Category: Islands
Islands of the Mediterranean and the Atlantic (Canary Islands, Madeira, Azores) — when to go, sea temperature month by month, and full travel guides.
Île Saint-Honorat: The Complete Travel Guide (2026)
Île Saint-Honorat Travel Guide: Everything You Need to Know (2026) Île Saint-Honorat sits just 1.6 kilometres off the coast of Cannes, making it one of the most accessible monastic islands in Europe — yet fewer than 15 minutes by ferry separates its medieval quiet from the Croisette’s chaos. The island stretches 1.5 kilometres long and […]
Île des Embiez: The Complete Travel Guide (2026)
Île des Embiez Travel Guide: Everything You Need to Know (2026) Île des Embiez sits just 27 metres above sea level in the Mediterranean off the port of Le Brusc, part of Six-Fours-les-Plages in the Var department. With a permanent population of just 10 people, this privately managed island is one of the most intimate […]
Île du Levant: The Complete Travel Guide (2026)
Île du Levant Travel Guide: Everything You Need to Know (2026) Île du Levant is a narrow Mediterranean island stretching just 8 km long, sitting 27 km off the coast of Toulon at 129 m elevation, and is home to a permanent population of only 100 residents. Founded as a naturist colony in 1931 by […]
Île de Porquerolles: The Complete Travel Guide (2026)
Île de Porquerolles Travel Guide: Everything You Need to Know (2026) Île de Porquerolles is France’s largest island in the Îles d’Hyères group, covering 1,254 hectares off the Var coast of Provence, with a permanent population of just 200 residents. The island sits at 38m elevation and is reachable in 15 minutes by ferry from […]
Mallorca: The Complete Travel Guide (2026)
Mallorca Travel Guide: Everything You Need to Know (2026) Mallorca is Spain’s largest Balearic island at 3,640 km², home to around 923,000 permanent residents and welcoming over 13 million tourists annually — more visitors per year than any other Mediterranean island. The island sits 200 km off the Spanish mainland, offers a mountain range (Serra […]
Santorini: The Complete Travel Guide (2026)
Santorini Travel Guide: Everything You Need to Know (2026) Travel tips for Santorini. Tours & Activities in Santorini More Destinations in Europe Explore our complete travel guides for more Europe destinations: Budapest Travel Guide (2026), Metz Travel Guide (2026), Côte dAzur Travel Guide (2026), Avignon Travel Guide (2026), Dordogne Travel Guide (2026). Santorini at a […]
Crete: The Complete Travel Guide (2026)
Crete Travel Guide: Everything You Need to Know (2026) Crete is Greece’s largest island at 8,336 km², home to roughly 623,065 permanent residents and the birthplace of Europe’s oldest advanced civilization, the Minoans, who flourished here over 4,000 years ago. The island stretches 260 km from east to west, meaning the drive from Heraklion to […]