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
from USD$113.97 - All activities
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Mullingar Equestrian Centre
Mullingar Equestrian Centre, southwest of Mullingar on the Athlone road (R390), offers riding packages that include a lesson, lunch and a two-hour cross-country ride; or two nights' accommodation including all meals and five hours' riding tuition.
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Swimming
Swimming is possible in Loughs Ennell, Owel and Lene (which has a Blue Flag award - an EU award given to clean, safe swimming spots - and lifeguards on duty in July and August), but Derravaragh is very deep with no shallows.
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City Tours
Runs one-hour Historic Derry walking tours starting from Carlisle Stores at 10am, noon and 2pm year-round. There are also tours of the Bogside and of Derry's murals.
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Derry Tourist Information Centre
Offers 1½-hour guided walking tours of the walled city for £6/4 per adult/child, starting from the bureau at 11.15am Monday to Friday year-round. The price includes admission to St Columb’s Cathedral.
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Foyle Cruise Line
Operates daily cruises on the Foyle estuary. Trips to Culmore Bay (1¼ hours) cost £8/5 per adult/child and depart at 2pm; four-hour evening cruises to Greencastle with bar and entertainment cost £12/10 per adult/child, and depart at 8pm.
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Belneazione Tuoro
Canoe, windsurfing and sailboat rentals can be found in Tuoro at Belneazione Tuoro.
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Fishing
Do as the locals do, with a day of fishing , for eel, trout, perch, tench and carp, out on the lake. Two people at a time can join locals for a four-hour angling or early morning fishing trip. After reeling in your catches at dawn, the fisherman can guide you to restaurants that will cook up your fish using traditional recipes. Book at least one day in advance. Nature trips (for up to 10 people) are also available.
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La Merangola
Canoe, windsurfing and sailboat rentals can be found in Castiglione del Lago at La Merangola, which also has a small beach and restaurant, and turns into a discoteca at night.
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Maneggio Oasi
Ask at one of the tourist offices for a booklet of walking and horse-riding tracks. Horse-riding centres include the Maneggio Oasi.
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Wassersport Strobl
Windsurfing boards costing €9 to €14 per hour are hired out from three locations in Millstatt by Wassersport Strobl, along with electric boats (€11 to €13 per hour) and kayaks (€5 per hour). One is alongside Villa Verdin. East of Millstatt is Bad Kleinkirchheim, a spa resort and large winter skiing centre with 26 lifts and cable cars.
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Whale Safari
The island’s biggest outfit, Whale Safari, which operates the Whale Centre, runs popular cruises (adult/child/concession Nkr795/ 500/700) between late May and mid-September. The tour begins with a guided visit to the Centre and slide show, followed by a three- to six-hour boat trip. If you fail to sight at least one sperm whale, your next trip is free. There’s also a chance of spotting minke, pilot and humpback whales and, towards the end of the season, killer whales (orcas). Trips depart at least once daily (at 11am) with up to six sailings in high summer. Your fee includes a light lunch, if you can face it – staff pass around the seasickness pills, just like airline…
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Fun & Sail
Fun & Sail has equipment for hire and offers kite-surfing courses.
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Surf- & Segelschule Nordstrand
Surf- & Segelschule Nordstrand rents out sailing boats and holds weekday sailing courses (from €160).
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Bicicò
The mountain itself offers good biking trails as well as walking opportunities (it takes about four hours to walk from Stresa to the top). Bicicò rents out mountain bikes at the lower Stresa cable-car station. Rates include a helmet and road book detailing a 25km panoramic descent (about three hours, of which only about 30 minutes require slight ascents, thus making it accessible to pretty much anyone who can ride a bike) from the top of Mottarone back to Stresa. A one-way trip with a bike on the cable car to Alpino/Mottarone costs €7/10.
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Adare Manor Golf Club
Adare is a big hit with golfers; centrally located courses include the spectacularly set Adare Manor Golf Club.
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Adventure Sports
For those after even more thrills and spills, there are several multi-activity providers in and around Newquay specialising in outdoor sports, from kitebuggying and paddle surfing to the latest Cornish craze, coasteering (pitched somewhere between rock-climbing, scrambling and wild swimming). On Lusty Glaze try Adventure Centre, while on Holywell Bay see EboAdventure.
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Adventurous Appetites
English-language tapas tours through central Madrid. Prices include the first drink but exclude food.
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AJF
A reputable source for finding au-pair work in France.
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Alanya Aqua Centre
Alanya boasts an impressive water park close to the centre.
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Allchorn Pleasure Boats
The dramatic white cliffs to the west are best viewed from the sea; tours leave from just west of the pier, weather permitting.
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Alternative Camp
A volunteer-based organisation running camps for disabled people around the country.
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Amber Travel
British-run adventure travel company specialising in hiking, biking and sea kayaking.
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Antique Pool
The sacred pool – nowadays, the separate-ticket swimming pool in the Antique Pool spa's courtyard – has submerged sections of original fluted marble columns to lounge against. The water, which is abundant in minerals and a more-than-balmy at 36 degrees, was thought to have restorative powers in antiquity, and may well still do. In summer, it's busiest from 11am to 4pm. Budget-wary travellers can enjoy the faux-travertines at the public pool at the base of the hill by Pamukkale.
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Aquamara
On the Waterworld premises, Aquamara provides a decidedly more sedate form of bathing in its seaweed baths.
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Aquasports
Offers a range of high-speed boat trips out of Ballycastle harbour, including wildlife tours, cruises along the coast to the Giant's Causeway and tours around Rathlin Island from £25 per person.
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