October 17, 2011
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Frankenstein Castle – the monster’s home | Germany Updated: October 27, 2020 | By Claire | More The ruins of a medieval Castle of Frankenstein are located at 370 m high rocky outcropping in the German state of Hesse, about 5 km south of Darmstadt. The castle probably inspired the writer Mary Shelley to write […]
Tags: 13th-century, 18th-century, beautiful-countryside, beautiful-scenery, castle, dr-frankenstein, frankenstein, frankenstein-castle, german-state, germany, halloween-party, hesse, historical-monuments, horror-novel, konrad, mary-shelley, medieval-castle, metropolis-frankfurt-am-main, michael-mertens, monster, novel-frankenstein, reiz, rocky-outcropping
Categories: Germany, Sights
October 15, 2011
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Open Air Museum Petronell-Carnuntum – Roman world in Austria Updated: October 13, 2020 | By Claire | More Just a few kilometers from the Czech borders, about 20 km west of the Slovakian capital Bratislava, on the way to Vienna, lies the small towns Petronell and Bad Deutsch-Altenburg. There was, in the times of the […]
Tags: 4th-century, amber-road, amph, archaeological-park, austria, bad-deutsch-altenburg, constantine-ii, emperor-augustus, emperor-constantine, emperor-marcus-aurelius, fortification, hungarians, museum, pannonia, public-baths, reconstructed-buildings, roman-buildings, roman-empire, roman-troops, slovakian-capital, western-edge
Categories: Austria, Sights
October 14, 2011
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Málaga – birthplace of Pablo Picasso | Spain Updated: October 14, 2020 | By Claire | More Malaga is the capital of Costa del Sol and a cultural center of the whole Spanish part of Andalusia. It became known as the birthplace of Pablo Picasso, one of the greatest painters of the 20th century, which […]
Tags: alcazaba, andalusia, artistic-movements, artistic-styles, buenavista-palace, city, costa-del-sol, cubism, different-cultures, emperor-augustus, engravings, large-portion, malaga, pablo-picasso, palacio-de-buenavista, pedestrian-zones, picasso-museum, picasso-spain, roman-amphitheatre, roman-fortress, seaside-promenade, spain, spanish-royal-family
Categories: Sights, Spain, Virtual Travel
October 13, 2011
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Costa del Sol – three hundred days of sunshine a year | Spain Updated: October 11, 2020 | By Claire | 2 Replies More One of the most visited areas in the southern Spanish Andalusia is certainly Costa del Sol (Suuny Coast). It stretches from the southern slopes of the Sierra Nevada to the Gibraltar […]
Tags: andalusia, annual-temperature, beautiful-landscapes, blue-flag, coast, costa-brava, costa-de-la-luz, costa-del-sol, gibraltar, hundred-days, mediterranean-climate, mediterranean-sea, quality-holiday, quiet-life, sea-site, sierra-nevada, southern-slopes, spain, spanish-cuisine, summer-temperatures, sunbathing, sunny-weather, water-scooters
Categories: Nature, Spain
October 12, 2011
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Menorca – colourful island of Spain Updated: January 29, 2020 | By Claire | More Quite overshadowed by the fame of its larger “sister” Mallorca, is another Balearic Island – Menorca, lying only 40 km to the northeast. However it is equally beautiful island, rich in diverse landscapes, unspoiled nature and offering excellent recreational opportunities […]
Tags: aromatic-herbs, azure-waters, balearic-island, beautiful-island, brown-rocks, coastal-villages, figs, golden-rays, high-humidity, island, kilometres, mediterranean-sea, menorca, minorca, monte-toro, nature, olive-trees, picturesque-villages, prickly-pear, rays-of-the-sun, recreational-opportunities, reddish-soil, rich-history, rocky-cliffs, soil-plains, spain, tourist-centers, white-houses
Categories: Nature, Spain
October 11, 2011
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Selinunte – ancient Greek archaeological site in Sicily, Italy Updated: October 11, 2020 | By Claire | More Selinunte is one of the most important archaeological sites in Sicily. The locality is famous for its spectacular ruins of the ancient Greek city. It was founded in 628 BC by Doric settlers from Megara Hyblaea. It […]
Tags: acropolis, ancient-greek-archaeological-site, ancient-greek-city, archaeological-sites, carthaginians, chiara, doric-style, eastern-temples, greek-temples, italy, locality, long-winding-road, metopes, north-temple, original-12, railway-station, selinunte, sicily, sixth-century, southern-neighbor, two-areas, two-temples, war-threats
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October 10, 2011
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Madame Tussauds vax museum – popular attraction in London | United Kingdom Updated: October 10, 2020 | By Claire | More Madame Tussauds vax museum is one of the most famous, unusual and popular tourist attractions in London. Positioned in the west end near to Baker Street tube station, it is beneath the Planetarium, so […]
Tags: amy-winehouse, attractions-in-london, baker-street, barack-obama, british-royal-family, justin-bieber, lady-gaga, london-attractions, london-eye, madame-tussauds, museum, realistic-likenesses, scale-wax, school-holidays, sports-stars, tourist-attractions-in-london, vax-museum, wax-model, waxwork-museum, waxworks, william-and-kate, world-of-music
Categories: Sights, United Kingdom
October 7, 2011
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The world´s longest tree top walk in Bavarian Forest | Germany Updated: October 27, 2020 | By Claire | More Do you wonder how it looks like in the treetops? Now it is possible to get there thanks to the Tree Top Walk, which was opened two years ago in Neuschönau, Germany. It is a […]
Tags: 6-years, adventure-elements, alps, bad-weather, bavarian-forest, breathtaking-views, central-europe, christmas-day, euro-19, family-ticket, forest-area, forest-national-park, free-admission, observation-tower, swaying-bridge, ticket-costs, trapeze, treetops, walkway
Categories: Germany, Nature, Sights
October 6, 2011
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Osborne House is the beloved seaside retreat of Queen Victoria and Prince Albert — a magnificent Italianate palace on the Isle of Wight that was designed by Prince Albert himself and served as the royal family’s private escape from the formality of Buckingham Palace and Windsor Castle. Victoria famously described Osborne as “a place of […]
Tags: 19th-century, amanda, animals, creative-commons, forests, hectares, home-united, isle-of-wight, longest-reigning-british-monarch, love, map, osborne-house-queen-victoria, osbourne-house, palace, parents, photo, play-grounds, plots-of-land, prince-albert, royal-family, rural-retreat, sight, united-kingdom
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October 5, 2011
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Książ Castle – one of the largest castles in Europe | Poland Updated: October 5, 2020 | By Claire | More Książ castle is the largest castle in Lower Silesia and the third largest castle in Poland (bigger castles are only Wawel Royal Castle in Krakow and the Crusader castle in Malbork). It is often […]
Tags: adolph-hitler, art-furniture, artistic-styles, bastions, beautiful-view, biggest-castle, castle, castle-library, castle-park, crusader-castle, deta, eclectic-elements, german-dictator, giant-rock, hochberg, ksiaz-castle, landscape-park, largest-castle-in-europe, lower-silesia, malbork, poland, royal-castle, theater-performances, undiscovered-secrets, world-war-ii
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