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restrest 5 A Baltic jewel


Once a hotbed of revolution, St Petersburg is now a jewel in the Baltic for cruisers on account of its opulent palaces and world-class museums. Regent Seven Seas Cruises is the way to see it all – or at least quite a bit – as cruises not only stay in the city three days, but come with a long list of free tours. They include the Hermitage and Fabergé Museums, the Catherine and Peterhof Palaces, a revolutionary tour, a canal cruise and the Yusupov Palace where Rasputin was murdered. Passengers can do them all for nothing as long as they have the stamina. A night


at the ballet does cost extra but after all those freebies, it’s hard to moan at the £125 price tag. Book it: From £7,729 per person including flights for Regent Seven Seas Cruises’ 10-night


Queens of Europe voyage from Copenhagen to Stockholm, departing August 20. rssc.com


Athens: The Parthenon and National Archaeological Museum are top of the must-see list. Then head to lively Plaka, awash with shops and restaurants, plus plenty of examples of edgy street art adorning its walls.


6 Glory days ashore


With its glorious Duomo (cathedral) and reminders of its 14th and 15th-century Renaissance glory days every which way you look, Florence ranks as one of the world’s most beautiful cities. Add to that its world-class art galleries – the Uffizi, the Palazzo Pitti and Accademia – stuffed with priceless works by the likes of Raphael, Caravaggio and Botticelli and you see why it’s top of the stops for cruisers. And why Azamara has factored in a two-day stay in Livorno, one of the ports nearest the city, on one cruise this year. Tours range from a leisurely look around to skip-the-line tickets to the Accademia to


see Michelangelo’s David. Book it: From £909 per person cruise-only for Azamara’s seven-night Cities of the Western Med


voyage, departing October 28. azamara.co.uk


² 32 21 JANUARY 2021 travelweekly.co.uk Barcelona: La Rambla, with its living statues and


portrait painters, is the pulsating heart. But you can’t miss the Gothic Quarter’s labyrinth-like streets and Gaudi’s eccentric architecture dotted around the city.


Dubrovnik: The Pearl of the Adriatic is surrounded by stout walls you just have to walk around before exploring the maze of steps and alleys in the interior.


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