12 nights. Greece, Turcaí, Italy, Monaco, Spain

Day 1

athens (piraeus), greece

Departure: 19:00

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Day 2

skiathos - greece

Arrival: 07:00 - Departure: 16:00

Much of the island is covered in forest. The areas surrounding the villages and the town of Skiathos are farmland. The forests are predominantly pine, and are situated in the southeastern part of the island. On a clear day, you can see Skopelos Island as well as the more distant Euboea and Scyros. The highest point of the mountain, to the West, is home to a communications tower, and its northern slope features several valleys. Skiathos boasts approximately 70 beaches, which are the main focus of its tourism industry, known for sun and beach holidays. The Mediterranean views make this place a little slice of heaven.

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Day 3-4

istanbul, turkey

Arrival: 11:00 - Departure: 16:00

Istanbul owes its historical significance and its incredible cultural and architectural heritage to its perfect strategic location, straddling the Bosphorus straits which separate Europe and Asia Minor. Throughout most of its 2,500-year-long history, the city (first known as Byzantium, then as Constantinople and since 1930 as Istanbul) was a cultural melting pot. Today, its population of over 13 million is almost exclusively Turkish, and many of its people are recent migrants from provincial Turkey, drawn by the promise of jobs and careers in this vibrant, rapidly growing city. Istanbul is no longer the nation's capital, but is Turkey's economic and cultural powerhouse - a status emphasised by its role as a European City of Culture in 2010 and the award of UNESCO World Heritage listing to many of its most important landmarks, which range from stunning Ottoman mosques and Byzantine churches and catacombs to the columns of Hellenistic temples and the remains of massive medieval city walls. But there's more to Istanbul than Byzantine and Ottoman heritage. A rapidly growing economy has contributed to a thriving arts and music scene, with a wealth of new bars, clubs, private art galleries, restaurants and designer fashion outlets.

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Day 5

cesme, turkey

Arrival: 09:00 - Departure: 19:00

Çeşme is a district and a city of Turkey in the Province of Izmir, which occupies the peninsula of Karaburun (Urla), in front of the Greek island of Chios. The district has 217 km² and 40,700 inhabitants and the city about 27,000 (2006). In 1950 it had 3,706 inhabitants and the district 12,337. It is a tourist center. The nearby thermal station of Ilıcan (Ilidja) or Şifne stands out; Other outstanding places are Altunyunus and Tursite while Çeşmealtı is in the neighboring district of Urla; The most famous beaches of the coast are Çiftlikköy (Çatalazmak), Dalyanköy, Reisdere, Küçükliman, Panşalimanı, Ayayorgi, Kocakarı, Kum, Mavi and Pırlanta. In the city highlights the castle or citadel, originally a Genoese fort. Solimà el Magnífico built a caravan station there in 1528, which is now a hotel. The great Greek church, Ayios Haralambos, dates from the 19th century.

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Day 7

santorini, greece

Arrival: 07:00 - Departure: 17:00

Formed by the massive volcanic eruption which gave rise to the Atlantis legend, Santorini is the most striking island in the Aegean. The island is actually the outer rim of a sunken volcano, its entire eastern coast is a succession of small towns perched on high hills. Fira is the island’s dramatically situated capital. Perched on the cliffs, overlooking the sea, the town of Fira shares with the Parthenon the fame of the best known images of Greece. The narrow streets are filled with souvenir shops, lovely boutiques and a lot of jewellery shops. It has two beautiful churches, the Greek Orthodox and the Catholic Cathedral of St John the Baptist. It also has a small local museum. Nightlife in Fira is also quite lively with good restaurants and bars, plus a few nightclubs. The city is a spectacle in itself, with a climax at sunset. Another great place to enjoy the sunset is the town of Ia, a small village clinging to the rocky point of land at the northern tip of the island, 300m above the sea. The beaches in Santorini are much different than other beaches in Greece due to their special geographical features. Red and black volcanic pebbles lay the shores of Santorini beaches and steep cliffs provide a picturesque ambience. The most famous of Santorini beaches is the Red beach, while particularly popular are Perissa, Kamari and Perivolos. Santorini is a truly wonderful destination. The siting of some of its major towns along the clifftop rim of the caldera is one of the most spectacularly lovely sights in the world. The buildings seem to defy gravity in the way they cling to the cliffs and are stacked one on top of the other like so many sugar cubes. The sandy, multicoloured beaches are simply the icing on the cake.

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Day 9

amalfi, italy

Arrival: 08:00 - Departure: 18:00

The Amalfi Coast is a stretch of coastline on the southern coast of the Sorrentine Peninsula in the Province of Salerno in Southern Italy. The Amalfi coast is an area of immense physical beauty and natural diversity. It has been densely populated by human communities since the early Middle Ages. There are a number of towns such as Amalfi and Ravello with architectural and artistic works of great importance. Punta Campanella is one of the many marine watch areas in Italy. This area spans two provinces, Napoli and Salerno, and is a major tourist attraction. The Cathedral of Amalfi is an architectural complex consisting of two interconnected churches, a crypt, a staircase, an atrium, a church tower and a cloister known as the "Chiostro del Paradiso".

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Day 10

Civitavecchia (Rome), italy

Arrival: 07:00 - Departure: 19:00

Modern and old, past and present go hand in hand, all the time. Whether you're in Rome for 3 days, 3 weeks or 3 months, be ready to step into the world’s largest open air museum. Rome will charm you and it will hardly leave you unmoved. It will surprise you, as it has so much to offer to any visitor, and its beauty has merely been slightly obscured by the passage of time. Rome is one of the world's most photogenic cities - not surprising when you remember what's here - The Vatican, the Trevi Fountain, St Peter's Square, Spanish Steps, Colosseum... Whether you spend your time sightseeing, or lounging in cafés watching the world go by, it will be your turn to star in your very own Roman Holiday. If you can plan to stay for as long as a week, you won't run out of things to do and you'll still feel like you're leaving too soon.

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Day 11

monte carlo, monaco

Arrival: 10:00 - Departure: 19:00

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Day 12

barcelona, spain

Arrival: 13:00 - Departure: 00:00

Barcelona is a city on the coast of northeastern Spain. It's the capital and biggest city of the autonomous community of Catalonia, as well as the second most populous municipality of Spain. With a population of 1.6 million within city limits, its urban area extends to numerous neighbouring municipalities within the Province of Barcelona and is home to around 4.8 million people, making it the fifth most populous urban area in the European Union after Paris, the Ruhr area, Madrid, and Milan. It's one of the largest metropolises on the Mediterranean Sea, located on the coast between the mouths of the rivers Llobregat and Besòs, and bounded to the west by the Serra de Collserola mountain range, the tallest peak of which is 512 metres (1,680 feet) high.

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Day 13

barcelona, spain

Arrival: 00:00

Barcelona is a city on the coast of northeastern Spain. It's the capital and biggest city of the autonomous community of Catalonia, as well as the second most populous municipality of Spain. With a population of 1.6 million within city limits, its urban area extends to numerous neighbouring municipalities within the Province of Barcelona and is home to around 4.8 million people, making it the fifth most populous urban area in the European Union after Paris, the Ruhr area, Madrid, and Milan. It's one of the largest metropolises on the Mediterranean Sea, located on the coast between the mouths of the rivers Llobregat and Besòs, and bounded to the west by the Serra de Collserola mountain range, the tallest peak of which is 512 metres (1,680 feet) high.

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