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August 19, 2009
By: WorldBeach
Category: Island Vacation
The island of Malta, situated between Sicily at the foot of Italy and Tunisia on the North African coast, is unique in terms of its history, culture and nationality. Unlike Crete, which is part of Greece, Sardinia which is part of Italy, Corsica which is French and Mallorca which is Spanish, Malta is an independent Republic. Like many islands in the Mediterranean, Malta has gone through various states of foreign ownership during its past. Rulers of the island include the Romans, Arabs, the Knights of St John, the Ottoman Empire, the French under Napoleon, and the British in 1800 before Malta finally gained independence in 1964.
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August 13, 2009
By: WorldBeach
Category: Island Vacation
Standing in the Sicilian sun with your feet washed by the waves of the Tyrrhenian Sea, it’s easy to forget that there’s more to the tree-corner island than beauty. The beaches are magnificent—turquoise waters stretching out to the horizon, soft sand, gentle waves and some of he clearest water in the world. In the distance, on the rockier portions of the coast, volcanic rock juts out of the sea, its dark color and jagged edge adding drama to the vista.
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August 08, 2009
By: WorldBeach
Category: Best Beach Vacation
Rimini, which since always is very famous for the nightclubs and the beaches, is specially considered as the Italian capital of the fun and entertainment, particularly in the summers, when the thousands of tourists are crowded to the numerous hotels of the Rimini on the beaches, ready for diving into the blue water of Adriatic sea or to take the sunbathe onto the beach.
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