May 14, 2011
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Santa María de León Cathedral – one of the most beautiful cathedrals in Europe | Spain Updated: May 30, 2020 | By Claire | More Santa María de León Cathedral is one of the most beautiful cathedrals in Europe. It is located in Spain, in the northwestern part of the country, in the historic city […]
Tags: 13th-century, 16th-century, admission, admission-fee, cathedral, cathedral-museum, cathedrals, cathedrals-in-europe, circular-window, city-of-leon, cloister, enrique, france, frescoes, google, gothic, gothic-statue, gothic-style, historic, historic-city, la-virgen, leon, monday-to-friday, museum, national-monument, northwest, one-of-the-most-beautiful-cathedrals-in-europe, palace, port, portals, pub, public-holidays, roman-spa, sandstone, santa-maria-de-leon-cathedral, spain, stained-glass-windows, virgin-mary
Categories: Sights, Spain, Virtual Travel
May 13, 2011
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Westminster Abbey – a large, mainly Gothic church, in London | United Kingdom Updated: June 10, 2020 | By Claire | More One of the sights of London that is sure to receive many more visitors than usual over the next year is Westminster Abbey. Millions around the world watched on TV on April 29 […]
Tags: benedictine-monks, cathedral-status, collegiate-church, duke-of-cambridge, duke-of-edinburgh, gothic-revival, kate-middleton, king-james-bible, lady-diana-spencer, london, new-english-bible, prince-charles, prince-william, princess-elizabeth, queen-elizabeth-ii, rich-tradition, royal-occasions, sight, sights-of-london, united-kingdom, western-towers, westminster-abbey, william-and-kate
Categories: Sights, United Kingdom, Virtual Travel
May 13, 2011
by europeexplored
Castillo de Coca is one of the most beautiful medieval fortresses in Spain — a fairy-tale 15th-century Mudéjar castle in the province of Segovia, Castile and León, whose walls and towers are built not of grey stone but of warm red brick decorated with intricate geometric patterns, blind arches, and glazed tiles in the Mudéjar […]
Tags: 15th-century, architecture-in-spain, castillo-de-coca, castle, castle-of-coco, castles, coco, don-alonso, fonseca, fortification-system, geometric-motifs, interior-decoration, main-attraction, medieval-architecture, medieval-fortresses, moat, mosaics, olmedo, ribbed-vault, seville, southwestern-outskirts, spain, valladolid
Categories: Sights, Spain, Virtual Travel
May 13, 2011
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Arta Caves – a popular cave system on the island of Mallorca | Spain Updated: May 30, 2020 | By Claire | More Arta Caves (Cuevas de Arta) is a popular cave system on the island of Mallorca. It is located on the east coast, about 70 km from the capital city of Palma de […]
Tags: alexandre-dumas, arta-caves, cave, cave-system, caves, caves-of-arta, center-of-the-earth, cuevas-de-arta, german-view, island, journey-to-the-center, journey-to-the-center-of-the-earth, mallorca, mallorca-spain, natural-attraction, natural-decorations, nature, palma-de-mallorca, paradisio, purgatory, rich-history, sarah-bernhardt, sea-level, smugglers, spain, victor-hugo
Categories: Nature, Spain
May 12, 2011
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Weltvogelpark Walsrode is the world’s largest bird park — a 24-hectare aviary paradise in Lower Saxony, northern Germany, home to over 4,000 birds from 675 species from every continent on Earth, including rare and endangered birds that visitors can experience in enormous walk-through aviaries, spectacular free-flight shows, and one of the world’s most comprehensive bird […]
Tags: 1-november, bird-park, bird-reserves, birds-of-prey, caravans, continents, further-information-visit, germany, great-gardens, heath, lower-saxony-germany, mobile-homes, parking-space, parrots, rare-species, species-of-birds, square-meters, tame-birds, unique-show, walsrode, weltvogelpark-walsrode, world-largest-bird-park, zoo
Categories: Germany, Nature
May 12, 2011
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Lago de Sanabria – the biggest glacial lake in the Iberian Peninsula | Spain Updated: May 30, 2020 | By Claire | 1 More Lago de Sanabria is the largest glacial lake in the Iberian Peninsula. It is located in Spain, in the northwestern province of Zamora, in the mountainous area of Sierra Cabrera and […]
Tags: beautiful-sandy-beach, birches, cistercian-monastery, glacial-lake, glaciers, golden-eagle, holidaymakers, iberian-peninsula, lago-de-sanabria, lake, latitudes, maximum-depth, mountainous-area, nature, northwestern-province, pedal-boat, porto-de-sanabria, sierra-cabrera, spain, summer-destination, the-biggest-glacial-lake-in-the-iberian-peninsula, warm-sunny-days, willows, yews
Categories: Nature, Spain
May 12, 2011
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Buckingham Palace – one of the most prestigious and interesting sights of London | United Kingdom Updated: June 10, 2020 | By Claire | 1 More You might not be able to get to meet the Queen, but it’s possible to see where she lives. Yes, Buckingham Palace is one of the most prestigious and […]
Tags: august-and-september, buckingham-palace, central-courtyard, edward-blore, historical-sight, john-nash, king-george-iii, knighthoods, lond, london, london-hotels, prince-charles, prince-william, princess-of-wales, private-quarters, queen-victoria, royal-weddings, sights-of-london, state-occasions, trip-to-london, tv-viewers, united-kingdom, wife-queen-charlotte
Categories: Sights, United Kingdom, Virtual Travel
May 11, 2011
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Stuibenfall – the highest waterfall in Tyrol | Austria Updated: January 16, 2020 | By Claire | More Stuibenfall is the highest waterfall in Tyrol, Austria. It is located in the district of Imst, in the Ötztal Alps, near the village Umhausen. It is a part of a stream Horlachbach. Photo licensed under the Creative […]
Tags: 10-years, alps, archaeological-park, austria, cubic-meters, glaciers, highest-waterfall, hour-and-a-half, imst, landslide, permafrost, rocks, stuibenfall, tyrol, tyrol-austria, umhausen, water-reservoir, waterfall
Categories: Austria, Nature
May 11, 2011
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Parque Warner Madrid – one of the best theme parks in Spain Updated: September 8, 2020 | By Claire | More Parque Warner Madrid (previously known as Warner Bros. Movie World Madrid and Warner Bros. Park) is one of the best theme parks in Spain, which is managed by Time Warner and numerous Spanish investment […]
Tags: admission-fee, amusement, best-theme-parks-in-spain, cartoon-village, de-acero, fun, heroes-world, hollywood-boulevard, hollywood-models, inversions, la-fuga, la-venganza, madrid-parque, parque-warner-madrid, roller-coasters, spain, stroll-down, theme-park, theme-parks-in-spain, water-rides, west-hollywood, west-territory, wild-wild-west, wooden-roller-coaster
Categories: Amusement and Theme Parks, Spain
May 11, 2011
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Oudegracht – one of the most famous and most beautiful canals in the Netherlands Updated: May 11, 2020 | By Claire | More Oudegracht (The Old Canal) is a historic canal that flows through the center of the city of Utrecht in the Netherlands. It is one of the most famous and most beautiful canals […]
Tags: atmosphere, banks, bridges, canal, canals, canoes, city-of-utrecht, gondola-cruises, most-famous-and-most-beautiful-canals-in-the-netherlands, netherlands, oudegracht, outdoor-terraces, paddle-boats, picturesque-places, river-rhine, river-vecht, rivers, romantic-experience, ships, vibrant-center
Categories: Netherlands, Sights, Virtual Travel
