Mediterranean

The Mediterranean is easy to explore badly. It's tempting to join together a list of famous cities and islands, but the most rewarding small-ship voyages tend to do something different: concentrate on a particular region and give you enough time ashore to understand why one place feels different from the next. Travelling by sea makes particular sense here because the Mediterranean has connected its communities for thousands of years. Ancient trading routes, empires and migration have all moved across these waters, leaving layers of Greek, Roman, Byzantine, Ottoman and more recent history along the coast. A small-ship exploration cruise allows you to follow some of those connections yourself, moving between islands, harbours and historic cities without repeatedly retracing your route overland. But there isn't one Mediterranean cruise experience. Greece and the Aegean lend themselves particularly well to island-hopping, combining archaeological sites with smaller islands and communities. Along the Adriatic, voyages can link historic walled cities with islands and quieter coastal ports. Sicily and southern Italy bring archaeology, volcanic landscapes, food and centuries of cultural ex

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