Florence tourist picnic ban
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six swimming pools. With free sailing, kayaking and fitness classes you will end up tanned and toned. A week half board with flights costs from £599pp. See markwarner.co.uk.
Peace seeker Sveti Klement, Croatia
Small Sveti Klement, which sits alongside the popular Dalmatian island of Hvar, has always been a place to get away from it all.
This car-free island is a perfect place to kick back and chill on a white sand beach of your own.
It has a couple of small villages with restaurants and pensions, a marina and easy access to Hvar if TOURISTS who picnic on the streets of Florence will be slapped with fines of between £135 and £450. The rules have come into place as the Italian city struggles to deal with the rise in holidaymakers attracted by low-cost you want the bright lights. There is the likes of kayaking and diving to nearby shipwrecks if you want to be active, plus an island’s worth of footpaths to explore. GO: There are Wizzair, Jet2, Easyjet and British Airways flights to Split, a port city connected by regular boat services to Hvar. From there, you need to take a water taxi to the island.
On Sveti Klement, Palmizana is a rustic cluster of art-filled, stone-built villas and bungalows. A week in one of its two-person villas costs from £354pp. See i-escape.com.
Mud ,larker Dalaman Turkey
Dalaman Airport, on Turkey’s Adriatic coast, is found between the mountains and a calm sea of bays, peninsulas and flights and cheap Airbnb rentals. The ban runs from 12-3pm and 6pm-10pm. You are allowed to eat on the move. Mayor Dario Nardella said: “The rule is aimed at uneducated visitors who camp in the streets with their lunch.” islands. And there is history aplenty here, with the ruins of the ancient city of Kaunos up the Dalyan river. There is also a mountain of great local food to sample, from stuffed peppers to borek, pastry spinach pasties. Plus there are brilliant natural mud baths that were supposedly used by Queen Cleopatra to maintain her beauty – and by Jack Nicolson to work on his. GO: The Hilton Dalaman Sarigerme Resort and Spa is an ultra-contemporary luxury hotel with spa, private beach, tennis courts, fitness centre, waterpark, ten pools and an abundance of activities. The hotel is a 15 minute drive from the airport and a short walk from the village of Sarigerme. An all-inclusive luxury week here, including flights, costs from £501pp. See thomascook.com.