Cattolica – A heaven for family
By Eeke Helder
Greeting from Cattolica
I severely dislike tourist holiday places and especially when everything is prepared to the comfort of the lazy tourist. This year I sadly promised a friend to accompany her with both our kids (4) on her holiday. ‘Sadly’ because she decided to go to Cattolica, a small typical tourist town on the Adriatic coast of Italy. Like the Torremolinos or Salou of Italy. I never went on a holiday with less enthusiasm. I pictured rows of tourist beds and umbrellas up to the shoreline, shouting kids , roaming jets ski’s polluting your swim water and everything else that you can expect of overcrowded holiday places. But overcoming my prejudice and my initial shock after arriving I had to come to the conclusion that all is not as it seems…
Kythera: Greek beauty
I am pretty sure the Greek God of beauty – Aphrodite – didn’t choose her hometown by coincidence. The Island Kythera is paradise: peaceful and beautiful… I´ve visited the island in autumn and even though I had to deal with the several clouds and showers, which is quite rare, it was a beautiful place to stay. With her pink colors of Oleander and Bougainville, her souvenirs from the ancient past and the lack of public transport and infrastructure, Kythera is a charming and quiet place where you can distance yourself from hard work in daily life. (more…)
