Europe 2009 - (Page 59) Rhodes, Greece Santoríni, Greece Sinop, Turkey In Old Town visit the Palace of the Grand Masters, paved with superb mosaics. Walk the Street of the Knights or tour to Lindos for views from its acropolis. Sample shore excursions: Mt. Filerimos & Rhodes Town; Palace of the Grand Masters & Museum Walking Tour. Rønne, Bornholm, Denmark A dramatic isle shaped by volcanic activity. From its capital on the cliff gaze at spectacular views. In Akrotiri are the ruins of an important Minoan settlement. Sample shore excursions: Crater Cruise & Hot Springs; Oia Village, Siglas Winery & Nomikos Foundation. Sarandë, Albania In antiquity Sinop flourished as a major port on a Black Sea caravan route. Traces of Roman, Byzantine and Russian rule are here in the town’s ancient citadel, inscribed stones and columns. Sample shore excursion: Treasures of Sinop. Skagen, Denmark This tiny port on Denmark’s sunniest isle offers cafés and famous round churches. Sample shore excursion: The Best of Bornholm & Garden Tour. Rotterdam, The Netherlands A lively resort on the Albanian Riviera, basking in the warmth of the Adriatic sun. Nearby: the ancient ruins at Butrint, once a Greek colony, a Roman city and today a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Sample shore excursions: Himara Resort Village & Venetian Castle; Medieval Gjirokaster. Scrabster, Scotland At the tip of Jutland, Skagen is a summer retreat with long stretches of beach and a luminous light that has long inspired painters. Sample shore excursions: Biking in Skagen; Paint the Town—In the Footsteps of Famous Painters. Sochi, Russia Rubens, Rembrandt and Van Gogh await in Rotterdam, Holland America Line’s original home port. Sample shore excursion: Windmills of Kinderdijk. Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Tenerife, Canary Islands Maiden call. Take an exhilarating walk to the lighthouse on this scenic island. Or visit the Castle of Mey, the late Queen Mother’s principle Scottish residence. Sample shore excursion: Scenic Scrabster. Sevastopol, Ukraine The snowcapped Caucasus Mountains provide a brilliant backdrop for this resort and health retreat on the Russian Riviera, site of the 2014 Winter Olympics. Sample shore excursions: Sochi Sights & Dagomys Tea Tasting; Sochi, Seaside & Spa; Stalin’s Summer Home. Sognefjord, Norway (scenic cruising) Quiet and inviting, this capital city boasts colorful markets, lush gardens and open-air cafés. Farther afield: black-sand beaches and the cable car to the top of 11,000-foot-high Mount Teide. Sample shore excursions: Santa Cruz & the Pyramid Park; Anaga Mountains. Santa Margherita (Portofino), Italy On the tip of the Crimean Peninsula, Sevastopol has long been a strategic seaport, captured and prized by Greeks, Romans, Tatars and Russians. Sample shore excursions: Off the Beaten Track: Crimean Khan’s Palace & Cave Monastery; Ancient Chersonessos. Deep . . . wide . . . magnificent: the 120-mile-long Sognefjord in the heart of Norwegian fjord country offers breathtaking scenery. Have your camera ready for wide-open landscapes and narrow fjord arms, blue glaciers, small fruit-growing villages and isolated farms. LE FT TO RIGH T Maiden call. This seaside resort gives access to enchanting Portofino, one of Italy’s most picturesque ports, where chic villas and boutiques line the harbor filled with yachts. Sample shore excursion: Leisurely Liguria. Local transport: join a bike tour around the island of Bornholm in Denmark. santorini. ripe tomatoes are the inspiration for lunch today in an italian trattoria. close your eyes and listen. Where else could you be, but scotland? www.hollandamerica.com 59 ports of call http://www.hollandamerica.com
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