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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 11, 2009
By: WorldBeach
Category: Best Beach Vacation
Windsurfing has gained great popularity across the world. Countries like France, Italy, Spain, Greece, Australia and the United States have emerged as global windsurfing hubs with a number of windsurfing locations and favourable surfing conditions. The United Kingdom too is gradually developing into a popular windsurfing destination due to good surfing locations and conditions.
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July 31, 2009
By: WorldBeach
Category: Island Vacation
Zakynthos (Zante Island) is almost triangular in shape, with two green mountainous promontories extending into the sea to form the huge bay of Laganas. Zakynthos has a flora and natural beauty, no wonder why it was called as the “fiore di levante” (flower of the East) from all the western civilizations, during the ancient times and the middle ages.
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July 11, 2009
By: WorldBeach
Category: Best Beach Vacation
Santorini is a greek world famous island in the Aegean Sea, and is located 63 nautical miles north of Crete. Its surface area is 73 sq. km. and its population, distributed among thirteen villages, just exceeds thirteen thousand six hundred people, according to the census of 2001. Located on the southern coast of Santorini in the area named Akrotiri, Red Beach is truly majestic and you would be hard-pressed to find a beach anywhere in the world that mixes such a color scheme.
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