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Hidden Gem Travel Guide Newsletter

One of my passions is discovering new places.

Since I dream of traveling and writing on the beach, I’m working hard to make it happen. Meanwhile, I am experiencing the journey through your eyes.

I am about to launch a new newsletter about my passion for traveling, and together we will unearth some not-so-famous travel destinations and other juicy and exciting details about traveling.

Today I am suggesting a budget destination in Europe for March 2025.

For a budget-friendly European destination in March 2025, consider exploring Montenegro. This Balkan gem offers stunning Adriatic coastlines, historic towns, and affordable amenities.

Flights
From Bucharest, you can find direct flights to Montenegro’s capital, Podgorica, with airlines like Ryanair.
Here are some of the departing flights from London:
Ryanair UK from STN to TGD, priced from EURO 53 (round trip) will take 2 hours and 50 minutes.
Wizz Air from LGW to TGD, priced from EURO 137 (round trip) will take 5 hours and 30 minutes.

Accommodation
In Podgorica, consider staying at the Hotel Aurel, which offers comfortable rooms and amenities at affordable rates. Alternatively, the Hotel Ziya provides a blend of luxury and affordability.

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The offer is from the 1st to the 7th of March at hotel Aurel in Podgorica.
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Highlights
Bay of Kotor: A UNESCO World Heritage site, this bay is known for its medieval architecture and stunning landscapes.
Budva: Famous for its beaches and nightlife, Budva offers a mix of relaxation and entertainment.
Durmitor National Park: Ideal for nature enthusiasts, this park features hiking trails, glacial lakes, and diverse wildlife.

Montenegro’s mild climate in March makes it a pleasant time to visit, with fewer tourists and more affordable prices.

Please read more: https://www.thesun.ie/travel/14606732/sunshine-spot-winter-temperatures-pints-resorts-ryanair-flights/?utm_source=chatgpt.com

Photo Begova Glavica, Montenegro by Alexander Nadrilyanski: https://www.pexels.com/photo/panoramic-view-of-a-body-of-water-in-the-valley-under-a-blue-sky-16197585/.

Five Best Things To Visit In Barcelona!

Check out this place I found on Expedia!

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Stay at B&B HOTEL Barcelona Mataró from September 26 to October 2 for $473 (six nights).

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Park Güell
Park Güell is the reflection of Gaudí’s broad artistic talents. The park which belongs to his naturalist phase (first decade of the 20th century). During this period, the architect perfected his style through inspiration from organic shapes. His practice introduced a series of new structural solutions rooted in the analysis of geometry, but adding creative liberty and an imaginative, ornamental style. Starting from a sort of Baroquism, his works acquire a structural richness of forms and volumes, free of the rational rigidity or any sort of classic premises. In the design of Park Güell, Gaudí put to practice much of his innovative structural solutions that would become the symbol of his organic style, and that would culminate in the creation of the Basilica and Expiatory Church of the Holy Family (Catalan: Sagrada Família).

La Rambla
La Rambla (Catalan pronunciation: [lə ˈramblə]) is considered the most well known street in central Barcelona. A tree-lined pedestrian street, it stretches for 1.2 kilometres (3⁄4 mile) connecting the Plaça de Catalunya in its center with the Christopher Columbus Monument at Port Vell. La Rambla forms the boundary between the neighbourhoods of the Barri Gòtic to the east and the El Raval to the west.

Casa Batlló
Covered in shards of stained glass, the façade given a restorative make-over in 2019—sometimes seems blue, sometimes green, then shimmering like the glassy layer of a lake—makes Casa Batlló easily comparable to Claude Monet’s Water Lilies. Casa Batlló (pronounced “Casa Bat-yo”) appears strange even in a city bursting with magnificent architecture. After witnessing what Gaudí had done with Park Güell, textile businessman Josep Batlló commissioned him to construct this house style that none of Batlló’s other family members would have chosen and which also honored Catalonia’s patron saint.

Palace of Catalan Music
Palau de la Música Catalana (Catalan pronunciation: [pəˈlaw ðə lə ˈmuzikə kətəˈlanə], English: Palace of Catalan Music) is a concert hall in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. Designed in the Catalan modernista style by the architect Lluís Domènech i Montaner, it was built between 1905 and 1908 for Orfeó Català, a choral society founded in 1891 that was a leading force in the Catalan cultural movement that came to be known as the Renaixença (Catalan Rebirth). It was inaugurated on 9 February 1908.

Casa Milà – La Pedrera
Casa Mila, popularly known as La Pedrera, is a most unusual building, constructed between 1906 and 1912 by the architect Antoni Gaudí (1852–1926) and declared UNESCO World Heritage in 1984. Today it is the headquarters of Fundacio Catalunya La Pedrera and houses a cultural centre that is a reference point in Barcelona for the range of activities it organises and the different spaces for exhibitions and other public uses it contains. A visit to La Pedrera, landmark building and container, gives us a better understanding and appreciation of architecture and transports us to the period when Antoni Gaudi lived.

Please check our article about Sagrada Familia!

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Travel To Barcelona!

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Stay at B&B HOTEL Barcelona Mataró from September 26 to October 2 for $479 (six nights).

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Five Things To Do In Bergamo!

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Things to do in Bergamo!

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This week I recommend a visit to Starhotels Cristallo Palace from the 2nd to the 7th of September!

1. Walking the five kilometers of the Venetian Walls, UNESCO World Heritage Site.
Wander around the Venetian Walls, the stars of Bergamo’s enchanted skyline.  Sunset from the ramparts looks absolutely fantastic! Little secret: you can even see Milan if you use one of the telescopes along the road.

2. Visit one single building, the Accademia Carrara, to meet every Renaissance master.
Botticelli, Bellini, Raphael, Titian, Lotto, famous Bergamo portraitist Moroni. Visit the masters of XVI Century Italian art, all housed at the Accademia Carrara; their collection is among the most cherished in Europe.

3. Exploring the protected area of the Hills Park climbing up the many stairways crossing its woods and fields is an unusual way to discover the green heart of Bergamo, enjoying some breath-taking and unexpected landscapes.

4. Tasting Stracciatella ice cream flavour right where it was created. Milk ice cream with crunchy dark chocolate.
How was Stracciatella invented? If you want to know it, we suggest you to go to “La Marianna” in Colle Aperto, the ice cream parlour where children’s most-loved flavour was created.

!!! Stracciatella is a variety of gelato, consisting of fine strands of drizzled chocolate stirred through it. It was originally created in Bergamo, northern Italy, at the Ristorante La Marianna in 1961. Stracciatella was inspired by stracciatella soup, made from broth into which beaten egg is drizzled, popular around Rome. It is one of the most renowned Italian gelato flavors.

5. Counting the one hundred Campanone bell tolls
Do not miss this centennial appointment. Every night at 10 at Piazza Vecchia the huge bell on top of the Civic Tower rings one hundred times: it used to alert the city’s residents of the impending gate closure.

Photo by Gonzalo Mendiola: https://www.pexels.com/photo/the-view-from-the-top-of-a-hill-over-a-city-27727976/