It is not easy to find any other place on our planet than the Mediterranean, where crowds of multinational tourists tend to get throughout the calendar year. Thanks to the incredible variety of Mediterranean resort areas, travelers - even overly demanding - will not have much difficulty finding wonderful beaches here for a pleasant and at the same time useful pastime.
It is not easy for tourists to determine which of the picturesque cities of this wonderful region deserve a visit more than others, because in each of them vacationers will find a variety of entertainment and the delights of relaxation along the long sandy and pebble coasts. Nevertheless, the most active and knowledgeable travelers manage to highlight several Mediterranean resort towns considered real gems this amazing land.
Ayia Napa, Cyprus
Travelers who choose a vacation in hospitable Cyprus, are attracted to these lands, first of all, by the need for many contemporaries to have a quiet time away from noisy and crowded large and medium cities. However, for most young tourists who come to the picturesque Ayia Napa - a cozy resort town famous for its fine sandy coast - these places are primarily associated with bright and varied entertainment.
Most often, young people prefer a noisy and fun vacation on Nissi - a fairly populous two-kilometer beach. Thanks to the fashionable British DJs in the evenings, almost the entire coast turns into a stylish disco, where famous melodies of various styles and directions of advanced Western European music sound.
There are also a lot of exciting activities on the beach for passionate fans of solitude-demanding fishing and windsurfing, beloved by young travelers. The same entertainments await vacationers on the glamorous Makronissos - a rather long sandy beach, famous for its few people and excellent conditions for diving that has become fashionable.
The resort will delight all vacationers with a variety of local club life. It is unlikely that any of the young travelers will not want to attend fun parties in a medieval fortress or a cozy ice cave. It is in such an exotic style that the halls and facades of the giant Castle and the small and cozy Ice are decorated - two famous clubs. Both in them and in other similar entertainment establishments of the hospitable resort, vacationers are waiting for meetings with famous European DJs and progressive musicians.
Kemer, Turkey
Russian tourists have long been accustomed to relaxing in the magnificent resorts of the picturesque Turkish Riviera. In each of them, vacationers will find a wide variety of entertainments both on sandy and pebble beaches, and on the almost always warm azure sea. Most often, most tourists who know Turkish resorts well, dream of a serene pastime in Kemer and its picturesque surroundings.
Both in the town itself and in neighboring villages, multinational travelers will be surprised by the harmonious coexistence of ancient buildings and modern, well-maintained pebble beaches, luxury hotels. On the sea near the central promenade of the resort you can always see many luxurious yachts, for the sake of riding on which groups of wealthy Europeans come here. Thanks to the dense pine forests and orange gardens, the local beaches look like giant manicured parks.
Young people are fond of the small-pebbled beaches of cozy Tekirova and Olympos, famous for the ancient buildings - two hospitable villages that are part of the resort area of the aforementioned Kemer. In the last of them, young travelers are attracted not only by noisy evenings at local discos, but also by the unique opportunity to live a bit in one of the tree houses.
Here, vacationers can unexpectedly become grateful participants in a short but fascinating journey into the little-known past, having visited the remains of the Pirate Fortress and the ruins of the once gigantic temple complex. Adult travelers and their children will be delighted by the shallow sea and cleanliness of several sand and pebble beaches of the aforementioned Tekirova.
These legends are about the "Moonlight" - a picturesque park complex, located along the long sandy coast of Kemer. Small tourists are attracted here primarily by a sincere desire to visit a vivid and memorable performance in their favorite Dolphinarium. Adult travelers also always feel better during the fiery performance of two talented dolphins and a good-natured sea lion.
With endless streams, travelers of different ages head to the territory of Dino - a giant park that looks like a fantastic city. Walking past the moving and frightening strange sounds of the enormous dinosaur figures, visitors feel themselves on our planet during the reign of these gigantic creatures.
Sousse, Tunisia
For most Russian travelers, vacation on the North African coast of the Mediterranean Sea is associated primarily with well-developed Egyptian resorts. But not one of them is connected with the Mediterranean coast. Throughout the African Mediterranean, tourists are attracted by an extended coastal strip, on which several pretty well-known resorts of ancient Tunisia are comfortably located.
Most often, lovers of long journeys choose a serene vacation on the ten-kilometer coast of ancient Sousse. Pure white sand and small waves of the turquoise sea can be enjoyed by vacationers on Bu Jafar - one of the two crowded beaches of this Tunisian resort. There are also many regular and floating fish restaurants, always crowded with overseas visitors. On Las Vegas - another small sandy beach of hospitable Sousse - fans of fashionable windsurfing will be pleased by the rather strong waves here.
You can learn about the rich history of Tunisia associated with the name of the famous and not fully explored Carthage by visiting the Medina, which is astounding in its ancient age. That is what the Arabs call the old quarters of the city, where travelers have a unique opportunity to find themselves inside the rather well-preserved Ribat - a fortress often visited by tourists. In the evenings, guests of the resort rush to crowds of romantic musical fountains located in the neighboring Port of El Kantaoui.
The coast of this famous suburb has long been chosen by numerous divers. To visit the local amazing variety of attractions “Hannibal Park” is a sincere dream of little travelers. Becoming a miniature car driver or train driver is a real big and exciting adventure for naughty kids and their caring parents.
Salou, Spain
Vacationers make up whole legends about the variety of vacations in the Spanish resort areas of the Mediterranean Sea. People of different ages in conversations most often mention the beaches of picturesque Salou - a calm resort town, comfortably located on the famous Costa Dorado.
Travelers usually flock to these wonderful lands not for the sake of luxurious pastime on local beaches, but with the goal of visiting the renowned “Port Aventura” - the amusement park, loved by the children and their compassionate parents. To be in the Enchanted Garden, the tangled Labyrinth of the Wild West or in other unusual zones of this giant theme park is a sincere desire not only for young travelers, but also for representatives of other generations of different ages.
On the local coast decorated with flowers and palm groves and the best Spanish hotels, the coast is always both crowded and interesting. In the morning and afternoon hours, travelers enjoy a pleasant pastime on the local fine sandy beaches. On a kilometer-long East Beach, specially equipped and fenced off areas are waiting for parents and their naughty kids.
Western European travelers, especially the British, can always be found on the Long Beach. Fans of solitude and silence will enjoy a pleasant and relaxing holiday on miniature Lengudents and cut off by cliffs from other places of Capellans - two cozy sandy beaches.
Nice, France
Among the many French Mediterranean resorts, truly trembling feelings arise among Russian travelers for luxurious Nice, closely connected with compatriots who emigrated to these parts. Along the promenade deserted by multinational tourists, the Promenade des Anglais is home to several wonderful large-pebble beaches. Each of them belongs to one of the magnificent hotels located on the coast.
On the Blue Beach located in the central part of the resort, vacationers can enjoy not only the delights of sunbathing, but also the refined taste of drinks that are distributed among the vacationers by the waiters of the local luxury restaurant. Virtually no different conditions await travelers on the long Galion, wide Neptune and other cozy beaches of Nice.
Divers who have chosen the resort are never disappointed with their vacation here. Of the three local diving centers, they most often gather in Club nautique - a popular club, relatively expensive, but even for picky fans of this extreme entertainment. Nice will delight connoisseurs of high art with a wonderful opportunity to become grateful spectators of the repeatedly reconstructed Opera House or visitors who always amaze the Museum of Modern Art with its avant-garde exhibitions.
In the summer in the evening, not only tourists, but almost the entire city can be seen on the English Embankment, brightly lit with colorful lights. No less delight among travelers cause walks on the medieval Place Massena. It surprises with a harmonious combination of ancient buildings standing here and located on special pillars of multi-colored statues, as if they came here from a science fiction film.
Which Mediterranean coast resort is better?
Due to the large number and variety of Mediterranean resorts located in the territories of markedly different states, it is both easy and not easy for travelers to choose a place for their long-awaited vacation. The difficulties lie, first of all, in almost identical conditions of rest and comfort.
Each resort tries to keep up with its neighbors, having prepared for travelers a lot of often not even completely foreseen opportunities for entertainment and pleasant pastime. But it is thanks to the truly fierce competition that exists here, travelers in any of the mentioned and many other resort towns of the Mediterranean always remain captivated by a wonderful vacation on this famous coast.
