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Across the Med, 気温s are beginning to creep up, cafes are 準備するing to open their shutters and boat engine are whirring into 活動／戦闘. It can only mean one thing ? the 地域's much-心配するd holiday season is almost here.
A seemingly endless stretch of colourful towns, sun-soaked islands, dazzling beaches and diverse cultures, the Med is a 地域 like no other. After all, travellers have been flocking here for centuries to 調査する its diverse landscapes and cultural treasures.
But, which 目的地s truly stand out from the 残り／休憩（する）? From Crete to Cappadocia , here are the Mediterranean 位置／汚点／見つけ出すs you should visit at least once in your lifetime.
Athens, Greece
The 2,500 year old Acropolis is just one of the the historical gems to be discovered in Athens?
The Greek 資本／首都 is one of the oldest cities in the world and is 定期的に touted as one of the Mediterranean's best cities. From the 古代の 2,500 year old Acropolis to the g littering coastline and the city's mosaic of 都市の neighbourhoods, it's possible to have almost every type of holiday in Athens. Go in spring or autumn to （警官の）巡回区域，受持ち区域 the 鎮圧するing summer heat .
Cinque Terre, Italy
Manarola village is one of the five fishing communities that （不足などを）補う the Cinque Terre
The Italian Riviera is not short of colourful 沿岸の towns and villages, but the five fishing communities of the Cinque Terre which 宙返り／暴落する 負かす／撃墜する cliffsides into the Mediterranean Sea are its most iconic 最高潮の場面. 始める，決める まっただ中に some of the most 劇の 沿岸の scenery on the 惑星, the towns are no longer a once treasured secret, but their charm and authenticity have been 保存するd. Cars are banned and, instead, a 19th-century 鉄道 line moves people between villages through a 一連の 沿岸の tunnels and past idyllic lemon groves and vineyards.
Cappadocia, Turkey
Colourful hot 空気／公表する balloons float above?rose-色合いd valleys in breathtaking Cappadocia
Formed by 古代の 火山の 爆発s, the みごたえのある landscape of Cappadocia in central Turkey looks as though it it's been plucked from a whimsical fairytale. Its undulating, rose-色合いd valleys are speckled with 激しく揺する 洞穴s and peculiar tufa 形式s 一般的に known as 'fairy chimneys', where colourful hot 空気／公表する balloons float above. にもかかわらず 存在 plastered across newspapers, magazines and newspapers, the 地域 has managed to 保持する much of its mystique.
Crete, Greece
Istrion Bay gleams in the 日光 in Crete, which is the largest of the Greek islands?
At the 十字路／岐路 of three continents (Europe, Africa and Asia), Crete is the biggest Greek island and has a small country's 価値（がある） of things to see and do. Many travel here for the food, which is considered the 詳細な計画 of the famous Mediterranean diet. The island's delicious olive oil, dubbed the 'elixir of life' is the base for many dishes, along with its 悪名高い cheese which is so 明確な／細部, villages have their 署名. Island specialities 含む dakos (Greek meze or salad reminiscent of bruschetta, but based on barley rusks or paximadi, not on bread), Gamopilafo (rice dish 申し込む／申し出d at weddings), kalitsounia (cheese pie) and Hirina apakia (smoked pork)
Mykonos, Greece
Don't 行方不明になる having a drink in the 影をつくる／尾行する of the five windmills (Kato Mili) in Mykonos?
The most cosmopolitan of all the Greek 小島s, Mykonos is at its best outside the 頂点（に達する） season to 避ける the 集まり 移住 of tourists who descend on the island each year. Don't 行方不明になる sunset from the windmills in Mykonos Town followed by cocktails at one of the 妨げる／法廷，弁護士業s which teeter over the water.
Sicily, Italy
Sicily is home to?lively cities and? age-old villages, along with?開始する Etna, one of Europe's most active 火山s
As the largest landmass in the Med, the Italian island of Sicily 連合させるs natural wonders, history, and a temperate 気候 like nowhere else in Europe. You'll find 古代の 寺s, lively cities and age-old villages, 同様に as 334 beaches and 922 miles of coastline to 調査する. And of course, the island is home to 開始する Etna, one of Europe's most active 火山s.
Santorini, Greece
Oia village and caldera is 井戸／弁護士席 known for its incredible sunset 見解（をとる）s
Thanks to its white-washed villages and blue-ドームd churches, Santorini is perhaps the most iconic Greek island of them all. Of all its pretty villages, cliffside Oia is the go-to 位置／汚点／見つけ出す for sunsets but, like Mykonos, it's best 調査するd in the shoulder season, when 気温s are still 穏やかな and the （人が）群がるs are smaller.
Venice, Italy
The Grand Canal is one of many that 勝利，勝つd their way through the city of Venice?
A city of marble palaces 始める，決める around glittering canals, few places 競争相手 Italy's majestic Venice. Thanks to its 過密な住居 of 狭くする streets, It's 平易な to get lost ? but that's part of its charm and should be embraced during every visit. You can つまずく upon 静かな squares, pretty churches, handsome Gothic palazzi ? and bustling neighbourhoods. That said, you can't visit the city without seeing some of its main attractions, 含むing St 示す's Basilica and Piazza San Marco, best 調査するd first thing in the morning.
Barcelona, Spain
It is best to 計画（する） ahead to make the most of the colourful,?characterful neighbourhoods of Barcelona?
Few cities compare to Barcelona for its cultural r iches, fabled architecture, 有望な blue skies and world-class drinking and dining scene. It's wise to 計画（する） ahead to make the most of your time, 特に when 狭くするing 負かす／撃墜する the exhaustive 名簿（に載せる）／表（にあげる）s of characterful neighbourhoods, pinxos 妨げる／法廷，弁護士業s, bustling markets and otherworldly gothic buildings.
