A gang is touted repeatedly by the Valley of the butterflies as tourist hit; It is often enough to see anything but the promised butterflies. Rhodes is the largest and most important island of the Dodecanese; far less, but also of great importance was the island of Kos. With Hippocrates and his A scientific medicine students developed here. Cyprus the island nation in the Mediterranean is currently divided after Turkish troops occupied the eastern part of the island. A change from one side of the border on the other is theoretically possible, but hardly accessible in practice for tourists. The island of Aphrodite 9250 km2 and has a population of about 650,000. Its Regency seat is Nicosia, Limassol and Famagusta are other major towns. Only Limassol is called at cruise regularly on a Mediterranean cruise ships.

Cyprus is a popular cruise destination due to its good beaches. Malta the British-influenced group of Islands South of Sicily is independent since 1964 and one of the smallest States of the Earth. Its total area of 315 square kilometers spread over four islands. As the Knight of the Knights of Rhodes were expelled, they settled on Malta, and henceforth called themselves Maltese. You could rely on a fief of Karls V.

and relied on the enmity of Sultan Soliman. With a ten times superior invasion force attacked the 5000 defenders of Malta. The battle was a four-month, terrible carnage. Finally could repelled the attack of the Sultan, a relief went through Europe! Malta has been the last bastion of the Western world. Today, Malta is used also as a starting point for Mediterranean cruises. For example by TUI cruises.