Sicily is the largest of the Italian islands, separated from the Continent by the Strait of Messina and surrounded by the Ionian, the Tyrrhenian and the Mediterranean Seas.
Ottawa is Canada’s picturesque capital, full of cultural attractions and natural beauty. The city’s Rideau Canal, which is great for ice-skating in winter and boating in summer, is surrounded by pathways for walking and cycling on warmer days.
After visiting Germany’s greatest Gothic Cathedral in Cologne, we’ll enjoy the good life German-style at a top mineral spa and try our luck at the Versailles of casinos in Baden-Baden, then crank some old-time music and explore an open-air museum in the romantic Black Forest.
Kraków, also Cracow, or Krakow, is the second largest and one of the oldest cities in Poland. Situated on the Vistula River (Polish: Wisła) in the Lesser Poland region, the city dates back to the 7th century.
With a seductive blend of sun, siestas and Sangria, it’s hardly surprising that coach trips to Spain remain a popular choice.
Experience Puglia like never before with Walks of Italy’s Puglia tours! Learn the history of Bari, taste the local cuisine, admire stunning seaside views and even learn the local folk dance, the pizzica!
Barbados is the easternmost island in the Lesser Antilles. It is situated in the Atlantic Ocean, east of the other West Indies Islands.
This year marks the 70th anniversary of the D-Day landings, and it is impossible to travel far in Normandy without seeing dramatic evidence of that historic event.
Set in the Atlantic Ocean, midway between North America and Europe, nine Portuguese islands make up the Azores archipelago with a volcanic connection that makes them among the most beautiful in the world.
Tourists and adventurers alike flock to Switzerland’s ultimate perch – the Jungfraujoch. At 11,000 feet, the station sits between two of the region’s highest mountain peaks.
Cyprus is a melting pot of various influences and is synonymous with myth, legend, treasures, culture and very large doses of sunshine!
Wellington is the political, cultural and culinary capital of Aotearoa as the Māori call New Zealand. The compact city spills out of the mountains and overlooks Cook Strait. In the world’s southernmost capital fresh ocean winds seem to bring in waves of creativity. Civic Square is an eclectic mix of artworks and houses the elegant Town Hall, while Cuba Street is the place to go for shopping.
Florence, small and immense and at the same time, is an open air museum grown more beautiful over the centuries; a treasure chest enclosed by ancient walls that safeguard grandiose masterworks of art and architecture so close that you can almost touch them.
Hiking through the Cumbrian Lake District — England’s green and pristine mountain playground — we’ll admire idyllic lakes, discover misty waterfalls, tour a slate mine, and conquer stony summits. And we’ll meet the locals — and their beloved dogs and sheep — everywhere. Then we play a little cricket, hike Hadrian’s Wall, and get dazzled by Durham’s Norman cathedral.