Sentences with phrase «ancient olive groves»

In Melendugno this spring, hundreds of people held daily peaceful protests to stop ancient olive groves being uprooted to make way for the pipeline.

Communities in southern Italy are seeing their ancient olive groves uprooted, families in Albania who have farmed for generations are losing their land, and people in Greece are finding sections of pipeline laid without permission or warning.

Pine forests and ancient olive groves carpet the hills around Amanruya, leading to scalloped bays with views of the Aegean Sea.

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In this deeply personal collection, Heidi turns to the series of dog - eared recipe journals she has kept for years — each filled with newspaper clippings, magazine scraps, photos, stamps, receipts, and sticky notes to chronicle details she wants to remember: a paprika - spiked tomato soup in Amsterdam, the pattern of an ancient Italian olive grove she passed on the way to the Bari airport, and the precise way an elderly Vietnamese woman carefully sliced broccoli stems in the back of a grocery in New Zealand.

There, wandering in olive groves and swimming in the beautiful Aegean, I began to think of how I, too, could sing of these ancient tales.

Surrounded by archaeological sites and close to the cosmopolitan island of Spetses, Amanzoe occupies an ancient Greek landscape defined by olive groves and the deep - blue Aegean.

The lush, tranquil and stunningly beautiful countryside, with its magnificent lakes and mountains, vineyards and olive groves, and fertile abundance, enfolds towns and cities that are almost impossibly ancient but are still as frenetic and vibrant with the bustle and noise of modern life as any in the world.

We tour the ancient city of Rome before travelling through the olive groves, vineyards and almond trees of a region referred to as «the breadbasket of Italy» on a wonderful adventure exploring Puglia & Basilicata.

The ancient history that lingers in the crumbling stone trulli, the Baroque churches of Lecce, the majestic fortress Castel del Monte, or the medieval convents surrounded by olive groves enriches Puglia travel beyond your average beach vacation.

The largest of the Dodecanese islands, and a classic combination of white sugar - cube - house, olive groves, ancient ruins and beautiful beaches.

Aglio & Olio Set in - between ancient olive trees in the resort's own grove, Aglio & Olio offers mouth - watering Italian food served al fresco.

Surrounded by olive groves and vineyards and overlooking the Mediterranean, Furore Inn Resort is a paradise hideaway steeped in the romance of ancient Italy

Let love blossom in the olive groves, or among the orange trees, and you'll discover the ancient allure of Epirus.

With its rolling hills of green olive groves, hideaway ancient villages and majestic mountains, Zante holidays showcase an island of contrasting beauties.

Set amid olive groves on a rise overlooking the Aegean Sea, Amanzoe is the perfect setting where both the ancient and modern sides of Greece culminate in an unforgettable experience.

Villa Arnica A is a characteristic and welcoming ancient tuscan country house surrounded by vineyards and olive groves.

Simpson Travel's destinations are just as varied: Turkey's dramatic coastline is peppered with timeless villages and ancient ruins; traditional artistic towns and family - friendly beaches can be found all the way along Mallorca's northwest coast; sun - lovers enjoy Corsica's pristine beaches while hikers rise to the challenge of its coastal and mountain routes; and in traditional Greek towns olive groves tumble down to the Ionian Sea.