Trip IdeasFodor's European Ports of Call, 1st Edition
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About This Book
More Americans than ever are taking cruises in Europe, the fastest-growing cruise region in the world. Fodor's European Ports of Call is filled with concise and practical overviews of over 70 major cruise ports throughout Europe, offering cruise passengers everything they need to know to make the most of their day ashore and enjoy unique shore excursions independently.
For each European port, Fodor's provides:
·A detailed overview of what awaits passengers on shore, including transportation options
·Coverage of all major sights, including admission costs and hours
·Restaurant recommendations for lunch ashore
·The best activities and excursions for more active travelers
·Accurate and useful maps for each port
For each European port, Fodor's provides:
·A detailed overview of what awaits passengers on shore, including transportation options
·Coverage of all major sights, including admission costs and hours
·Restaurant recommendations for lunch ashore
·The best activities and excursions for more active travelers
·Accurate and useful maps for each port
Table of Contents
Chapter 1: Cruising in Europe ............ 7
Choosing Your Cruise ............ 8
Cruise Lines ............ 16
Chapter 2: Western Mediterranean ............ 43
A Coruña, Spain (for Santiago de Compostela) ............ 44
Ajaccio, Corsica ............ 47
Barcelona, Spain ............ 54
Bari, Italy ............ 61
Bordeaux, France ............ 66
Cádiz, Spain (for Seville & Jerez) ............ 70
Cannes, France (with the Iles de Lérins & Antibes) ............ 76
Civitavecchia, Italy (for Rome) ............ 82
Genoa, Italy ............ 89
Gibraltar, U.K. ............ 95
Ibiza, Spain ............ 100
Le Havre, France (for Normandy & Paris) ............ 105
Leixões, Portugal (for Porto) ............ 113
Lisbon, Portugal ............ 119
Livorno, Italy (For Florence & Pisa) ............ 125
Málaga, Spain (with Marbella, Nerja & Granada) ............ 132
Mallorca, Spain ............ 138
Marseille, France ............ 145
Menorca, Spain (Mahón) ............ 150
Messina, Italy (for Taormina & Mt. Etna) ............ 155
Monte Carlo, Monaco ............ 162
Naples, Italy (with Herculaneum, Pompeii & Capri) ............ 167
Nice, France ............ 175
Palermo, Italy (Western Sicily) ............ 180
Poltu Quatu, Sardinia ............ 186
Portofino, Italy ............ 192
St-Tropez, France ............ 197
Valencia, Spain ............ 202
Valletta, Malta ............ 208
Venice, Italy ............ 215
Vigo, Spain (for Santiago de Compostela) ............ 222
Villefranche-sur-Mer, France ............ 227
Chapter 3: Eastern Mediterranean & Aegean ............ 233
Alexandria, Egypt ............ 234
Corfu, Greece ............ 240
Dubrovnik, Croatia ............ 246
Hvar, Croatia ............ 252
Istanbul, Turkey ............ 256
Katakolon, Greece (for Olympia) ............ 264
Korèula, Croatia ............ 269
Kuºadasý, Turkey (for Ephesus) ............ 274
Limassol, Cyprus ............ 280
Mykonos, Greece ............ 286
Piraeus, Greece (for Athens) ............ 293
Rhodes, Greece ............ 300
Santorini, Greece ............ 306
Chapter 4: The North Sea ............ 313
Amsterdam, Netherlands ............ 314
Antwerp, Belgium ............ 321
Cobh, Ireland (for Cork) ............ 328
Dover, United Kingdom ............ 334
Dublin, Ireland ............ 339
Greenock, Scotland (for Glasgow) ............ 346
Greenwich, United Kingdom ............ 353
Harwich, United Kingdom (for London) ............ 358
Invergordon, Scotland ............ 365
Leith, Scotland (for Edinburgh) ............ 371
Rotterdam, Netherlands ............ 378
Southampton, United Kingdom ............ 384
Zeebrugge, Belgium (for Bruges) ............ 390
Chapter 5: The Baltic ............ 397
Århus, Denmark ............ 398
Copenhagen, Denmark ............ 402
Gdañsk, Poland ............ 409
Göteborg (Gothenburg), Sweden ............ 416
Hamburg, Germany ............ 421
Helsinki, Finland ............ 429
Rîga, Latvia ............ 437
St. Petersburg, Russia ............ 441
Stockholm, Sweden ............ 448
Tallinn, Estonia ............ 455
Visby, Sweden ............ 459
Warnemünde, Germany (for Berlin) ............ 464
Chapter 6: Norway ............ 473
Ålesund, Norway ............ 474
Bergen, Norway ............ 477
Hammerfest, Norway ............ 483
Honningsvåg, Norway ............ 485
Oslo, Norway ............ 487
Tromsø, Norway ............ 494
Trondheim, Norway ............ 498
Index ............ 502
About Our Writers ............ 512
Close ups
New for 2008 ............ 20
Saving Money on Your Cruise Fare ............ 37
Past Passengers–An Exclusive Group ............ 40
Drinking & Gambling Ages ............ 41
Gotland’s Churches ............ 463
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