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   The Maltese archipelago lies virtually in the middle of the Mediterranean Sea and consists of three islands - Malta, Gozo and Comino. The latter is inhabited only by a few farmers, but Malta and Gozo have a history of 7,000 years, and artifacts from Neolithic times, copper and bronze. Memorials left behind by various cultures and peoples, the Maltese Islands have been described as a large open air museum. You can follow the steps of St. Peter and see the place where the Knights of St. John defended Christianity. Medieval ci...

    Aeolian Islands or Lipari Islands are a volcanic archipelago in the Tyrrhenian Sea north of Sicily. People of this island are called aeolians. Aeolian Islands are a popular summer tourist destination and attracts up to 200,000 visitors annually.      Aeolian Islands current form is the result of volcanic activity over 260,000 years. There are two volcanoes - Stromboli and Vulcano. Volcanic activity entails emanation of steam and thermal waters waiting to be exploited. Only volcano on Stromboli...

    Portofino is a small town (520 inhabitants) and a famous resort in northwest Italy on the Mediterranean coast at the foot of the Ligurian Apennines. Portofino is a favorite destination for an aristocratic and intellectual circles of Germany and the United Britanieincade the end of the nineteenth century.      North of town, on top of a hill overlooking the Portofino Bay, lies the medieval monastery of San Girolamo (sec.XIII) with one of the most romantic gardens in Europe. Exceptional l...