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Mediterranean Europe
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Mediterranean Europe is the name of the region which encompasses those countries in the South of Europe that are close to the Mediterranean Sea. They have a common climate, so they are similar in many ways: culture, food, etc.
Historic cities with a clearly Mediterranean culture included many outside the region we describe — Sudak in Ukraine, Acre in Israel, Alexandria in Egypt, and Carthage in Tunisia.
Southern France, especially the French Riviera and the island of Corsica, is also very much a Mediterranean region. However, the Wikitravel geographical hierarchy allows us to assign only one region for France as a whole, and we use Western Europe for that, so we do not list it here.
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Gibraltar in the strait between Spain and Africa
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While the best parts of Southern Europe are probably the coast, and the cities can be loud, hot, and noisy, these cities are great to must sees for your vacation:
Athens, Greece - Smoggy and crowed concrete city of famous Greek ruins, especially the Acropolis hill
Barcelona, Spain - Another historic city with another huge, but newer and unfinished, cathedral
Dubrovnik, Croatia - Coastal town full of orange rooftops and back streets
Istanbul, Turkey - City on two continents, has two massive mosques and one massive bazaar
Lisbon, Portugal - although not geographically on the Mediterranean sea, this city has a Mediterranean culture
Marseilles, France - one of the Med's great ports
Naples, Italy - center of Southern Italy
Rome Italy - Eternal city of Roman ruins and papal headquarters
Venice, Italy - World famous city of canals
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[edit] Understand
All countries in Mediterranean Europe share a warm to hot, mostly coastal climate. This very sunny part of Europe doesn't have as much vegetation has the rest of Europe. The culture here is quite informal compared to life in Northern Europe.
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Major airports can be found in the following cities:
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Seville's old center, see the massive cathedral
Relax in Madrid's Plaza Mayor, and see the Prado art museum
Stroll the Ramblas in Barcelona
If you're extremely brave, participate in Pamplona's Running of the Bulls
See the windmills of La Mancha, imagine your Don Quixote fighting them
Take a romantic, but expensive gondola ride in Venice, ride the Traghetto as a cheap, non-romantic alternative
Get lost in the back streets of Venice
Visit the balcony of Juliet in Verona, even though there's no proof at all its related to Romeo and Juliet, skip the pricey museum inside the house
Take a ferry across either Lake Como, Maggiore, or Garda
Hige between towns in the Cinque Terre, and relax in a cafe overlooking the sea in Vernazza
Cross the Ponte Vecchio, Go to the top of the Duomo dome, relax in Boboli Gardens, and tour the Uffizi and Accademia art galleries, all in Florence
Visit an Italian hill town, like San Gimignano, Siena, Civita di Bagnoregio, or Orvieto
See the Forum in Rome
Stroll central Rome, including the Piazza Navona, Pantheon, Spanish steps, and memorable coin throwing experience at the Trevi Fountain
See facist architectire at the EUR outside Rome
See St. Peter's basilica, including the crypt and top of the dome, in Rome
Tour the Vatican Museums, including the famous Vatican staircase, Sistine Chapel, and Raphael Rooms, in Rome
Go to the top of Mt. Vesuvius, and see the bizarre, lunar-like landscape
See the destroyed Roman towns of Herculaneum or Pompeii, both ruined by Vesuvius
Go to Capri, ride the funicular, and see the Blue Grotto
Visit Lake Bled in Slovenia
Visit historic Dubrovnik
Explore the Acropolis hill in Athens
Cruise to various Greek Islands, like Crete and Santorini
Browse through the mammoth Grand Bazaar in Istanbul
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