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Just half an hour from Marseille, there’s a natural park that’s unique in France, and well worth a day’s detour to enjoy its turquoise waters and numerous day hikes. These are the calanques of Cassis. Calanques are unique limestone rock formations dating back 80 million years. Marine erosion has exploited geological faults in this rock, …
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Today, just a few words, but plenty of sights, For sometimes it’s images that capture the lights. The Convento de Madre de Deus, National Museum of the Azulejo, Lisbon A view of Lisbon from its hillside. While the sky remains of a threatening grey, a soft light bathes the city’s colorful buildings. A golden harmony …
Split is a serious rival of Dubrovnik and Zagreb in terms of historical and cultural heritage. And my favourite city of Croatia. Its emblematic monument, the Diocletian’s Palace, built in the 5th century, competes with more modern buildings inherited from the Venetian, Austro-Hungarian and even, furtively, French periods. Split is, after all, more than 17 …