Cuba, South Africa and Normandy: this week's new air routes

Cutting out the stops can eliminate hassle ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     [The Independent](~/AAAHagA~/RgRoBI82P0SwaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvP2xpZD1pcG04YWxhaWhqcW4mdXRtX21lZGl1bT1lbWFpbCZ1dG1fc291cmNlPWJyYXplJnV0bV9jYW1wYWlnbj1TaW1vbiBDYWxkZXIncyBUcmF2ZWwgV2VlayBOZXdzbGV0dGVyIDE5LTA0LTI0JnV0bV90ZXJtPUlORF9UcmF2ZWxfTmV3c2xldHRlcl9DRFBXBXNwY2V1QgpmHzYKIma2rzGrUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAyM~) Friday, April 19, 2024   [Simon Calder's Travel Week](~/AAAHagA~/RgRoBI82P0S2aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvdHJhdmVsP2xpZD1xdHdhdHg5ejl5Ym0mdXRtX21lZGl1bT1lbWFpbCZ1dG1fc291cmNlPWJyYXplJnV0bV9jYW1wYWlnbj1TaW1vbiBDYWxkZXIncyBUcmF2ZWwgV2VlayBOZXdzbGV0dGVyIDE5LTA0LTI0JnV0bV90ZXJtPUlORF9UcmF2ZWxfTmV3c2xldHRlcl9DRFBXBXNwY2V1QgpmHzYKIma2rzGrUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAyM~) [Simon Calder's Travel Week](~/AAAHagA~/RgRoBI82P0S2aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvdHJhdmVsP2xpZD1oNzk1a2duNmd6MXcmdXRtX21lZGl1bT1lbWFpbCZ1dG1fc291cmNlPWJyYXplJnV0bV9jYW1wYWlnbj1TaW1vbiBDYWxkZXIncyBUcmF2ZWwgV2VlayBOZXdzbGV0dGVyIDE5LTA0LTI0JnV0bV90ZXJtPUlORF9UcmF2ZWxfTmV3c2xldHRlcl9DRFBXBXNwY2V1QgpmHzYKIma2rzGrUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAyM~) A decade ago, [Dubai toppled London Heathrow from its decades-long perch as the airport with more international passengers than any other](~/AAAHagA~/RgRoBI82P4QQAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3LmluZGVwZW5kZW50LmNvLnVrL3RyYXZlbC9uZXdzLWFuZC1hZHZpY2UvaGVhdGhyb3ctbG9zZXMtYnVzaWVzdC1pbnRlcm5hdGlvbmFsLWFpcnBvcnQtY3Jvd24tdG8tZHViYWktMTAwMDYwMDcuaHRtbD9saWQ9cTNhY2xrcXM1Nzc5JnV0bV9tZWRpdW09ZW1haWwmdXRtX3NvdXJjZT1icmF6ZSZ1dG1fY2FtcGFpZ249U2ltb24gQ2FsZGVyJ3MgVHJhdmVsIFdlZWsgTmV3c2xldHRlciAxOS0wNC0yNCZ1dG1fdGVybT1JTkRfVHJhdmVsX05ld3NsZXR0ZXJfQ0RQVwVzcGNldUIKZh82CiJmtq8xq1IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAMj). Since then, “DXB” has built its lead still further, becoming the undisputed global hub for the world. Every day, a quarter-million passengers travel to, from or through the airport – many of them transferring between flights on Emirates, the airline that has become the main intercontinental people-mover for the 21st century. This week, though, Dubai International Airport ground almost to a standstill after extreme flooding. [Hundreds of flights have been cancelled](~/AAAHagA~/RgRoBI82P4QDAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3LmluZGVwZW5kZW50LmNvLnVrL3RyYXZlbC9uZXdzLWFuZC1hZHZpY2UvZHViYWktYWlycG9ydC1lbWlyYXRlcy1mbGlnaHRzLWNhbmNlbGxlZC10b2RheS1iMjUzMDYzNS5odG1sP2xpZD01ZGhmcDFwcXF1OGEmdXRtX21lZGl1bT1lbWFpbCZ1dG1fc291cmNlPWJyYXplJnV0bV9jYW1wYWlnbj1TaW1vbiBDYWxkZXIncyBUcmF2ZWwgV2VlayBOZXdzbGV0dGVyIDE5LTA0LTI0JnV0bV90ZXJtPUlORF9UcmF2ZWxfTmV3c2xldHRlcl9DRFBXBXNwY2V1QgpmHzYKIma2rzGrUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAyM~)(such as British Airways 106, two days running). Many others are severely delayed: a pair of Emirates A380 SuperJumbo jets from Dubai disturbed the slumbering people of west London around 3am yesterday morning, one of them touching down at Heathrow nine hours late. A business model dependent on smooth connections is vulnerable to large-scale disruption. Even though Emirates is back in the air, some travellers have been told to wait a week until they can fly: stranded passengers go to the back of the queue for any available seats. Nonstop flights have always had the appeal of cutting the chances of lost luggage (many of the bags that go astray are lost in connections at mega-hubs). And after the events of this week, travellers may place additional value on going from A to B without changing planes because of the appeal of nonstops as “hub-dodgers”. This week I can report on several unusual new routes – starting with Cuba. - EU Club 18-30: ~/AAAHagA~/RgRoBI82P0T4aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvdHJhdmVsL25ld3MtYW5kLWFkdmljZS90cmFpbi1yYWlsLXN0cmlrZXMtYXByaWwtMjAyNC1hc2xlZi1iMjUxNjE0OS5odG1sP2xpZD01eXhsaG9nMHA3eHQmdXRtX21lZGl1bT1lbWFpbCZ1dG1fc291cmNlPWJyYXplJnV0bV9jYW1wYWlnbj1TaW1vbiBDYWxkZXIncyBUcmF2ZWwgV2VlayBOZXdzbGV0dGVyIDE5LTA0LTI0JnV0bV90ZXJtPUlORF9UcmF2ZWxfTmV3c2xldHRlcl9DRFBXBXNwY2V1QgpmHzYKIma2rzGrUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAyM~[Brussels plans to cut post-Brexit restrictions for young travellers](~/AAAHagA~/RgRoBI82P0T2aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvdHJhdmVsL25ld3MtYW5kLWFkdmljZS9ldS10cmF2ZWwtYnJleGl0LXZpc2EtdWstY2l0aXplbnMtYjI1MzExNjMuaHRtbD9saWQ9enF5NWZtdm5mZm9qJnV0bV9tZWRpdW09ZW1haWwmdXRtX3NvdXJjZT1icmF6ZSZ1dG1fY2FtcGFpZ249U2ltb24gQ2FsZGVyJ3MgVHJhdmVsIFdlZWsgTmV3c2xldHRlciAxOS0wNC0yNCZ1dG1fdGVybT1JTkRfVHJhdmVsX05ld3NsZXR0ZXJfQ0RQVwVzcGNldUIKZh82CiJmtq8xq1IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAMj)~/AAAHagA~/RgRoBI82P0T1aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvdHJhdmVsL25ld3MtYW5kLWFkdmljZS9tMjUtY2xvc3VyZXMtdGhpcy13ZWVrZW5kLWxvbmRvbi1iMjUxMTc2My5odG1sP2xpZD1nNDYzZXFsbWh0MDImdXRtX21lZGl1bT1lbWFpbCZ1dG1fc291cmNlPWJyYXplJnV0bV9jYW1wYWlnbj1TaW1vbiBDYWxkZXIncyBUcmF2ZWwgV2VlayBOZXdzbGV0dGVyIDE5LTA0LTI0JnV0bV90ZXJtPUlORF9UcmF2ZWxfTmV3c2xldHRlcl9DRFBXBXNwY2V1QgpmHzYKIma2rzGrUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAyM~~/AAAHagA~/RgRoBI82P0T_aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvdHJhdmVsL25ld3MtYW5kLWFkdmljZS93aXp6LWFpci1haXItdHJhZmZpYy1jb250cm9sLWV1cm9wZS1zdW1tZXItYjI0OTkwMjguaHRtbD9saWQ9eHJkdDJydW0yd2o2JnV0bV9tZWRpdW09ZW1haWwmdXRtX3NvdXJjZT1icmF6ZSZ1dG1fY2FtcGFpZ249U2ltb24gQ2FsZGVyJ3MgVHJhdmVsIFdlZWsgTmV3c2xldHRlciAxOS0wNC0yNCZ1dG1fdGVybT1JTkRfVHJhdmVsX05ld3NsZXR0ZXJfQ0RQVwVzcGNldUIKZh82CiJmtq8xq1IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAMj - 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Rhodes win: [Free holiday scheme revealed for wildfire evacuees](~/AAAHagA~/RgRoBI82P0TwaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvdHJhdmVsL25ld3MtYW5kLWFkdmljZS9mcmVlLWdyZWVjZS1ob2xpZGF5cy1yaG9kZXMtYjI1Mjc4NjQuaHRtbD9saWQ9eTVrbm5obmNrcWVtJnV0bV9tZWRpdW09ZW1haWwmdXRtX3NvdXJjZT1icmF6ZSZ1dG1fY2FtcGFpZ249U2ltb24gQ2FsZGVyJ3MgVHJhdmVsIFdlZWsgTmV3c2xldHRlciAxOS0wNC0yNCZ1dG1fdGVybT1JTkRfVHJhdmVsX05ld3NsZXR0ZXJfQ0RQVwVzcGNldUIKZh82CiJmtq8xq1IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAMj)~/AAAHagA~/RgRoBI82P4QGAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3LmluZGVwZW5kZW50LmNvLnVrL3RyYXZlbC9uZXdzLWFuZC1hZHZpY2Uvc291dGhhbXB0b24tbmV3Y2FzdGxlLWNydWlzZS1jYW5jZWxsZWQtZnJlZC1vbHNlbi1iMjUwMzcyOS5odG1sP2xpZD1pMzdyN3F2YTFnbzEmdXRtX21lZGl1bT1lbWFpbCZ1dG1fc291cmNlPWJyYXplJnV0bV9jYW1wYWlnbj1TaW1vbiBDYWxkZXIncyBUcmF2ZWwgV2VlayBOZXdzbGV0dGVyIDE5LTA0LTI0JnV0bV90ZXJtPUlORF9UcmF2ZWxfTmV3c2xldHRlcl9DRFBXBXNwY2V1QgpmHzYKIma2rzGrUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAyM~ Distant dream: Cuba's colonial gem, Trinidad, about to be reconnected with the UK [Enjoy 6 months of Independent Premium for just £66 £6](~/AAAHagA~/RgRoBI82P0S5aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvc3Vic2NyaWJlP2xpZD1sOGRycHd1bWxwcmMmdXRtX21lZGl1bT1lbWFpbCZ1dG1fc291cmNlPWJyYXplJnV0bV9jYW1wYWlnbj1TaW1vbiBDYWxkZXIncyBUcmF2ZWwgV2VlayBOZXdzbGV0dGVyIDE5LTA0LTI0JnV0bV90ZXJtPUlORF9UcmF2ZWxfTmV3c2xldHRlcl9DRFBXBXNwY2V1QgpmHzYKIma2rzGrUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAyM~)   Get inspired... ~/AAAHagA~/RgRoBI82P0TtaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvdHJhdmVsL2V1cm9wZS9pdGFseS9iZXN0LXRvd25zLXZpbGxhZ2VzLXR1c2NhbnktYjI1MjYzMDMuaHRtbD9saWQ9ZGVmN2xnaGh2MmZmJnV0bV9tZWRpdW09ZW1haWwmdXRtX3NvdXJjZT1icmF6ZSZ1dG1fY2FtcGFpZ249U2ltb24gQ2FsZGVyJ3MgVHJhdmVsIFdlZWsgTmV3c2xldHRlciAxOS0wNC0yNCZ1dG1fdGVybT1JTkRfVHJhdmVsX05ld3NsZXR0ZXJfQ0RQVwVzcGNldUIKZh82CiJmtq8xq1IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAMj [Magical small towns in Tuscany](~/AAAHagA~/RgRoBI82P0TtaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvdHJhdmVsL2V1cm9wZS9pdGFseS9iZXN0LXRvd25zLXZpbGxhZ2VzLXR1c2NhbnktYjI1MjYzMDMuaHRtbD9saWQ9dXV4aTExaGU1eHF2JnV0bV9tZWRpdW09ZW1haWwmdXRtX3NvdXJjZT1icmF6ZSZ1dG1fY2FtcGFpZ249U2ltb24gQ2FsZGVyJ3MgVHJhdmVsIFdlZWsgTmV3c2xldHRlciAxOS0wNC0yNCZ1dG1fdGVybT1JTkRfVHJhdmVsX05ld3NsZXR0ZXJfQ0RQVwVzcGNldUIKZh82CiJmtq8xq1IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAMj) The rolling hills of this region of Italy are dotted with medieval towns and villages – with beautiful squares, winding streets and charming restaurants. [These are our favourites.](~/AAAHagA~/RgRoBI82P0TtaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvdHJhdmVsL2V1cm9wZS9pdGFseS9iZXN0LXRvd25zLXZpbGxhZ2VzLXR1c2NhbnktYjI1MjYzMDMuaHRtbD9saWQ9aGlhejE3cDdpOGljJnV0bV9tZWRpdW09ZW1haWwmdXRtX3NvdXJjZT1icmF6ZSZ1dG1fY2FtcGFpZ249U2ltb24gQ2FsZGVyJ3MgVHJhdmVsIFdlZWsgTmV3c2xldHRlciAxOS0wNC0yNCZ1dG1fdGVybT1JTkRfVHJhdmVsX05ld3NsZXR0ZXJfQ0RQVwVzcGNldUIKZh82CiJmtq8xq1IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAMj) ~/AAAHagA~/RgRoBI82P4QEAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3LmluZGVwZW5kZW50LmNvLnVrL3RyYXZlbC9ub3J0aC1hbWVyaWNhL3VzYS9jYWxpZm9ybmlhL2xvcy1hbmdlbGVzLXBhbG0tc3ByaW5ncy1yb2FkLXRyaXAtYjI1Mjg5MDMuaHRtbD9saWQ9ZDZnZGxwZzJsdXA2JnV0bV9tZWRpdW09ZW1haWwmdXRtX3NvdXJjZT1icmF6ZSZ1dG1fY2FtcGFpZ249U2ltb24gQ2FsZGVyJ3MgVHJhdmVsIFdlZWsgTmV3c2xldHRlciAxOS0wNC0yNCZ1dG1fdGVybT1JTkRfVHJhdmVsX05ld3NsZXR0ZXJfQ0RQVwVzcGNldUIKZh82CiJmtq8xq1IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAMj [Slow road from LA to Palm Springs](~/AAAHagA~/RgRoBI82P4QEAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3LmluZGVwZW5kZW50LmNvLnVrL3RyYXZlbC9ub3J0aC1hbWVyaWNhL3VzYS9jYWxpZm9ybmlhL2xvcy1hbmdlbGVzLXBhbG0tc3ByaW5ncy1yb2FkLXRyaXAtYjI1Mjg5MDMuaHRtbD9saWQ9d2VmM28weG5nd2NoJnV0bV9tZWRpdW09ZW1haWwmdXRtX3NvdXJjZT1icmF6ZSZ1dG1fY2FtcGFpZ249U2ltb24gQ2FsZGVyJ3MgVHJhdmVsIFdlZWsgTmV3c2xldHRlciAxOS0wNC0yNCZ1dG1fdGVybT1JTkRfVHJhdmVsX05ld3NsZXR0ZXJfQ0RQVwVzcGNldUIKZh82CiJmtq8xq1IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAMj) It's just a two hour drive between these California destinations if you take the direct route, but our writer decided to go on an adventure through the backroads.[This is what she discovered.](~/AAAHagA~/RgRoBI82P4QEAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3LmluZGVwZW5kZW50LmNvLnVrL3RyYXZlbC9ub3J0aC1hbWVyaWNhL3VzYS9jYWxpZm9ybmlhL2xvcy1hbmdlbGVzLXBhbG0tc3ByaW5ncy1yb2FkLXRyaXAtYjI1Mjg5MDMuaHRtbD9saWQ9OGtzY3M3MzdraDdiJnV0bV9tZWRpdW09ZW1haWwmdXRtX3NvdXJjZT1icmF6ZSZ1dG1fY2FtcGFpZ249U2ltb24gQ2FsZGVyJ3MgVHJhdmVsIFdlZWsgTmV3c2xldHRlciAxOS0wNC0yNCZ1dG1fdGVybT1JTkRfVHJhdmVsX05ld3NsZXR0ZXJfQ0RQVwVzcGNldUIKZh82CiJmtq8xq1IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAMj)~/AAAHagA~/RgRoBI82P4QEAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3LmluZGVwZW5kZW50LmNvLnVrL3RyYXZlbC9ub3J0aC1hbWVyaWNhL3VzYS9jYWxpZm9ybmlhL2xvcy1hbmdlbGVzLXBhbG0tc3ByaW5ncy1yb2FkLXRyaXAtYjI1Mjg5MDMuaHRtbD9saWQ9OGRhY2xsOHcyNng0JnV0bV9tZWRpdW09ZW1haWwmdXRtX3NvdXJjZT1icmF6ZSZ1dG1fY2FtcGFpZ249U2ltb24gQ2FsZGVyJ3MgVHJhdmVsIFdlZWsgTmV3c2xldHRlciAxOS0wNC0yNCZ1dG1fdGVybT1JTkRfVHJhdmVsX05ld3NsZXR0ZXJfQ0RQVwVzcGNldUIKZh82CiJmtq8xq1IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAMj ~/AAAHagA~/RgRoBI82P0TxaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvdHJhdmVsL2V1cm9wZS9tb25hY28vdmlzaXQtbW9uYWNvLWJ1ZGdldC1jaXR5LWJyZWFrLWIyNTI1NjEwLmh0bWw_bGlkPWVtc3J2eXFleWZ5eiZ1dG1fbWVkaXVtPWVtYWlsJnV0bV9zb3VyY2U9YnJhemUmdXRtX2NhbXBhaWduPVNpbW9uIENhbGRlcidzIFRyYXZlbCBXZWVrIE5ld3NsZXR0ZXIgMTktMDQtMjQmdXRtX3Rlcm09SU5EX1RyYXZlbF9OZXdzbGV0dGVyX0NEUFcFc3BjZXVCCmYfNgoiZravMatSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAADIw~~ ~/AAAHagA~/RgRoBI82P0TwaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvdHJhdmVsL3VrL2JyaWRnZXJ0b24tYmF0aC1sb25kb24tZmlsbWluZy1sb2NhdGlvbnMtYjI1MjcyNDMuaHRtbD9saWQ9eDQ1YXFpaDVwa2FuJnV0bV9tZWRpdW09ZW1haWwmdXRtX3NvdXJjZT1icmF6ZSZ1dG1fY2FtcGFpZ249U2ltb24gQ2FsZGVyJ3MgVHJhdmVsIFdlZWsgTmV3c2xldHRlciAxOS0wNC0yNCZ1dG1fdGVybT1JTkRfVHJhdmVsX05ld3NsZXR0ZXJfQ0RQVwVzcGNldUIKZh82CiJmtq8xq1IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAMj~/AAAHagA~/RgRoBI82P0TxaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvdHJhdmVsL2V1cm9wZS9tb25hY28vdmlzaXQtbW9uYWNvLWJ1ZGdldC1jaXR5LWJyZWFrLWIyNTI1NjEwLmh0bWw_bGlkPWI5ZHEya2w5Njc5YSZ1dG1fbWVkaXVtPWVtYWlsJnV0bV9zb3VyY2U9YnJhemUmdXRtX2NhbXBhaWduPVNpbW9uIENhbGRlcidzIFRyYXZlbCBXZWVrIE5ld3NsZXR0ZXIgMTktMDQtMjQmdXRtX3Rlcm09SU5EX1RyYXZlbF9OZXdzbGV0dGVyX0NEUFcFc3BjZXVCCmYfNgoiZravMatSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAADIw~~~/AAAHagA~/RgRoBI82P0TwaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvdHJhdmVsL3VrL2JyaWRnZXJ0b24tYmF0aC1sb25kb24tZmlsbWluZy1sb2NhdGlvbnMtYjI1MjcyNDMuaHRtbD9saWQ9dDJuOWxyNDJjY3NnJnV0bV9tZWRpdW09ZW1haWwmdXRtX3NvdXJjZT1icmF6ZSZ1dG1fY2FtcGFpZ249U2ltb24gQ2FsZGVyJ3MgVHJhdmVsIFdlZWsgTmV3c2xldHRlciAxOS0wNC0yNCZ1dG1fdGVybT1JTkRfVHJhdmVsX05ld3NsZXR0ZXJfQ0RQVwVzcGNldUIKZh82CiJmtq8xq1IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAMj~/AAAHagA~/RgRoBI82P0TxaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvdHJhdmVsL2V1cm9wZS9tb25hY28vdmlzaXQtbW9uYWNvLWJ1ZGdldC1jaXR5LWJyZWFrLWIyNTI1NjEwLmh0bWw_bGlkPTltMnJxNXJ3dzl3aCZ1dG1fbWVkaXVtPWVtYWlsJnV0bV9zb3VyY2U9YnJhemUmdXRtX2NhbXBhaWduPVNpbW9uIENhbGRlcidzIFRyYXZlbCBXZWVrIE5ld3NsZXR0ZXIgMTktMDQtMjQmdXRtX3Rlcm09SU5EX1RyYXZlbF9OZXdzbGV0dGVyX0NEUFcFc3BjZXVCCmYfNgoiZravMatSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAADIw~~[Can you do Monaco](~/AAAHagA~/RgRoBI82P0TwaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvdHJhdmVsL3VrL2JyaWRnZXJ0b24tYmF0aC1sb25kb24tZmlsbWluZy1sb2NhdGlvbnMtYjI1MjcyNDMuaHRtbD9saWQ9bG1qM2piMjNiYmNwJnV0bV9tZWRpdW09ZW1haWwmdXRtX3NvdXJjZT1icmF6ZSZ1dG1fY2FtcGFpZ249U2ltb24gQ2FsZGVyJ3MgVHJhdmVsIFdlZWsgTmV3c2xldHRlciAxOS0wNC0yNCZ1dG1fdGVybT1JTkRfVHJhdmVsX05ld3NsZXR0ZXJfQ0RQVwVzcGNldUIKZh82CiJmtq8xq1IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAMj) on a budget? You wouldn't usually associate this principality with affordable travel, but it turns out that it's possible to stay, eat, drink and explore the city state without going broke. [Read how here.](~/AAAHagA~/RgRoBI82P0TxaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvdHJhdmVsL2V1cm9wZS9tb25hY28vdmlzaXQtbW9uYWNvLWJ1ZGdldC1jaXR5LWJyZWFrLWIyNTI1NjEwLmh0bWw_bGlkPWp4anRtMjhscW13ZiZ1dG1fbWVkaXVtPWVtYWlsJnV0bV9zb3VyY2U9YnJhemUmdXRtX2NhbXBhaWduPVNpbW9uIENhbGRlcidzIFRyYXZlbCBXZWVrIE5ld3NsZXR0ZXIgMTktMDQtMjQmdXRtX3Rlcm09SU5EX1RyYXZlbF9OZXdzbGV0dGVyX0NEUFcFc3BjZXVCCmYfNgoiZravMatSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAADIw~~)   Tip of the week: Spitzbergen's long day begins ~/AAAHagA~/RgRoBI82P4QUAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3LmluZGVwZW5kZW50LmNvLnVrL3RyYXZlbC9ldXJvcGUvdHJhdmVsbGVyLXMtZ3VpZGUtY2hpbGwtc2Vla2VyLXRoZS1kcmFtYXRpYy1hcmN0aWMtb3V0cG9zdC1vZi1zcGl0c2Jlcmdlbi04NTA1OTA5Lmh0bWw_bGlkPWtpeTRmdGplZ2UzZyZ1dG1fbWVkaXVtPWVtYWlsJnV0bV9zb3VyY2U9YnJhemUmdXRtX2NhbXBhaWduPVNpbW9uIENhbGRlcidzIFRyYXZlbCBXZWVrIE5ld3NsZXR0ZXIgMTktMDQtMjQmdXRtX3Rlcm09SU5EX1RyYXZlbF9OZXdzbGV0dGVyX0NEUFcFc3BjZXVCCmYfNgoiZravMatSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAADIw~~ Tomorrow in Longyearbyen, the capital of Spitzbergen, the sun will rise and not set until 23 August. Spitzbergen is the largest island in the Svalbard archipelago, deep in the Arctic. Considering its remoteness, just 818 miles from the North Pole, Longyearbyen is remarkably accessible. Flying out on 26 May via Oslo, for example, [Norwegian](~/AAAHagA~/RgRoBI82P0TlaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubm9yd2VnaWFuLmNvbS91ay9sb3ctZmFyZS1jYWxlbmRhci9Pc2xvQWxsYWlycG9ydHMtTG9uZ3llYXJieWVuU3ZhbGJhcmQ_bGlkPWU5c3YzYmpzdzhpbyZ1dG1fbWVkaXVtPWVtYWlsJnV0bV9zb3VyY2U9YnJhemUmdXRtX2NhbXBhaWduPVNpbW9uIENhbGRlcidzIFRyYXZlbCBXZWVrIE5ld3NsZXR0ZXIgMTktMDQtMjQmdXRtX3Rlcm09SU5EX1RyYXZlbF9OZXdzbGV0dGVyX0NEUFcFc3BjZXVCCmYfNgoiZravMatSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAADIw~~) has a one-way fare of just £206. But to see anything significant of the region's extreme beauty, you will need to join a tour or a cruise. [Fred Olsen's Balmoral](~/AAAHagA~/RgRoBI82P4RZAWh0dHBzOi8vZnJlZG9sc2VuY3J1aXNlcy5jb20vdmlydHVhbC10b3VyL2JhbG1vcmFsL2Z1bGwtdG91ci8_Z2Nsc3JjPWF3LmRzJmdhZF9zb3VyY2U9MSZnY2xpZD1DajBLQ1Fqd2lZT3hCaEM1QVJJc0FJdmRINTA1T3hYeE82OFpNTzBoQ3pOWmhzTVZWWFBMai0yRjRtRGJOTUlpQVFVTTAxQXBpQ1RFWGUwYUF1cG5FQUx3X3djQiZnY2xzcmM9YXcuZHMmbGlkPW4wZ3F1eGNxajBiciZ1dG1fbWVkaXVtPWVtYWlsJnV0bV9zb3VyY2U9YnJhemUmdXRtX2NhbXBhaWduPVNpbW9uIENhbGRlcidzIFRyYXZlbCBXZWVrIE5ld3NsZXR0ZXIgMTktMDQtMjQmdXRtX3Rlcm09SU5EX1RyYXZlbF9OZXdzbGV0dGVyX0NEUFcFc3BjZXVCCmYfNgoiZravMatSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAADIw~~)has a two-week voyage departing from Newcastle on 12 June for £1,799 per person. [TRAVELLER'S GUIDE TO SVALBARD](~/AAAHagA~/RgRoBI82P4QUAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3LmluZGVwZW5kZW50LmNvLnVrL3RyYXZlbC9ldXJvcGUvdHJhdmVsbGVyLXMtZ3VpZGUtY2hpbGwtc2Vla2VyLXRoZS1kcmFtYXRpYy1hcmN0aWMtb3V0cG9zdC1vZi1zcGl0c2Jlcmdlbi04NTA1OTA5Lmh0bWw_bGlkPXF0NDZ6bjB3eWN2MiZ1dG1fbWVkaXVtPWVtYWlsJnV0bV9zb3VyY2U9YnJhemUmdXRtX2NhbXBhaWduPVNpbW9uIENhbGRlcidzIFRyYXZlbCBXZWVrIE5ld3NsZXR0ZXIgMTktMDQtMjQmdXRtX3Rlcm09SU5EX1RyYXZlbF9OZXdzbGV0dGVyX0NEUFcFc3BjZXVCCmYfNgoiZravMatSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAADIw~~)   Deal of the week: 10% off rail fares if you book through Uber~/AAAHagA~/RgRoBI82P0T5aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvdHJhdmVsL25ld3MtYW5kLWFkdmljZS9ldXJvcGVhbi1zbGVlcGVyLXRyYWlucy1wYXJpcy1iZXJsaW4tYjI0NjI5MjkuaHRtbD9saWQ9ejBmY3A1azcxbDA5JnV0bV9tZWRpdW09ZW1haWwmdXRtX3NvdXJjZT1icmF6ZSZ1dG1fY2FtcGFpZ249U2ltb24gQ2FsZGVyJ3MgVHJhdmVsIFdlZWsgTmV3c2xldHRlciAxOS0wNC0yNCZ1dG1fdGVybT1JTkRfVHJhdmVsX05ld3NsZXR0ZXJfQ0RQVwVzcGNldUIKZh82CiJmtq8xq1IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAMj The ride-sharing enterprise, [Uber, now sells train tickets](~/AAAHagA~/RgRoBI82P0TAaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cudWJlci5jb20vZ2IvZW4vdS90cmF2ZWwtdWsvdHJhaW5zLz9saWQ9OHR6enI1Y3F3ejZ5JnV0bV9tZWRpdW09ZW1haWwmdXRtX3NvdXJjZT1icmF6ZSZ1dG1fY2FtcGFpZ249U2ltb24gQ2FsZGVyJ3MgVHJhdmVsIFdlZWsgTmV3c2xldHRlciAxOS0wNC0yNCZ1dG1fdGVybT1JTkRfVHJhdmVsX05ld3NsZXR0ZXJfQ0RQVwVzcGNldUIKZh82CiJmtq8xq1IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAMj), and wants to promote this aspect of its business. Up to the end of August 2024, anyone who travels by rail in Great Britain and has an Uber account can get 10 per cent of the value of any train ticket back in Uber credits (to be used on rides, eats or more rail travel). The rail booking platform is annoying and clunky, and you may find it irritating to be urged to "arrive at least 20 minutes early" for your train. The credits you earn may take two months to be applied to your account. Yet this is probably the best deal yet for reducing the cost of summer train travel. Railcard discounts apply, too. [THE MOST SCENIC UK RAIL NETWORKS](~/AAAHagA~/RgRoBI82P0T3aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvdHJhdmVsL25ld3MtYW5kLWFkdmljZS9yYWlsLWJlc3Qtc2NlbmljLXRyYWluLW5ldHdvcmtzLXVrLWIyNDMxMjY0Lmh0bWw_bGlkPXdqdm8xZ3RneDk0YiZ1dG1fbWVkaXVtPWVtYWlsJnV0bV9zb3VyY2U9YnJhemUmdXRtX2NhbXBhaWduPVNpbW9uIENhbGRlcidzIFRyYXZlbCBXZWVrIE5ld3NsZXR0ZXIgMTktMDQtMjQmdXRtX3Rlcm09SU5EX1RyYXZlbF9OZXdzbGV0dGVyX0NEUFcFc3BjZXVCCmYfNgoiZravMatSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAADIw~~) ~/AAAHagA~/RgRoBI82P0TiaHR0cHM6Ly9wbGF5LmFjYXN0LmNvbS9zL2dyZWVuLWxpc3QtdHJhdmVsLXdpdGgtc2ltb24tY2FsZGVyLWFuZC10aGUtaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQ_bGlkPTJ3M29jNnp2b29mMyZ1dG1fbWVkaXVtPWVtYWlsJnV0bV9zb3VyY2U9YnJhemUmdXRtX2NhbXBhaWduPVNpbW9uIENhbGRlcidzIFRyYXZlbCBXZWVrIE5ld3NsZXR0ZXIgMTktMDQtMjQmdXRtX3Rlcm09SU5EX1RyYXZlbF9OZXdzbGV0dGVyX0NEUFcFc3BjZXVCCmYfNgoiZravMatSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAADIw~~ ~/AAAHagA~/RgRoBI82P0TiaHR0cHM6Ly9wbGF5LmFjYXN0LmNvbS9zL2dyZWVuLWxpc3QtdHJhdmVsLXdpdGgtc2ltb24tY2FsZGVyLWFuZC10aGUtaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQ_bGlkPTM0czJiMnNkb201ZCZ1dG1fbWVkaXVtPWVtYWlsJnV0bV9zb3VyY2U9YnJhemUmdXRtX2NhbXBhaWduPVNpbW9uIENhbGRlcidzIFRyYXZlbCBXZWVrIE5ld3NsZXR0ZXIgMTktMDQtMjQmdXRtX3Rlcm09SU5EX1RyYXZlbF9OZXdzbGV0dGVyX0NEUFcFc3BjZXVCCmYfNgoiZravMatSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAADIw~~ [Packing cubes](~/AAAHagA~/RgRoBI82P0QaaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbiUyMCxXBXNwY2V1QgpmHzYKIma2rzGrUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAyM~) We've rounded up the [best packing cubes](~/AAAHagA~/RgRoBI82P0T5aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvZXh0cmFzL2luZHliZXN0L3RyYXZlbC1vdXRkb29ycy9iZXN0LXBhY2tpbmctY3ViZXMtc3VpdGNhc2UtYjE4MDU1NjMuaHRtbD9saWQ9MmVyNnNnM2dqbzdyJnV0bV9tZWRpdW09ZW1haWwmdXRtX3NvdXJjZT1icmF6ZSZ1dG1fY2FtcGFpZ249U2ltb24gQ2FsZGVyJ3MgVHJhdmVsIFdlZWsgTmV3c2xldHRlciAxOS0wNC0yNCZ1dG1fdGVybT1JTkRfVHJhdmVsX05ld3NsZXR0ZXJfQ0RQVwVzcGNldUIKZh82CiJmtq8xq1IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAMj) to keep your suitcase organised when travelling in 2024.   Simon’s dispatches On Sunday morning, Tui flight 174 will depart from Manchester to Varadero in Cuba for a final time. Until yesterday it looked as though the departure would mark the end of three decades of flying between the UK and the Caribbean’s largest and most entrancing island. Since the early 1990s, British Airways, Virgin Atlantic and Cubana have all come and gone from Havana. The weekly Tui flight from Manchester to Cuba’s main holiday resort, Varadero, was the last remaining link. The connecting options that previously prevailed were dismal: the least painful involved a transfer in Shannon in the west of Ireland to [one of the 10 weekly Aeroflot flights to Havana](~/AAAHagA~/RgRoBI82P4QCAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3LmluZGVwZW5kZW50LmNvLnVrL3RyYXZlbC9uZXdzLWFuZC1hZHZpY2Uvc2ltb24tY2FsZGVyLWFuLW9wZW4tZG9vci1mb3ItYS1jdWJhbi1zdG93YXdheS0xODc1OTkyLmh0bWw_bGlkPTI2dHAwcXVqdTNocCZ1dG1fbWVkaXVtPWVtYWlsJnV0bV9zb3VyY2U9YnJhemUmdXRtX2NhbXBhaWduPVNpbW9uIENhbGRlcidzIFRyYXZlbCBXZWVrIE5ld3NsZXR0ZXIgMTktMDQtMjQmdXRtX3Rlcm09SU5EX1RyYXZlbF9OZXdzbGV0dGVyX0NEUFcFc3BjZXVCCmYfNgoiZravMatSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAADIw~~) (really). Iberia via Madrid and Air Outre-Mer via Paris were expensive and joyless alternatives. Talking to travel agents specialising in Cuba, the work-arounds in the absence of any nonstops looked unappealing. One that was seriously proposed was flying four hours in the wrong direction, to Istanbul, before doubling back to Havana on Turkish Airlines. But from 5 May, a company called Iron Travel is promising two new routes from the UK to Cuba: a Friday link from Manchester to the eastern city of [Holguin](~/AAAHagA~/RgRoBI82P4QwAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3LmluZGVwZW5kZW50LmNvLnVrL3RyYXZlbC9uZXdzLWFuZC1hZHZpY2UvY3ViYS1oYXZhbmEtZ3VhZGFsYXZhY2EtaG9sZ3Vpbi1kYXktdHJpcHMtdG91ci1kb21lc3RpYy1pbnRlcm5hbC1mbGlnaHRzLXRyYW5zcG9ydC1zYW50aWFnby1hNzEzNDM5MS5odG1sP2xpZD1md2dpdmZmcWU2M3MmdXRtX21lZGl1bT1lbWFpbCZ1dG1fc291cmNlPWJyYXplJnV0bV9jYW1wYWlnbj1TaW1vbiBDYWxkZXIncyBUcmF2ZWwgV2VlayBOZXdzbGV0dGVyIDE5LTA0LTI0JnV0bV90ZXJtPUlORF9UcmF2ZWxfTmV3c2xldHRlcl9DRFBXBXNwY2V1QgpmHzYKIma2rzGrUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAyM~), and a Sunday connection from Gatwick to Cayo Coco. Both flights offer the chance to explore the centre and east of the island: Cayo Coco gives access to the absurdly pretty colonial town of Trinidad, while Holguin is close to Santiago de Cuba, the nation’s revolutionary heartland. [Cuba Travel Guide](~/AAAHagA~/RgRoBI82P4QFAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3LmluZGVwZW5kZW50LmNvLnVrL3RyYXZlbC9jZW50cmFsLWFtZXJpY2EtY2FycmliZWFuL2N1YmEvY3ViYS1jb3VudHJ5LWd1aWRlLXRyYXZlbC1ob2xpZGF5LWIyMTE1NDIzLmh0bWw_bGlkPWxiOGd1dWMzZXB0byZ1dG1fbWVkaXVtPWVtYWlsJnV0bV9zb3VyY2U9YnJhemUmdXRtX2NhbXBhaWduPVNpbW9uIENhbGRlcidzIFRyYXZlbCBXZWVrIE5ld3NsZXR0ZXIgMTktMDQtMjQmdXRtX3Rlcm09SU5EX1RyYXZlbF9OZXdzbGV0dGVyX0NEUFcFc3BjZXVCCmYfNgoiZravMatSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAADIw~~) Before you commit to Cuba, I should warn you that any visit to the island since January 2021 – when outgoing President Trump designated it a “state sponsor of terrorism” – [renders you ineligible for a US Esta](~/AAAHagA~/RgRoBI82P0TzaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvdHJhdmVsL25ld3MtYW5kLWFkdmljZS9jdWJhLXVzLWVzdGEtYmFuLXRvdXJpc3RzLXZpc2EtYjIyNzMzNDkuaHRtbD9saWQ9Mmt0cjVtajNwZHFkJnV0bV9tZWRpdW09ZW1haWwmdXRtX3NvdXJjZT1icmF6ZSZ1dG1fY2FtcGFpZ249U2ltb24gQ2FsZGVyJ3MgVHJhdmVsIFdlZWsgTmV3c2xldHRlciAxOS0wNC0yNCZ1dG1fdGVybT1JTkRfVHJhdmVsX05ld3NsZXR0ZXJfQ0RQVwVzcGNldUIKZh82CiJmtq8xq1IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAMj). Instead of the online permit, you will need instead to apply for a visa. So if your future travel plans include America, you might prefer to head for Cape Town this winter on another new route. Norse Atlantic Airways, which hopes to succeed on long-haul flights from Gatwick where Norwegian failed, yesterday announced a winter route. One-way fares are as low as £203 for the first week in December, a quarter of the price of flying with British Airways from Heathrow on the same days. One new air route the world probably doesn’t need: a 129-mile hop from Southampton to Caen in Normandy. An airline that may not have previously appeared on your radar, Chalair, will make the 45-minute hop twice a week between 28 June and 22 September. You could use it to explore the D-Day landing beaches this summer, 80 years after the invasion. But the cheapest ticket I can find is £94, while Brittany Ferries has an abundance of £21 foot-passenger tickets on its frequent sailings from Portsmouth to Caen. [The ultimate French road trip](~/AAAHagA~/RgRoBI82P0TnaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvdHJhdmVsL2ZyYW5jZS1yb2FkdHJpcC1mZXJyeS1mb29kLWN1bHR1cmUtYjI0MDI1MjEuaHRtbD9saWQ9bzByNnlkMTZ4OThiJnV0bV9tZWRpdW09ZW1haWwmdXRtX3NvdXJjZT1icmF6ZSZ1dG1fY2FtcGFpZ249U2ltb24gQ2FsZGVyJ3MgVHJhdmVsIFdlZWsgTmV3c2xldHRlciAxOS0wNC0yNCZ1dG1fdGVybT1JTkRfVHJhdmVsX05ld3NsZXR0ZXJfQ0RQVwVzcGNldUIKZh82CiJmtq8xq1IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAMj)   Question of the week Question of the week Naples and Amalfi?     I’m off to Naples and the Amalfi Coast next week. Where exactly should I go?     Your timing is impeccable: after Easter, which has been busy, but before the summer onslaught of tourists and cruise ships gets properly under way. The weather should be fine and bright but not too hot. Start in Naples, and award it at least 48 hours of your time – so much to see, experience, and eat. In a very crowded field of great Italian cities, Naples is my favourite: for the contrast of grandeur and grit, the cuisine, the culture and a spectacular setting. The National Archeological Museum of Naples is one of two essential sites: it reveals the roots of the region and the tragic consequences of its seismic location. The other is the Cappella Sansevero, the Baroque chapel that houses Guiseppe Sanmartino’s miraculously sculpted Cristo Velato – the veiled corpse of Christ after He was taken down from the cross, conveyed in eerie detail in stone. Then start making away your around the Bay of Naples, using the Circumvesuviana railway. I rate the ancient ruined port city of Herculaneum and Oplontis – location for two ornate villas – as a match for the more celebrated Pompeii. [In the shadow of Vesuvius](~/AAAHagA~/RgRoBI82P0TkaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvdHJhdmVsL2V1cm9wZS9pbi10aGUtc2hhZG93LW9mLXZlc3V2aXVzLTg1NDU1MDAuaHRtbD9saWQ9cWx6dWJ5c3F2M3lxJnV0bV9tZWRpdW09ZW1haWwmdXRtX3NvdXJjZT1icmF6ZSZ1dG1fY2FtcGFpZ249U2ltb24gQ2FsZGVyJ3MgVHJhdmVsIFdlZWsgTmV3c2xldHRlciAxOS0wNC0yNCZ1dG1fdGVybT1JTkRfVHJhdmVsX05ld3NsZXR0ZXJfQ0RQVwVzcGNldUIKZh82CiJmtq8xq1IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAMj) Sorrento, where the railway ends, has a gorgeous setting on cliffs overlooking the bay. From here, take the amazing scheduled bus ride across the mountains to the Amalfi Coast. Buses leave the station at Sorrento every hour or so to the villages of Positano and Amalfi itself. I rate Positano as the ideal place to stay, and to eat. To explore the length of the Amalfi Coast, opt for the bus: parking a rental car is a nightmare. 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