April 29, 2011
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Rifflsee Lake – the highest situated lake in Austria Updated: May 15, 2020 | By Claire | More Rifflsee Lake is the highest situated lake in Austria, located at an altitude of 2230 meters. This alpine lake is one of the most visited places in the Austrian Gletscherpark area (the area south of Innsbruck). Rifflsee […]
Tags: alpine-lake, alps, altitude, austria, austrian-alps, cable-car, cableway, complexity, highest-situated-lake-in-austria, innsbruck, lake, magnificent-view, mountain-hikes, mountains, panoramic-terrace, rifflsee-lake, skiers, skiing, young-cyclists
Categories: Austria, Nature, Wellness, Relax & Sports
April 29, 2011
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Montepulciano – a medieval and Renaissance hill town in Italy Updated: May 20, 2020 | By Claire | More Montepulciano is an Italian city situated in southern Tuscany. Today the town has about 14.000 inhabitants. It is located at an altitude of over 600 m and is built in the hills on a narrow limestone […]
Tags: 14th-century, 16th-century, altitude, antonio-da-sangallo, artistic-decoration, beautiful-view, cantucci, city, florentine-architect, gothic-palace, hill, inhabitants, italian-city, italian-renaissance, italy, limestone-ridge, medieval-and-renaissance-hill-town-in-italy, montepulciano, nobile-di-montepulciano, palazzo-comunale, pilgrim-church, porta-al-prato, renaissance-palaces, sant-agostino, santa-lucia, southern-tuscany, town
Categories: Italy, Sights
April 28, 2011
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Pravčická brána – largest natural rock arch in Europe | Czech Republic Updated: May 16, 2020 | By Claire | 1 More Pravčická brána (Pravcicka Gate) is Czech national natural monument and the largest natural rock gate in Europe. It is considered the most beautiful rock formation in the National park of Bohemian Switzerland (České […]
Tags: 3m, bohemian, bohemian-switzerland, brana, ceske-svycarsko, czech-republic, divergent-paths, europe, gate, impressive-views, largest-natural-rock-arch-in-europe, local-family, map, minimum-thickness, national-natural-monument, oak-bark, observation-platforms, paintings, point-of-entry, pravcicka, pravcicka-brana, rock-arch, rock-formation, span, stairs, stylish-restaurant, switzerland
Categories: Czech Republic, Nature
April 26, 2011
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Top sights to see in London – United Kingdom Updated: December 16, 2020 | By Claire | 2 Replies More London is not only England’s capital but also the biggest city in Western Europe. A huge sprawling, buzzing metropolis that offers the budding traveller a wide range of activates to keep them occupied. But like […]
Tags: buckingham-palace, capital, city, collegiate-church, crown-jewels, fortress-prison, ghost-of-anne-boleyn, king-henry-viii, london, london-residence, nearby-tower, pretty-penny, prince-william, prince-william-and-kate, prince-william-and-kate-middleton, queen-elizabeth-ii, sights, top-sights, top-sights-to-see-in-london, tower-bridge, tower-of-london, trafalgar-square, united-kingdom, wembley-stadium, westminster-abbey, william-the-conqueror
Categories: Sights, United Kingdom, Virtual Travel
April 21, 2011
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European Travel tips – The money belt Updated: April 21, 2020 | By Claire | More One of the great things about travelling across Europe is the complete freedom you have and the power to literally have your home on your back. But when you are moving from place to place and exploring new cities […]
Tags: bank-cards, beltline, bus-tickets, cheques, fact-of-life, hostel, keen-eye, london-hotels, money-belt, money-belts, muggings, passport, prized-possessions, public-toilet, starters, thieves, tourist-dollar, tourist-places, valuables, wallet
Categories: Travelling Tips
April 20, 2011
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The town of Hornbæk in Denmark – seaside resort called “Danish Saint-Tropez” Updated: May 18, 2020 | By Claire | More Hornbæk is a pleasant town in Denmark, which is called “Danish Saint-Tropez” for its beautiful beach and unspoiled nature. It is located about 20 km from Helsingør, in the northern part of island of […]
Tags: beautiful-beach, best-beaches, blue-flag, city, copenhagen, danish, danish-saint-tropez, denmark, fish-market, hornbaek, inhabitants, island-of-denmark, kilometers, local-beach, plantage, public-forest, saint-tropez, scandinavia, sea, seaside, seaside-resort, swimmers, tourist-information-centre, town, trampoline, white-sand, windsurfing
Categories: Denmark, Nature, Sights, Virtual Travel
April 20, 2011
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Mdina (Silent City) – one of the most popular tourist destinations in Malta Updated: April 20, 2020 | By Claire | 1 More On the south-western part of the island of Malta there is the town of Mdina, which was the capital of Malta until the mid-16th century. However Mdina is not capital city any […]
Tags: 16th-century, arabs, aristocratic-families, aristocrats, baroque-monuments, capital-of-malta, citta-vecchia, city, independent-city, island-of-malta, malta, massive-walls, mdina, medina, middle-ages, moat, most-popular-tourist-destination, permanent-residents, rabat, sea-level, sicily, silent-city, tourist-destinations, town, valletta
Categories: Malta, Sights
April 19, 2011
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Oulanka National Park – the most beautiful and famous park in Finland Updated: January 25, 2020 | By Claire | More Oulanka National Park is considered the most beautiful and popular park in Finland. With its area of 270 km2 it is also the largest national park in the country. It was founded in 1956 […]
Tags: animal-species, arctic-circle, aventa, blueberries, cloudberries, finland, kuusamo, lapland, marshes, most-beautiful-and-famous-park, national-park, nature, nature-reserve, north-karelia, oulanka-national-park, peat-bogs, pine-forests, plant-species, plants-and-animals, pristine-conditions, russian-border, salla, skis, snowmobiles, tributaries, white-sea
Categories: Finland, Nature
April 19, 2011
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Famagusta – one of the richest and most famous cities in the world | Cyprus Updated: May 15, 2020 | By Claire | 1 More Famagusta, located at north-eastern part of the island of Cyprus, was formerly one of the richest and most famous cities in the world. This can be prove for example by […]
Tags: akrotiri, ancient-architecture, archaeological-museum, church-of-the-apostle, city, city-walls, cyprus, dhekelia, famagusta, fishing-village, genoese, greek-cypriots, impressive-temples, island-of-cyprus, lala-mustafa-pasa, ottoman-rule, porticoes, richest-and-most-famous-cities-in-the-world, salamis, sport-lovers, stunning-view, town, varosha, venetians, william-shakespeare
Categories: Cyprus, Nature, Sights
April 17, 2011
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The town of Telč – well-preserved Renaissance and Baroque houses in the Czech Republic Updated: May 16, 2020 | By Claire | More The territory of Telč was, according to archaeological excavations, inhabited already from ancient times. Exact time when the settlement was founded is not clear. Local legend says that it happened after the […]
Tags: archaeological-excavations, architectural-styles, baroque, baroque-style, bohemia, castle-church, city, city-gates, czech-republic, exact-time, fortification, frescoes, gothic, gothic-style, gradual-evolution, jesuit-college, karel-iv, legend-says-that, margrave, medieval-walls, otto-ii, pointed-arches, renaissance, telc, town, unesco-world-heritage, unesco-world-heritage-list
Categories: Czech Republic, Sights
