If you are thinking to take a trip to the Mediterranean, then the places that would first come into your mind will be Alicante for its funky beach parties or the affluent and well-known luxury nests in St. Tropez, but it's in point of fact much more to discover. Sending waves of recognition to the shorelines of more than three continents, the Mediterranean Sea highlights metropolises and countries you perhaps never thought about placing on your bucket list, but which undeniably rebrand the cosmopolitanism and offer you hot ideas for your upcoming vacation.
Split, Croatia
Big and buzzing, with amazing landscape of mountain along with the sea, Split is the second biggest city in Croatia, a lively port in the Mediterranean and a picture-perfect start point for discovering the dazzling coastal trail. This is the place to hunt the Romans traces in Croatia, topped by the magnificent Diocletian Palace, which is a part of UNESCO World Heritage. You could call the city anyhow, but not delightful and idyllic, as Split is more defined by the hurly-burly of a big metropolitan area, with an exciting historical background joined with great views.
Beirut, Lebanon
If you want divergence, search no deeper than the city of Beirut. The reinstated mosques and majestic relics in Downtown contrast with the lively atmosphere of party-now-or-never in the Gemmayzeh or Achrafiye areas, wherein the motto is living in the moment, whereas the Green Line still wears the scars of the armed clashes. Beirut is the urban with a gay scene more active than in Beirut hotels like Benidorm, even though homosexuality is still barred, and the place in which even if you don't have to, you have to make a nose job. Welcoming people, fantastic food, good-looking women, if you can ignore the fragile political atmosphere, Beirut is without a doubt a must visit.
Alexandria, Egypt
Elegant and multicultural, with its eccentric shore lined by remarkable buildings, with its Belle Époque quarters plus large squares, Alexandria is totally different from the provincial Egyptian towns. It's impressive history erupts from every single corner of the city, as Alexandria is the land of the unrestrained love story between Cleopatra and Marc Antony and even the learning center of the prehistoric world. You can't miss an outing to The Corniche with the New Library of Alexandria, the Greek Quarter and the Mahmudiya Channel.
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