A popular cruise line port, Portoferraio is a spectacular spot on the Italian coast and principal town of Elba Island.

American Samoa consists of a group of seven islands in the southern Pacific Ocean, comprising Tutuila; the Manua group, consisting of Tau, Olosega, and Ofu; Aunuu; Rose Island; and Swains Island.

This Sicily harbor city is divided from Italy proper by the Strait of Messina. Visitors marvel at the Gothic, bell-towered Norman Messina Cathedral.

Guadeloupe's major center is Pointe-à-Pitre, a conglomeration of old and new buildings clustered around the bustling harborside market. Pointe-a-Pitre is Gudeloupe's most popular city--explore the beaches of Grand-Terre and the French fort ruins and volcanic mountaintop of Basse-Terre.

Nicaragua is the largest republic of Central America. The capital and largest city is Managua. Nicaragua has highlands; several mountain ranges; and a great basin, or depression, containing two lakes, Lake Nicaragua, the largest in Central America, and Lake Managua. The two are connected by the Tipitapa River.