Tenerife has become one of the most popular winter holiday destinations in the world for those who have to endure the long, dark and cold winters of Northern Europe Tenerife offers a glimpse of paradise with temperatures comfortably in the 70's and 6 hours of warm sunshine each day, and all for a fraction of the price of the Carribean

An increasing number of people have become interested in the beautiful island of Lanzarote in the last few years This is primarily due to the many popular sights and attractions available to families and people of all ages

Tuscany, which is has beautiful views that you would expect to find on a postcard, is among Italy’s twenty wine regions It is considered classic wine country, and it produces some of the best known red wines around the world

Among the iconic Italian country thoroughfares is SR 222, Strada Chiantigiana This road is off the beaten track and passes through Tuscany’s well-known wine country to Chianti's smaller cities and villages, like Greve, Radda, and Gaiole, which lay between Florence and Siena

The little known southern Italian area of Basilicata has neighbouring Campania on the west, Puglia (Apulia) on its east border, and Calabria on its southern end It enjoys a short coastline on the Tyrrhenian Sea and yet another on the Gulf of Taranto in the Ionian Sea to the southeast

When you think of the Italian Lakes most people tend to think of Lake Maggiore, Lake Lugano, Lake Como, and Lake Garda - the famous glacial lakes located in the northern Lombardy region in the foothills of the Alps and close to Italy’s border with Switzerland These stunning lakes attract millions of tourists each year and can be exceptionally crowded during weekends and in the summer months

Eastern Umbria is an exotic mix of flora and fauna, cured meat delicacies, and a beautiful, Gothic-style St Benedict church

Sicily’s key location in the middle of the Mediterranean Basin has meant that, in the past, it has hosted settlers, and conquerors, from everywhere, including the medieval Normans, Aragonese Spanish, Moorish North Africans, ancient Greeks, Phoenicians, and Romans They have all arrived at some time and, with the exception of the Romans, for the most part, departed

In recent years, Majorca has become a hotspot for tourists due to the temperate climate, large number of sights and attractions and, of course, the excellent and convenient beaches Historically, this has always been a popular beach vacation destination, particularly among the English, French and Germans

Nature offers no spectacle more mysterious and spellbinding than the breathtaking vista of the Northern Lights There are a variety of travel companies who can organize a Northern Lights adventure for you either to Lapland or to Canada’s northlands