Twelve most beautiful old ports in the world

Twelve most beautiful old ports in the world - or are they?

by Nancy Knudsen on 25 Mar 2013

Port of Stockholm SW

Probably the next most beautiful thing after a good sailing voyage is an arrival into an old and beautiful port. While you are thinking what YOUR most beautiful arrivals have been, here below is what www.marineinsight.com!Marine_Insight thinks, including Stockholm pictured above, are the twelve most beautiful old ports in the world (in no particular order). How many have you sailed to? Does the list make you hopping mad and why? What would you add or replace on the list?

Dubrovnik in Croatia:

Port of Dubrovnik © SW

Venice in Italy,

Port of Venice © SW

Istanbul in Turkey,

Port of Istanbul © SW

Piraeus in Greece,

Port of Piraeus Greece © SW

Quebec City in Canada,

Port of Quebec © SW

St. Petersburg in Russia,

Port of St Petersburg, Russia © SW

Alexandria in Egypt,

Port of Alexandria © SW

Haifa in Israel,

Port of Haifa © SW

Bizerta in Tunisia,

Port of Bizerta in Tunisia © SW

Miami in Florida

Port of Miami © SW

Nassau, Bahamas.

Port of Nassau Bahamas © SW

If you would like YOUR most beautiful port added to the list, maybe we'll publish another list - also in no particular order.
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