Rome as a Pre or Post Cruise Stop As mentioned in my first blog posting about this city, cruise ships do not dock in Rome. Civitavecchia...

The History of Rome - Part One Rome is not only a major tourist destination, it’s also the city where many cruises start or finish. But...

Tired of being cooped up in your home? Bored with television or those endless home projects? Ready to get out in the world, or at a...

France, Bagà and Andorra If, you have already spent time in Barcelona and visited the usual points of interest in the Catalonia region....

In part two of day trips from the port of Barcelona, I cover Tossa de Mar, Tarragona, Girona and Port Aventura. Tossa de Mar...

Section One: Ruins of Empúries and Santa Maria de Montserrat If you have been to Barcelona and want to see places in the surrounding...

When visiting Barcelona, there is no shortage to places to see or things to do. In this fourth article in a series of blogs about...

Barcelona as a Pre and Post Cruise Stop When visiting Barcelona, there is no shortage to places to see or things to do. In this third...

In this second article in a series of blogs about Barcelona as a pre or post cruise stop, I cover Places to See. You can determine which...

On those early visits, I discovered that the human occupation of Barcelona dates to the Neolithic and early Chalcolithic periods. ...