April 26, 2011
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Top sights to see in London – United Kingdom Updated: December 16, 2020 | By Claire | 2 Replies More London is not only England’s capital but also the biggest city in Western Europe. A huge sprawling, buzzing metropolis that offers the budding traveller a wide range of activates to keep them occupied. But like […]
Tags: buckingham-palace, capital, city, collegiate-church, crown-jewels, fortress-prison, ghost-of-anne-boleyn, king-henry-viii, london, london-residence, nearby-tower, pretty-penny, prince-william, prince-william-and-kate, prince-william-and-kate-middleton, queen-elizabeth-ii, sights, top-sights, top-sights-to-see-in-london, tower-bridge, tower-of-london, trafalgar-square, united-kingdom, wembley-stadium, westminster-abbey, william-the-conqueror
Categories: Sights, United Kingdom, Virtual Travel
April 20, 2011
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Mdina (Silent City) – one of the most popular tourist destinations in Malta Updated: April 20, 2020 | By Claire | 1 More On the south-western part of the island of Malta there is the town of Mdina, which was the capital of Malta until the mid-16th century. However Mdina is not capital city any […]
Tags: 16th-century, arabs, aristocratic-families, aristocrats, baroque-monuments, capital-of-malta, citta-vecchia, city, independent-city, island-of-malta, malta, massive-walls, mdina, medina, middle-ages, moat, most-popular-tourist-destination, permanent-residents, rabat, sea-level, sicily, silent-city, tourist-destinations, town, valletta
Categories: Malta, Sights
April 20, 2011
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The town of Hornbæk in Denmark – seaside resort called “Danish Saint-Tropez” Updated: May 18, 2020 | By Claire | More Hornbæk is a pleasant town in Denmark, which is called “Danish Saint-Tropez” for its beautiful beach and unspoiled nature. It is located about 20 km from Helsingør, in the northern part of island of […]
Tags: beautiful-beach, best-beaches, blue-flag, city, copenhagen, danish, danish-saint-tropez, denmark, fish-market, hornbaek, inhabitants, island-of-denmark, kilometers, local-beach, plantage, public-forest, saint-tropez, scandinavia, sea, seaside, seaside-resort, swimmers, tourist-information-centre, town, trampoline, white-sand, windsurfing
Categories: Denmark, Nature, Sights, Virtual Travel
April 19, 2011
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Famagusta – one of the richest and most famous cities in the world | Cyprus Updated: May 15, 2020 | By Claire | 1 More Famagusta, located at north-eastern part of the island of Cyprus, was formerly one of the richest and most famous cities in the world. This can be prove for example by […]
Tags: akrotiri, ancient-architecture, archaeological-museum, church-of-the-apostle, city, city-walls, cyprus, dhekelia, famagusta, fishing-village, genoese, greek-cypriots, impressive-temples, island-of-cyprus, lala-mustafa-pasa, ottoman-rule, porticoes, richest-and-most-famous-cities-in-the-world, salamis, sport-lovers, stunning-view, town, varosha, venetians, william-shakespeare
Categories: Cyprus, Nature, Sights
April 17, 2011
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The town of Telč – well-preserved Renaissance and Baroque houses in the Czech Republic Updated: May 16, 2020 | By Claire | More The territory of Telč was, according to archaeological excavations, inhabited already from ancient times. Exact time when the settlement was founded is not clear. Local legend says that it happened after the […]
Tags: archaeological-excavations, architectural-styles, baroque, baroque-style, bohemia, castle-church, city, city-gates, czech-republic, exact-time, fortification, frescoes, gothic, gothic-style, gradual-evolution, jesuit-college, karel-iv, legend-says-that, margrave, medieval-walls, otto-ii, pointed-arches, renaissance, telc, town, unesco-world-heritage, unesco-world-heritage-list
Categories: Czech Republic, Sights
April 16, 2011
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Leeds Castle – one of the most beautiful and romantic castles in Europe | United Kingdom Updated: December 28, 2020 | By Claire | More England has lots of ancient castles which form the character of the landscape. There are about a thousand in the country. The reason why so many lies in England is […]
Tags: ancient-castles, aviaries, castle, castle-rooms, castles-in-europe, current-design, endangered-species-of-birds, england, english-queens, henry-viii, island-empire, kent-uk, landscape-character, leeds-castle, manor-house, massive-walls, medieval-english, moats, most-beautiful-and-romantic-castles-in-europe, most-beautiful-castle-in-europe, most-beautiful-castle-in-united-kingdom, romantic-castles, romantic-character, treacherous-maze, united-kingdom
Categories: Sights, United Kingdom
April 15, 2011
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Millau Viaduct – the tallest bridge in the world | France Updated: July 19, 2020 | By Claire | More When you drive through the French A75 highway which connects Paris with Barcelona, you cannot miss the technical gem in the form of the highest bridge in the world – Millau Viaduct. The bridge crosses […]
Tags: a75, bridge, bridge-engineer, british-architect, construction-work, france, french-bridge, highest-bridge, highest-bridge-in-europe, highest-bridge-in-the-world, lord-norman-foster, maximum-height, michel-virlogeux, millau-viaduct, pillar, pillars, river-tarn, roadway, ropes, southern-france, tallest-bridge, tallest-bridge-in-the-world, technical-structure, traffic-load, weather-conditions
Categories: France, Sights, Virtual Travel
April 11, 2011
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Zell am See – one of the most beautiful places in Austria Updated: August 29, 2020 | By Claire | More Zell am See is a beautiful mountain town, located on the western shore of the lake Zeller See. It is a popular resort for summer and winter sports. Its location between the lake and […]
Tags: 11th-century, alp, alpine, alpine-road, alps, austria, baroque-style, beautiful-mountain, beautiful-places, bruck, century-city, century-tower, city, frescoes, grossglockner-hochalpenstrasse, history-lovers, kastner, lake, massive-mountain, most-beautiful-place, permanent-residents, reaching-heights, salzburg, salzburger-land, st-hippolyte, stunning-surroundings, town, zell, zell-am-see, zell-am-see-hotels, zeller-see
Categories: Austria, Nature, Sights
April 10, 2011
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L’Isle-sur-la-Sorgue – Venice of Provence | France Updated: July 19, 2020 | By Claire | More On the islands on five arms of the river Sorgue there is located a beautiful medieval town of L’Isle-sur-la-Sorgue, which is due to its location often called the “Venice of Provence“. Center of town is surrounded by water channels […]
Tags: 12th-century, 17th-century, anges, assumption-of-the-virgin, assumption-of-the-virgin-mary, baroque-buildings, beautiful-sights, carrara-marble, city, cold-winds, dr-roux, france, handmade-paper, italian-style, lisle-sur-la-sorgue, marshes, medieval-city, picturesque-buildings, picturesque-medieval-town, tower-tour, town, venice-of-provence, water-channels, water-mills, water-wheels
Categories: France, Sights, Virtual Travel
April 10, 2011
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Portoferraio – the largest and capital city of the Italian island of Elba Updated: May 20, 2020 | By Claire | More Portoferraio is the largest and capital city of the Italian island of Elba. It lies on the northern coast of the island, about 25km from the mainland. In 2010 it has about 12,000 […]
Tags: capital-city-of-elba, coast, craftwork, crystal-clear-water, declivity, dive-shop, diving-schools, elba, etruscans, ferry-connections, fortress, island, island-of-elba, italian, italian-island, italy, largest-city, ligurian-sea, local-beach, old-churches, pedal-boats, pizzerias, portoferraio, restaurants-cafes, sea, seafood-dishes, seafood-specialties, town, traditional-seafood, tuscan-archipelago, water-sports, windsurfing
Categories: Italy, Nature, Sights
