. The capital of the Azorean island of Faial, the Port of Horta, a fashionable marina for yachts is a single municipality and city in the western part of the Archipelago of the Azores, encompassing the island of[…]
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Weather and Climate Influenced by their latitude, the Azores also enjoy a mild climate all year long. Horta has the typical humid subtropical climate associated with the Azores, with significant oceanic influences, due to the August mean temperature just being[…]
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Salerno tourist information. The capital of the province of Salerno, in Campania, is the small city of Salerno. Located on the Gulf of Salerno on the Tyrrhenian Sea, the city is within an easy distance of the dazzling Amalfi Coast.[…]
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Ponta Delgada tourist information. Principal port and touristic heart of the Azores is the archipelago’s capital, Ponta Delgada, on São Miguel island. Ponta Delgada is the largest and most visited city in the Azores. White-washed houses and buildings, 17th and[…]
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Casablanca tourist information. Casablanca (Spanish for “White House”) is a port city and commercial hub in western Morocco, fronting the Atlantic Ocean. The city’s French colonial legacy is seen in its downtown Mauresque architecture, a blend of Moorish style and European[…]
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Ceuta tourist information. Ceuta, one of two Spanish colonies in North Africa is an 18.5-square-kilometre autonomous city located on the north coast of Africa, sharing a western border with Morocco. Ceuta and its larger sister city Melilla, situated some 250 miles[…]
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Alghero tourist information. Alghero is located in the Italian insular province of Sassari in northwestern Sardinia, next to the Mediterranean Sea, Alghero is best known for its beautiful beaches, very good food at reasonable prices, and its catalan origin, in fact Alghero[…]
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Honfleur tourist information. Honfleur, the most picturesque of the Côte Fleurie’s seaside towns is a city in northern France’s Lower Normandy region, sited on the estuary where the Seine river meets the English Channel. Much of its Renaissance architecture remains intact—especially[…]
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Rouen tourist information. Rouen, capital of the northern French region Haute-Normandie, is a port city on the river Seine, approximately 90 minutes drive northwest from the centre of Paris. The Seine is a major axis for maritime cargo links in the[…]
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Portoferraio, Elba Island tourist information. Thanks to Napoleon’s stay, as he was exiled in Elba in 1814 after his defeats in Europe and his forced abdication, Portoferraio and the entire island enjoyed an age of glory. Portoferraio is a town and comune[…]
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Sete tourist information. Sète is a major port in the southeast French region of Languedoc-Roussillon between the Etang de Thau, a biodiverse saltwater lagoon and the Mediterranean. Sete is known as “Venice of the Languedoc” for its canal network. The town falls[…]
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Kusadasi tourist information. Kuşadası is one of Turkey’s most sophisticated holiday centers situated on the west coast of Turkey, 90km south of Izmir. Kusadasi is perfect place for vacation with its sandy beaches and glassy water. Numerous powdery sandy beaches with warm&clear waters, providing[…]
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Marseille tourist information. Marseille, the biggest Mediterranean port and the economic hub of the Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur region, has been a crossroads of immigration and trade since its founding by the Phoenicians in 600 B.C.E. It’s a place of tranquil squares and[…]
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Rhodes tourist information. Rhodes island is the largest of Greece’s Dodecanese islands and among the most popular destinations in Greece. Rhodes is known for its beach resorts, ancient ruins and structural remnants of its crusades-era occupation by the Knights of St.[…]
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Katakolon, the door to Olympia tourist information. Katakolon port lies on the Greek coast along the Eastern Mediterranean and serves as the gateway to Olympia, the ancient site where the ancient Greeks flocked every four years for more than a millennium to[…]
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Santorini tourist information. The most popular island in Greece, Santorini (or Thíra), one of the Cyclades islands in the Aegean Sea, is actually a group of islands consisting of Thíra, Thirassiá, Asproníssi, Palea and Nea Kaméni in the southernmost part of[…]
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Mykonos tourist information. Mykonos is beautiful island in the Cyclades island group in the Aegean Sea. According to mythology, Mykonos was formed from the petrified bodies of giants killed by Hercules. And the island is named after Apollo’s grandson, “Mykonos”. Mykonos[…]
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Athens tourist information. Named for Athena, the Greek goddess of wisdom and courage, Athens has been the center of Greek civilization for some 4,000 years. The capital of modern Greece, it’s still dominated by 5th-century-B.C.E. landmarks, including the Acropolis, a hilltop[…]
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Malta tourist information. Malta, an archipelago situated in the centre of the Mediterranean Sea between Sicily and the North African coast. Malta is surrounded by clear blue waters, some of the cleanest in the Mediterranean, and is much enjoyed by visiting[…]
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Zákynthos tourist information. Zakynthos is a Greek’s third largest island in the Ionian Sea and a well-known summer resort. According to archeological findings the island has been inhabited since the Neolithic Age. In Homer’s writings it is stated that Zakynthos and his[…]
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Hvar tourist information. The island Hvar is Dalmatia’s trendiest destination, after Dubrovnik, and gets jam-packed in summer. Gently rolling hills painted a brilliant purple by the fertile flowers, lush vineyards nestling at the foot of ragged mountains, gorgeous beaches with tiny[…]
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Kristiansand tourist information. Kristiansand is the largest city in Southern Norway and attracts a lot of tourists every year. Kristiansand is a family destinations, focusing in activities and attractions for families, one of the largest if these being Dyreparken, a gigantic[…]
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Antwerpen tourist information. Antwerp is a major destination in Belgium in the region of Flanders. The cruise ships are docked at the new cruise terminal of Antwerp, next to the fortress “Het Steen”. The trademark cobbled roads, historical heritage, medieval architectural[…]
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La Coruna, Galicia tourist information. La Coruna is coastal city located on a rocky peninsula in Northwestern Spain, capital of the A Coruña province and is known as one of Galicia’s most attractive cities. From the medieval “Cidade Vella,” or old[…]
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La Spezia tourist information. La Spezia is the port where you make excursions to places like Florence, Pisa, Lucca or Cinque Terre. After Livorno it’s an important gateway to Tuscany. La Spezia has a large and busy natural harbor. In[…]
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Trieste tourist information. Trieste is the capital city of the Friuli Venezia Giulia region in northeast Italy. Founded by the Ancient Romans, it stands on the Adriatic coast below the Karst Plateau, a few kilometers from the border with Slovenia. Historic[…]
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Kotor tourist information. Kotor is situated in a most secluded tip of Boka Kotorska bay, in the northern part of the Montenegro coast on the Adriatic Sea. Kotor Bay is the deepest natural fjord-like bay in the Mediterranean Sea, and the[…]
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Messina Strait tourist information. Messina is the capital of the Italian province of Messina. It is the 3rd largest city on the island of Sicily, and the 13th largest city in Italy, with a population of more than 252,000 inhabitants. It[…]
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Naples tourist information. Naples, Napoli a big city in southern Italy, sits on the Bay of Naples near Mt. Vesuvius. Dating to the 2nd millennium B.C.E., it has centuries of important art and architecture. Its landmarks include Naples Cathedral, whose Chapel[…]
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Cannes tourist information. Cannes, a resort town on the French Riviera, is synonymous with A-list glamour thanks to its world-famous film festival, but scratch the surface and you’ll discover a city rich in culture as well as one of the loveliest marinas[…]
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Toulon tourist information. Toulon is a port city on southern France’s Mediterranean coast with the Mont Faron (542m) in the background, and opening out onto a magnificient arbour designed by Mother Nature, lined with sandy beaches and shingle coves. Toulon is home[…]
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Genoa tourist information. Genoa (Genova) is a port city and capital of the Liguria region in northwest Italy. It’s known for its central role in maritime trade over many centuries. The city of Genoa is one of the world’s best kept[…]
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Livorno Cruise Port tourist information. The Port of Livorno is considered a major Italian port and one of the largest seaports in the Mediterranean Sea. The port mainly serves Tuscany, Emilia-Romagna, Umbria and Marche regions of Italy. Livorno is a major[…]
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Cagliari tourist information. Sardinia’s capital city Cagliari is located in the south of the island and is well worth a leisurely visit. Cagliari also has many interesting sights and attractions, from archeological treasures to medieval monuments. An ancient city with a long history,[…]
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Ajaccio tourist information. The capital of Corsica, Ajaccio lies in a calm bay on the west coast of Corsica. The town has wood covered mountains circling it to the rear, and the port and citadelle towards the sea, on the Gulf[…]
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Monte Carlo tourist information. Monte Carlo is a popular resort destination in Monaco, an independent microstate on France’s Mediterranean coastline. Steeped in 700 years of Grimaldi royal history, Monte-Carlo’s location is stunning, tucked between French medieval villages and the Alps. This glamorous palace[…]
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Port of Villefranche tourist information. Villefranche-sur-Mer is a small beach resort and residential town on the French Riviera. Villefranche-sur-Mer adjoins the city of Nice to the east along Mont Boron, Mont Alban and Mont Vinaigrier, and 10 km south west of[…]
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Palma de Mallorca tourist information. Palma de Mallorca, the capital of the Balearic Islands, is the largest city in Mallorca. The city occupies the north western end of a bay in the south west of the island of Mallorca. The name[…]
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Gijon tourist information. Gijon is a coastal city in Asturias province in northwest Spain on the shores of the Cantabrian Sea. It lies close to the cities of Aviles and Oviedo. Gijón offers an attractive combination of maritime tradition, monumental heritage[…]
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Tarragona tourist information. Tarragona is a port city in northeastern Spain’s Catalonia region on the Mediterranean Sea. Many ancient ruins remain from its time as Tarraco, under the Romans. The Amfiteatre Romà is a 2nd-century arena facing the Mediterranean, and traces[…]
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Tangier, Morocco tourist information. Tangier is a fascinating city in northern Morocco and a popular spot on many Mediterranean cruise itineraries. Situated on the Strait of Gibraltar, Tangier is just twenty miles from the coast of Spainand has been a strategic gateway[…]
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Malaga tourist information. Málaga is a large city in the southern Spanish region of Andalucia and capital of the Malaga Province, historicly and culturally rich provincial capital which has long lived in the shadow of the iconic Andalucian cities of Granada,[…]
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Civitavecchia tourist information. Civitavecchia is a town and comune of the province of Rome in the central Italian region of Lazio. A sea port on the Tyrrhenian Sea, it is located 70 kilometres west-north-west of Rome, across the Mignone river. The[…]
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The port of Ísafjörður tourist information. Meaning ice fjord or fjord of ice, with a population of about 2.600, the port of Ísafjörður is the largest of all harbours located in the Westfjords region of Iceland, and the seat of the[…]
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Praia da Rocha tourist information. Praia da Rocha is the main beach in Portimão but it is also a bustling holiday resort in its own right. Praia da Rocha lies at the entrance to Portimao harbour on the western side of the[…]
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Fuerteventura Island tourist information. Fuerteventura is the oldest Canary Island, and was formed about 70 million years ago as a result of volcanic activity. Fuerteventura is the most easterly of the Canary islands and is only 100 km from the coast of Morocco. The[…]
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La Gomera Island tourist information. La Gomera is one of Spain’s Canary Islands, located in the Atlantic Ocean off the coast of Africa. In area, it is the second-smallest of the seven main islands of this group. It belongs to the[…]
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Agadir Tourist Attractions & Travel Information. Agadir is a major modern city in the southern part of Morocco. Agadir is a busy port and beach resort sprawling beneath its kasbah, the city was completely rebuilt following a devastating earthquake in 1960.[…]
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Barcelona tourist information. Barcelona is the capital and largest city of Catalonia with reputation of being the most cosmopolitan, modern and avant-garde city in Spain. The infinite variety of street life, Gothic façades next to the harlequin buildings of the Modernistas,[…]
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Las Palmas de Gran Canaria tourist information. Las Palmas is a capital of Gran Canaria, located in the north-eastern part of the island set in magnificent scenery composed of two bays and their beautiful beaches – Playa de las Canteras and[…]
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Bilbao, Spain tourist information. No trip to Spain is complete without a visit to Bilbao, a city steeped in fascinating history and beautiful architecture. Located in the Basque Country, Bilbao is situated in the north central part of Spain. With so[…]
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La Rochelle, France tourist information. Known as La Ville Blanche (the White City), La Rochelle is one of France’s foremost seaports from the 14th to 17th centuries, and is a very pleasant place to visit and to pass a few days[…]
Read moreSkagen tourist information. Skagen is one of the sunniest places in Denmark, part artistic bohemia, part fishing industry and part natural beauty. The beaches are beautiful with white sand and the sea water is clear and inviting. Danish and international artists[…]
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Lanzarote tourist information. Lanzarote is a small volcanic island in the Atlantic Ocean off the coast of Morocco. The island, part of the Canary Islands archipelago, is a popular holiday destination for Europeans who come here to bask in the sun[…]
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Gran canaria tourist information. Gran Canaria is the third largest of the Canary Islands after Tenerife and Fuerteventura. Round as a ball, Gran Canaria is more than the sum of its famous beaches, where holidaymakers assume the horizontal position to lap up[…]
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Tenerife tourist information. From the gorgeous sandy beaches in the south, to the dramatic lunar landscape of Mount Teide, the volcanic island of Tenerife offers you a rich variety of interesting places to visit, a wealth of attractions as well[…]
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Madeira tourist information. Madeira is semi-tropical and located in the Atlantic Ocean, 600km off Morocco. This autonomous part of Portugal is lapped by the waters of the Gulf Stream and was discovered in the 15th century by explorers in the[…]
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Santa Cruz de La Palma tourist information. At the northwest of the Canaries archipelago, a few hundred miles from the coast of north-west Africa, lies the island of La Palma, also known as La Isla Bonita, because of its extraordinary natural[…]
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