Must See Cruise Ports of Europe and the Mediterranean

Cruise Port Information On Over Forty European Ports Of Call Looking for information on your cruise ports? Information on where your ship docks, public facilities, local transportation, currency, tipping, points of interest and more. Amsterdam Akureyri, Iceland Cartagena, Spain Kotor, Montenegro Livorno, Italy Corfu, Greece Mykonos Greece Palma de Mallorca* Rhodes Greece Villefranche Wales, UKContinue reading “Must See Cruise Ports of Europe and the Mediterranean”

Explore Ravenna: A Hidden Gem on the Adriatic

Ravenna, An Adriatic Port of Call Ravenna in the northern Italian province of Emilia Romagna is a bit off usual cruise itineraries but is gaining in interest. Located only two and a half hours from Venice by train and with frequent service starting at €12 it is a popular day trip for people visiting Venice. Ravenna, oftenContinue reading “Explore Ravenna: A Hidden Gem on the Adriatic”

Celebrating The Nativity

The Nativity By Pier Maria Bagnadore The Nativity has been the subject of overwhelmingly the largest number of paintings, frescoes and mosaics in the world since the seventh century. Today’s offering is The Nativity by Pier Maria Bagnadore (1550–1627) an Italian painter of the late-Renaissance or Mannerist period. He was active mainly in his nativeContinue reading “Celebrating The Nativity”