It's a tranquil land weathered by mystery and tragedy, but only a day's walk from Benidorm, with its 200 nightclubs and 1,000 bars.
When it's completely tranquil and quiet, and the weather conditions are good, you can detect the mysterious sound of the Northern Lights – a natural light display that can be seen 200 nights a year in the skies of Finnish Lapland.
And when I say 'microclimate' I'm not only speaking of the weather, but a serene and tranquil environment, rich of cultural heritage, which we all breathe here".
Come warm weather, the space is a tranquil oasis of tulips, azaleas and flowering trees, the soundtrack the water trickling from the marble fountain.
Why? Doubtless, fine weather and abundant beaches help maintain a tranquil atmosphere, but the chief reason is that it has for centuries been a magnet for immigrants.
The weather was fine and by the water's tranquil edge we caught the sun's warm glow.
The weather was ideal, the side roads on my route in Fairfield were tranquil and lush, and I found that I arrived at the station feeling energized and a little smug.
After weathering a gale in the Drake Passage, the Hero approached the relatively tranquil waters of the Bransfield Strait, which is sheltered from the Southern Ocean by the South Shetland Islands, at the northern tip of the Antarctic Peninsula.
But during the bright early autumn days I spent in Trieste with my husband, Howie, the Adriatic was tranquil and blue, the hills surrounding the city a sort of silvery California green, and the weather couldn't have been balmier.
The one thing that cannot be rehearsed, naturally, is the Scottish weather: although final rehearsals have taken place in ideal conditions, the runners ascending in dusky light against coral-coloured, tranquil skies, much of the previous training has taken place in this summer's sheeting rain.
