There is a side of Morocco we don’t know at all, the northern part of the country, the Mediterranean, the green Morocco. This is the area north of the Atlantic coastal capital of Rabat, bordered by the Atlantic Ocean to the west and the Mediterranean Sea to the north. This region is one of the most diverse and exciting parts of Morocco, where natural beauty and historical traditions blend perfectly. You could say it’s a “crossroads of cultures” – because it’s where Arab, Berber and Andalusian heritage meets European (mainly Spanish) influences, especially in towns like Tetouan and Tangier. It is Morocco’s ‘blue and green countryside’ – the lush, forested landscapes of the Rif mountains, the blue and white Mediterranean beach houses and the iconic blue town of Safsauen.
A splendid weekend getaway at Croatia’s Krk island
The time-honoured Krk Island sits in the northern Adriatic Sea, 50 kilometres from Rijeka, the nearest city on the mainland. Krk is the most populous island in the Adriatic region with some 20,000 people and comes as a popular tourist destination.
Croatian cuisine – in clear line of sight from neighbouring Hungary
Mali Lošinj, the capital of Lošinj Island, is a splendid locality 125 kilometres south from Rijeka, the nearest city on the Croatian mainland. It is also known as the “Island of Vitality”. Within the last 140 years, this Northern Adriatic terra ferma in the ...
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Osijek to be available by highway from June
The final section of the motorway link between Budapest and Osijek will be completed by June, writes the Croatian daily newspaper ‘Vecernji List’. This will complete the entire Croatian section of the European North-South Transport Corridor 5C.
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Part 1 - Rabat and Tanger
Northern Morocco – Where you can travel between historic cities by TGV train
There is a side of Morocco we don't know at all, the northern part of the country, the Mediterranean, the green Morocco. This is the area north of the Atlantic coastal capital of Rabat, bordered by the Atlantic Ocean to the west and the ...
Australia’s TFE Hotels welcomes A by Adina to Europe
With the opening of A by Adina Vienna Danube, Australian hotel group TFE Hotels is celebrating the European debut of its premium apartment brand, A by Adina. The new 120-room apartment-style hotel, which will open in April in the impressive 180-metre-high DANUBEFLATS skyscraper in ...
Straight to Kiev with a night train
The international express train ‘Transcarpathia’, consisting of Ukrainian sleeping cars, will now run daily between Budapest and Kiev, the state railway company MÁV has announced.
Budapest Liszt Ferenc International is Europe’s fastest-growing airport
Annual passenger numbers are targeted at 20 million by 2030 and ground would be broken for the construction of a third terminal at the airport in 2025.
New attraction in the capital of Balaton
Next summer season, a new beach will open on Lake Balaton, in one of its most beautiful towns.
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