ETG tip: Go independent and do somewhere adventurous. Hire a car and drive across southern France, or Tuscany for a honeymoon to remember.
1. Naples Pompeii & the Amalfi Coast - The Islands (PDF Chapter) Lonely Planet
Coverage includes: Capri, Ischia, Lacco Ameno, Forio & the West Coast, Sant’Angelo & the South Coast, Procida, Marina Grande, Marina Corricella, Marina di Chiaiolella, When to Go.
2. Croatia - Dubrovnik & Southern Dalmatia (PDF Chapter) Lonely Planet
Dubrovnik is unique. It leaves many speechless: its beauty is bewitching, its setting sublime. Not that it’s a secret. Quite the contrary: thousands of visitors walk along its marble streets every day, gazing, gasping and happily snapping away.
Coverage includes: Dubrovnik & around, Cavtat, Lokrum Island, Trsteno Arboretum, Elafiti Islands, Mljet Island, Pelješac Peninsula, Ston & Mali Ston, Central Pelješac, Orebić, Korčula Island, Korčula Town, Lumbarda, Vela Luka.
3. Provence & the Cote d'Azur - Marseille to Aix-en-Provence (PDF Chapter) Lonely Planet
Coverage includes: Marseille & Around, Les Calanques, Cassis, Côte Bleue, Pays d’Aix, Aix-en-Provence & Around.
4. Greek Islands - Plan your trip (PDF Chapter) Lonely Planet
This chapter contains the Welcome to the Greek Islands, 16 Top Experiences, Need to Know, First Time Greek Islands, If You Like, Month by Month, Itineraries, Island Hopping, Cruising, Eat Like a Local, Outdoor Activities, Travel With Children and Regions at a Glance chapters from Lonely Planet's Greek Islands 8 guidebook.
5. Scotland - Southern Highlands & Islands (PDF Chapter) Lonely Planet
Coverage includes: Loch Lomond, Crianlarich & Tyndrum, Helensburgh, Arrochar, Aberfoyle & Around, Lochs Katrine & Achray, Callander, Balquhidder & Around, Killin, South Argyll, Cowal, Isle of Bute, Inveraray, Crinan Canal, Kilmartin Glen, Kintyre, Isle of Arran, Isle of Islay, Isle of Jura, Isle of Colonsay, Oban & around, Isle of Mull, Isle of Iona, Isle of Tiree, Isle of Coll, North Argyll, Loch Awe, Connel & Taynuilt, Appin & around and Lismore.
6. Sicily - Syracuse & the Southeast (ebook chapter) New Lonely Planet
With its outstanding classical ruins, beautiful baroque towns and sandy beaches, this is Sicily’s top draw. The temptation is to stay in Syracuse, hanging out in the piazzas and sunning yourself on the seafront, but drag yourself away and you’ll be rewarded with some of Sicily’s most charming towns.
Coverage includes: Syracuse, Around Syracuse, The Southeast, Valle Dell’Anapo & Around, Palazzolo Acreide, Noto, The Noto Coast, Modica, South of Modica, Ragusa.
7. The Italian Lakes - Lake Garda & Around (PDF Chapter) New Lonely Planet
Lake Garda is the largest of the Italian lakes, suppporting a Mediterranean landscape of vineyards, olive groves and citrus orchards that is thanks to the lake’s uniquely mild microclimate. Like the best Italian lunch, exploring this region can’t be rushed.
Coverage includes: Lake Garda, Sirmione, Valtenesi, Gardone Riviera, Gargnano, Riva del Garda, Bardolino, Verona, Valpolicella, Soave, Mantua.
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