Portugal offers travellers a remarkable range of experiences in a compact area. The country stretches 561 kilometres from north to south. You can drive from Porto to the Algarve in about 5 hours. The Atlantic coast has some of Europe’s best surf breaks. The interior is mountainous and sparsely populated. Portugal has been an independent […]
Hamburg Travel Guide
Hamburg is Germany second-largest city with 1.9 million residents. The city sits on the Elbe River, 110 kilometres from the North Sea. Hamburg has been a major port since 1189 when Emperor Frederick Barbarossa granted duty-free trade rights. Today the Port of Hamburg covers 74 square kilometres and handles 9 million shipping containers per year. […]
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Provence Travel Guide
Provence smells different from the rest of France. The air carries lavender, pine, and sea salt. The region stretches from the Rhône River to the Italian border. It covers 31,000 square kilometres. Provence has been inhabited since prehistoric times. The Greeks founded Marseille in 600 BC. The Romans left amphitheatres and aqueducts. Popes lived in […]
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Istanbul Travel Guide
Istanbul sits at the crossroads of Europe and Asia. The city has been a capital of three empires: Roman, Byzantine, and Ottoman. The historic peninsula of Sultanahmet holds some of the worlds most remarkable architecture. European side contains the majority of the city historic and cultural attractions. Hagia Sophia was built in 537 AD. The […]
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Amsterdam Travel Guide
Amsterdam is a city of canals, culture, and contrasts. It is one of the most visited cities in Europe and for good reason. The Dutch capital offers something for every type of traveler. Art lovers flock to the Rijksmuseum and the Van Gogh Museum. History buffs explore the Anne Frank House and the city’s Golden […]
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Albania travel guide
Albania is Europe’s best-kept secret. The country sits on the Balkan Peninsula, facing the Adriatic and Ionian seas. It was isolated from the rest of the world for over 40 years under communist rule. The borders opened in 1991. The transformation since then has been remarkable. Albania has 362 kilometres of coastline. The beaches are […]
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Top 5 Travel Attractions, Iceland – Travel Guide
Iceland is a land of fire and ice, a volcanic island in the North Atlantic that offers some of the most dramatic natural scenery on Earth. With a population of only 387,000 people spread across 103,000 square kilometers, Iceland has vast stretches of uninhabited wilderness. In 2023, the country welcomed 2.2 million international visitors, a […]
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Travel Guide Saint Petersburg
Saint Petersburg has a dramatic quality that few cities can match. It was built on a swamp by the will of one man. Tsar Peter the Great founded the city in 1703. He wanted a window to the West. In 9 years, a capital rose from the marshes. The city was designed by Italian and […]
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