August 22, 2010
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Genova – beautiful port with lots of secrets, Italy Updated: December 28, 2020 | By Claire | More Located along the Ligurian coastlines of the Mediterranean Sea, you will find the ancient city of Genoa (Genova). Initially founded in prehistoric times by the Ligure tribe, control over Genoa would change hands many times before finally […]
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Categories: Italy, Sights
August 22, 2010
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Faaker See – an alpine lake with clear turquoise water in Austria Updated: May 31, 2020 | By Claire | 1 More Faaker See or Lake Faak as it also called is an alpine lake which is located in the Austrian state of Carinthia. This is the fifth largest lake in Carinthia state, with a […]
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Categories: Austria, Nature
August 21, 2010
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Trieste – wind city on the Italian borders Updated: December 24, 2020 | By Claire | More Along the Italian border with Slovenia, you will find the city of Trieste. The city of Trieste has been in the center of many conflicts over the centuries as a result of its location. Towards the end of […]
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Categories: Italy, Sights
August 20, 2010
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Slovakia is home to one of Europe’s most remarkable concentrations of accessible show caves — a spectacular round-trip itinerary through the limestone karst of the Slovenský raj (Slovak Paradise), the Demänovská Valley, and the UNESCO-listed caves of the Aggtelek Karst, where underground rivers, frozen waterfalls, and ice formations create a subterranean wonderland unlike anywhere else […]
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Categories: Nature, Slovakia
August 20, 2010
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Aquileia – ancient Roman city in Italy Updated: December 28, 2020 | By Claire | More In the northern part of Italy you will find the ancient archeological site known today as Aquileia. During the Roman era, the town of Aquileia was considered to be one of the wealthiest in the entire empire. It was […]
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Categories: Italy, Sights
August 19, 2010
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Trento – traditions of Alpine countries, Italy Updated: December 24, 2020 | By Claire | More The city of Trento can be found along the bank of the Adige River. Known as the educational center in Northern Italy, the city of Trento is home to several top colleges and universities. The University of Trento is […]
Tags: 12th-century, 16th-century, adige-river, alpine-countries, apollinare, buonconsiglio-trento, castello-del-buonconsiglio, church-of-san-lorenzo, circular-tower, city, colleges-and-universities, council-of-trent, duomo-cathedral, educational-center, fontana-di-nettuno, glaciers, italian-politics, italy, italy-the-city, matteo, medieval-city, medieval-wall, mountain-tops, northern-italy, palazzo-pretorio, piazza-duomo, piazzas, pretty-town, renaissance-style, santa-maria-maggiore, top-colleges, torre-civica, tourism-industry, trentino-alto-adige, trento-italy, trident, university-of-trento, vigilius, wooden-balconies
Categories: Italy, Sights
August 18, 2010
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Murano, Burano and Torcello islands – Famous Lagoon in Italy Updated: December 26, 2020 | By Claire | More If you have some more time in Venice there are several other islands that you could explore, the most popular ones are Murano, Burano and Torcello. You can visit them in the one outing by the […]
Tags: archeological-finds, art-museums, attractive-islands, blowing-glass, bridges, burano, charming-island, city, fire-and-lace, fishing-boats, fishing-village, glass-island, glass-production, glass-products, glassworks, half-day-tour, inhabitants, island, italy, lace-work, lagoon, lagoon-islands, map, murano, murano-and-burano, murano-island, nature, ponte-del-diavolo, roman-periods, s-bridge, san-martino-church, santi, single-day, three-islands, tilted-tower, time-in-venice, uninhabited, universal-judgment, venezia, venini, viator, waterways
Categories: Italy, Nature
August 18, 2010
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Brussels is far more than just the administrative capital of the European Union — it’s a vibrant, multilingual city of Art Nouveau townhouses, world-class museums, fantastic food (from Michelin-starred restaurants to the world’s best frites), and the magnificent Grand Place, regularly voted the most beautiful square in Europe. As the de facto capital of Europe, […]
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Categories: Belgium, Sights
August 17, 2010
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Paris is the most visited city in the world — the luminous capital of France whose legendary monuments (the Eiffel Tower, Notre-Dame, the Louvre), incomparable art collections, world-dominating gastronomy, and ineffable romantic atmosphere draw more than 40 million visitors annually to the banks of the Seine. The City of Light has been the global standard […]
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Categories: France, Sights
August 17, 2010
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Cortina d’Ampezzo – paradise for sport lovers in Italy Updated: December 28, 2020 | By Claire | More In the Southern Alps, located in the northern part of Italy is where you will find the town of Cortina d’Ampezzo. The town is a well-known skiing spot which has many fine accommodations, restaurants and shops throughout […]
Tags: 1944-olympics, alpine-valley, alps, belluno, city, community-heritage, cortina, cortina-d-ampezzo, dolomites, heart, hectares, italy, motion-pictures, nature, northern-italy, scenery, ski-scene, sport-lovers, veneto, winter-olympics, winter-sport, world-cup-events, wwii
Categories: Italy, Wellness, Relax & Sports