World Directory, Europe, Portugal, Lisboa, Grande Lisboa

Cascais is a coastal town 30 kilometres west of Lisbon, with about 35,000 residents in the town. It is a cosmopolitan suburb of the Portuguese capital and one of the richest municipalities in Portugal.

World Directory, Europe, Portugal, Algarve, Faro

Alvor is a freguesia (parish) in the municipality of Portimao (Algarve, Portugal).

World Directory, Europe, United Kingdom, Scotland, Orkney

Stromness is the second-largest town in the Orkney Islands, Scotland, and is located in the south-west of the mainland of Orkney. It is also a parish, with the town of Stromness as its capital. The name Stromness is derived from the Viking language. Strom refers to the strong tides that rip past the Point of Ness to the south of the town, literally 'strong tide point'. In Viking times Stromness was called Hamnavoe, meaning 'peaceful or safe harbour'.

World Directory, Europe, United Kingdom, Scotland, Ross and Cromarty

Gairloch makes a perfect holiday base, and is an ideal spot for hill walking, birdwatching, fishing, or just relaxing. It has a 9-hole golf course, safe sandy beaches, and is close to the beautiful National Trust garden at Inverewe. Gairloch has its own award-winning Heritage Museum, a library, shops and galleries, and a wide choice of places to eat and drink during the summer season.

World Directory, Europe, United Kingdom, Scotland, Outer Hebrides

Stornoway is a burgh on the Isle of Lewis, in the Outer Hebrides of Scotland. The town's population is approximately 8,055, out of a total population of 26,370 for the whole of the Western Isles. The civil parish of Stornoway, including various nearby villages, has a population of approximately 12,000.

World Directory, Europe, United Kingdom, Scotland, Outer Hebrides

Eoropie is the most northerly village on the Isle of Lewis in the parish of Ness, in the Outer Hebrides, Scotland.

World Directory, Europe, Spain, Valencia, Castellon

A few kilometers beyond Peniscola is Benicarlo, situated amid orange-groves and vineyards. The parish church (1743) has an octagonal tower with an azulejo-clad dome and magnificent doorwat. The 18th century Casa Del Marques de Benicarlo now houses a small "kitchen museum" with a variety of old domestic equipment.

World Directory, Europe, Spain, Valencia, Castellon

The delightful small towns of Alcossebre and Las Fuentes on the Costa Azahar 'The Orange Blossom Coast' are a popular holiday destination for Spanish and French families, but at the moment is fairly unknown by other holiday-makers. Far removed from the international masses, the resort has retained it's native charm and friendly atmosphere.

World Directory, Europe, Sweden, Stockholm, Sodermanland

Saltsjobaden is a locality with 8,937 (2005) inhabitants situated in Nacka Municipality, Stockholm County in Sweden, located on the coast of the Baltic Sea.

World Directory, Europe, Switzerland, Berne, Thun

Oberhofen am Thunersee is a municipality in the district of Thun in the canton of Bern in Switzerland.