All traces of the ancient history of Francavilla were destroyed by Turkish invasions during the second half of the 1500s and bombings during the Second World War. Nonetheless, as an awesome testimony to a prestigious past, today we can admire the interior of the church of Santa Maria Maggiore and view a silver monstrance which [...]
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Aride has been declared a nature reserve. It also has the largest colony of sea birds of all the granite islands. This beautiful island has been a nature reserve since its acquisition by the Royal Society for Nature Conservation in 1968, it was declared a Special Reserve by the Seychelles government in 1975 and is [...]
La Gomera is mountainous and only accessible by ferry, La Palma is the northernmost island with intense natural beauty and El Hierro is the smallest and most remote of the Canaries. With an abundance of hotels, more than a dozen golf courses, exceptional water sports (including windsurfing and scuba diving) 140 plus nature reserves, 29 [...]
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