Category: Vacations
CORDOBA Charming Cordoba (pop. 310,000), perched on the south bank of the Rio Guadalquivir, was once the largest city in Western Europe. Cordoba remembers its heyday with amazingly well-preserved …
Florence Map Tourist Attractions OLTRARNO Hotel La Scaletta, V. Guicciardini 13b (055 28 30 28). Turn right onto V. Roma from the duomo, cross Ponte Vecchio and walk on …
CENTRAL PORTUGAL MAP Jagged cliffs and whitewashed fishing villages line the Costa de Prata of Estrema-dura, with beaches that rival even those in the Algarve. In the fertile region …
SOUTHERN ROME MAP The area south of the center is a great mix of wealthy and working-class neighborhoods and is home to the city’s best nightlife and some of …
Naples Guide for Tourist DAYTRIPS FROM NAPLES Mount Vesuvius, the only active volcano on the European continent, looms over the area east of Naples. Its infamous eruption in AD …
DINGLE PENINSULA For decades, the Ring of Kerry’s undertouristed counterpart has remained more laden with ancient sites than with tour buses. Only recently has the Ring’s tourist blitz begun …
Seville Guide for Tourist NIGHTLIFE Seville’s reputation for gaiety is tried and true most clubs don’t get going until well after midnight, and the real fun often starts after …
Travel to Seville ACCOMMODATIONS Rooms vanish and prices soar during Semana Santa and the Feria de Abril; reserve ahead. The narrow streets east of the cathedral around Calle Santa …
GRONINGEN Groningen, easily the most happening city in the northern Netherlands, pulses with new life. More than half of the city’s 170,000 inhabitants are under 35, adding to Groningen’s …
Lisbon Map FOOD Lisbon has some of the best wine and least expensive restaurants of any European capital. Dinner costs about ‚10 per person; the prato do dia (daily …