10 nætter fra Savona- Italy med Costa Fortuna

Above the port of Savona, the Priamar Fortress greets every departure and arrival of the Costa ships sailing in the Mediterranean. Genoa and its aquarium are nearby.
The port of Savona, which you can explore during your cruise in Italy, is one of the prettiest of the Italian Riviera. The lovely climate, summers that are never to hot, mild winters and the exceptional beauty of the sea near the town makes Savona an excellent base to set out to explore Liguria. Savona is notable for the Priamar Fortress, which has dominated the town since the 16th century, and also for its historic centre where you can visit Savona Cathedral. A stop in Savona can also be an opportunity to visit the nearby city of Genoa and its narrow, picturesque streets, known as “caruggi”.

Malaga er en historisk havneby og et kulturelt center i regionen Andalusien i det sydlige Spanien.

Byen har masser at byde på, og de fleste interessante steder og seværdigheder befinder sig i gåafstand. Et “must see” er Pablo Picasso museet, der ligger i paladset Buenavista fra 1500-tallet. Her kan du se nogle af den store kunstners værker, og i weekenden arrangeres der ofte workshops, hvor du har mulighed for at udfolde din personlige kreativitet.

Malagas vartegn er den gamle militærfæstning opført af maurerne. Alcazaba hedder fæstningen, og det er Malagas svar på Granadas Alhambra. Frodige haver danner smukke omgivelser for fæstningen, og eftersom stedet ligger på en høj, er der en unik udsigt over Malaga by og havn. Nær havnen ligger katedralen La Manquita. Navnet betyder “”den enarmede kvinde”” og er givet, da katedralen mangler det østlige klokketårn på grund af pengemangel ved opførelsen i årene fra 1500 til 1700.

Læg et besøg forbi Mercado de Atarazanas – et livligt marked med spanske delikatesser såsom tapas og paella og råvarer som frugt, kød og fisk af god kvalitet.

Placeret på solkysten er der kilometerlange sandstrande omkring Malaga. Få sand mellem tæerne og nyd en svømmetur i det varme Middelhav. De fleste strande er omgivet af cafeer, fiskerestauranter og barer.

Den smukke botaniske have, Jardin Botanico, er en stor naturoplevelse blot få kilometer nord for centrum. Denne have rangerer blandt verdens smukkeste. Du kan spadsere langs floder og springvand, mens du nyder duften og synet af de tropiske blomster.

The strategic location of the Moroccan city of Tangier has attracted most powerful nations in history over the centuries.
The Port of Tangier connects Africa to the Mediterranean via the Strait of Gibraltar, and is one of the country’s most important ports, a true cultural and economic crossroads between Europe and Morocco. Costa cruises in the Atlantic Ocean moor at its docks to set off to explore the city. The medina will be the first destination of your trip to Tangier. Narrow streets that climb into a maze of houses and small squares, up the hill overlooking the harbour. Here, in a raised position is the Kasbah, the fortress and one-time the residence of the sultan. The heart of the old town is the Place Petit Socco, very close to the Grand Mosque. The market square, the Grand Socco, separates the medina from the districts of the Ville Nouvelle. Walking through Place de France, your cruise to Tangier will take you back to the 1930s and the French atmosphere that the city experienced at that time. Here you can enjoy some shopping, relax in one of the many places, or move on the Terrasse des Paresseux that will offer you the best view of Tangier harbour.

Overlooking Morocco’s Atlantic coast, the port of Casablanca is the docking point of your Atlantic Ocean cruise to a modern, cosmopolitan and fairly liberal city.
From the harbour, in addition to the promenade where you can enjoy a stroll, you can quickly reach the medina on the northern side of the old city. Surrounded by walls dating back to the 16th century, the Casablanca medina is not very large, but the Souk el-Kebir has all the charm of a Moroccan market. Definitely very different but worthy of a look while on your cruise to Casablanca is the Habous district where the new medina was developed in the 1930s to solve the city’s housing shortage. The most important mosque is the modern Hassan II Mosque, completed in 1993. It stands on a promontory overlooking the Atlantic and the very high minaret serves as a beacon for the harbour. While in Casablanca, a shore excursion to the cathedral of the Sacred Heart is well worth the time. Once a Catholic church, it is now transformed into a cultural centre connected from the Park of the Arab League to the lively Maârif district, modern, full of bars and dominated by the towers of the Twin Center.

Overlooking Morocco’s Atlantic coast, the port of Casablanca is the docking point of your Atlantic Ocean cruise to a modern, cosmopolitan and fairly liberal city.
From the harbour, in addition to the promenade where you can enjoy a stroll, you can quickly reach the medina on the northern side of the old city. Surrounded by walls dating back to the 16th century, the Casablanca medina is not very large, but the Souk el-Kebir has all the charm of a Moroccan market. Definitely very different but worthy of a look while on your cruise to Casablanca is the Habous district where the new medina was developed in the 1930s to solve the city’s housing shortage. The most important mosque is the modern Hassan II Mosque, completed in 1993. It stands on a promontory overlooking the Atlantic and the very high minaret serves as a beacon for the harbour. While in Casablanca, a shore excursion to the cathedral of the Sacred Heart is well worth the time. Once a Catholic church, it is now transformed into a cultural centre connected from the Park of the Arab League to the lively Maârif district, modern, full of bars and dominated by the towers of the Twin Center.

På sydkysten af Den Iberiske Halvø ligger det britiske territorium, Gibraltar, som efter britisk erobring i 1704 dannede ramme for en vigtig flådebase.

Der er masser af spændende attraktioner i Gibraltar, som med det blotte øje minder om en engelsk provinsby med pubber og små butikker, der serverer fish’n’chips. Gibraltarklippen er en af Gibraltars største attraktioner. Klippen er en såkaldt monolit og et stort naturreservat. Her kan gæster enten vandre, køre eller tage den smukke tur op i kabelbanen. På toppen kan man stå i 420 meters højde med benene placeret i Europa og spejde ud i horisonten til Afrika. Dette naturreservat dækker cirka 40 % af Gibraltars areal.

En tur på egen hånd op til toppen af Upper Rock (det øverste af Gibraltarklippen) går blandt andet via “”The Mediterranean Steps””. Denne rute løber på klippens østlige side og er en meget stejl rute, der ikke er for gæster med højdestræk. På vejen belønnes man med en betagende udsigt over havet samt en masse flora og fauna. Turen op tager cirka 1,5-2,5 time. Læg vejen forbi det imponerende tunnelsystem, Great Siege Tunnels, som blev brugt som forsvarssystem, da Spanien og Frankrig forsøgte at erobre Gibraltar fra englænderne under den Amerikanske uafhængighedskrig. Også en tur i St. Michael’s drypstenshule er en smuk oplevelse. Her kan gæster for eksempel nyde en balletforestilling eller koncert i den smukke underjordiske katedral. Gibraltar er også kendt for de vilde Berberaber. De er sjove at iagttage, men husk at disse dyr er vilde. På det imponerende Moorish slot fra Middelalderen fås også en skøn udsigt over byen. Tilbage i år 1540 søgte hundredevis af mennesker i ly her for angribende pirater.

Til trods for Gibraltars beskedne størrelse har området en del dejlige strande. Det er bl.a. Sandy Bay, Eastern Beach, Catalan Bay og Western Beach, hvor man også finder hyggelige cafeer og restauranter.

Barcelona is the second largest city in Spain with three million inhabitants, a dominating port in northern Mediterranean with one of the most renowned and important universities in the world. The city is a very rich commercial centre, where industrial operations crucial to the Spanish economy take place.
In fact, Catalans have always considered their region unique compared with the other Spanish regions and we can find its roots in the power exercised by Barcelona for four hundred years at least on Spanish monarchy and on European commercial events.

Omringet af bjerge og lavendelmarker ligger havnebyen Marseille.
Som Frankrigs ældste by summer Marseille af historie og har igennem årene udviklet sig til en travl multikulturel storby med god balance mellem traditioner og modernitet, kultur og natur.
Selvom Marseille er kendt for at være en travl by, hviler en afslappende atmosfære over indbyggerne, og det summer af liv i byens gamle havn, Vieux Port. Blandt duften af saltvand og friskfanget fisk lægger de farverige fiskekutterne til kaj for at sælge dagens fangst, og folk flokkes om de hyggelige restauranter og barer, der fylder havnefronten. Fra den gamle havn er der en flot udsigt til kirken Notre-Dame de la Garde, Marseilles’ symbol, der er placeret på byens højeste bakketop. I gamle dage slæbte fiskerne deres små både op ad bakketoppen til kirken for at få dem velsignet.
Lidt nord for den gamle havn ligger den historiske bydel, Le Panier. I gamle dage var området et stort markedssted, deraf stammer navnet panier, som betyder kurv. I dag fyldes gaderne af små atelierer, kreative kunstbutikker og charmerende skæve bygninger med vasketøjet hængende over de smalle gader.
Det smukke palads, Palais Longchamp, er også et besøg værd. Paladset rummer i dag Marseilles’ kunstmuseum og udstiller blandt andet Van Goghs malerier. Paladset er omgivet af en smuk park, som er en af Frankrigs bemærkelsesværdige parker.
Lej gerne en cykel og tag på eventyr langs Marseilles’; smukke kyst eller nyd den populære strand, Plage des Catalans, som blot ligger en kort bustur fra byens centrum.

Above the port of Savona, the Priamar Fortress greets every departure and arrival of the Costa ships sailing in the Mediterranean. Genoa and its aquarium are nearby.
The port of Savona, which you can explore during your cruise in Italy, is one of the prettiest of the Italian Riviera. The lovely climate, summers that are never to hot, mild winters and the exceptional beauty of the sea near the town makes Savona an excellent base to set out to explore Liguria. Savona is notable for the Priamar Fortress, which has dominated the town since the 16th century, and also for its historic centre where you can visit Savona Cathedral. A stop in Savona can also be an opportunity to visit the nearby city of Genoa and its narrow, picturesque streets, known as “caruggi”.