Dunajec River Canyon in Pieniny national park in Slovakia Updated: June 29, 2020 | By Claire | More Dunajec River Canyon is a gorge and a famous tourist attraction on the borders between Poland and Slovakia. Due to its beauty and uniqueness of Dunajec River Canyon it is also on the list of UNESCO World […]
Sněžka is the highest peak in the Czech Republic — a distinctive 1,603-metre mountain on the Polish border whose flat, windswept summit is crowned by the extraordinary disc-shaped St. Lawrence Chapel and a futuristic meteorological observatory that looks like something from another planet. Accessible via multiple well-marked trails from both the Czech and Polish sides, […]
Categories: Czech Republic, Nature
The Monastery of Kykkos is the wealthiest, most famous, and most visited monastery in Cyprus — a dazzling complex of golden mosaics, Byzantine treasures, and sweeping mountain vistas hidden in the Troodos Mountains. Founded in the 11th century, Kykkos is home to one of only three surviving icons attributed to the Apostle Luke, making it […]
Bardejov is one of Slovakia’s best-preserved medieval cities — a UNESCO World Heritage jewel in the north-eastern Šariš region whose perfectly intact central square (Radničné námestie), ringed by 46 colourful burgher houses and dominated by the magnificent Gothic Basilica of St. Egidius, is considered one of the finest medieval urban ensembles in Central Europe. Along […]
Sopot Pier (Molo w Sopocie) is the longest wooden pier in Europe — an elegant 511.5-metre structure extending into the Baltic Sea from one of Poland’s most glamorous seaside resorts, offering panoramic views of the Gulf of Gdańsk and a quintessential Polish seaside experience that has drawn visitors since the 1820s. Part of the Tri-City […]
The Eiffel Tower of Romania — officially the Slobozia Eiffel Tower — is a 54-metre-high exact replica of Paris’s iconic monument, standing improbably in a field on the outskirts of a small Romanian town in Ialomița County. Built in 2001 by a local businessman as part of an ambitious theme park, this quirky Romanian landmark […]
Miniatur Wunderland – the world’s largest model railway in Hamburg, Germany Updated: October 27, 2020 | By Claire | More In Hamburg, Germany there is the largest model railway in the world. It’s called the Miniature Wonderland and occupies an entire floor in a former warehouse in the district of Speicherstad. Sophisticated giant size yard […]
Categories: Amusement and Theme Parks, Germany
