November 15, 2011
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Dartmoor National Park – one of the most renowned picnic places in England | United Kingdom Updated: October 10, 2020 | By Claire | 2 Replies More Dartmoor National Park is a rough landscape of heaths, bogs and granite rocks, located in the county of Devon in southwest England. Granite plane covers an area of […]
Tags: agricultural-settlements, bronze-age, burial-grounds, county-of-devon, dartmoor, dartmoor-national-park, dartmoor-prison, gloomy-atmosphere, granite-rocks, herds, hunters-and-gatherers, napoleonic-wars, peat-bogs, ponies, prehistoric-monuments, prison-staff, southwest-england, spooky-stories, stone-age, strong-winds
Categories: Nature, United Kingdom
November 11, 2011
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Gran Canaria – the most diverse island of Canary Islands | Spain Updated: November 15, 2020 | By Claire | More The island of Gran Canaria is the most diverse island of the whole archipelago – Canary Islands. Often referred as a miniature continent, not only because of the diversity of landscape and environment, but […]
Tags: banana-trees, camel-back, climatic-zones, continental-europe, favorable-climate, hector-garcia, jardin-canario, mountain-forests, nice-restaurants, picturesque-port, picturesque-town, pine-groves, playa-del-ingles, puerto-de-mogan, sand-dunes, spanish-specialties, third-largest-island, three-continents, volcanic-peaks
Categories: Nature, Spain
October 26, 2011
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Biarritz Beach – a paradise for surfers and celebrities | France Updated: October 26, 2020 | By Claire | 2 Replies More Biarritz is a paradise for surfers and celebrities. Those who didn’t travel to Saint Tropez certainly spend their holidays here. The resort offers both long sandy beaches and rocky coast. Biarritz is such […]
Tags: 5-star-hotel, alfonso-ii, biarritz, casino-casino, celebrities-france, emperor-napoleon-iii, european-nobility, francem-sea, gustav-eiffel, holidays, interesting-places, paradise-for-surfers-and-celebrities, rocky-coast, roller-skates, saint-tropez, sandy-beaches, single-room, spanish-life, st-martin, t-travel, town-casino, unique-destination, virgin-reef, whaling-port
Categories: France, Nature
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 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 3, 2011
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Palace of Versailles – one of the most famous monuments in Europe | France Updated: October 3, 2020 | By Claire | More One of the most famous monuments on the European continent is also the French Palace of Versailles (Château de Versailles), which was built in the 17th century by King Louis XIII as […]
Tags: castle, chamber-music, chateau-de-versailles, europe-france, european-continent, france, french-chateau, french-palace, garden, grandes-eaux-musicales, great-french-revolution, hunting-lodge, important-events, king-louis-xiii, louis-xiv, monuments-in-europe, music-bands, palace, palace-of-versailles, royal-apartments, spectacular-tour, sun-king, unique-architecture, versailles, water-festival
Categories: France, Nature, Sights
October 2, 2011
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Pindus Mountain – the spine of Greece and one of the greatest natural wonders Updated: October 2, 2020 | By Claire | 1 More In the northern part of Greece, at the border with Albania, there is one of the most impressive mountain ranges in the country, the mountains of Pindus (known also as Pindos […]
Tags: aigo, chamois, chasm, epos, greece, highest-mountain-in-greece, hiking-trails, impressive-mountain, melting-snow, mount-olympus, mountain-peaks, mountain-ranges, mountains, natural-phenomenon, natural-wonders, nature, oros, pindos, pindus, pindus-mountain, underground-lake, vertical-walls, vikos-gorge, wild-boars, wild-cats
Categories: Greece, Nature
September 21, 2011
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Poros – one of the most beautiful islands in Greece Updated: September 21, 2020 | By Claire | 1 More Poros is considered one of the most beautiful islands in Greece and probably the most beautiful one of the Saronic islands. Whether you agree with this or not, in any case, it is certainly one […]
Tags: aegina, ancient-monuments, archaeological-museum, beautiful-one, citrus-groves, clock-tower, five-hundred-years, granite-stone, greece, greek-islands, greek-orator, hotel-complexes, island, little-trip, massive-structures, moussaka, passionate-lover, poros, rocky-island, saronic-islands, short-stay, temple-of-poseidon, volcanic-origin
Categories: Greece, Nature
September 15, 2011
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Funchal – the capital city of Madeira known as Little Lisbon | Portugal Updated: September 15, 2020 | By Claire | 1 More Funchal is the capital of subtropical Portuguese island of Madeira, which lies about 600 km from the African coast. The historic core of the city boasts beautiful government buildings, private houses with […]
Tags: arriaga, beach-promenade, ceiling-decorations, city, coastal-side, cruise-ships, dark-interior, funchal, gilded-altar, gothic-arches, iron-balconies, island, madeira, merchant-ships, narrow-streets, picturesque-port, portugal, portuguese-island, private-houses, splendid-villas, steep-slopes, tourist-center, traffic-congestion, transport-hub, volcanic-peaks
Categories: Nature, Portugal, Sights
