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The most enchanting of the Cycladic islands is known worldwide for its white hilltop villages dotted with blue churches and its unparalleled sunsets; but there is so much more.  If you are thinking of visiting the Greek Islands, then look no further for five reasons to visit Santorini. The Sunsets of Santorini are out of this world!  The iconic sunset vistas of Santorini are famous worldwide.  Why?  Well, the unique setting of the volcanic isle mean that when the sun sets, it literally sinks into the caldera bathing the whitewashed houses in waves of colour.  Wherever you are on the island…

The happiest street in the world, the street where the four seasons of the year live together at the same time, the only street on Earth that I wish would never end, rich in sounds, abundant of breezes, beautiful of meetings, ancient of blood: Rambla de Barcelona. – Federico García Lorca Nowhere speaks to the vibrant atmosphere of Barcelona more evocatively than La Rambla, a bustling mile-long boulevard that cuts its way through the very centre of the Catalan capital. From lovers to locals, acrobats to human statues, street-sellers to florists, butchers to musicians, jugglers, artists and much more, La…

Famed for its iconic trulli dwellings – distinctive circular whitewashed houses topped with  narrow conical roofs – the Valle d’Itria is one of the most beautiful regions in Puglia. Situated on a high limestone plateau known as the Murgia and located midway between the Ionian and Adriatic seas, the Valle d’Itria offers an idyllic landscape of pristine whitewashed hilltowns, flower-strewn meadows, almond orchards and olive groves separated by dry-stone walls, all glinting majestically in the region’s seemingly perpetual sunshine.   Whether your idea of a relaxing holiday involves pedalling for miles along country lanes, uncovering masterful artworks in little-visited churches or sampling the…

With masterpieces spanning every era and genre of art from magical medieval altarpieces to the avant-garde 20th-century experiments of the post-impressionists, few museums in the world can match the artistic riches of London’s National Gallery. The venerable Trafalgar Square institution is particularly strong on Italian Renaissance painting, and boasts works from the hands of practically every major artist from the 15th and 16th centuries. This week on our blog we’re rounding up some of our favourites; although you could easily spend days in the National Gallery getting to grips with the Renaissance, from Leonardo to Michelalngelo and Botticelli, we think…