Category: Europe

Villefranche-sur-Mer, on the Côte d’Azur between Nice and Monaco, on the Mediterranean, is spread stepped on the bay of Villefranche. It is famous because many cruises stop there. Thanks to the high cliffs, the city is protected from winds. The city has received several personalities and there were made over a hundred films and numerous commercials.

Tips

You will find beautiful souvenirs of trip: products made basic with Provence lavender, wine, soft drinks, spices and other craft items. Go around, the streets of the city will give you the feeling of going back several centuries: the Dark Street, a street covered of 130 meters, dating from 1260; the Chapelle St-Pierre of the sixteenth century, situated on the fishing port; St. Elme citadel which houses the City Hall and other monuments as well chapels, will capture your attention.
Swim in its clear waters is an unforgettable experience.
Take advantage of your stay to visit its three neighboring towns: Nice, Monaco and Menton. You can also take the train and go up to Ventimiglia (Italian border).

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Limassol is a town on Akrotiri Bay, in the island of Cyprus (located in the eastern Mediterranean). It is the 2nd largest city on the island and it receives a lot of tourism. It is also a fairly important transit trade port and several cruise lines also call there. You will find several archaeological sites and very interesting museums to visit. Since the Turkish occupation in northern Cyprus, Limassol has grown due to the arrival of refugees.

Tips

If you like history, visit the Medieval Castle (currently medieval museum). There you will find objects that range from the period of the 400s to the 1870s.

If nature is what you like, visit the public garden (on the coastal road) where there is a great variety of trees and a small zoo with the natural history museum.

If you are there in September you will find the Wine Festival where you could obviously taste the best wines of Cyprus for free.

One of the traditional festivals of the city is the Carnival which lasts 10 days.

Limassol is a great place to buy your travel souvenirs, especially embroidered tablecloths and fabrics. Everything is cheap and the more you buy, the better price you get.

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The Corinth Canal is an artificial waterway carved through the Isthmus of Corinth, Greece, which connects the Gulf of Corinth, in the Ionian Sea (West) and the Saronic Gulf, in the Aegean Sea (East). Since the 7th century BC, this union had been desired and at the time they used a system in wood to guide ships. Already in 67, Nero had thought of the construction of the canal which had begun but was immediately stopped because of his death. In 1882 that construction began, but everything they had calculated took a lot more time and cost and unfortunately the work was stopped 7 years later when there was a good part done. Finally the canal is inaugurated in 1893 but it become functional a year later. The channel is 6.343 meters long and 24.60m wide, with a depth of 8 meters. While passing by, the ships save 400 km, avoiding the peninsula of Peloponnese. There are other two submersible bridges (Isthmia and Posidonia) at each end that since 1988 allow to cross the channel. There is also a road bridge and two railway bridges. Due to its narrowness, the canal is little frequented.

Tips

To have a good view and enjoy the passing ships, go on one of the bridges, Isthmia or Posidonia, from where you will have a magnificent vision.

Take advantage of your trip to visit the site of Ancient Corinth (paying) and the Archaeological Museum. If you are driving, it only takes 20-30 minutes to get there.

There are yachts you can take to cross the canal, it’s well worth it.

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