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WINDSTAR’S
FAVORITE FIVE:

• Sanary-sur-Mer,
France
• Mahon, Menorca,
Spain
• Portoferraio, Italy
• Monemvasia,
Greece
• Kusadasi, Turkey

CUR ATED

Star Pride,
Corinth Canal, Greece

WHY WINDSTAR’S MEDITERRANEAN:
• Visit must-see ports and • Take advantage of exclusive • Enjoy an exclusive and • Choose from a wide variety
smaller yachting towns like experiences like attending complimentary onshore of Cruise Tours offering you
Portofino and Sanary-sur-Mer the Formula One Monaco Destination Discovery Event the best sights on land as well
• Dock closer to historic urban Grand Prix in Monte Carlo on cruises to Kusadasi — as sea — everything from
areas in Dubrovnik, Venice, or transiting the narrow dinner in the moonlight Meteora to Douro Valley
Barcelona, Málaga, and Lisbon Corinth Canal, too small and a concert in Ephesus vineyards to Lake Como
for larger ships • Stay in key ports late into the
evening or even overnight
FEATURED PORTS:
Monemvasia, Greece – This medieval castle town, on an island Kotor, Montenegro – Wander through the dreamy medieval
east of the Peloponnese, is impressively carved into a large Old Town on pedestrians-only alleyways past historic homes,
rocky plateau. Visitors arrive on a short causeway, and walk hidden squares, stone churches, boutiques and restaurants.
through a massive Venetian gate (cars are not allowed), or via Climb to the fortress on the hill for breathtaking views of the
ferry. Arriving on your Windstar yacht is a rare opportunity mountain forests that cover much of the landscape. Side trips
(most ships are too large to call here). Wander the narrow visit villages in the countryside. A late-night stay affords sunset
cobblestone lanes past restored, red-roofed medieval stone viewing from a restaurant terrace — sipping the Montenegrin
houses and dozens of Byzantine churches, and imagine you red wine Vranac while sampling local specialties.
are in another time.

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