How to Have a True Mediterranean Experience
If you’re itching to try a totally new travel experience, don’t be afraid to break out the traditional travel arrangements and try something new. The Mediterranean Sea has long been a popular tourist destination with pristine beaches, mild weather and beautiful sunny skies. But most resorts areas around the Mediterranean have become crowded and not as relaxing as you might like. If you’re ready to truly experience a Mediterranean vacation, here’s how.
Find Small Destinations
If you want to feel the sand beneath your feet and feel the warm sun on your face without hundreds of your closest friends at your elbows, skip the large resort areas and find smaller areas that are less well known. For example, southern Italy is a very popular area for tourists, but by heading out past Sicily to the small island of Malta, you’re able to experience the same weather and beach condition as well as centuries of history and tradition without crowds and over inflated resort prices.
If you do travel to Malta or other small islands, the lack of crowds brings in a lack of public transportation as well, but car hire Malta can easily remedy this situation plus offer you the means to explore the more remote sections of the island.
Stay in Local Establishments
The local bed and breakfast or renting a room from a family in the area is a far cry from the five star resorts and their paper umbrellas, but you will be amazed at how welcoming families along this region are, and how much you can learn and enjoy about the area by living in it.
Around the world resorts are created as a world apart from its surroundings meaning a resort in Jamaica isn’t much different than a resort in Greece, with the obvious difference of the staff and location. If you want to experience the Mediterranean, don’t hide behind ornate walls and gold courses, stay in a hotel in the city or find a short-term rental that will let you rub shoulders with locals and let you eat in the family restaurants and cafes that give the area such a fine reputation for its food.
Travel Off-Season
The beaches and beauty of the Mediterranean are just as beautiful in the summer as they are in the late spring or early fall. Avoid the most popular seasons and travel when there are less vendors and tourists to accompany you. If you travel during the less popular times of the year, you’ll also be able to take advantage of off-season discounts.
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