Dear travelers,
Little by little, the days are getting longer and bringing us towards spring.
An ideal season to visit the Mediterranean rim before the high season brings its share of inconveniences: soaring prices, crowds of tourists, high temperatures...
From hilltop villages in Corsica to wild beaches in Spain via confidential islands in the Balkans, these European destinations, accessible by plane, are also accessible by train and boat for travelers concerned about their carbon footprint and ready to take their time .
The (many) May holidays are obviously a good time to plan your sunny getaways.
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From Skíathos to Alonissos, the confidential Greece of the Sporades
Lalaria beach, Skiathos, Sporades, Greece.
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Mamma Mia!
Two little words and four syllables that run through your head like a refrain.
And who, suddenly, are released without warning when the plane negotiates its landing.
On the short runway, located between two beaches, the small airport of Skíathos, Greece, seems to rise from the waters of the Aegean Sea.
Once the plane lands, Abba music starts looping in your head.
If the musical brought a flow of tourists, sometimes noisy, the other parts of the Sporades Islands are fortunately quieter and wilder.
Pine forests, strings of beaches, villages with red-roofed houses... We'll take you there!
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What to do in Cadaqués, pearl of the Costa Brava?
Cadaqués “la blanche” in a postcard landscape.
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The village spreads its white streets on a hill on the northern coast of Catalonia.
The authenticity of its old stones rivals the surrealism of Salvador Dalí and the preserved nature which serves as a setting.
Welcome to Cadaqués, a former fishing village on the Costa Brava which stretches 200 km from Portbou, on the French border, to Blanes.
Through its white streets or in one of its hotels or restaurants, you can avoid the bustle of Barcelona which captures most of the flow of the Spanish region favored by tourists.
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Getaway on the Path of the Gods, jewel of the Amalfi Coast
View of the Amalfi Coast from the Path of the Gods, a must-see hike!
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Dominated by uniquely shaped rocks, a steep path winds up the mountainside.
On its slopes, vineyards and dry stone walls tumble down.
They bend under enormous lemons, the Amalfi
sfusato
, with thick flesh and a sweet taste... In Italy, south of Naples, here is the legendary Amalfi coast which stretches for around forty kilometers between a cerulean sea and mountains with green valleys.
La
dolce vita
can also be enjoyed (and especially) in the heart of spring.
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Stay Italy | 8 days | Puglia, another Italy
From Bari to Lecce, via Taranto and Monopoli, this journey was designed to outline the contours, and perhaps grasp the subtleties that make Puglia a very special region.
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Still secret and mysterious, the Puglia region is a rural interlude in the heart of Italian splendor.
From €5,300.
From May 21 to 28, 2024.
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In Croatia, trip to the unexpected archipelago of the Elaphiti Islands
Lopud Island.
The ruins of the Sutvrac fortress with the island of Sipan in the distance.
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A few nautical miles northwest of Dubrovnik, in the heart of a string of wild islets, three inhabited islands – Kolocep, Lopud and Sipan – once shared in the glory of the Republic of Ragusa.
Abandoned for a long time, their palaces are coming back to life thanks to passionate foreigners and enlightened Croats.
From stopover to stopover, head for the Elaphite Islands.
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