Geology Holidays » Hill Holidays http://www.geologyholidays.co.uk Do Something Different On Your Next Holiday! Sat, 10 Oct 2009 22:00:48 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 en hourly 1 Korcula Island, Croatia: Coastal Holidays http://www.geologyholidays.co.uk/korcula-island-croatia/ http://www.geologyholidays.co.uk/korcula-island-croatia/#comments Mon, 30 Mar 2009 22:30:43 +0000 admin http://www.geologyholidays.co.uk/?p=508 From Dubrovnik on the Dalmatian coast to Zagreb in the North and the Istrian peninsula, Croatia has something to offer every tourist. The climate is Mediterranean along the Adriatic coast, which means warm dry summers and mild winters and it is one of the sunniest coastlines in Europe.  Sailing holidays are an option visiting some of the many islands off the coast, some uninhabited, Cruising, chartering a boat with or without a skipper or taking a sailing course for the beginner to the more advanced sailor among you. The former Yugoslavia offers fabulous, reasonably priced food some with an Italian influence and other local specialities such as a palacinke which is a crepe-like dessert often stuffed with walnuts or chocolate and sometimes served with ice cream.

Korcula Island belongs to the central Dalmatian archipelago and is a stunning Island known well for it’s nudist beaches! If that doesn’t float your boat but rocks do, check out the hidden coves and bays dotted along the coast of the Island. Secluded beaches and scattered boulders from cliffs that once stood are just some of the incredible geological sites you will see here.





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The Witwatersrand is a small range of sedimentary hills which is usually overlooked until you delve into the rocks to discover that over 40% of the World’s gold comes from these hills. The hills themselves are geologically complex, containing a mixture of rock types including shales and conglomerates.

A great holiday offer from Sunshine;


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