Mallorcan Monasteries and Mountaintop Retreats – Rustic Rooms With a View

Mallorcan Monasteries, Mountaintop Retreats – Rustic Rooms With a View. Lluc Monastery, Lluc, Mallorca, Spain. Traditional Mallorcan Crafts, Mallorca, Spain. Copyright © 2022 Terence Carter / Grantourismo. All Rights Reserved.

Mallorcan monasteries and mountaintop retreats are secreted away within forests and sprawl around summits, so the monks could be closer to heaven, and the attention of smugglers, pirates and invaders could be avoided. These Mallorcan monasteries and mountaintop retreats offer peace, tranquillity, and a rustic room with a view on the Spanish Balearic Island of … Read more

Calabria Itineraries for Exploring this Undiscovered Italian Region

Calabria Itineraries for Exploring this Undiscovered Italian Region. Le Castella: a splendid Norman castle that appears to float at sea, Capo Rizzuto, Crotone, Calabria, Italy. Copyright © 2022 Terence Carter / Grantourismo. All Rights Reserved.

Our Calabria itineraries cover everything from a long weekend in the seaside provincial capital of Reggio di Calabria to a month-long grand tour of the entire off the beaten track Southern Italian region. Whether you’re just looking for a taste of Calabria, or you want to do it all, we’ve got an itinerary for you. … Read more

Modernism in Mallorca – Where to See Catalan Art Nouveau on Mallorca

Modernism in Mallorca – Where to See Catalan Art Nouveau on Mallorca. Can Casasayas – a modernist mansion in Mallorca, Spain. Copyright © 2022 Terence Carter / Grantourismo. All Rights Reserved.

Modernism in Mallorca? When we think of modernism and Spain the first place that tends to come to mind is Catalunya’s capital Barcelona and Antoni Gaudí. Many don’t realise that Mallorca is Catalan let alone that there are many fabulous examples of Catalan Modernism on the island. Modernism in Mallorca – Where to See Catalan … Read more