Europe 2009 - (Page 60) Continued discoveries We continue to work out the details for fascinating onshore excursions. many of the ports that currently show no featured excursions will be updated on our website at www.hollandamerica.com as information becomes available. South Queensferry (Edinburgh), Scotland St.-Pierre, St.-Pierre & Miquelon Strait of Messina (scenic cruising) Your gateway to Edinburgh, the country’s capital since the 12th century. View the Scottish Crown Jewels in Edinburgh Castle. Visit the palace once home to Mary Queen of Scots, now Queen Elizabeth II’s official Scottish residence. Sample shore excursions: The Bruce; Medieval Scotland. Split, Croatia The tiny island of St.-Pierre & Miquelon is very French in feeling, as you will discover in the town’s architecture, cafés and people. Sample shore excursions: Highlights of St.-Pierre; A Tour of Sailor Island. St.-Tropez, France The narrow strait between the “toe” of Italy and Sicily. Look for the rock of Scylla of Odyssey fame on the Italian side. Tallinn, Estonia An exuberant city in the heart of Dalmatia, Split was chosen by the Roman emperor Diocletian as the site of his retirement palace built from 295–305. Inside those walls today find shops, markets, squares and a cathedral. Sample shore excursion: Historic Split & Riviera. St. Peter Port, Guernsey, Channel Islands Sample the chic pleasures of the French Riviera on the golden strand of beach made famous by Bridgette Bardot, or in glamorous boutiques and bistros. Sample shore excursion: Grimaud Village & Canal Cruise. Stockholm, Sweden This old-world city — a UNESCO site — enchants visitors with the 13th- and 14th-century buildings of its medieval Old Town, one of the finest in Northern Europe. Sample shore excursions: Old Town & Rocca al Mare; The Spirit of Medieval Estonia. Taormina, Sicily, Italy A gorgeous capital of tree-lined squares, wide boulevards, parks and waterways. In Gamla Stan, the medieval Old Town, cobbled streets wind past elegant old buildings and shops brim with Swedish crystal, wooden toys and dolls. Sample shore excursions: Royal Palace & Old Town; Stockholm & the Vasa Museum. Stockholm Archipelago (scenic cruising) Home to storybook gardens, ancient monuments and splendid palaces. Highlights: views of Mt. Etna from one of the town’s piazzas; the ancient Teatro Greco with its perfect acoustics. Sample shore excursion: Taormina & the Greco-Roman Theater. Torbay (Torquay), England Twenty-four square miles of unspoiled British isle. Georgian homes climb the hill above the picturesque harbor. Sample shore excursions: Guernsey Island Drive; Sark — A Feudal State in Modern Times. St. Petersburg, Russia In the beautiful county of Devon on England’s southwest coast, Torquay has long been one of England’s bestknown seaside resorts. Sample shore excursion: Torquay—The English Riviera. Tórshavn, Faroe Islands, Denmark From the pale-yellow Winter Palace to the gilded domes of the Church of the Resurrection, the city built by Peter the Great is designed to awe. And by night? Enjoy an evening of opera performed by the city’s best. Sample shore excursions: Cathedrals of St. Petersburg; Gala Evening at Yusupov Palace. A watery wonderland of 24,000 islands, some inhabited, some home only to wildflowers. Stornoway, Scotland Shop for Harris tweed, the town’s most famous export. Nearby are the fascinating Standing Stones of Callanish, Scotland’s Stonehenge. Sample shore excursion: Lewis & the Callanish Stones. A true collectors’ port, this capital of a remote archipelago has a busy harbor guarded by an anti-pirate fort built in 1580. Sample shore excursions: Vestmanna Seacliffs; Faroe Panorama; Horseback & Highlands. 60 e-brochures available online http://www.hollandamerica.com
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