Croatia's oldest town Stari Grad is located on the island of Hvar, in a small bay on the north-west side of the island. The historic town (Pharos) was founded by Greeks in 384 BC, and today it is still a town with narrow, charming alleys and squares. The city also has a lovely harbour promenade. Join us in Croatia's oldest town of Stari Grad on the island of Hvar!
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Kotor is located deep in the Bay of Kotor in Montenegro. The city is a UNESCO World Heritage Site and recently the number of tourists coming here has increased every year. Many of them come on the big cruise ships that dock in the bay. Kotor is a really charming old town and one of the first things you notice is the large walls that ring the mountain above the town. We immediately wondered ... can you get up there?
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Located on Lake Ohrid, Ohrid is a lovely holiday town in North Macedonia. The city has a long history and is today one of the most popular tourist destinations in North Macedonia, especially in the summer. Ohrid's beautiful lakeside location, together with its rich history, makes it an ideal holiday destination. Here you will find great opportunities for swimming and boat trips, restaurants, shopping and several historically interesting sights.
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Museum on water, Bay of the bones is located on Lake Ohrid in North Macedonia. Here they've done what we've wished for in many historical sites we've visited - they've recreated what it might have actually looked like in the past! In this case, we're talking about prehistoric settlements. on the waters of Lake Ohrid.
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The roads around Lake Ohrid in North Macedonia are stunningly beautiful. We first drove along Lake Ohrid in Albania, and have now rolled into the North Macedonian side. Here are several nice towns and villages along the lake, and the nature is lush and intensely green.
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Butrint is an archaeological site in southern Albania. The city was inhabited for about 3000 years, and the oldest finds date back to 800 BC. There are ruins from completely different eras, and walking around the site you can travel back in your imagination to many different times in history.
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The Cathedral of Otranto in southern Italy is sometimes referred to as the Church of the Skulls of Otranto, and there's a very good reason for that. A total of 800 skulls adorn the walls of this church, and they are called the martyrs of Otranto. This area of Puglia offers beautiful beaches, azure sea and good food, but also a violent history.
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Today we visited the Sicilian town of Noto. Noto is located south of Syracuse and despite its small size (24,000 inhabitants) is well worth a visit. In 2002, the town and its church were added to the UNESCO World Heritage List, and it's not hard to see why.
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Agrigento on the southern coast of Sicily is famous for its ancient temples, dating back to the 4th century BC, in the Valle dei Templi. The Temple of Concordia is the best preserved Doric sanctuary in Sicily, and perhaps in the world. The oldest is the Temple of Hercules, with its tall columns.
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Filitosa, in Corsica. Filitosa has been inhabited by the Neolithic era and People were in Corsica already 8000 years ago, to get some perspective... Egyptian civilisation emerged 5000 years ago and the Roman Empire was founded almost 3000 years ago. Come to Filitosa in Corsica!
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