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Croatia
shore excursions

Dubrovnik

Townscape. Walls. Stradun. Old Port.

Hvar

Stari Grad ("Old Town"). Panoramic view from Spanjol Fortress.

Split

Diocletian Palace.

Turkey
shore excursions

Antalya

Kaleici (old town) and walls. Aspendos Amphitheatre. Perge ruins.

Bodrum

Mausoleum of Halicarnassus. View of harbor and St. Peter's Castle.
Ephesus

Istanbul

Hagia Sophia. Topkapi Palace. Blue Mosque. Grand Bazaar.

Izmir

Clock Tower. Ephesus. Pergamon. Pamukkale.

Kusadasi

Pigeon Island Ephesus

 

Greece

Adriatic Italy/other nations

 

Italy

France + Monaco + Malta

Spain + Gibraltar + Tunisia

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1   Civitavecchia  Gateway to Rome

2   Piraeus  Gateway to Athen

3   Venice  Italy

4   Livorno  Gateway to Florence

5   Istanbul

6   Dubrovnik  Croatia

7   Naples  Gateway to Pompeii + more

8   Marseille  Gateway to Provence

9   Nice  Gateway to French Riviera

10 Malaga  Spain

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