Katakolon (Olympia), Greece
A holiday to Greece during a cruise of the Mediterranean means history and myth. Katakolon is a tiny seaside town in Greece in the bay of Agios Andreas,…
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Longyearbyen, Spitsbergen, Norway
Longyearbyen is the capital of the Norwegian Svalbard archipelago, located on Svalbard’s main island, and is the northernmost territorial capital…
Horn Glacier, Spitsbergen, Norway
Nestling between millennial glaciers and carved mountains, and considered to be “the crown of Arctic Norway”, Spitsbergen is a place that never sees…
Isbukta, Spitsbergen, Norway
Nestling on the south-east point of the island of Spitsbergen, this small bay shelters an immense glacier, the Vasil’evbreen, whose front is more than…
Sailing by Bjørnøya (Bear Island)
Halfway between Norway and Spitsbergen, you will sail not far from the coastlines of Bjørnøya, the southernmost island of Svalbard. From your ship,…
Tromsø, Norway
In the north of the Arctic circle you’ll discover Tromsø, a secluded town located in the county of Troms. Norwegians call it the “Paris of the north”.…
Leknes, Lofoten, Norway
Way beyond the Arctic Circle, Lofoten Islands are truly considered to be in “another world”. A jewel of nature in its most pristine state, this archipelago…
Reine, Lofoten Islands, Norway
Way beyond the Arctic Circle, Lofoten Islands are truly considered to be in “another world”. A jewel of nature in its most pristine state, this archipelago…
Lerwick, Shetland Islands, Scotland
The small and charming capital of the Shetland Islands, with its sea front of old houses and narrow streets, offering travellers its old districts and…
Kirkwall, Orkney Islands, Scotland
Capital of the Orkney archipelago, Kirkwall, which means “church bay”, is an ideal stopover before continuing on to the Northern Isles. Sheltered…