July 31, 2011
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Basilica di Santa Maria Maggiore in Rome – one of the four papal basilicas | Italy Updated: August 15, 2020 | By Claire | More Basilica di Santa Maria Maggiore in Rome was founded in the year 420 on the site, that was addressed to some superior force. In the summer of 358 the snow […]
Tags: abraham-isaac, apse, basilica-di-santa-maria-maggiore, basilica-of-saint-paul-outside-the-walls, cappella-sistina, christian-basilicas, domenico-fontana, future-church, important-place, lateran-basilica, massive-columns, ornate-interior, pope-sixtus-v, roman-buildings, saint-john-lateran, side-walls, triumphal-arch, virgin-mary
Categories: Italy, Sights
July 31, 2011
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Ayia Napa Resort with its most beautiful beaches in Cyprus Updated: August 1, 2020 | By Claire | 1 More Ayia Napa is a very famous and popular resort, which can be found in the south-eastern tip of the island of Cyprus. Originally a poor fishing village Ayia Napa changed it face like by a […]
Tags: 18th-century, archaeological-sites, ayia-napa, beach, cyprus, cyprus-beaches, fishing-village, greek-island, historical-monuments, inhabitants, island-of-cyprus, island-of-rhodes, larnaca, monastery, monks, piraeus, resort, sacred-icon, sandy-beaches, seasite, south-eastern-tip, summer, turquoise-water, water-skis, water-sports
Categories: Cyprus, Nature
July 28, 2011
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Gordes – one of the most beautiful villages in France Updated: October 31, 2020 | By Claire | More On the hills of Provence, in the middle of the limestone mountains of Lubéron, you can find a picturesque French village of Gordes. It has quite a dramatic location on a rocky outcropping, which gives it […]
Tags: advantageous-location, creative-period, decline-thanks, france, french-resistance, french-sculptor, french-village, german-troops, gordes, industrial-cities, limestone-mountains, marc-chagall, muscat-wine, prehistoric-times, provence, religious-wars, rocky-hills, rocky-outcropping, roman-occupation, souvenir-shops, town, victor-vasarely, village, wine-bars
Categories: France, Sights
July 28, 2011
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Aran Islands – Experience the Real Ireland Updated: July 29, 2020 | By Claire | More Aran Islands emerge from the depths of the ocean at the western coast of Ireland. They represent the harsh and unforgiving landscape. There are three in total: Inisheer, Inishmaan and Inishmore and are located west of Galway Bay. The […]
Tags: aran-islands, atlantic-ocean, galway-bay, galway-city, glacial-activity, influx, inishmaan, inishmore, ireland, irish-pubs, island, minibus, nature, original-way, pony-and-trap, rugged-landscape, self-sufficiency, sheep-farming, spectacular-view, spoken-language, stone-fortress, traditions-and-customs
Categories: Ireland, Nature
July 27, 2011
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The beauty and mystery of Transylvania | Romania Updated: July 29, 2020 | By Claire | More Interesting and popular tourist area of Transylvania haven’t become famous worldwide thanks to any historical monuments or natural beauty, but thanks to a well-known novel Dracula written by Bram Stoker. Perhaps everybody read this great book (including me) […]
Tags: astronomical-clock, austro-hungarian-empire, bram-stoker, castle, churches, count-dracula, ethnographic-museum, government-of-hungary, historical-monuments, horrific-acts, mysterious-castle, nature, novel-dracula, ottoman-empire, poiana-brasov, private-universities, romania, ski-resort, spectacular-peaks, that-attracts-visitors, towns, transylvania, unesco, unesco-world-heritage, unesco-world-heritage-site, vlad-tepes, wooden-walkway
Categories: Nature, Romania
July 26, 2011
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Maribor – the second largest city in Slovenia Updated: July 29, 2020 | By Claire | 2 Replies More Maribor, with its 100,000 inhabitants, is the second largest city in Slovenia, after the capital city of Ljubljana. But it is the largest city of Slovenian part Styria (Slovene: Štajerska). Basic information Maribor is an important […]
Tags: 17th-century, black-death, central-europe, city, eastern-europe, four-hundred-years, germans, grape-vine, joseph-straub, ljubljana, main-attraction, main-square, maribor, plague, raft, railway-junction, river-drava, sculptor, second-world-war, sights, slovenia, stara, transport-hub, trg
Categories: Sights, Slovenia
July 25, 2011
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Madeira – explore beautiful nature in the Pearl of the Atlantic | Portugal Updated: July 25, 2020 | By Claire | More Madeira – “Island of Flowers”, “Pearl of the Atlantic,” “Green Paradise”. It’s a beautiful small island (just 22 km wide and 57 km long). Thanks to its mountainous landscape it gives the impression […]
Tags: beautiful-nature, city-of-madeira, exotic-flowers, green-paradise, irrigation-canals, island, island-of-flowers, land-of-rest, madeira, madeira-funchal, magnificent-mountain-peaks, mountainous-landscape, nature, paul-da-serra, pearl-of-the-atlantic, picturesque-streets, porto-santo-madeira, portugal, savage-islands, seaside-towns, subtropical-climate, wild-island, wild-nature
Categories: Nature, Portugal
July 24, 2011
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Bruges – Venice of the North | Belgium Updated: July 25, 2020 | By Claire | More Belgian city of Bruges is often called “Venice of the North“. A number of canals cross the city and can even connect to other cities. Sailing boats on the canals of the river Reya has become a very […]
Tags: 11th-century, administrative-center, art-painters, belgium, bruges, bruggy, chocolate-sculptures, city, enemy-troops, fifteenth-century, hans-memling, international-exchange, jan-van-eyck, massive-walls, merchant-family, political-geography, pralines, reya, sailing-boats, town, unesco-world-heritage, unesco-world-heritage-site, venice-of-north, venice-of-the-north, west-flanders
Categories: Belgium, Sights
July 23, 2011
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City of Kaunas – heart of Lithuanian culture, tradition and history Updated: July 27, 2020 | By Claire | More Modern and vibrant city of Kaunas with its 416 thousand inhabitants is the second largest city in Lithuania and became the cultural and industrial center of the Kaunas region. It is saved in the memories […]
Tags: 13th-century, altars, archaeologists, bastion, beautiful-views, central-lithuania, city, confluence, hearth, kaunas, kaunas-region, lithuania, main-artery, milda, moat, nemunas, neris, shipping-port, st-peter, town, two-young-lovers, vibrant-city, vilnius, western-border
Categories: Lithuania, Sights
July 22, 2011
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The town of Sigulda – Latvian Switzerland Updated: July 25, 2020 | By Claire | 1 More In the central part of Latvia you can find a beautiful and historically significant town of Sigulda. It lies on the southern outskirts of the picturesque forested valley of the River Gauja. This area is an ideal starting […]
Tags: 12th-century, 13th-century, 18th-century, castles, city, forested-valley, ideal-starting-point, latvia, latvian-state, latvian-switzerland, left-bank, livonian-switzerland, medieval-city, pskov, rental-vacation, resort, rich-families, riga, sigulda, southern-outskirts, sovie, swedes, town, wooden-forts, world-war-ii
Categories: Latvia, Nature, Sights
