Grecia, Italia & Francia

As the capital of Greece and one of Europe’s most bustling cities, Athens is powered by 5,000 years of history. At night, the city of Athens glows from afar, light reflecting off the ancient ruins. Today travelers flock from around the world to experience its history while on cruises from Athens. After all, the art, theatre, architecture, and philosophy of Athens had ripple effects through the fabric of entire civilizations.

Take in thousands of years of history through timeless excursions while on taking a cruise from Athens. The departure port of Piraeus is one of the busiest commercial ports in the world, servicing many Mediterranean cruises, and sits on a natural, sandy bay where local Athenians often relax on summer weekends. Piraeus offers travelers stopping through on their Greek island cruises from Athens opportunity to explore, shop, and eat traditional Greek dishes.

A Greek island cruise from Athens wouldn’t be complete without seeing the metropolis’ major sites—the unforgettable Acropolis, the Parthenon, a hike up Mount Lycabettus, or tours of museums containing antiquity’s greatest treasures dating back to the 5th century BC. Though Athens is a city of ruins, it’s the very essence of modern Greece.

Aquí en la Isla de Santorini, usted encontrará un clásico paisaje marino de casas encaladas griegas acentuadas por techos azules como el mar. Este es un tesoro para los amantes de la arqueología profesionales y aficionados, con sitios que incluyen tumbas que datan del siglo 9 y el Santuario de Apolo.

Civitavecchia se estableció en el año 108 D.C., por el Emperador Trajano y desde entonces ha servido fielmente como puerta de entrada a la capital del Imperio, Roma. Una vez que el centro del mundo antiguo de la cual emperadores gobernaron durante casi toda la civilización occidental, Roma sigue siendo una meca cultural. Pasee por las antiguas salas del Coliseo o contemple los techos de la Capilla Sixtina.

La Spezia, Italy is a stunning town not far from some of Italy’s most famous cities like Pisa, Genoa and Florence. Historically, La Spezia was a prominent trade center during the Roman Empire. Today it remains not only one of Italy’s busiest port towns, but also home to the country’s largest naval base. As a stop on a Cinque Terre cruise, La Spezia is convenient, centrally located, and a little underrated.

The city is a major stop for a variety of Mediterranean cruises, and passengers often continue on to Ligurian cities like Cinque Terre, Pisa, or Genoa from La Spezia. Cinque Terre is merely a thirty minute westbound train from Stazione La Spezia Centrale, making it easy to explore the port of call and surrounding areas in a day or half-day excursion. Florence, too, is just two hours away—start your day on the coast of the Ligurian Sea and end the day looking up in awe at the Gothic-style Cathedral of Santa Maria del Fiore.

From the La Spezia cruise port, you’ll have a view of commercial and passenger ships coming and going from the port’s plentiful canals and inlets. Don’t miss views of the Apuan Alps and Cinque Terre to the west. On your Cinque Terre cruise, the opportunities are plentiful to explore inland cities and seaside towns alike.

Nice cruises take you to the gorgeous southern coast of France. When your ship pulls into the port of Villefranche (the gateway port for Nice), you’ll be right in the middle of this beloved part of the European coastline known as the French Riviera. Travelers on Villefranche cruises will get the opportunity to head into Nice or head on an excursion to the French cities and towns of Cannes, Eze, St. Paul de Vence, or even the principality of Monaco. However you choose to spend your day in port while visiting on a Mediterrean cruise, you’re sure to be wowed by the culture and beauty of the French Riviera.

Esta isla enclave es a menudo descrita como una mini-Barcelona, con una sensación gótica que ha superado siglos de cultura romana y árabe. Visite El Baluard, el Museo de Arte Moderno y Contemporáneo, que fue construido en el sitio de los restos del siglo 16 de Bastio de Sant Pere, o la tienda en busca de perlas de ganga en muchas joyerías de la ciudad.

Antiguamente una ciudad Española tranquila, Barcelona recientemente ha renacido como una fusión ecléctica de lo moderno y medieval. Busque inspiración en las creaciones de su arquitecto modernista Antonio Gaudí, o en el Museo Picasso. O disfrute de las impresionantes catedrales en el Barrio Gótico.