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SPRING BREAK

Balloons over Cappadocia

Venice Simplon-Orient-Express

Gaudi's Casa Batlló in Barcelona Amalfi Coast

on the move

FOR THOSE

IN NEED OF

ADVENTURE

1

The alien-like landscape

of Turkey's Cappadocia

region is among the

world's most dramatic - all

distinctive cone-shaped

rock formations lovingly

christened 'fairy chimneys'

and Bronze-age homes

carved into cave walls. For

a view of it that is equally

wondrous, book a balloon

ride, best taken as the sun

rises to illuminate all below.

2

Nothing represents the

style and glamour of

a bygone era of travel

quite like a train. And no train

does it quite like the Venice

Simplon-Orient-Express,

which made its first journey

from Paris to Venice back

in 1883. You can take the

same trip in April, departing

springtime Paris and arriving

next day in the City of Water.

3

Take the strain out

of travel this season

by cruising your way

across the Mediterranean

aboard the flagship Costa

Diadema. You'll fly in for a

night in Barcelona (spend

it dining at the restaurant

Disfrutar) before seven nights

at sea and stop-offs in the

likes of Civitavecchia, your

gateway to Rome and its

myriad ancient wonders.

4

Swathes of bright and

blooming wildflowers

(and a merciful lack of

fellow visitors) make driving

the Amalfi Coast an absolute

joy in spring, winding around

cliff-hugging roads that

bestow astonishing views.