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The Italian island of Sicily is the largest and most visited of all the islands in the Mediterranean Sea. From the Italian coast is separated by the Strait of Messina. Visitors are coming here especially to see the highest active volcano in Europe – Mount Etna. Very [...]
Giglio is a small but beautiful island in the Mediterranean Sea, which together with the neighbouring isle of Giannutri belongs to the Italian region of Tuscany. You can find it about 50 km southeast of the island of Elba and 2 km from the Italian mainland. Photo [...]
National Park of the Bay of Orosei and Gennargentu as it is officially named (Italian: Parco Nazionale del Golfo di Orosei e del Gennargentu) or simpler Gennargentu National Park is located on the east coast of Sardinia, Italy. It was founded in 1998 and lies in the [...]
Elba is one of the most beautiful islands of Italy with crystal clear water. It is the third largest island of Italy – after Sicily and Sardinia. Its capital city is Portoferraio which is the largest city of Elba. The island is situated about 20km west from [...]
The picturesque island of Capri lies in the Tyrrhenian Sea, in the Gulf of Naples. Not like the many islands in the vicinity, Capri has not been created by volcanic activity arose, but was separated from the Sorrento peninsula. The Blue Island – like Capri is often [...]
Ischia is the largest island in the Gulf of Naples. It is situated at the west of Napoli and northen from island of Capri. Ischia offers holiday resorts, thermal springs, healing sands and cheap hotels. It is almost as popular as its famous neighbor of Capri. The [...]
If you have some more time in Venice there are several other islands that you could explore, the most popular ones are Murano, Burano and Torcello. You can visit them in the one outing by the public vaporetti. The vaporetto ride on Venice’s waterways is always fun [...]