10 best Mediterranean ports of call

Tom Le Bas presents the top-10 ports of call in the Mediterranean, and a guide to getting the most out of independent visits. His 10 are Bonifacio (Corsica), Barcelona (Spain), Hvar (Croatia), Portovenere (Cinque Terre coast of Italy), Venice (Italy), Capri (Italy), Dubrovnik (Croatia), Hydra (Greece), Santorini (Greece), and Istanbul (Turkey).

Minarets, the perfect Greek island, "paradise on earth", soaring cliffs ... that list has it all. Note that some of his choices are only visited by the smaller ships.