Venice is among the most visited places in the world and that happens all year round. However, the summer months are busier than others. We were in Venice for a few days at the end of September and followed the itinerary below. ;)

As we are in Venice, we started our holiday in the beautiful city with a boat ride. Boat rides are used in Venice both to entertain tourists or for moving from one place to another. The Grand Canal is the major waterway of the city that creosses the heart of the city.

Along the Grand Canal, there are many of the city’s most beautiful palaces and buildings. Also along Grand Canal, there's one of the popular spots of the city, Rialto Bridge, with its beautiful arched design and portico.

We got off the boat and started exploring the city on foot. We arrived at this marveloous sight, Scala Contarini del Bovolo, a restored 15th century palace with its fantasctic brick and marble spiral staircase in the exterior of the palace. There's also a great view from the top of the palace.

Piazza San Marco is the central square of Venice and the most famous one. Many of Venice’s most famous sights are located around St Mark’s Square. The large beautiful square is lined with many restaurants and cafes where people sit to admire the beauty of the city. The square opens up to Grand Canal and the waterway. It's actually one major place where you cand take the boat from.

Saint Mark’s Basilica is the city cathedral since 1807. It's a marvelous cathedral built in 11th century with a Byzantine style architecture. The interiors are covered in gold and mosaics.

St. Mark’s Campanile is the bell tower of Saint Mark's Basilica. As it is visible rom most parts of the city, Campanile functioned both as a lighthouse and belltower for Venice.

Built on the remains of old fortifications, the Doge’s Palace is a fantastic palace in Gothic and Renaissance architecture dating from the 14th and 15th century. The palace was used as a prinson for a period.

The last sight visited for the day was the amazing Bridge of Sighs situated behind Doge’s Palace. The covered bridge carved from limestone was actually used to connect the prison (the Doge’s Palace) with cells in the palace, it was used to move prisoners around.

Having visited most of the major attactions in the city center, now we decided to explore some other parts of Venice. San Giorgio Maggiore is a small island with the large Church of San Giorgio Maggiore that dominats the island. We visited the church and also checked the lighthouse on the island.

We moved to the large island of Giudecca, near San Maggiore. It used to be an industrial area full of factories, warehouses and shipyards. Now it's pleasant neighbourhood with homes, parks, churches, neo-gothic architecture, plus restaurants and hotels.

Dorsoduro neighbourhood issituated on the other side of the Grand Canal, opposite the city center. It's is considered a quieter and more authentic part of Venice. There are plenty of beautiful sights to see there, like Basilica di Santa Maria della Salute and the Punta della Dogana art museum and many others.

Castello district starts from Piazza San Marco towards the estern end of Venice. The neighbourhood is known for being a  center of art thanks to the Venice Biennale. Held every two years, you can explore exhibits of the Art Biennale Festival at the Giardini Della Biennale and Arsenal.

On the third day in Venice we moved even further from the city center. The first spot visited wad Burano, the colourful fishing island. The lines with  bright colourful hoses are the ones attracting visitors here.

Next was Murano, a beautiful archipelago with beautiful colorful traditional waterfront houses. We took a stroll on the main island in Murano and also visited Murano Lighthouse and Basilica dei Santi Maria e Donato. 

Aaaand, in the afternoon we moved to Lido, especially for the beach. It's the island where Venice Film Festival is taking place. We spent most of the afternoon on the beach, relaxing, swimming and sunbathing. 

Three Days in Venice

Krk is a large Croatian island located in the northern Adriatic Sea. It's connected to mainland by a bridge, so it's pretty easy to drive there. We loved the island, with its beautiful villages, beaches and coastline.

We arrived and settled in the main settlement of the island, also called Krk. 

We visited the beautiful old town of Krk town and got lost on its lovely lovely narrow streets with beautiful houses and fine cafes, restaurants and shops.

We visited Frankopan Castle, in Krk town, the fortress that used to guard the old town from pirates. Inside is a small museum where we learnt a bit about the place's history. From the top of the tower there are amazing views over the town and the sea.

We sat at the terrace of Citta Vecchia, where we had some great grilled seafood. Apart from the good food, the place is really lovely with a fine garden at the shadow of the trees.

We spent the rest of the day at Koralj Beach, relaxing in the beautiful landscape.

Today we explored the rest of the island as well.

After a drive on the narrow and steep roads of the coastline, we arrived at Baška, a nice fishing village at the far end of the island of Krk. We visited the beautiful old town for a while.

The best part about Baska village are the beaches. We stayed at Beaska Beach, a long thin pebble beach surrounded by beautiful cliffs.

From there we took a 20 minute boat ride to Vela Luka, this remote gorgeous beach only accesible from the water or if you hike there. It has  beautiful crystal clear waters and a wonderful surroundings. There are some other small wild beaches like this in the area, as well.

When we returned in the village in Baska, we had dinner at Poper, a lovely terrace by the water.

We had breakfast in Baska, took a few more steps on the lovely streets of Baska and by the water, then jumped in the car and moved away.

We headed to Vrbnik, a beautiful village perched on a coast hill, above the sea, surrounded by vineyards. We visited the old town a bit before checking the beaches around.

We went to Silent Beach, a beautiful hidden beach, wonderfully quiet. We relaxed there for a couple of hours.

We got back in Vrbnik, took the car and moved further.

Before we left the island, we visited Biserujka Cave, a nice subterranean cave with stalactites and stalagmites. There is also hall where concerts are occasionally held.

Beautiful Croatian Island of Krk

We visited the beautiful city of Split on the Dalmatian coast, Croatia for three days. In th first day, we explored the city and its main attractions and we took the other two days to explore some beautiful islands with their wild lanscapes.

We had to start the holiday in Split with visiting the large and beautiful palace of Diocletian’s Palace, right in the center of Split. Built in 4th century AD, the palace served as residence for Roman emperor and the military garrison.

After visiting the impressive Diocletian's Palace, we stopped for a while in the main square of the palace, Peristil. It's a nice place to stop get some rest in the beautiful historic courtyard with ancient colonnades. There's also a cafe right there in the square.

We visited another important landmark of Split, Saint Domnius Cathedral. The cathedral was build in 4th century AD and has one of the oldest structures of a Christian church in the world. After visiting the church, we climbed the Saint Domnius Bell Tower. There are magnificent views from up there.

We had a walk on Split's promenade and stopped for a coffee while admiring the beautiful sea view.

We then took the long starcase which took us up the hill to the beautiful green park of Marjan Hill. The best thing about the place is the viewpoint that overlooks the city, the sea and the mountains in the background.

In the evening we went to enjoy a bit of sun at the beach. We relaxed at the end of the day by the sea. We spent the night in Split.

The second day, after breakfast, we decided to explore some of its wonderful surroundings. We booked a tour of the islands near split.

Our first stop was in Biševo and its awesome Blue Cave. The Bleu cave is a cave flooded by sea water giving the area blue colour. It's a marvelouse experience to enter it with small boats.

We then stopped on Vis Island. We admired the little fishing village of Komiža there with its stone buildings and Mediterranean architecture. After this stop we checked another absolutely fabluous place on the island, Stiniva Cove, a fantastioc remote small beach on a rocky landscape.

Not far from that awseome cove, we stopped on the tiny island of Ravnik and visited Green Cave. This cave has an opening in the ceiling. The light illuminates the cave and the algae on the walls and gives the place a green colour.

We then visited the Blue Laboog on Budikovac Island.

On the last day in Croatia, we wanted to visit some of its famous waterfalls. 

We rented a car and headed to Krka National Park. Home to seven magnificent waterfalls that flow over small cliffs, Krka is a must sea while in Croatia. There are also hiking trails in the national park and you can take also boat tours or just swim  in the freshwater pools.

We got back to Split at the end of the day and back home from here.

Split Itinerary

In the first day on my London city break, I checked the major attractions of the big city.

I started my first day walk with Houses of Parliament, one of the landmarks of London. Palace of Westminster is a sumptuous building that serves as the meeting place for the two houses of the Parliament of the United Kingdom.

Just nearby, you can admire another landmark of London, Big Ben, the beautiful clock tower of London, a must see photo stop while in Westminster area.

The imposing Westminster Abbey, the cathedral where royal wedding and other important religious events take place. 

The famous 10 Downing Street is the official residence and office of the British Prime Minister.

I continued my walk with a refreshing walk in one of the most beautiful parks of London in my opinion, St James’s Park. I took a break on a sunbed in the green grass of the park watching the cute squirrels around.

Next, I visited the very famous Buckingham Palace, the principal residence for Britain’s Royal Family and the official administrative headquarters for the Monarch.

In the afternoon I moved from London's busiest spots to a cooler neighbourhood of London, Camden. The neighbourhood is famous for its markets and for its nightlife. It's also the home neighbourhood of late British singer Amy Winehouse.

The second day started in Covent Garden. It's a cool hub in London with shopping area, performers, museums, markets and beautiful streets. I took a long stroll  there staring at people, shopping windows and also stopped for a coffe at one of the many pubs in the area.

I ended up in Trafalgar Square, a famous and beautiful square in London. The Square's name commemorates an important historical moment in UK, the Battle of Trafalgar.

Stopped by The National Gallery, an art museum in Trafalgar Square with an impressive collection of paintings

It's an old London street, which is home to one of London’s oldest theatres, like the Theatre Royal.

One of London’s most vibrant squares, a good place to stope and stare ath passers by.

Another of London's famous squares with a round open space in the moddle.

The third day started with Tower of London, a historic castle on the north bank of the River Thames in central London.

Continued with Borough Market, my favourite food market in London, where you can actually stop for lunch.

My London break ended with well known Tate Modern, one of the world’s great galleries dedicated to modern art

London City Break

We started our short stay in Stockholm with Skansen, the world’s oldest open-air museum with traditional old houses. You can find out a bit about Sweden’s history and how Swedes once lived.

We then visited famous Abba Museum. It's a nice interactive museum where you can virtually try on ABBA’s costumes and even try to sing their songs.

We started the day with a refreshing stoll in the Royal National City Park. The park is long and is full of wildlife, but it does covers some museums as well.

After the relaxed walk, we decided to go on a boat ride on Stockholm archipelago. It's a super nice area where locals like to spend their free time on summer picnicing or just relaxing.

We started the day with a visit to The Royal Palace in Stockholm, the official residence and major royal palace of the Swedish monarch.

We then explored The Old Town and old town square (Stortorget). It's a nice area with cobbled streets and colorful buildings from 17th and 18th century.

Walked along the water on Norr Mälarstrand.

Then towards Västerbron (the western bridge). It's one of the major bridges on Stockholm and it offers one of the most panoramic views of the old town.

We ended our tour in Södermalm, an urban island and considered a cool neighborhood with artsy shops, eclectic cafes and a contemporary photo gallery in a former industrial building by the water.

3 Days in Stockholm

Reykjavik is the capital and the largest city of Iceland. However, it is quite a small city, one full day is enough to explore its major attractions. Like most of the inhabited areas on the island of Iceland, Reykjavík is located on the coast, adding that to its charm.

We started our visit of Reykjavík with the iconic Hallgrimskirkja church. Right in the city center, the curch is situated on a small hill and has a striking design inspired from Iceland’s landscapes. It is possible to climb in the church high tower to admire Reykjavík from above.

Laugavegur is the main street in the Reykjavík and runs throught the city center. It's lined with beautiful typical Icelandic colourful houses and buildings, cafes, restaurants and shops. 

Austurvöllur Square is the main square in the city. It's a nice qreen area surrounded by some important buildings, like Reykjavík Cathedral and the Icelandic Parliament, and also restaurants and shops.

In front of the Parliament, there's an interesting monument, The Black Cone, Monument to Civil Disobedience standing for a reminder for members of Parliament that it's peoples' duty to act and protest when the government violates their rights.

Lake Tjörnin is a nice urban lake, a relaxing place for residents, where you can admire the cityscape from.

We paid a short visit to National Museum of Iceland. It's where you can learn more about Iceland's history and its heritage, with exhibitions taking visitors from the Viking days to modern period.

Reykjavík is a cultural hub, with many nice cultural events happening there. Harpa Concert Hall is a new addition to the city. It's a fabulous glass building hosting top music performances, located right on the waterfront.

Also on the waterfront, there's a fine sculpture of a Viking longship called Sun Voyager. It's a nice place for watching the sunset as well. 

After exploring the city of Reykjavik on the previous day, today we took the most popular day tour from Reykjavík, Iceland’s Golden Circle. We booked a tour for the Golden Circle, but you can visit the sites on your own if you rent a car.

Thingvellir National Park is the first spot of three included in the Golden Circle. It's Iceland’s first National Park and a UNESCO World Heritage Site. It'a fascinating geological site sitting between the tectonic plates of North America and Eurasia. You can actually see the two plates.

We then stopped at Gullfoss Waterfall, one of Iceland’s best waterfalls with multiple step cascade, situated on Hvitá River.

And the last stop of the circle is Geysir Geothermal Area. We witnessed occasional eruptions of the geysir. The eruption reaches around 20 meters in height and happens every 10 minutes or so. 

We returned to Reykjavík in the evening.

On the last day we headed to one of the most famous attractions in this part of Iceland, Blue Lagoon. It was a wonderful experience on this outdoor geothermal pool of pale blue water set against volcanic black rocks. 

Back to Reykjavík and back home from here.

Three Days In Iceland

It's easy to reach Athens from most European cities and not only, there are plenty of flights that arrive in the Greek capital. Athens is also the main starting point of many Greek itineraries. Nevertheless, it's a stunning city with much history and not only that must be visited even if part of a longer trip in the country. We arrived in Athens in the evening, so we had the next 2 full days to explore the city.

The first thing tourists do in Athens is, of course, a visit to Acropolis. That's what we did too. We stared at the ancient citadel located on the rocky hill above the city of Athens and at the remains of ancient buildings on the archaeological site.

We then walked on the main streets that encircles Acropolis, Dionysiou Aeropagitou and slowly headed to our next stop.

The theatre was built in 161 AD. Today the theatre is a venue for Athens Festival held from spring to autumn. It's a wonderful feet to attend a show on this restored ancient theatre. Do not avoid one if you are around the place between May and October.

We ended our first day in Monastiraki Square, which is a landmark of Athens. It's a lively square full of people walking up and down. It's also the site of the famous Monastiraki Flea Market, where locals sell souvenirs, local products and handmade products.

We strated the second full day with Hadrian’s Gate. There's no entrance here, the gate is just in the main square of Monastiraki, you can freely admire it. The gate ws built by Roman emperor, Hadrain to separate the new and the old town of Athens. Today it is almost the same. :)

Next to Hadrian's Gate, there's Temple of Olympian Zeus, a temple begun in 6th century BC on the site of an ancient outdoor sanctuary dedicated to Zeus.

We arrived at Panathenaic Stadium, the site of the modern Olympics. If you have time, you can go inside for a small fee. We just stared at it from outside.

We had enough of history for two days, so we decided it was time for a walk in the beautiful Plaka neighbourhood, in the heart of Athens, just admiring the houses, looking at the shops and finally sitting down at a nice terrace (tehere are plenty of them).

Visiting Athens

As part of a larger trip around Greek islands, we explored the cute island of Paros, an island in the Cyclades group. It's an island with a lively capital, beautiful rural villages, white-washed houses, and less tourists than on other Greek Island. We reached Paros by ferry.

We stayed in  Parikia area, near the port, the location was more convenint.

After breakfast, we rented a car and started exploring the island.

We headed to the north part of the island. Our first stop was on Kolymbithres Beach, which is one of the most popular beaches on the island due to its unique rock formations there. There are plenty of tavernas there. We took our time enjoying the beach

Then we moved further, to Naoussa town. It's a picturesque town with pretty streets and white houses. It's still a fishing village actually and you can feel that on the shore, where the restaurants serve fresh seafood dishes. 

We were told to try Siparos restaurant and indeed we did, it's actually one of the best restaurant I've tried on Greek islands.

After that we went to Santa Maria Beach where we relaxed fot the last part of the day.

We returned to Parikia just in time for the sunset.

Today we explored the sister island of Paros, Antiparos

We took the ferry for a short ride to Antiparos. In just 10 minutes we were on the other island.

We drove to Cave of Antiparos. It's an impressive cave, deep in the mountains.

On our way to Ag. Georgios Beach, we admired a line of three white windmills situated on a local neighbourhood on the island. We then reached Ag. Georgios.

The finest beach on the island, though, is Soros Beach. We arrived there after locals reccommended it to us.

We also checked Castle of Antiparos before we left the island. There are also nice views of the island from there.

We headed back to Paros in the evening and enjoyed our last dinner on the island at To Souvlaki Tou Pepe. The food was delicious.

Two Days in Paros, Greece

Ile de Ré is a small tranquille French island on the Atlantic coast. It's a beautiful corner of this world with dunes and pine forest, nice villages and paths. It's easy to get on the island as it's connected to the mainland by road. 

Once on the island, the best way to explore it is by bike. There's a  100 km network of excellent cycle paths and the land is quite flat. 

For the first day, well, what was left of it after we arrived, after we got accommodated and went to rent bikes, we made our way to Plage de la Conche des Baleines. The beach a long strip of sandy beach backed by dunes and pine forests

We stayed in Ars-en-Ré so we made our way here in the evening.

In the morning we explored the village of Ars-en-Ré. It's officially one of the most beautiful villages in France. The village is known for the black and white bell tower of its church which used to ben as a point of reference for ships. There are pretty streets in the viollage filled with fantastic little bars and restaurants.

In the afternoon we headed to Plage de Gros Joncs Beach. It'a a wide fantastic beach.

We returned to our beautiful village in the evening.

Saint-Martin-de-Ré is the main town on the island. We explored the beautiful town with its UNESCO heritage  fortifications, beautiful waterfront and great views from the church tower.

Ile de Ré

We arrived on Montenegro coast driving from Bosnia, so our first stop was clos to the border Monenegro - Bosnia. Herceg Novi stands at the entrance of the Bay of Kotor, in Montenegro. It's one of the most authentic towns in Montenegro. It's very beautiful, but surprisingly less visited by tourists. We enjoyed walking along the promenade, admiring the beautiful landscape with the mountains behind and relaxing at the beach. We spent the first night in Herceg Novi.

After the breakfast, we got back in the car and continued the tour of the Montenegro coast.

We arrived in the tiny village of Perast. Beautiful lansdacpes of the multi layer town, the sea and the mountains in the backround. We stopped here to take a few stepts in the city center and along the waterfront promenade.

Kotor was the final destination of the day. Unlike the previous town, Kotor was full with tourists as it's the most popular destination of Montenegro. It's a UNESCO World Heritage site, with Venetian walls surrounding the beautiful old town. We spent most of the day here.

hiking the City Walls and admiring the beautiful landscape over the town and the Bay of Kotor,

till we arrived at Castle of San Giovanni, a beautiful medieval castle standing on the picturesque hillside and offering awesome views of the bay.

Then explored the streets of Kotor Old Town with its romantic alleys, souvenir shops and cafes. We spent the night in Kotor.

After about half an hour drive, we arrived in Budva, which is  one of the most amazing places to visit in Montenegro. It's one of the oldest settlements on the Adriatic coast. Unlike Kotor, Budva is not full of tourists, but locals do come here to enjoy the coast. We explore the old town, walked to along the fortress walls and we took time to enjoy a swim as well.

The next and final destination was Sveti Stefan. It's a very beautiful small islet with beautiful rock formations by the coast and on the beach. After exploring the area a bit, we relaxed by the beach till the sun went down.

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