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Located in Andalucía on the south-east coast of Spain, the province of Almería is best known by European tourists who flock to its holiday resorts during the summer months. Few of these holidaymakers take time to visit the capital of…
Located on the Bay of Biscay in Northern Spain, the port of Bilbao has served as an important maritime destination for centuries. During the 19th and early 20th centuries the city was one of Spain's most important industrial centres without…
Lying on the south-east coast of Spain is the port city of Cartagena which has served an important role as a defensive stronghold on the Mediterranean Sea since it was founded by the Carthaginians in 227 BC. To this day…
During the 15th and 16th centuries Portuguese sailors were at the forefront of maritime exploration which is generally referred to as 'the Age of Discovery'. During this period Vasco da Gama sailed around Africa then across to India, later still…
Tucked away in the north-west corner of Spain, the autonomous region of Galicia could hardly be more different than the widely held perception of Spain as a land of flamenco and bullfighting. This is a Spain of rolling green valleys,…
To the majority of package tourists from Northern Europe, the city of Malaga is little more than a gateway to the holiday resorts of the Costa del Sol. Little do they know how much they are missing! With a history…
Lying 350km south-west of Barcelona and a similar distance west of Palma de Mallorca in the Balearic Islands, the port of Valencia is a popular destination for cruise ships visiting the Western Mediterranean. The city of Valencia is the 3rd…
Located on the coast of Catalonia in northern Spain, Barcelona is the busiest cruise port in the Mediterranean. The country's 2nd largest city is best known as being home to the magnificent architecture of Antoni Gaudì with the unfinished Sagrada…
Located on Spain's Atlantic south-west coast, Cádiz is one of Europe's oldest cities. Founded around 1104 BC by the Phoenicians it has always had a close relationship with the sea serving as a crucial port to the Carthaginians and Romans.…
Zakynthos (or Zante) lies 20km off the south-west coast of Greece amongst the Ionian Islands, a group which also includes Corfu, Kefalonia, Paxos, Lefkas and Ithaca. The devastating earthquakes which hit the southern Ionian Islands in 1953 caused the death…
Located 500km north of Athens, Thessaloniki is the capital of Greek Macedonia and Greece's second-largest city. Founded as far back as 315BC and named after Alexander The Great's sister, Thessaloniki is a relatively new stop on the cruise circuit which…
Located in the Cyclades group of islands in the southern Aegean Sea, the Greek island of Santorini is what remains following an enormous volcanic eruption which took place around 1600BC. For centuries scholars have theorised as to the Greek philosopher…
Lying in the eastern Aegean Sea just 1.6km off the Turkish mainland is the mountainous Greek Island of Samos. It has long been known for producing a sweet dessert wine from the Muscat grape which is cultivated in the vineyards…
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