Note: Click Canary Islands + Madeira Island for the other near-the Mediterranean shore excursions.

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shore excursions

Constanta  Romania

Old town.

Nessebur  Bulgaria

Old Nessebur village.
Aladja Monastery.

Odessa  Ukraine

Old town. Odessa catacombs.
 Belgorod-Dnestrovski Fort.

Yalta  Ukraine

 Livadia Palace. Massandra Palace. Alexander Nevsky Cathedral.
 Swallow Nest's Castle.

Other
near-the-Mediterranean
shore excursion ports

Casablanca   Morocco

 Casablanca's Medina.
 Marrakech (your cruise ship must overnight).

Lisbon   Portugal

Alfama district.
Sintra. Fatima.

Tangier   Morocco

Medina. Kasbah.

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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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