Saint-Tropez is the most famous fishing village in the world — a sun-drenched Provençal port on the French Riviera where billionaires’ superyachts bob alongside traditional wooden pointus, the glitterati gather at the legendary Club 55 on Pampelonne Beach, and the soft Mediterranean light that inspired Matisse and Signac still bathes the pastel-coloured houses of the […]
Categories: France, Nature, Sights, Virtual Travel
Turin – Automobile and Chocolate Capital of Italy Updated: December 24, 2020 | By Claire | More Known as both the automobile and chocolate capital of Italy, the city of Turin is a flourishing state-of-the-art metropolis which is home to the nation’s automotive industry. While the metro area of Turin is home to more than […]
Český Krumlov is one of the most beautiful small towns in Europe — a UNESCO World Heritage jewel in southern Bohemia, encircled by a dramatic horseshoe bend of the Vltava River, whose perfectly preserved medieval and Renaissance centre is dominated by the sprawling, multi-coloured Krumlov Castle — the second-largest castle complex in the Czech Republic […]
Categories: Czech Republic, Sights
Loket Castle is one of the Czech Republic’s most dramatically situated medieval fortresses — a 12th-century Gothic castle perched on a granite rock surrounded on three sides by the Ohře River, in the charming little town of Loket near Karlovy Vary in western Bohemia. With its well-preserved medieval interiors, gruesome torture chamber exhibition, and a […]
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Aosta – Alpine Rome, Italy Updated: December 28, 2020 | By Claire | More The city of Aosta can be found in the northern part of Italy and is nestled in the Aosta Valley region of the Italian Alps, where two rivers merge. The area where the city stands today has been inhabited since the […]
London – the largest city of Europe Updated: February 7, 2020 | By Claire | 1 More For more than two thousand years, the city of London has been considered to be one of the most influential settlements in the region. The city was founded and named by the Romans during their reign throughout most […]
Categories: Sights, United Kingdom
Mont Saint-Michel – the most visited tourist site in France after Paris Updated: July 12, 2020 | By Claire | More You will find the rocky island of Mont Saint-Michel situated only one kilometer off the coast of France, in the middle of the Couesnon River Delta. It is here where a Benedictine abbey was […]
Palio di Siena – horse festival in Italy Updated: December 26, 2020 | By Claire | More The city of Siena is composed of 17 different neighbourhoods. Twice a year, on July 2nd and August 16th, a resident from each of the 17 neighbourhoods competes against one another in the historic Palio di Siena. The […]
Categories: Italy, Sights, Wellness, Relax & Sports
Neuschwanstein Castle is the most famous fairy-tale castle in the world — the soaring Romanesque Revival fantasy of King Ludwig II of Bavaria, perched dramatically on a rocky Alpine outcrop above the village of Hohenschwangau, whose turrets, towers, and white limestone walls inspired Walt Disney’s Sleeping Beauty Castle and have become the single most iconic […]
Lichtenstein Castle – another fairytale castle in Germany with awe-inspiring views Updated: July 23, 2020 | By Claire | More It was back in 1840 when the Lichtenstein Castle was built in Germany, along the edges of the Swabian Alps. Sitting at an elevation of 817 meters above the sea, the Lichtenstein Castle overlooks the […]
