Our fourth stop on our celestyal cruise cruise in the Aegean Sea today was the island’s capital Heraklion (Iraqlio), which is located on the north coast of Crete. Today we had a great programme on our agenda: a beautiful mix of history, culture and sightseeing. In a small bus with just six other guests we left the port of Heraklion at 8.30 in the morning to the palace of Knossos. Things to know about Crete Crete is the largest island …
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In terms of area, Europe, together with Australia, is the smallest part of the country, but with more than 700 million inhabitants it is one of the more densely populated parts of the world. Europe, along with Asia, is the landmass of Eurasia. However, its culturally and historically independent development justifies its separation as a separate continent. The 10 largest cities in Europe are Istanbul, Moscow, London, Saint Petersburg, Berlin, Madrid, Kiev, Rome, Paris and Minsk.
Island of Santorini – The beautiful village of Oia (Greece)
We have seen so many photos and reports of the place Oia on Santorini from various bloggers or travelers on Instagram and Facebook in recent years. The pictures of the white village with its blue church domes directly on the steep coast have always delighted us. All the more reason to feel that during our cruise with Celestyal Cruises we had 2 days to explore the island of Santorini and the wonderfully beautiful place Oia.
» Read the full blog postIsland of Santorini – The archaeological site of Akrotiri (Greece)
In addition to the most famous places Fira and Oia, the island of Santorini has much more to offer. Among other things, we visited the archaeological site Of Akrotiri, the Black Beach of Kamari and an old winery.
» Read the full blog postIsland of Santorini – Tourist Attractions in the capital Fira (Greece)
The island of Santorini (or Santorini) has been on our bucket list for a few years now. So we were very pleased when we saw that the island is on the program as part of our 7-day cruise with Celestyal Cruises through the Aegean Sea. Best of all, the Celestyal Crystal stays on reeds for a full two days compared to other cruise operators. Simply perfect 🙂
» Read the full blog postMilos Island – The Moon Beach Sarakiniko (Greece)
After Mykonos today the island of Milos was the second stop of our cruise with Celestyal Cruises. Our ship was the only cruise ship on the day, so the flow of tourists was limited. With the tender boat we went from the ship, which was located on Reede, to the port of Adamas. From here we started our bus tour to the highlights of the island.
» Read the full blog postMykonos Island – The fairytale alleys & famous windmills (Greece)
After our trip in the morning to the ruins of Delos we took the ferry back to Mykonos town and were able to explore the small town on our own.
» Read the full blog postDelos Island – The ruins of the ancient city of Delos (Greece)
The island of Mykonos, home to just under 10,000 inhabitants, is one of the most famous Greek islands in the Aegean Sea and is a popular destination for many tourists. That the island should be the first stop of our cruise, we were incredibly pleased, because here is among others the beautiful city Mykonos Town and the UNESCO World Heritage Site of the ancient city of Delos.
» Read the full blog post7 Days Aegean Cruise with Celestyal Cruises (Greece)
When we got the offer after ITB Berlin to explore a new cruise route in the Greek Aegean with Celestyal Cruises and Discover Greece, we were very happy. Greece, and the Cyclades islands in particular, have long been on our “da-would-we-to-be-still-to-go” list. The program of the new route includes the destinations Mykonos, Milos, Santorini and Crete – in short: the highlights in the eastern Mediterranean, of which we have already seen many pictures of other bloggers on Instagram and Facebook. …
» Read the full blog postZurich – Tourist Attractions, Things to do & Photo spots (Switzerland)
On our way back from the ROBINSON Club in the Maldives we made a stopover in Zurich, because we didn’t know the city yet. From our hotel 25hours Zürich Langstrasse, which is only a 10 minute walk from Zurich Central Station, we walked towards the city centre after a great, extensive breakfast at the NENI.
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On our way back from the ROBINSON Club in the Maldives we made a short layover in Zurich, because the stopover on the way to Frankfurt was really very good. We didn’t know the city yet, so the holiday on May 1st was very convenient for us to hang another day of vacation behind.
» Read the full blog postThe Opel-Zoo – A visit of the Zoological Garden in Kronberg (Germany)
On this year’s Good Friday we were greeted in the morning with a blue sky and a lot of sun, so that the idea quickly became clear that we would drive to the nearby Opel Zoo in the Taunus. Even though we live nearby, we have never had a visit to the zoo on the screen or were there for the last time 20 years ago – so a lot of things have changed. And since we also had a …
» Read the full blog postSpeyer – The Museum of Technology & the Speyer Cathedral (Germany)
Sometimes you don’t have to travel far into the distance to discover new things 🙂 And so we came up with the idea of going to the 75-kilometre-wide town of Speyer to visit the local museum and the cathedral. Both were completely new to us.
» Read the full blog postITB Berlin – Once around the world in 2 days (Germany)
This year we should finally go to the ITB travel fair in Berlin. Last year we had already planned to do so, but unfortunately it didn’t work out in time. We were all the more pleased to be part of this year.
» Read the full blog postSpreepark – The abandoned amusement park in Berlin (Germany)
In preparation for the ITB in Berlin, we took a look at our Berlin pictures and found out that we have not yet written a post about the Spreepark, which we visited in October 2013. We would like to make up for this at this point 🙂
» Read the full blog postAmsterdam – Tourist Attractions, Things to do & Photo spots (Netherlands)
Since our onward flight to Hawaii did not start until early Sunday morning, we only had a whole day for Amsterdam to see the sights of the old town.
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