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Greece

Peloponnese through the Argolid and western heritage sites

Stone towers and rugged coast in the Mani Peninsula

The Mani Peninsula

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Kyriakos P. Zilakos
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CC BY-SA 4.0
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Rethymno from the old harbour to central Crete

Boats and historic buildings around Rethymno old harbour

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Tomisti
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Rhodes Island from the medieval city to Lindos

Lindos and its acropolis above the coast of Rhodes

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Ввласенко
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The clear water and rocky coast of Anthony Quinn Bay

Anthony Quinn Bay

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PawełMM
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The rocky coast and clear water at Ladiko on Rhodes

Ladiko Bay

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Ввласенко
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Rhodes Town inside and beyond the medieval walls

The walls and lanes of medieval Rhodes Town

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Julian Lupyan
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The Palace of the Grand Master in Rhodes Town

Palace of the Grand Master

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Julian Lupyan
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CC0
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Mandraki harbour in Rhodes Town

Mandraki harbour

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ianpudsey
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CC BY 3.0
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Santorini beyond the caldera viewpoints

Oia above the Santorini caldera

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Nubifer
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Fira and whitewashed buildings above the caldera

Fira

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Norbert Nagel
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Red volcanic cliffs and shore near Akrotiri

Santorini's volcanic coast

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Dr Petros Tzeferis
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Santorini or Capri for an island stay?

Oia above the Santorini caldera

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Nubifer
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Thessaloniki across Byzantine sites and the waterfront

The White Tower beside Thessaloniki's waterfront

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Annatsach
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Aristotelous Square in central Thessaloniki

Aristotelous Square

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Ymblanter
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The city seen from the walls of Ano Poli

Ano Poli

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Mister No
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Thessaly with Meteora as the main stop

Varlaam Monastery on a Meteora rock pillar

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Josep M. Gracia
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Varlaam Monastery on a Meteora rock pillar

Varlaam Monastery

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Josep M. Gracia
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The sandstone pillars of Meteora above Kalambaka

Meteora landscape

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AngelikiC
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Zagori through stone villages and the Vikos Gorge

Vikos Gorge near the stone villages of Zagori

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Lucasnadav
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Zakynthos with protected coasts in mind

Navagio beach and its surrounding cliffs on Zakynthos

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dronepicr
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Sea caves along the coast of Zakynthos

Blue Caves

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Bouke ten Cate
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Cliffs and blue water on the Zakynthos coast

Zakynthos coast

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dronepicr
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Croatia

Bol travel guide

Zlatni Rat beach extending into the sea beside Bol

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dronepicr
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Brač Island travel guide

Supetar harbour on Brač Island

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Mark Ahsmann
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Cavtat day trip from Dubrovnik

Cavtat harbour and waterfront south of Dubrovnik

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Tiia Monto
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CC BY 4.0
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Dubrovnik Old Town and its sea-facing walls

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japus
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Cavtat travel guide

Cavtat harbour and waterfront south of Dubrovnik

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Tiia Monto
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Stradun running through Dubrovnik Old Town

Regional context for planning this destination.

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Richard Mortel from Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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Lovrijenac Fortress on the rocks outside Dubrovnik's walls

Regional context for planning this destination.

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dronepicr
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Cres Island travel guide

Cres Town harbour on Cres Island

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Arne Müseler
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Croatia from Zagreb to Dubrovnik in 12 days

Colourful tiled roof of St Mark's Church in Zagreb

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Nikolai Karaneschev
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CC BY 3.0
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Waterfalls and turquoise lakes in Plitvice Lakes National Park

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MarioMagdic
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CC0
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Fields and stone boundaries in the Stari Grad Plain on Hvar

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Carsten Steger
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Croatia or Greece for a coastal trip?

Peristyle square inside Diocletian's Palace in Split

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Bernard Gagnon
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Dubrovnik Region beyond the city walls

Stradun running through Dubrovnik Old Town

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Richard Mortel from Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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Dubrovnik travel guide

Dubrovnik Old Town and its sea-facing walls

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japus
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Hvar Island travel guide

Fields and stone boundaries in the Stari Grad Plain on Hvar

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Carsten Steger
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Hvar Town travel guide

Hvar Town harbour below the Fortica fortress

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Alex Proimos from Sydney, Australia
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Istria from coastal towns to hill villages

Church of St Euphemia above Rovinj Old Town

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Georg Karl Ell
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Kopački Rit Nature Park travel guide

Wetland landscape in Kopački Rit Nature Park

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Donatus Darko Tepert
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Korčula Island travel guide

Vela Luka harbour on western Korčula Island

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Liilia Moroz
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Korčula Town travel guide

Walled Korčula Town on its Adriatic peninsula

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Quintin Soloviev
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Kornati National Park travel guide

Islands and channels in Kornati National Park

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Ivana
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Krk Island travel guide

Krk Town and harbour on Krk Island

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Olgierd Rudak
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Krka National Park travel guide

Skradinski buk waterfalls in Krka National Park

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Böhringer Friedrich
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Kvarner around Rijeka, islands and the Riviera

Villa Angiolina and its gardens in Opatija

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Sopina Ana
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Lika and Karlovac through lakes and river towns

Wooden boardwalk crossing the lakes at Plitvice

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Zysko serhii
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Makarska travel guide

Makarska waterfront below the Biokovo mountains

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Ajnudelim
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Mljet Island travel guide

Forested saltwater lakes in Mljet National Park

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dronepicr
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Motovun travel guide

Motovun on its hill above the Mirna valley

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Ekaterina Polischuk
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Opatija travel guide

Opatija waterfront along Kvarner Bay

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lienyuan lee
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Osijek travel guide

Historic Tvrđa quarter in Osijek

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Pudelek
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Paklenica National Park travel guide

Rocky canyon in Paklenica National Park

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optimatyi
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Plitvice Lakes National Park travel guide

Waterfalls and turquoise lakes in Plitvice Lakes National Park

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MarioMagdic
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Poreč travel guide

Poreč Old Town beside the Adriatic

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Viktar Palstsiuk
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Pula travel guide

Roman amphitheatre in central Pula

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Michael Bechtold
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Rijeka travel guide

Rijeka city centre and harbour on Kvarner Bay

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Antonio199cro
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Rovinj travel guide

Rovinj Old Town rising above the harbour

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Isiwal
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Samobor travel guide

Historic centre of Samobor west of Zagreb

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Danijela Stefanac
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Šibenik Region between waterfalls and islands

Roški slap and the Krka river landscape

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Falk2
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