The Meddest?

[Comte Arnau]

Which of these European territories do you consider the most typically Mediterranean?

Vote! Multiple choice allowed.

[Sikeliot]

Typically Mediterranean in the sense that you couldn't call them anything else?

Sardinia, Southern Italy/Sicily and Malta.

The parts of Spain highlighted can still be considered Western European, as can southern France. Northern and NE Italy have traces of Central Europe and I'd assume they don't feel completely Mediterranean. Greece and the western Balkans also has a Balkan character enough that you could say the same.

[Damião de Góis]

I don't know but Croatia sells itself as the real deal:

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[askra]

We should define the meaning of the term med, before.

I have never understood what it means really, considering that first of all the mediterranean is a sea, so it is primarily an obstacle that divides populations who live in 3 continents, culturally and ethnically different.
Similar terms are often used for other populations like the baltics or the atlantics, but humans live on land masses, not in the sea.

In my opinion only true mediterraneans are the fishes, the cetaceans and all the other creatures who live in the water, not human beings.

[Virtuous]

Malta is the meddest and also the "middlest" in the whole Mediterranean

Bullshit aside, I think Malta is the most Med, 'cause we had conquerors and people mixing from all over the Med so yeah...

[Comte Arnau]

Ok, let's put some ideas or conditions sine qua non.

1. Med coastline, nice sand beaches
2. Med weather
3. Olive oil and Med diet in general (veggies and fruits, fresh Med seafood, rice, poultry...)
4. A rather sociable/outdoor way of life
5. Med phenotypes
6. "Meddish architecture" (white-looking seaside little towns, tourist resorts...)
Etc.

[Partizan]

I consider Malta,Sicily,South Italy and Greece as Meddest.

[Arbërori]

When I think of the Mediterranean, I usually think of
Southern Italy & Sicily, Greece & Crete & also Croatia,
but the latest has got other differences aswell, while
when thinking of Bosnia & Montenegro, they're more
mountain-like, Dinaric overall when they come to mind.

Albania can also be very Mediterranean (especially in
the South), but it's people are pure Balkanoids.

I would also include Malta, but to be frank, I'm quite
clueless on it & til' recently, didn''t even know where
it was located - although I would love to visit!

[Septentrion]

Italy,Spain,Portugal,Albania and Greece, Corsica,Malta are Europe's most Mediterranean populations.

[Corvus]

You are all Mediterranian. Deal with it