The city of Florence established by Julius Caesar around the 59 BC, is today the capital city of the Italian region of Tuscany and the province of Florence. The undulating countryside, the glorious Tuscan villas, and the incredible art and architecture of the city of Florence have always drawn thousands of visitors to the city. Known for the history and the role played by it during the Middle Ages, a trip to the heavenly beauty exuded by the city can create a heady feeling in the minds of the people.

1 Grand Hotel Villa Medici

The Gold Coast region is amazing and one of the most incredible places to visit. They currently have a bid in for the Commonwealth Games which will be held in 2018 and the jury is still out on whether this will be a reasonable undertaking for this region.

The bids are in and it looks like the following are the current prospects to host the games:

In Africa, there are two choices Abuja , Nigeria and Nairobi , Kenya . In North America the candidate is Toronto Canada , and in Oceania the two prospects are Gold Coast , Australia and Auckland , New Zealand .

Santa Barbara is an elegant beach town situated off the Pacific Coast Highway in Southern California. The weather here is absolutely incredible and much like the weather of the Mediterranean. Santa Barbara has also been known to be called the American Rivera or South Coast.

Thousands of people each year flock to Santa Barbara for a wide assortment of reasons. Of course, the excellent Santa Barbara spa hotels do tend to top the charts. This year round vacation spot has been known for award winning spas, hotels, resorts and vacation rentals.