Mediterranean Europe Book

Mediterranean Europe Highlights 4

Destination Mediterranean Europe 21

Getting Started 23

Events Calendar 29

Itineraries 33

Albania 39

Highlights 41

Itineraries 41

Climate & When to Go 41

History 41

People 43

Religion 43

Arts 44

Environment 45

Food & Drink 46

Tirana 46

Orientation 47

Information 47

Dangers & Annoyances 49

Sights 49

Tours 50

Sleeping 50

Eating 51

Drinking 51

Entertainment 52

Shopping 52

Getting There & Away 52

Getting Around 53

Around Tirana 53

Northern Albania 53

Shkodra 53

Central Albania 55

Kruja 55

Durres 56

Apollonia 58

Berat 59

Southern Coast 61

Vlora 61

Llogaraja Pass National Park 62

Dhermi & Drymades 62

Himara 63

Saranda 63

Around Saranda 64

Albania Directory 65

Accommodation 65

Activities 65

Books 65

Business Hours 66

Courses 66

Dangers & Annoyances 66

Embassies & Consulates 66

Gay & Lesbian Travellers 67

Holidays 67

Media 67

Money 67

Post 68

Responsible Travel 68

Telephone & Fax 68

Toilets 68

Tourist Information68

Travellers with Disabilities 68

Visas 68

Women Travellers 69

Transport In Albania 69

Getting There & Away 69

Getting Around 69

Bosnia & Hercegovina 71

Highlights 72

Itineraries 72

Climate & When to Go 73

History 73

People 76

Religion 76

Arts 76

Environment 77

Food & Drink 77

Sarajevo 78

History 78

Orientation 78

Information 78

Sights 80

Tours 84

Festivals & Events 84

Sleeping 85

Eating 86

Drinking 88

Entertainment 88

Shopping 89

Getting There & Away 89

Getting Around 89

Around Sarajevo 91

Jahorina 91

Bjeiasnica 91

Hercegovina 92

Mostar 92

Around Mostar 98

Neum99

Stolac 99

Eastern Bosnia & Hercegovina 99

Trebinje 99

Trebinje to Visegrad 101

Central & Western Bosnia 101

Visoko 101

Travnik 102

Around Travnik 103

Jajce 103

Around Jajce 105

Banja Luka 105

Around Banja Luka 106

Bihac 106

Bosnia & Hercegovina Directory 107

Accommodation 107

Activities 108

Books

Business Hours 108

Dangers & Annoyances 108

Embassies & Consulates 108

Gay & Lesbian Travellers 108

Holidays 109

Internet Resources 109

Language 109

Maps 109

Money 109

Post 109

Telephone 109

Tourist Information 110

Travellers with Disabilities 110

Visas 110

Transport In Bosnia & Hercegovina 110

Getting There & Away 110

Getting Around 111

Croatia 113

Itineraries 116

Climate & When to Go 116

History 116

People 120

Religion 120

Arts 120

Environment 121

Food & Drink 121

Zagreb 122

History 122

Orientation 123

Information 123

Sights 126

Tours 128

Festivals & Events 128

Sleeping 128

Eating 129

Drinking 130

Entertainment 130

Shopping 131

Getting There & Away 131

Getting Around 132

Istria 133

Porec 133

Rovinj 135

Pula 137

Kvarner Region 140

Rijeka 141

Opatija 144

Krk Island 145

dalmatia 146

Zadar 147

Split 150

Solin (Salona) 156

Trogir 158

Hvar Island 158

Korcula Island 160

Mljet Island 162

Dubrovnik 163

Croatia Directory 169

Accommodation 169

Activities 170

Books 170

Business Hours 170

Embassies & Consulates 170

Festivals & Events 170

Gay & Lesbian Travellers 171

Holidays 171

Internet Resources 171

Money 171

Post 171

Telephone 171

Tourist Information 172

Travellers with Disabilities 172

Visas 172

Transport In Croatia 172

Getting There & Away 172

Getting Around 173

Cyprus 177

Highlights 179

Itineraries 179

Climate & When to Go 179

History 179

People 180

Religion 180

Arts 180

Environment 180

Food & Drink 181

The Republic Of Cyprus 181

Lefkosia (South Nicosia) 181

Larnaka 186

Agia Napa (Ayia Napa) 187

Lemesos (Limassol) 188

Troodos Massif (Troodos) 190

Pafos 191

Polis 192

North Cyprus 193

Lefkosa (North Nicosia) 193

Girne (Kyrenia) 195

Guzelyurt (Morfou) 196

Gazimagusa (Famagusta) 196

Karpas (Kirpasa) Peninsula 197

Cyprus Directory 197

Accommodation 197

Activities 198

Books 198

Business Hours 198

Children 198

Customs Regulations 198

Electricity 198

Embassies & Consulates 198

Festivals & Events 198

Holidays 199

Internet Resources 199

Media 199

Money 199

Telephone 199

Tourist Information 200

Visas 200

Transport In Cyprus 200

Getting There & Away 200

Getting Around 201

France 203

Highlights 204

Itineraries 204

Climate & When to Go 205

History 205

People 207

Religion 207

Arts 208

Environment 209

Food & Drink 210

Paris 211

History 211

Orientation 211

Information 211

Dangers & Annoyances 215

Sights 216

Activities 225

Sleeping 226

Eating 230

Drinking 233

Entertainment 234

Shopping 236

Getting There & Away 236

Getting Around 237

Around Paris 240

Disneyland Paris 240

Versailles 240

Chartres 241

Far Northern France 242

Lille 242

Calais 243

Dunkirk 245

Normandy 246

Rouen 246

Bayeux 248

D-Day Beaches 250

Mont st-Michel 251

Brittany 251

Quimper 251

St-Malo 254

Champagne 256

Reims 256

Epernay 258

Troyes 259

Alsace & Lorraine 260

Strasbourg 260

Nancy 265

The Loire Valley 266

Blois 266

Around Biois 268

Tours 269

Around Tours 271

Amboise 272

Burgundy & The Rhone Valley 273

Dijon 273

Beaune 277

Lyon 278

The French Alps & Jura 282

Chamonix 282

Annecy 285

Grenoble 287

Besancon 291

Around Besancon 292

Parc Naturel Regional du Haut-Jura 293

The Dordogne & Quercy 293

Sarlat-la-Caneda 293

Les Eyzies-de-Tayac-Sireuil 294

Cahors 294

The Atlantic Coast & The French Basque Country 295

Nantes 295

Poitiers 297

Bordeaux 298

Biarritz 301

Lourdes 303

Languedoc-Roussillon 303

Carcassonne 303

Nimes 303

Pont du Gard 305

Toulouse 305

Provence 307

Marseille 307

Aix-en-Provence 311

Avignon 312

Cote D'azur & Monaco 315

Nice 315

Cannes 321

St-Tropez 323

Monaco 324

Corsica 327

Bastia 327

Calvi 328

Les Calanques 330

Ajaccio 330

Bonifacio 332

France Directory 333

Accommodation 333

Activities 334

Business Hours 335

Embassies & Consulates 335

Festivals & Events 335

Gay & Lesbian Travellers 336

Holidays 336

Legal Matters 336

Money 336

Post 336

Telephone 337

Visas 337

Transport In France 337

Getting There & Away 337

Getting Around 339

Greece 343

Highlights 346

Itineraries 346

Climate & When to Go 346

History 346

People 348

Religion 349

Arts 349

Environment 349

Food & Drink 350

Athens 351

History 351

Orientation 352

Information 352

Dangers & Annoyances 353

Sights 353

Tours 358

Festivals & Events 358

Sleeping 358

Eating 360

Drinking 361

Entertainment 362

Shopping 363

Getting There & Away 363

Getting Around 364

Around Athens 365

Piraeus 365

The Peloponnese 366

Patra 366

Diakofto-Kalavryta Railway 367

Corinth 368

Ancient Corinth & Acrocorinth 368

Nafplio 368

Epidavros 369

Mycenae 369

Sparta 370

Mystras 370

Gefyra & Monemvasia 370

Gythio 371

The Mani 371

Olympia 372

Central Greece 373

Delphi 373

Meteora 373

Northern Greece 374

Thessaloniki 374

Halkidiki 376

Alexandroupolis 377

Mt Olympus 377

Loannina 377

Zagorohoria & Vikos Gorge 378

Igoumenitsa 378

Saronic Gulf Islands 379

Aegina 379

Poros 379

Hydra 380

Spetses 380

Cyclades 380

Mykonos 381

Paros 383

Naxos 385

los 387

Santorini (Thira) 388

Crete 391

Iraklio 392

Knossos 393

Phaestos & Other Minoan Sites 394

Rethymno 394

Hania 394

Samaria Gorge 396

Paleohora & the Southwest Coast 396

Lasithi Plateau 397

Agios Nikolaos 398

Sitia 398

Dodecanese 399

Rhodes 399

Karpathos 402

Symi 403

Kos 403

Patmos 405

Northeastern Aegean Islands 406

Samos 406

Chios 408

Lesvos (Mytilini) 409

Sporades 411

Skiathos 411

Skopelos 412

Alonnisos 413

Ionian Islands 413

Corfu 413

Lefkada 415

Ithaki 416

Kefallonia 416

Zakynthos 417

Greece Directory 418

Accommodation 418

Activities 418

Business Hours 419

Children 419

Customs 419

Dangers & Annoyances 419

Embassies & Consulates 419

Festivals & Events 420

Gay & Lesbian Travellers 420

Holidays 421

Internet Access 421

Internet Resources 421

Language 421

Money 421

Post 421

Solo Travellers 421

Telephone 421

Tourist Information 422

Travellers with Disabilities 422

Visas 422

Transport In Greece 422

Getting There & Away 422

Getting Around 424

Mediterranean Treasures 429

Italy 437

Highlights 439

Itineraries 439

Climate & When to Go 439

History 439

People 440

Religion 441

Arts 441

Environment 442

Food & Drink 443

Rome 443

History 446

Orientation 446

Information 446

Sights & Activities 447

Festivals & Events 458

Sleeping 459

Eating 461

Drinking 463

Entertainment 464

Shopping 465

Getting There & Away 465

Getting Around 466

Around Rome 467

Ostia Antica 467

Tivoli 468

Tarquinia 468

Cerveteri 469

Northern Italy 469

Genoa 469

Cinque Terre 471

Turin 472

Milan 474

Verona 478

Padua 480

Venice 481

Ferrara 491

Bologna 492

Ravenna 495

The Dolomites 496

Cortina d'Ampezzo 497

Canazei 497

Val Gardena 497

San Martino di Castrozza 497

Tuscany 497

Florence 497

Pisa 506

Siena 507

Lucca 509

Umbria & Le Marche 511

Perugia 511

Assisi 513

Urbino 514

Southern Italy 514

Naples 514

Pompeii 521

Capri 521

Sorrento 523

Amalfi Coast 524

Matera 526

Bari 527

Lecce 528

Sicily 529

Palermo 530

Aeolian Islands 533

Taormina 535

Mt Etna 536

Syracuse 536

Agrigento 537

Sardinia 538

Cagliari 539

Cala Gonone 541

Alghero 542

Italy Directory 544

Accommodation 544

Activities 545

Books 545

Business Hours 545

Dangers & Annoyances 546

Embassies & Consulates 546

Festivals & Events 546

Holidays 547

Internet Resources 547

Money 547

Post 548

Telephone 548

Travellers with Disabilities 548

Visas 548

Transport In Italy 549

Getting There & Away 549

Getting Around 550

Malta 553

Highlights 554

Itineraries 554

Climate & When to Go 555

History 555

People 556

Religion 556

Arts 556

Environment 556

Food & Drink 556

Malta 557

Valletta 557

Around Valletta 561

Sliema, St Julian's & Paceville 563

Mdina & Rabat 565

Southwest Coast 566

Southeast Coast 566

North Coast 566

Gozo 567

Victoria (Rabat) 567

Marsalforn 568

Xaghra 568

Xlendi 569

San Lawrenz 569

Dwejra569

Comino 569

Malta Directory 570

Accommodation 570

Activities 570

Business Hours 570

Electricity 570

Embassies & Consulates 570

Festivals & Events 571

Holidays 571

Internet Access 571

Internet Resources 571

Money 571

Telephone 571

Tourist Information 572

Visas 572

Transport In Malta 572

Getting There & Away 572

Getting Around 573

Highlights 576

Itineraries 577

Climate & When to Go 577

History 577

People 579

Religion 579

Arts 579

Environment 579

Food & Drink 580

Bay Of Kotor 581

Herceg Novi 581

Perast 583

Kotor 583

Tivat 586

Adriatic Coast 586

Budva 586

Sveti Stefan 587

Petrovac 587

Bar 588

Uicinj 589

Central Montenegro 590

Lovcen National Park 590

Cetinje 590

Lake Skadar National Park 592

Podgorica 593

Ostrog Monastery 595

Northern Mountains 595

Durmitor National Park 595

Biogradska Gora National Park 597

Montenegro Directory 597

Accommodation 597

Activities 597

Business Hours 598

Customs Regulations 598

Dangers & Annoyances 598

Embassies & Consulates 598

Festivals & Events 598

Gay & Lesbian Travellers 598

Holidays 598

Money 598

Post 598

Telephone 599

Visas 599

Women Travellers 599

Transport In Montenegro 599

Getting There & Away 599

Getting Around 600

Morocco 601

Highlights 602

Itineraries 602

Climate & When to Go 602

History 602

People 604

Religion 605

Arts 605

Environment 605

Food & Drink 606

Mediterranean Coast & The Rif 606

Tangier 606

Around Tangier 610

Ceuta 610

Tetouan 612

Around Tetouan 614

Chefchaouen 614

Melilla 617

The Atlantic Coast 618

Asilah 618

Rabat 619

Around Rabat 623

Casablanca 624

Essaouira 627

Agadir 630

Imperial Cities & The Middle Atlas 631

Fez 631

Meknes 637

Around Meknes 640

Central Morocco & The High Atlas 641

Marrakesh 641

High Atlas Mountains 646

Tafraoute 647

Taroudannt 648

Ait Benhaddou 649

Draa Valley 649

Dades Gorge 651

Todra Gorge 651

Merzouga & the Dunes 652

Morocco Directory 653

Accommodation 653

Activities 653

Business Hours 654

Dangers & Annoyances 654

Embassies & Consulates 654

Festivals & Events 654

Gay & Lesbian Travellers 654

Holidays 655

Internet Access 655

Internet Resources 655

Money 655

Post 656

Responsible Travel 656

Telephone 656

Tourist information 656

Visas 656

Volunteering 657

Women Travellers 657

Transport In Morocco 657

Getting There & Away 657

Getting Around 658

Portugal 659

Highlights 661

Itineraries 661

Climate & When to Go 661

History 661

People 662

Religion 662

Arts 662

Environment 663

Food & Drink 663

Lisbon 664

Orientation 664

Information 665

Sights 668

Tours 669

Festivals & Events 669

Sleeping 669

Eating 672

Drinking 673

Entertainment 674

Shopping 675

Getting There & Away 675

Getting Around 676

Around Lisbon 676

Sintra 676

Cascais 677

Setubal 678

The Algarve 679

Faro 679

Tavira 680

Lagos 681

Monchique 681

Silves 682

Sagres 682

Central Portugal 683

Evora 683

Monsaraz 684

Estremoz 685

Obidos 685

Nazare 686

Tomar 686

Coimbra 687

Luso & the Bucaco Forest 688

Serra da Estrela 688

The North 689

Porto 689

Along the Douro 695

Viana do Castelo 695

Braga 696

Parque Nacional da Peneda-Geres 696

Portugal Directory 697

Accommodation 697

Activities 698

Business Hours 698

Embassies & Consulates 698

Festivals & Events 699

Holidays 699

Money 699

Post 699

Telephone 699

Visas 699

Transport In Portugal 699

Getting There & Awayv699

Getting Around 700

Slovenia 703

Highlights 705

Itineraries 705

Climate & When to Go 705

History 705

People 706

Arts 706

Environment 707

Food & Drink 707

Ljubljana 707

History 710

Orientation 711

Information 711

Sights 712

Tours 713

Festivals & Events 713

Sleeping 713

Eating 714

Drinking 716

Entertainment 717

Getting There & Away 718

Getting Around 719

Julian Alps 719

Kranj 719

Bled 719

Bohinj 722

Kranjska Gora 724

Soca Valley 724

Karst & Coast 726

Postojna 726

Skocjan Caves 727

Lipica 728

Koper 728

Izola 730

Piran 730

Portoroz 733

Eastern Slovenia 734

Maribor 734

Ptuj 734

Slovenia Directory 735

Accommodation 735

Activities 736

Business Hours 736

Embassies & Consulates 736

Festivals & Events 737

Gay & Lesbian Travellers 737

Holidays 737

Internet Access 737

Internet Resources 737

Money 737

Post 737

Telephone 737

Tourist Information 737

Visas 738

Women Travellers 738

Transport In Slovenia 738

Getting There & Away 738

Getting Around 738

Spain 741

Highlights 742

Itineraries 742

Climate & When to Go 742

History 742

People 745

Religion 745

Arts 746

Environment 747

Food & Drink 747

Madrid 748

History 748

Orientation 748

Information 749

Dangers & Annoyances 752

Sights & Activities 752

Courses 756

Tours 756

Festivals & Events 756

Sleeping 756

Eating 758

Drinking 760

Entertainment 761

Shopping 763

Getting There & Away 764

Getting Around 764

Around Madrid 765

Castilla Y Leon 765

Avila 765

Salamanca 766

Segovia 768

Leon 771

Burgos 773

Castilla-La Mancha 774

Toledo 774

Cuenca 776

Catalonia 777

Barcelona 777

Monestir de Montserrat 790

Girona 790

Figueres 791

The Costa Brava 791

Tarragona 792

Around Tarragona 794

Aragon, Basque Country & Navarra 794

Aragon 794

Basque Country 797

Navarra 801

Cantabrla, Asturias & Galicia 802

Santander 802

Around Santander 803

Oviedo 803

Around Oviedo 804

La Coruna 804

Santiago de Compostela 805

Valencia & Murcia 807

Valencia 807

Alicante 810

Costa Blanca 812

Murcia & the Costa Calida 813

Balearic Islands 814

Mallorca 814

Ibiza 818

Formentera 821

Menorca 821

Andalucia 823

Seville 823

Cordoba 827

Granada 830

Costa de Almeria 834

Malaga 834

Ronda 837

Algeciras 838

Cadiz 839

Tarifa 839

Gibraltar 840

Extremadura 841

Trujillo 842

Plasencia 842

Caceres 842

Merida 843

Spain Directory 844

Accommodation 844

Activities 845

Business Hours 845

Courses 845

Dangers & Annoyances 845

Embassies & Consulates 846

Festivals & Events 846

Holidays 846

Language 847

Legal Matters 847

Maps 847

Media 847

Money 847

Post 847

Telephone 848

Tourist Information 848

Visas 848

Work 848

Transport In Spain 848

Getting There & Away 848

Getting Around 850

Turkey 853

Highlights 854

Itineraries 854

Climate & When to Go 855

History 855

People 858

Religion 858

Arts 858

Sport 859

Environment 859

Food & Drink 860

Istanbul 861

History 861

Orientation 864

Information 864

Dangers & Annoyances 865

Sights & Activities 865

Courses 870

Tours 870

Festivals & Events 870

Sleeping 870

Eating 871

Drinking 872

Entertainment 873

Getting There & Away 873

Getting Around 874

Around Istanbul 875

Edirne 875

Iznik 876

Bursa 876

The Aegean Coast 878

Galiipoli (Gelibolu) Peninsula 878

Eceabat (Maydos) 878

Canakkale 879

Troy (Truva) 880

Behramkale & Assos 880

Ayvalik 881

Bergama (Pergamum) 881

Izmir 882

Cesme 884

Selcuk 884

Ephesus (Efes) 886

Kusadasi 888

Bodrum 889

The Mediterranean Coast 892

Marmaris 892

Koycegiz 894

Dalyan 895

Fethiye 895

Oludeniz 897

Patara 898

Kalkan 898

Kas 899

Olympos & Crali 901

Antalya 903

Around Antalya 905

906

Alanya 906

Anamur 907

Silifke 908

Kizkalesi 908

Tarsus 908

Adana 908

Antakya (Hatay) 908

Central Anatolia 909

Ankara 909

Sivas 912

Konya 913

Cappadocia (Kapadokya) 914

Goreme 915

Uchisar 918

Zelve Valley 918

Avanos 918

Urgup 918

Mustafapasa 920

Ihlara Valley 920

Kayseri 920

Eastern Turkey 921

Gaziantep (Antep) 921

Mt Nemrut National Park 923

Mardin 924

Van 925

Kars 926

Turkey Directory 927

Accommodation 927

Activities 928

Business Hours 929

Courses 929

Customs Regulations 929

Dangers & Annoyances 929

Embassies & Consulates 930

Festivals & Events 930

Gay & Lesbian Travellers 930

Holidays 931

Internet Access 931

Internet Resources 931

Money 931

Post 932

Responsible Travel 932

Telephone 932

Tourist Information 933

Travellers with Disabilities 933

Visas 933

Women Travellers 933

Work 933

Transport In Turkey 934

Getting There & Away 934

Getting Around 935

Regional Directory 938

Transport in Mediterranean Europe|957

Health 972

Language 975

The Authors 993

Behind the Scenes 997

Index 1006

Map Legend 1020