Because of Malta's rich history and beautifully preserved landmarks, many movie directors have chosen various points in Malta as primary settings for top-selling movies. Madonna and husband Guy Ritchie filmed their hit movie, 'Swept Away' on Malta. The lagoon Madonna's character goes snorkeling in is the Blue Lagoon on Comino. casa rural castilla la mancha. Movies such as Troy, Gladiator and Alexander brought a lot of attention to Malta as a prime place to film historically accurate movies. casa rural piscina padel.

Finally, Portugal also made the top beaches list. Albufeira became well known in the 60's when some of the Rolling Stones used to visit, and has remained popular since. Beware that there is the 'new' town as well as the old, and when booking a trip be sure to stipulate that you want to be in or close to the old town. A lot of people head for Albufeira from their Algarve villa holidays for a day out. To access the beach there are some steps, but it is a great beach with coffee bars either end. The other Portugese beach rated by British tourists is Lagos.

Enjoy the thrilling full evenings and nights in Madrid. There are thousands of tourists and visitors enjoy the nightlife of Madrid and this is the main attraction. You can buy cheap tickets and enjoy the live music venues, jazz lounges, cocktail bars, tapas bars and clubs. Everyone can enjoy here rock bands and jazz concerts.

Menorca is well known in Europe as an ideal island for villa holidays - of the three Balearic Islands it's quieter than both Majorca and Ibiza, and is popular with families looking to spend quality time together, and part of Menorca's appeal are the family friendly restaurants and beaches.

The Mereo experience is a week-long adventure in losing weight while having fun. The program involves physical activities like hiking, mountain biking, kayaking and runs along the sandy beaches of the Majorca coast.