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5 islands to go on a trip to in Europe

2024-02-08T15:02:47.677Z

Highlights: 5 islands to go on a trip to in Europe. From Madeira to Iceland via the Canaries, here are our ideas for destinations where you can get away from it all in the islands of Europe. The island of Tenerife is a fascinating island where the north and the south display radically different landscapes. Crete, in the shadow of the White Mountains “Lefka Orika’, is a region rich from a cultural and natural point of view. For hiking lovers, the Samaria gorges offer an impressive playground.


From Madeira to Iceland via the Canaries, here are our ideas for destinations where you can get away from it all in the islands of Europe.


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Madeira in celebration, getaway in the floating gardens of the Atlantic

Long considered Portugal's best kept secret, Madeira is a diamond in the rough, appreciated by nature lovers.

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Long considered Portugal's best kept secret, Madeira is a diamond in the rough, appreciated by nature lovers.

In June, the island celebrates the start of summer with the Atlantic Festival, and its international fireworks competition, consisting of pyromusical shows on the first three Saturdays of the month.

These demonstrations offer an explosion of color and music along the bay of Funchal.

This event is a unique experience, where culture, art and conviviality meet in a captivating setting.

It is this lively and colorful Madeira that you are about to explore.

Sicily, melting pot of the Mediterranean

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A land of mysteries guarded by the emblematic Etna, Sicily is a dream island, bordered by impressive jagged coastlines, wild coves and fine sandy beaches.

Phoenicians, Greeks, Byzantines, Arabs, Normans, Germans, Spaniards... each people have left their mark here over the centuries, shaping an identity and an incomparable Mediterranean art of living.

Woven by Italian specialists from Maisons du Voyage, the complete program goes from valley of temples to oriental gardens and Byzantine cathedrals.

Typical meals, visit to 8 UNESCO world heritage sites, charming accommodation in the heart of Palermo and Syracuse: everything is perfect!

Iceland, wildlands and fjords

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Located at the edge of the Arctic Circle, Iceland is a destination like no other.

To explore this island of fire and ice is to let yourself be captivated by a still virgin nature, sometimes hostile, often ferocious.

Nature lovers come to enjoy its landscapes and the natural phenomena characteristic of this land of the extreme: geysers, glaciers, volcanoes...

You ride across a desolate moor, beaten by the winds, you tread a ground of boiling fire, you remain speechless before the power of the geysers which – like lava – spring here from the bowels of the Earth.

Iceland is not a destination, it is an experience.

Tenerife – La Gomera, Canarian nature

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This trip to the island of Tenerife and La Gomera is a true summary of the most beautiful natural treasures of the Canary Islands.

Land of contrasts, Tenerife is a fascinating island where the north and the south display radically different landscapes.

To the south, the Teide volcano, the highest peak in Spain, reveals breathtaking volcanic landscapes, between ancient lava flows, rocks and craters.

The incursion to the most secret island of the Canaries, La Gomera, harmoniously completes the adventure.

Smaller than its neighbor, La Gomera combines legendary laurisilva forests, green valleys, terraced cultivation, a true haven of peace for hiking enthusiasts.

Follow the trails of the Garajonay National Park, listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site, to reach Alto Garajonay, the highest point on the island which will offer you a 360° panorama of the neighboring islands.

Crete, in the shadow of the White Mountains “Lefka Ori”

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In the west of Crete, where the mountains are covered in snow until the end of spring, hit the roads to discover a region very rich from a cultural and natural point of view.

This off-the-beaten-track road trip allows you to taste another way of traveling, where experiences are vivid, while combining flexibility, autonomy and the serenity of an organized tour.

Here, the landscapes offer beautiful beaches that stretch as far as the eye can see.

The sea is delicious.

All the ingredients are there to indulge in moments of relaxation in complete peace and quiet.

For hiking lovers, the Samaria gorges offer you an impressive playground.

But all these attractions are not limited to there, a host of historical and cultural treasures, monasteries, archaeological sites, Venetian towns await you.

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