Vacations

The Cape Olive Route

If you thought Cape Town was all about wine and wine only, here’s a well-kept secret – the Cape Olive Route! Yes, the Cape produces many of the world’s finest wines, and has a rich heritage of viticulture dating back to the French Huguenots’ arrival in South Africa. And yes, olives are a new-comer to the area, having only been…

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The Routes Of The Legacy Of Al Andalus

For almost eight centuries, the Iberian Peninsula lived one of its most privileged moments, not only with regard to Spain, but also to Europe as a whole: the age of Moslem Spain, which the Arabs called Bilad al-Andalus. The mixture of races, religions and cultures gave rise to a brilliant civilization, where both the Arts and Science flourished. Silks, objects…

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Fall Foliage Scenic Drive In Maine

Fall foliage scenic drives in Maine are varied and include coastal drives around Acadia National Park and the rocky coastline of upper Northern Maine to Baxter State park region, to some of the larger lakes in the state. Many of the scenic drives emphasize the rugged wilderness of thick forests and impressive mountain terrain of the Maine backcountry. Maine is…

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Route 62 By Car

The Road Trip has become a holiday experience in itself, thanks to movies like Thelma and Louise, Rainman and California. The first thing to do when planning a road trip vacation is to hire the best vehicle for the experience. A genuine road trip requires more than your basic sedan, although at a push you can get by on a…

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Discover The Secrets Of Andalucia The Axarquia

Mountain and coast, warm and fertile, rural and cosmopolitan, white and blue. These are all terms to describe the region of La Axarquia. On the easternmost part of the Costa del sol, near Malaga, protected from the cold northerly winds by the mountain ranges of Alhama, Tejeda and Almijara, and open to the African continent across the Mediterranean. Its priviliged…

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The White Villages Of Cadiz An Archaeological Route

The Sierra de Cadiz, constituted by 19 townships, is a region full of natural, environmental, cultural, historical, and anthropological resources. The so-called White Villages offer us a wide range of unparalleled tourist possibilities. The colour of its rough geography, the whiteness and brightness of its streets, the greenness of its natural spaces, the location of its towns and the history…

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