Western Mediterranean Cruise Port Guides
The classic Mediterranean cruise itinerary. Typically 7–14 nights from Barcelona, Rome or Savona, calling at the French Riviera, Italy's Ligurian and Amalfi coasts, Spain's Mediterranean ports and the Balearic Islands, with options to continue into Sicily, Malta and North Africa.
| Port | Dock & access | Top highlight | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Barcelona, Spain | Shuttle bus from Moll Adossat | Sagrada Família, Gothic Quarter & Park Güell | View guide → |
| Valencia, Spain | City port, walkable | City of Arts & Sciences, Cathedral & paella birthplace | View guide → |
| Alicante, Spain | City port, walkable | Castle of Santa Bárbara & beach promenade | View guide → |
| Cartagena, Spain | City port, walkable | Roman theatre & ARQUA underwater archaeology museum | View guide → |
| Ibiza, Spain | Dalt Vila dock | UNESCO old town, sunset strip & Formentera day trip | View guide → |
| Formentera, Spain | Tender to La SavinaTENDER | electric bikes, crystal waters & empty beaches | View guide → |
| Palma, Majorca | City waterfront | Gothic Cathedral, old town, Bellver Castle & island beaches | View guide → |
| Málaga, Spain | City port, walkable | Picasso Museum, Alcazaba fortress & Costa del Sol | View guide → |
| Marbella, Spain | Puerto Banús | Old Town, Golden Mile & Alhambra day trip from Marbella | View guide → |
| Gibraltar | Ocean Terminal, walkable | The Rock, Barbary macaques & cable car | View guide → |
| Cannes, France | Tender to Vieux PortTENDER | La Croisette, Marché Forville & Îles de Lérins | View guide → |
| Nice, France | Port Lympia, bus/tram | Promenade des Anglais, Old Town & Monaco day trip | View guide → |
| Villefranche-sur-Mer, France | Tender to medieval quayTENDER | gateway to Nice, Monaco & Èze village | View guide → |
| Saint-Tropez, France | Tender to quayTENDER | Old Port, Citadelle & Pampelonne Beach | View guide → |
| Marseille, France | Joliette Terminal, metro | Notre-Dame de la Garde, Calanques & Old Port | View guide → |
| Toulon, France | City port, walkable | Mont Faron cable car, naval museum & Var hinterland | View guide → |
| Ajaccio, Corsica | City harbour, walkable | Napoleon birthplace, old town & mountain villages | View guide → |
| Savona, Italy | Major homeport, shuttle | Ligurian Riviera, Cinque Terre & Albenga day trips | View guide → |
| Portofino, Italy | Tender or water taxiTENDER | iconic pastel harbour, San Fruttuoso Abbey & coastal hikes | View guide → |
| La Spezia, Italy | City port, train | Cinque Terre villages, Pisa & Florence day trips | View guide → |
| Marina di Carrara, Italy | Industrial port, train | Pisa, Lucca & Ligurian marble quarries | View guide → |
| Livorno, Italy | City port, train | Florence Uffizi, Pisa & Tuscan hill towns | View guide → |
| Civitavecchia (Rome), Italy | Major homeport, train | Colosseum, Vatican, Roman Forum & Tivoli gardens | View guide → |
| Naples, Italy | City port, train | Pompeii, Vesuvius, Capri & the birthplace of pizza | View guide → |
| Amalfi, Italy | Tender to quayTENDER | Cathedral, Ravello terraced gardens & coastal ferry links | View guide → |
| Positano, Italy | Tender to beachTENDER | terraced village, cliff walks & Amalfi Coast ferries | View guide → |
| Capri, Italy | Tender to Marina Grande, funicularTENDER | Blue Grotto, Villa Jovis & island walks | View guide → |
| Alghero, Sardinia | City port, walkable | Catalan old town, Neptune's Caves & cork forests | View guide → |
| Cagliari, Sardinia | City port, walkable | Castello hill, Poetto Beach & archaeological museum | View guide → |
| Olbia, Sardinia | City port, bus/taxi | Costa Smeralda beaches & Nuraghe Su Nuraxi | View guide → |
| Palermo, Sicily | City port, walkable | Palatine Chapel, street food markets & Monreale Cathedral | View guide → |
| Catania, Sicily | City port, walkable | Mount Etna cable car, Baroque cathedral & fish market | View guide → |
| Messina, Sicily | City port, walkable | cathedral astronomical clock & Taormina day trip | View guide → |
| Valletta, Malta | Grand Harbour, walkable | St John's Co-Cathedral, Knights & Blue Grotto | View guide → |
| Algiers, Algeria | City port, taxi | UNESCO Casbah, Martyrs' Memorial & bay views | View guide → |
| Casablanca, Morocco | Cruise port, taxi | Hassan II Mosque (3rd largest in world) & Marrakech day trip | View guide → |
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