March 31, 2011
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Kuršių Nerija National Park – Baltic Sahara in Lithuania Updated: August 2, 2020 | By Claire | More Between Russia and Lithuania you can find peninsula called Curonian Spit (Kuršių nerija), where is situated a unique national park with sand dunes – Kuršių Nerija National Park. This sand bridge is 180 km long and it […]
Tags: amber, baltic-sahara, baltic-sea, bridge, curonian-lagoon, first-steps, holiday-resort, kursiu-nerija-national-park, lagoon, landscape, lithuania, national-park, nature, nature-reserve, peninsula, pine-forests, russia, sahara, sand, sand-dunes, unesco, unesco-world-heritage, unesco-world-heritage-site
Categories: Lithuania, Nature
March 29, 2011
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Sevilla – heart of Andalusia | Spain Updated: May 30, 2020 | By Claire | More Sevilla is a capital and largest city of Andalusia, which is one of 17 autonomous communities in Spain. It is said that Sevilla is the most Spanish city of all cities in Spain. The city had a great history, […]
Tags: 14th-century, al-andalus, andalusia, arab-domination, arabic-name, arena, autonomous-communities, beautiful-gardens, bullfig, bullfight, christopher-columbus, city, city-of-andalusia, ferdinand-iii, flamenco, gothic-style, iberian-peninsula, indelible-traces, king-ferdinand, mining-town, muslim-moors, romantic-castle, sevilla, seville, southernmost-region, spain, spanish-city, town, virgin-mary
Categories: Sights, Spain, Virtual Travel
March 29, 2011
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Hohensalzburg Castle – one of the largest medieval castles in Europe | Austria Updated: May 15, 2020 | By Claire | More Hohensalzburg Castle, landmark of the Mozart city – Salzburg, is the largest and also very well preserved castle in Central Europe. Hohensalzburg Castle was built as a fortress in 1077 by Archbishop Gebhard […]
Tags: 11th-century, 20th-century, archbishop-gebhard, austria, cable-car, candlelight, castle, castle-museum, central-europe, city, europe-austria, fortress, helfenstein, hohensalzburg-castle, landmark, largest-medieval-castle-in-europe, leonhard, medieval-castles-in-europe, mozart-city-salzburg, napoleonic-wars, salzburg, st-georg, stock, town
Categories: Austria, Sights
March 29, 2011
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Aukštaitija National Park – the oldest and most popular Lithuanian natural treasure Updated: January 15, 2020 | By Claire | 1 More Aukštaitija National Park is the oldest and most popular Lithuanian natural treasure. It is spread on an area of 400 km2 and offers untouched paradise full of deep green forests and blue lakes, […]
Tags: aukstaitija, baltic-states, boar, canoeing, deciduous-forests, firs, green-forests, hectares, hikers, kinds-of-birds, landscape, lithuania, marked-trails, maximum-height, national-park, natural-treasure, nature, northern-edge, old-pines, rare-rock, sceneries, sea-eagles, sea-level, seven-islands, untouched-paradise
Categories: Lithuania, Nature
March 28, 2011
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Mosta Dome – the third largest unsupported dome in the World | Malta Updated: January 15, 2020 | By Claire | 3 Replies More In the heart of the island of Malta you can find city of Mosta, which is one of the areas with the longest history. It is a small and very nice […]
Tags: assumption-of-our-lady, beer-festival, cathedral, church-of-the-assumption, city, dome, entertainment-centers, historical-monuments, interior-ceiling, island-of-malta, main-square, malta, maltese-culture, mosta, mosta-dome, panth, peaceful-city, quiet-place, roman-pantheon, rotunda, scaffolding, third-largest-unsupported-dome-in-the-world, town, world-construction
Categories: Malta, Sights
March 26, 2011
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Cēsis – the most beautiful town in Latvia Updated: July 24, 2020 | By Claire | More Cēsis with almost 20.000 inhabitants, lying at the northern part of Latvia on the Gauja river, is considered the most beautiful and the most Latvian city in the country. Cēsis boasts a rich history, many monuments and numerous […]
Tags: 17th-century, 1918, cesis, city, fires, further-development, gauja, german-crusaders, hanseatic-league, impulses, inhabitants, latvia, latvian-flag, mint-coins, monuments, most-beautiful-city-in-latvia, pskov, red-flag, rich-history, riga, russian-occupation, soviet-union, town, war-of-independence, warriors
Categories: Latvia, Sights
March 26, 2011
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Amiens – beautiful city in France and the birthplace of Jules Verne Updated: June 18, 2020 | By Claire | More In northern France, in the Somme River valley lies one beautiful town of Amiens. It is located in the French region of Picardie and has about 135,000 inhabitants. Its history dates far back. It […]
Tags: amiens, antique-markets, art-studios, beautiful-city-in-france, beautiful-town, bishopric, cathedral, city, claire-caesar, france, french-gothic-style, french-region, gallic-tribe, gaul, high-arches, jules-verne, northern-france, peace-agreement, restaurants-cafes, river-somme, roman-cities, romanesque-basilica, second-world-war, somme-river, st-leu, town
Categories: France, Sights
March 25, 2011
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Island of Elba – pearl of the Tuscan Archipelago Updated: May 23, 2020 | By Claire | More Elba is one of the most beautiful islands of Italy with crystal clear water. It is the third largest island of Italy – after Sicily and Sardinia. Its capital city is Portoferraio which is the largest city […]
Tags: boat-services, city-of-elba, costal-town, doing-research, elba, elba-island, french-island, highest-mountain, island, island-of-corsica, island-of-elba, italy, monuments, natural-sceneries, nature, pearl-of-the-tuscan-archipelago, piombino, portoferraio, sandy-beaches, sardinia, sea, sicily, summer-destination, third-largest-island, tuscan-archipelago, tuscany, tyrrhenian-sea
Categories: Italy, Nature
March 23, 2011
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Öresund Bridge – the longest road and rail bridge-tunnel in Europe – between Sweden and Denmark Updated: November 14, 2020 | By Claire | 4 Replies More Engineers have constructed (1995 – 2000) Öresund Bridge (Øresundsbron) to establish the connectivity between Sweden and Denmark. Öresund Bridge is the longest railway and highway bridge in European […]
Tags: architect, borders, bridge, cargo-boats, communication-system, connectivity, copenhagen, danish-capital, denmark, e20, european-continent, highway-bridge, longest-road, oresund, oresund-bridge, oresundsbron, passenger-ships, passport, rail-bridge, road-vehicles, scandinavia, speed-boats, sweden, swedish-city, transportation-network, western-europe
Categories: Denmark, Sights, Sweden, Virtual Travel
March 22, 2011
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Top sights to see in Sofia | Bulgaria Updated: May 15, 2020 | By Claire | More Sofia is a beautiful metro city in Bulgaria. If you visit Sofia, you find this beautiful city lying at the foot of Vitosha, which is a beautiful mountain in Bulgaria. This capital city of Bulgaria has an excellent […]
Tags: bulgaria, bulgaria-capital, bulgarian-history, byzantine-church, capital, cyril-and-methodius, historical-buildings, medieval-church, metro-city, natural-charisma, oldest-cities, open-sky, petka, russian-church, saddlers, sofia, sofia-church, sofia-city, st-sofia, top-sights, top-sights-in-sofia, tourist-spot, unesco-world-heritage, unesco-world-heritage-site, vitosha
Categories: Bulgaria, Sights
