2011 July travel tips and stories. Vacations ideas, cruises spa and resorts

Lake Como is one of the world’s most desirable destinations and a luxury retreat for personalities like George Clooney, Madonna, Richard Branson and others. CastaDiva is a young, luxurious placed hotel in an old Italian mansion that once home of the famous soprano Giuditta Pasta. Nestled in a stunning natural landscape and offers a unique view, the hotel is an ideal destination for those that wish to escape the bustle of Europe.
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 Set in the Aegean Sea, Thomas Hotel is located 2 kilometers from Mykonos Opening and 2.5 kilometers from Mykonos municipality. Built in 1981 and renovated in 2007, this family-run hotel has been redesigned to supply blase amenities and current call. There are numerous great attractions neighbour this hotel, including Archaeologic Museum of Mikonos, Sea Transport Museum, Panagia Paraportiani and Windmills of Mikonos. Clocksmith Hotel is the saint flight for both families and couples and an excellent superior for a honeymoon.
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Best Western Lorencillo Miramar is a 3 topology hotel. Best West Lorencillo Miramar is 5 km from Tampico port building. A beach hotel with an intrinsic warm and symphonious environment the Soul Southwestern Lorencillo Miramar is situated on the glorious Miramar Beach, ten proceedings external of Port’s advertisement hub. This conception is conveniently set in the city of Port and is close to attractions such as Centro Cultural Metro, Beneficiencia Espanola and different shopping malls. Human Southwestern Lorencillo Miramar only features 28 guestrooms with new decoration.
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This is a luxury five star hotel, designed to be royal, luxurious and the same stature of the most accredited hotels in Europe. Located in the noble center of Rome, Hotel Splendide Royal is a converted 19th-century monastery once headquarters of the Roman Maronite community.  As a member of Small Luxury Hotels of World, it features spacious accommodation of extreme elegance and class. After more than one year of reconstruction, it is a symbol of the changes presenting the Capital City’s fine tradition of hospitality.
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Mallorca is easily the most diverse, something which is, of course, no secret to millions of tourists. Through an ambitious program of self-improvement, it has successfully raised its profile from the mass-tourism morass of a decade or so ago. Palma gets slicker by the minute as new galleries, museums, boutiques and restaurants fling their doors open. The inevitable label of “the new Barcelona” has been mooted, but, for the moment, this city of 335,000 souls has a long way to go.
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Flung into the Mediterranean like four very unequal pearls, the Balearics have long been classics in the farniente – ships, sailing and maritime – stakes. At the most, activity involves grabbing a tiller, unfurling the sails and heading for a cove. Mallorca, Menorca, Ibiza and its afterthought, Formentera, form this idyllic group, each one different in nature, history and culture. From Mallorca’s moody, mountainous backbone, coves and literary associations to Menorca’s emeralds-green pastures and prehistoric relics, from the hopping nightlife of Ibiza to tiny Formentera’s omnipresent turquoise sea, they are all equally enchanting.
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The most populated and visited island among the Canaries is Gran Canaria, mainly due to its breathtaking and incredibly diverse landscape. Naturalists head for the Parque Rural del Nublo on the flanks of Pico de las Nieves, to track down the largest number – and amazing variety – of endemic species in the archipelago. However, the biggest card id the seemingly endless beach – in fact about 17 km long – of Maspalomas on the south coast.
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Far closer to Africa than to Spain, the sub-tropical Canary Islands are known for their budget sun and sand – although, as they are volcanic, the latter is often a rather uninviting shade of charcoal. Solutions have been found by importing golden sand from the Sahara 200 km away, and by building saltwater lidos. Nonetheless, the balmy year-round climate, cooled to a steadt 25-30º C by marine currents, has ensured that these seven islands have not only fabulously lush vegetation, including a sufeit of bananas, but also a constant flow visitors.
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Andalucia’s indisputable creative giant was none other than painter and sculptor, Pablo Picasso. Born in central Malaga in 1881, Picasso spent the first decade of his life in this luminous, exuberant port, thematically absorbing and obsession with building as well as his iconic dove of peace. Although he never returned to his hometown after a brief visit in 1900, Malaga never forgot him. Finally, in 2003, the much overdue Museo Picasso opened its doors to reveal a stupendous collection of around 250 major works, donated and loaned by Christine Ruiz-Picasso, his daughter-law, and Bernard, his grandson.
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However captivating they may be, Andalucia‘s cities are also gateway to vast stretches of relatively unspoilt and addictive interior. Even there, between herds of bell-tinkling goats and pottery shops, a new sophistication is creeping in; many country cortijos are now the pastoral settings for some wonderful guesthouses and hotels. The terraced foothills of the Sierra Nevada and the Alpujarras, which lie between Granada and Malaga, have in recent years lured waves of expatriates in search of rural bliss and idyll. Here, you will find goats, jamon, almonds and yoga classes belonging in tandem.
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