August 2, 2011
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Salisbury Cathedral with the tallest church spire in the United Kingdom Updated: August 2, 2020 | By Claire | More In the county of Wiltshire, south-west of England, you can find nice and well maintained small city of Salisbury. The pleasant impression was enhanced by the fact that it is not surrounded by skyscrapers and […]
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Categories: Sights, United Kingdom
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 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 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 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
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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
July 8, 2011
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Muiden Castle – the most visited castle in the Netherlands Updated: July 8, 2020 | By Claire | More Muiden Castle (Muiderslot) is the most visited castle in the Netherlands. It is located near the capital city of Amsterdam. The first castle on this place was built around the year of 1280 by Count Floris […]
Tags: 17th-century, 19th-century, building-material, castle, city-of-amsterdam, count-floris, demolition, disrepair, duke-albrecht, dutch-writer, fortress, inadequate-treatment, inhabitant, king-willem, most-visited-castle-in-the-netherlands, muiden-castle, muiderslot, netherlands, new-castle, pieter-corneliszoon-hooft, reconstruction, river-vecht
Categories: Netherlands, Sights
July 4, 2011
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Pierrefonds Castle – fairytale castle in France Updated: July 19, 2020 | By Claire | More Pierrefonds Castle (Château de Pierrefonds) is a nice picturesque castle located in France, about 80km north-east of Paris. The old castle was built on the place of today’s castle in Pierrefonds already in the 12th century. This great military […]
Tags: 12th-century, 14th-century, canons, castle, chateau-de-pierrefonds, chief-minister, duc, east-of-paris, emperor-napoleon-iii, fairytale-castle, france, french-emperor, french-painter, medieval-knights, middle-ages, military-fortifications, military-strength, old-castle, painter-corot, picturesque-castle, pierrefonds-castle, refurbishment, sight, work-of-destruction
Categories: France, Sights, Virtual Travel
June 26, 2011
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Helmond Castle – well preserved medieval castle in the Netherlands Updated: June 26, 2020 | By Claire | More Helmond Castle is well preserved medieval castle in the town of Helmond, in the Netherlands. Helmond Castle lies about 15 km east from the city of Eindhoven. Helmond Castle is everything you expect from a visit […]
Tags: archaeological-treasures, army, art-gallery, cannons, castle, castles, concrete-idea, double-moat, excavation, floor-plan, government-troops, guns, helmond, netherlands, paintings, picturesque-castle, safe-distance, several-times, spain, thin-walls, typical-medieval-castle
Categories: Netherlands, Sights, Virtual Travel