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Trieste
                                                                    Rovinj


                                                                         Zadar
                                           Villefranche    Florence
                                             Cannes        /Pisa           Split
                                                                         Hvar  Dubrovnik

                                                 Ajaccio
                                                                  Rome
                                                                 Naples
                                                                                       Corfu
                                                                            Taranto

                                                                     Messina
                                                                                Cephalonia         Athens  Ephesus
                                                                          Catania
                                                                                                     Mykonos
                                                                                               Gythion
                                                                  Valletta                         Santorini  Rhodes
                                                                                               Chania  Heraklion





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             Journey back in time from Kusadasi to    Pizza. Loved the world over, but it’s   Sitting snugly in the heel of boot-shaped
             10th century BC when the port city of   Naples that holds the claim for being its   Italy, discover pretty Taranto on the Ionian
           Ephesus ruled the land. Why not join a local   inventor. So, when in Naples, stop off at a local   coast known as ‘the city of two seas’: Mar
           guide to explore one of the world’s most   pizzeria for a slice of the most authentic pizza   Grande (big sea, commercial port) and Mar
           famous Roman ruins, The Temple of Artemis.  you’ll ever taste.     Piccolo (little sea, fishermen and beautiful bay).















               Paddle the sparkling waters of the   Toss a coin into the Trevi Fountain during   With its iconic whitewashed houses
               Adriatic. You can kayak beneath    a day’s exploration in Rome. Admire the   and blue-domed churches, there’s no
           the impressive city walls of Dubrovnik    city’s many wonders including the crumbling   mistaking picture-postcard Santorini. Explore
           and explore nearby Lokrum Island.  Colosseum, the spellbinding Sistine Chapel    the island’s archaeological treasures at Akrotiri
                                             and the grand Vatican.           before sampling some local wines at a waterside
                                                                              taverna overlooking the Aegean Sea.




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