Saturday, May 19, 2012

SPAIN

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Spain in winter Visiting Spain is not only about sun, great cuisine, and a warm welcome, but also its rich monumental heritage and dazzling natural environment. There is a perfect destination for everyone, so choose yours. With its many regions, each with its diverse authority and ways of doing things, travelers to Spain will be [...]

PORTUGAL

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Portugal in winter Portugal has a rich seafaring past, superb beach resorts, wistful towns and a landscape wreathed in olive groves, vineyards and wheat fields. Littered with UNESCO World Heritage sites and graced by one of Europe’s most relaxed and attractive capitals, it also remains refreshingly affordable. Perched on the western edge of the Iberian [...]

ITALY

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Italy in winter From the Ancient Roman Empire to the Medieval Tuscan fortress towns and the Venetian Republic, Italy’s incredible historical diversity has come together to produce a country so incredible, so remarkable, so beautiful as to leave the visitor with an unquenchable desire to return again and again. The legacy of the Renaissance and [...]

GREECE

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Greece in winter With The Greek Islands are dotted throughout the Aegean Sea, mainly off the south east of mainland Greece. They come in many shapes, sizes and geographical varieties and the people that visit them are as varied as the islands themselves. Whilst you can move between the islands, most people choose to stay [...]

FRANCE

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France in winter The South of France, the southern stretch of the country’s coastline that runs between Spain and Italy, has the enviable combination of miles of coastline and fertile rural landscapes and has been the inspiration for artists, composers and writers as well as the new visitor. With its warm climate, fertile landscape and [...]

FLORIDA

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Florida in winter With 16 million citizens and 170,000 square kilometres of land, Florida is as large and varied as a medium sized country. Florida, of course, is known for many things: the Everglades; the sun, sand, and surf that make up Florida’s 1500 kilometres of beaches; the Florida Keys; South Beach, the trendiest place [...]

CYPRUS

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Cyprus in winter Cyprus is an island of legends that basks year-round in the light of the warm Mediterranean sun. A storied past 10,000 years long has seen civilizations come and go and the likes of everyone from Alexander the Great to Cleopatra stake their claim here – but then, people do tend to get [...]

CARIBBEAN

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The Caribbean in winter If you’re planning a Caribbean vacation but are unsure of where to stay, look no further than a Caribbean villa. Rather than spending your days in a bland hotel or on a packed cruise ship, choose a more comfortable, spacious villa to relax in. A vacation at one of the islands [...]

CANARY ISLANDS

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Canary Islands in winter The Canary Islands has a population of 1.84m people, and the weather is generally warm and sunny all year round. If you hate winter, this is the best place to be a lazy beach bum, and have nice and friendly people around you. Most international flights and those from mainland Spain [...]

BALEARIC ISLANDS

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Balearic Islands in winter Lying to the southwest of mainland Spain, the Balearic Islands (or Baleares) archipelago is made up of four main islands: Majorca (the largest), Menorca, Ibiza and Formentera. Their favourable position in the Mediterranean has given them a long and colourful history, with evidence of settlement from as early as 5000 BC. [...]