Bardejov is one of Slovakia’s best-preserved medieval cities, a UNESCO World heritage jewel in the north-eastern Šariš region whose perfectly intact central square (Radničné námestie), ringed by 46 colourful burgher houses and dominated by the magnificent Gothic basilica of St. Egidius, is considered one of the finest medieval urban ensembles in Central Europe. Along with […]
Sopot Pier (Molo w Sopocie) is the longest wooden pier in Europe, an elegant 511.5-metre structure extending into the Baltic Sea from one of Poland’s most glamorous seaside resorts, offering panoramic views of the Gulf of Gdańsk and a quintessential Polish seaside experience that has drawn visitors since the 1820s. Part of the Tri-City metropolitan […]
The Eiffel Tower of Romania, officially the Slobozia Eiffel Tower, is a 54-metre-high exact replica of Paris’s iconic monument, standing improbably in a field on the outskirts of a small Romanian town in Ialomița County. Built in 2001 by a local businessman as part of an ambitious theme park, this quirky Romanian landmark is a […]
In Hamburg, Germany there is the largest model railway in the world. It is called the Miniature Wonderland and occupies an entire floor in a former warehouse in the Speicherstadt district. The sophisticated giant layout is surrounded by realistic-looking cityscapes of Hamburg and other places of interest from around the world. The Sections and Detailed […]
Categories: Amusement and Theme Parks, Cities, Germany, Sights
Aveiro is known as the Venice of Portugal, a charming city on the country’s central coast, south of Porto, whose network of picturesque canals, colourful moliceiro boats (traditional flat-bottomed vessels once used for harvesting seaweed, now converted to gondola-like tourist boats), and elegant Art Nouveau architecture make it one of the most photogenic small cities […]
Santa Claus Village is one of Finland’s most popular tourist attractions, a Christmas-themed amusement park and shopping complex located on the Arctic Circle near Rovaniemi in Finnish Lapland, where visitors can meet Santa Claus himself every day of the year, cross the Arctic Circle line on the village grounds, and send postcards with the official […]
Categories: Amusement and Theme Parks, Finland
The wide sandy beaches of Dunkirk stretch along the northern coast of France, their peaceful appearance today belying the dramatic events that unfolded here in the spring of 1940. The evacuation of over 338,000 Allied soldiers from the beaches of Dunkirk between May 26 and June 4, 1940, known as Operation Dynamo, was one of […]
Abruzzo National Park is one of Italy’s oldest and most important protected areas, a 500 km² wilderness of pristine beech forests, alpine meadows, and limestone peaks in the Apennine Mountains of central Italy that is home to the critically endangered Marsican brown bear, the Apennine wolf, and the Abruzzo chamois, a goat-antelope found nowhere else […]
Categories: Italy, National Parks, Nature, Nature
Therme Erding is a gigantic thermal world located in Bavaria close to München, offering not only the longest European water slide but also the largest sauna paradise in the world. It is also the biggest thermal water world in Europe spanning thousands of square meters. The Water World and Slides at Therme Erding When you […]
Categories: Germany, Wellness, Relax & Sports, Wellness, Relax & Sports
The Škocjan Caves in Slovenia are one of the most extraordinary underground wonders on Earth, a UNESCO World heritage site where the Reka River thunders through a massive subterranean canyon 146 metres deep. Forget tiny stalactite-filled passages; Škocjan delivers an underground spectacle on a truly colossal scale, with chambers so vast they could swallow entire […]
