but there are more than 80 picturesque islands within Italy’s borders to explore and enjoy as well. From the 17 islands that make up the city of Venice to the beautiful Aeolian Islands off the coast of Sicily, Italy’s islands are as diverse in landscape, culture and climate as the...
Islands have provided the backdrops for some of the most memorable moments in film and TV history. Live out your big- and small-screen fantasies in these idyllic locations.
Map of British Virgin Islands area, showing travelers where the best hotels and attractions are located.
The pretty white-stone beach is also less crowded than the more popular Myrtos Beach on the island’s west coast. 2. Zakynthos[SEE MAP] Natasa Stuper / Flickr Kefalonia’s nearest island neighbor to the south, Zakynthos is the third largest of the Ionian Islands. Also known as Zante, ...
The evidence comes from Lobos, a small islet just off the coast of Fuerteventura in the east of the Canaries. Here, on the island’s more sheltered side, a late first century BC/early first century AD site, Lobos 1, has yielded hundreds of Roman potsherds (mostly Dressel 7/11 and Ha...
Sandy beaches, fishing (some of the best in the world), boating, nearly perfect weather (even though the islands are in the often stormy Atlantic Ocean), and accessibility to the U.S. mainland put this archipelago on the world tourist map. The Bahamas lies right off the Florida coast and...
Illuminated Manuscript, Map Of Some Unidentified Islands Off The Southern Anatolian Coast From Book On Navigation, Walters Art Mu Picture. Originally composed in 932 AH / 1525 CE and dedicated to Sultan Süleyman I ("The Magnificent"), this great w
Often referred to as the Enchanted Isles, the Galápagos Islands are a collection of volcanic islands and smaller islets in the Pacific Ocean off the coast of Ecuador. What makes this string of islands so special is the spectacular ecosystem. It provides a home for a diverse array of animals...
parallel ranges aligned north-south, so that the southern portiontrendsto the southeast and becomes much wider. In areas such as the west coast between southern Thailand and northwesternMalaysia, distinctive karst-limestone landscapes have developed. Peaks on the peninsula range from 5,000 to 7,000...
Once a Britishprotectorate, Solomon Islands achieved independence as a republic in 1978.Honiara, on the north coast ofGuadalcanal Island, isSolomon Islands’ capital and largest city. Quick Facts See article:flag of the Solomon Islands Head Of Government: ...