Madeira

“The southern regions of Europe offer plenty of blue skies, sunshine, and mild temperatures,” writes Lonely Planet.

Lonely Planet has presented the top 10 best destinations in Europe for sunny winter holidays, and Crete is featured in this list.

Brnik – Air carriers keep returning to Ljubljana airport as, after more than a one-year break due to the Covid-19 pandemic, a Brussels Airlines aircraft touched down at Brnik again on Monday. The flag carrier of Belgium currently operates three flights a week to and from Ljubljana, and the number of flights is expected to increase.

Turkish Paralympic swimmer Sümeyye Boyacı claimed a bronze medal at the European Open Para Swimming Championships, the Turkish National Paralympic Committee said on May 22.

Boyacı, 18, finished in third place in the women's 200 meters freestyle in a time of 3.22.48 in Madeira, Portugal, TNPC said.

Providenciales, the most populated island in the Turks and Caicos, Caribbean, has been voted as the best island in the world in TripAdvisor's annual ranking this year.

Maui in Hawaii is second, followed by Roatan in Honduras.

Santorini is listed as a very respectable fourth, worldwide.

Best islands in the world:

1. Providenciales, Turks and Caicos