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Home > Travel Themes > Mediterranean Travel
Welcome
to our Travel Theme page showcasing Travel with a Challenge's
feature article collection of Mediterranean destinations, taking you
from Italy and southern France, Slovenia, Croatia and Turkey to Spain,
Greece and the Greek Islands. These stories provide exciting
travel windows on cultures and countries, nature and wildlife holidays,
and active adventure vacations suitable for the senior traveler. For more inspiring articles on other European destinations, also visit our European Travel Themes page.
Please click on image buttons or titles below to enter each richly-illustrated
feature story.
On a visit to several of Spain's historic towns and cities, veteran travel writer, Marianne Scott, ponders the pros and cons of self catering holiday apartments as an alternative to hotel accommodation. Her experience is candid and insightful, giving readers food for thought about whether such an option could work for them.
Active outdoor journalist, Megan Kopp, explores Italy's Mediterranean west coast with an independent walking tour between five historic villages of Cinque Terre National Park. Olive groves, vineyards and pine groves overlook the rugged Mediterranean shoreline, and small-scale accommodations are the only way to go. 
Join retired social worker, Bea Faulkner, on her prize-winning archaeological adventure cruise of Turkey's Lycian southwest coast. As a winner, she was invited to write about her trip for publication in Current Archaeology World magazine. Here Bea shares those same impressions with our readers.
A 60th birthday present of collected poems by Galicia's most celebrated poetess leads Inka Piegsa-Quischotte to explore this most northwestern province of Spain while following some of the poetess's greatest delights within her homeland. There's much more to Galicia than the fabulous pilgrimage city of Santiago de Compostela!
Fifty-plus and keen to immerse in Italy’s language and culture? Our New Zealand-based contributor, Venetia Sherson, journeyed to Taormina, Sicily for a two-month, senior-friendly language learning program that achieved all that and more in a picturesque, historic setting overlooked by the ever-active volcano, Mount Etna.
With
only a few months of cycling practice, Arizona photographer Lorraine
DarConte takes to the hills and picturesque valleys of Umbria,
an independent ride except for her “virtual guide”, Giovanni.
While staying in Umbria’s medieval towns and villages, she encounters
friendly Italians and prices to suit her budget all along the way.
Between Croatia’s historic cities of Split and Dubrovnik
lie the major islands of Korcula, Hvar, Vis and Brac, coveted and occupied
by many masters from Greek and Roman times through the 20th century. A traditional
wood and polished brass motorsailer with plenty of cabin comfort and super-fresh
Dalmatian cuisine is home for an exploration of these “Jewels of the
Adriatic”.
Guests
on a Dalmatian sailing cruise are treated to an authentic insider glimpse
of culture and history on Croatia’s little known Island of Vis,
where the guide proudly points to gravestones marking his family’s
roots there for more than 500 years and hosts these international visitors
at his family vineyard and winery.
Stepping away from the glamour and glitz long associated with the Côte d’Azur, join guidebook author, Florence Chatzigianis, for a very personal exploration of the mountain footpaths, local islands, medieval villages, and dramatic shorelines that encourage active vacationers to experience a magical Mediterranean region from the mountains to the sea.
What do you do after walking Spain's Camino de Santiago? Husband and wife adventurers, Neville Tencer and Julie Burk, decided to walk the 1,000 kilometer Via Francigena medieval pilgrimage route through Italy from the Swiss border to Rome. Share this couple's culinary and cultural pilgrimage.
Whether
you are Alexander the Great, a medieval merchant hoping to make a fortune,
or a modern day traveler curious to discover the cultural and historical
highlights of this city straddling Europe and Asia, Peter
Sommer explains
why Istanbul has captivated him and millions of other visitors over thousands
of years.
Grab your trekking pole and hiking boots to come along on a challenging small-group exploration of Slovenia and Croatia's most spectacular national parks and UNESCO World Heritage Sites, all creating a stimulating adventure for senior travelers who are making their way in increasing numbers to the Western Balkans.
A rugged, mountainous landscape and 4,000 years as
an eastern Mediterranean cultural crossroads have shaped Crete's unique personality,
as revealed by Greek American culinary expert and island resident, Nikki
Rose. Join her for a village visit and a few surprises.
Celebrating 430 years of history in 2010, visit or stay at the
original breeding and training estate for the dazzling white horses with dancing
feet. Once the exclusive preserve of kings and nobles, it now welcomes vacationers
for shows, tours, horseback riding and longer stays and its budget and upscale hotels on site.
What better way to appreciate Italy's most popular
vacation region? Join Margie Goldsmith as she ranges over the picturesque
countryside, steps back in time while visiting numerous medieval villages, and
savors delicious cuisine specialties from Tuscany's vineyards and kitchens.
Join journalist, playwright and novelist, Barney Jeffries, as he encounters
the spectacular geological formations of Meteora in Central Greece and pinnacle-perched
medieval monasteries that now welcome vacationers and pilgrims.
Follow northwestern Spain's Camino de Santiago in the footsteps of millions
of pilgrims over more than 1,000 years. Some articles spotlight a
nine-day walking tour that takes readers from León to the ultimate
destination: Santiago de Compostela. Check out our inspiring and entertaining article (right button) on the rhythms of walking
the Camino independently ALL THE WAY from the Spanish/French border
to Santiago de Compostela. Each
additional article on this popular active vacation theme is hotlinked
separately with the image buttons below:
Enjoy Greek Island-hopping with travel writer, Alison Gardner, as she
peels back the layers of thousands of years of eastern Mediterranean occupation
and explores the distinctive culture, history and cuisine of Rhodes, Crete,
Santorini and more. Additional articles on the theme are hotlinked separately:
Travel journalist, Alison Gardner, shares vivid memories of an ElderTreks
cultural tour through western and central Turkey. Additional mini-articles
with a Turkish theme are hotlinked separately below. Click on each image to
access articles on: Ballooning in Cappadocia, Carpet buying, and Turkey's first
Olive Oil Museum.
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HomeAway Campania Italy Vacation Rentals
Consider staying in a vacation rental in the Campania region of southern Italy. Beautiful apartments, homes, cottages, villas and other Naples and Amalfi Coast Vacation Rentals abound.
To experience some great Mediterranean weather this summer look no further than holidays to Costa del Sol.
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