Activities in Europe
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Small-Group Italian Cooking Class in Florence
5 hours (Departs Florence, Italy)
by Viator
Meet Chef Giovanni and learn how to cook a four-course Tuscan banquet in a private home in the heart of Florence! Numbers are limited to a maximum of 25 people…Not LP reviewed
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Stiegl-Brauwelt
Brewing and bottling since 1492, Stiegl is Austria’s largest private brewery. A tour takes in the different stages of the brewing process and (woohoo!) the world’s tallest beer tower. A free Stiegl beer and pretzel are thrown in for the price of a ticket. The brewery is 1.5km southwest of the Altstadt; take bus 1 or 8 to Bräuhausstrasse.
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MiKasa Suites & Spa
Chic, slick MiKasa Suites & Spa is an elegant, comfortable, romantic hideaway for the long-weekend crowd. There’s a poolside restaurant, Restaurante La Villa (Tel: 950 13 80 73), and more-expensive food (by the sound of it) in the on-site spa – ever heard of caviar facials or algae wraps?
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Guide, Teresa Montero Verdú
For a lively and engaging guided tour of Ronda, contact the bubbly Guide, Teresa Montero Verdú, locally born and full of enthusiastically delivered information.
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Bateaux Parisiens
Runs smaller boats that do one-hour river circuits with recorded commentary in 13 different languages. There are two locations: one northwest of the Eiffel Tower, the other south of Notre Dame.
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St Blaise’s Church
Open-air folklore shows are conducted in front of the church at 11am on Sundays through May, June and September.
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Rogner-Bad Blumau
Rogner-Bad Blumau, near the town of Bad Blumau, 50km east of Graz. The spa has all the characteristics of his art, including uneven floors, grass on the roof, colourful ceramics and golden spires. Overnight accommodation includes entry to the spa.
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Pelegrini Tours
Private accommodation, boat tickets to Italy with SNAV and Blue Line, excursions (daily trip to Pakleni Otoci), and bike, scooter and boat rental.
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Equi Campo
Equi Campo is located on the right just before you arrive in town. Guides here lead horse-riding trips (one/two hours €17/30), hikes (half-/full day €7/12 per person) and combination hiking/climbing/rappelling excursions (€20 per person). You can also rent mountain bikes here, if you’d like to head off on your own (per hour/day €5/17.50).
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Dolphin Seafaris
Marina-based Dolphin Seafaris offers dolphin-spotting trips.
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Aml
English-run AML rents single/double kayaks for €4.50/7.50 for the first hour (€22/35 for the day), plus pedal boats, rowing boats and small motorboats. It will also take you waterskiing (€40 per 20 minutes), or organise kayaking trips along the Albufeira de Salamonde. AML also rents three attractively furnished cottages, all with verandas, kitchen units and water views. The shop is 100m from the N304 roundabout, but staff are often down by the water on the other side of the bridge to Vila do Gerês.
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Aljibe San Miguel Baños Árabes
The largest hammam in Granada, with seven pools, but no steam room and no scrubbing. Although the massages include cherry mousse and chocolate so possibly compensate….
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Motoroads
Motoroads in Sofia has a good choice of motorcycles for rent from €40 per day (plus €300 security deposit) and organises a series of motorbike trips: a quick three-day riding tour of the Rila, Pirin and Rodopi Mountains costs €460 per person for two, including accommodation, or €270 for a self-guided trip.
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Miatours
Arranges excursions and accommodation.
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El Hammam
A most welcome spot in Málaga is the El Hammam, a perfect place to sit back and sweat it out amid the steamy semidarkness to the sound of soothing music. Unlike some Arabic baths in Andalucía, there are no pools to bathe in here, only the steam rooms. Specialist massages, including Ayurvedic and aromatherapy treatments, are by appointment only.
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Outdoor Thermal Pools
Just east of the Little Danube in Esztergom are outdoor thermal pools and stretches of grass 'beach'.
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Thermal Baths
Unwind in the thermal baths, near the Archbishop's Garden, which date from Turkish times.
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Swimming Pool
This superb swimming pool, near the campsite, is one of Iceland’s finest. It has three heated pools, hot pots, water slides, saunas, pummelling water jets and a solarium – perfect for a relaxing afternoon.
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Seatours
Seatours runs a variety of boat tours, and offers sea angling equipment rentals (Ikr6600). Our favourite trip is the ‘Unique Tour’ – a 2¼-hour boat ride (adult/under 16 years Ikr5950/free), which takes in postcard-worthy views of the bay and its myriad islands. Kodak moments abound as the boat passes colonies of puffins and eagles, and haunting basalt formations (keep your ears peeled for the gruesome legend of ‘hanging rock’!). Towards the end of the trip a net is lowered into the sea, and pretty soon there’s wiggly shellfish ready to be devoured raw (absolutely delish – we promise).
For a bit more luxury, try a private boat tour (from Ikr95,000; four…
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Mountain Guides
This adventurous company offers a wide range of hiking and climbing tours, including day trips to Heiðmörk (near Reykjavík), Hengill and Sólheimajökull, and a series of ice-climbing and trekking tours around Skaftafell. It also provides equipment rental and private guiding for more serious climbers.
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Laugar Spa
The five-star Laugar spa is attached to Laugardalslaug, and offers delicious ways to pamper yourself. There are six themed saunas and steam rooms, a vast and well-equipped gym, and beauty and massage clinics with soothing treatments (detox wraps, facials and hot-stone therapies).
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Fat Tire Bike Tours
Daytime bike tours of the city (€28; four hours) start at 11am daily from mid-February to early January, with an additional departure at 3pm from April to October. Night bicycle tours depart at 7pm from April to October and 6pm (not always daily) in low season. Other tours go to Versailles, Monet’s garden in Giverny and the Normandy beaches. Participants generally meet opposite the Eiffel Tower’s South Pillar at the start of the Champ de Mars; look for the yellow signs. Reserve in advance.
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Tenby Cycles
You can rent bikes from Tenby Cycles.
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Dolgellau Cycles
You can hire a bike from Dolgellau Cycles; the owner can help advise on local cycle routes.
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Action Bikes
Action Bikes rents bikes for around per day.
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Great Orme Tramway
The Great Orme Tramway, at the top of Church Walks, takes you up the steep incline in an original 1902 tramcar. It's one of only three cable-operated trams in the world (the other two are in equally glamorous Lisbon and San Francisco).
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