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The Peloponnese, from Mycenae to Cape Tainaron
Bronze Age cities, the sanctuaries of Olympia and Epidaurus, Byzantine towns and villages of tower houses. A nine-day loop from Athens, through Arcadia, the Mani and Monemvasia.
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The High Tatras, from Štrbské Pleso to the Dunajec
The highest range in the Carpathians rises above Poprad, with its glacial lakes, its cable cars and its wooden villages. This trip follows its foot for four days, as far as the rafts of the Dunajec.
Coast and islands
The Costa Brava, from Girona to Cadaqués
Coves between the pines, fishing villages turned artists’ refuges, medieval villages inland and, at the very end, Cap de Creus. Six days on a loop from Girona, in the footsteps of Dalí.
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Northern Dalmatia, from Zadar to the Plitvice Lakes
Between the Adriatic and the Velebit mountains, Northern Dalmatia and Lika bring together Roman towns, limestone gorges and terraced lakes. This trip is a five-day loop from Zadar, by way of Paklenica, Lika and Plitvice.
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New Zealand’s North Island, from the Bay of Islands to Tongariro
From the beaches of the Bay of Islands to the volcanoes of Tongariro, the North Island brings together kauri forests, hot springs and Māori history. An eleven-day loop from Auckland, through the Coromandel, Rotorua and Taupō.
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The Red Centre, from Alice Springs to Uluru
In the middle of Australia, a red desert, gorges that hold water all year round and two great sacred sites. Eight days on a loop from Alice Springs, through the MacDonnells, Kings Canyon, Uluru and Kata Tjuta.
Heritage and culture
The Douro Valley, wine country carved out of the schist
Upstream from Porto, the Douro flows between slopes of schist that generations of winegrowers have shaped into terraces. Six days on a loop, from the port lodges of Gaia to the far reaches of the Douro Superior, by way of Lamego, Pinhão and the viewpoints.
Heritage and culture
The Italian Lakes, from Lake Maggiore to Lake Garda
Lake Maggiore and its Borromeos, Lake Lugano on the Swiss side, Como and its villas, Lake Garda and its Scaliger castles: four lakes gouged out by glaciers at the foot of the Alps. A week from Milan to Verona, from shore to shore, with a stop in Venetian Bergamo.
Coast and islands
Montenegro and Albania, from Kotor to Berat
A bay ringed by mountains, a great lake, Venetian and Ottoman towns. Eight days on the road, from Kotor to Berat, in the heart of Albania.
Mountains and passes
The Black Forest, from Baden-Baden to the Kaiserstuhl
Ridge roads, lakes, farmhouses under huge roofs and cuckoo clocks, then the vineyards of an extinct volcano. A week on a loop from Freiburg im Breisgau, from the north of the range to the south.
Coast and islands
Bohuslän, from Gothenburg to Strömstad
Bohuslän is the northern part of the west coast of Sweden, between Gothenburg and Norway. Granite islands, harbours with red and white huts, Bronze Age rock carvings: this trip follows this coast north in five days.
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Ohrid and Prespa, the two lakes of North Macedonia
Two mountain lakes in the south-west of North Macedonia, separated by the Galičica massif and linked underground. A five-day loop from Ohrid, taking in frescoed churches, lakeside monasteries and ancient ruins near Bitola.