December 30, 2011
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Huniad-Corvin Castle – one of the most enchanting Gothic castles in Europe | Romania Updated: December 30, 2020 | By Claire | More When you are going to Romania, in its part called Transylvania you can find a city of Hunedoara. This small, but nasty and dirty city would not be worth attention, if it […]
Tags: 13th-century, 14th-century, 15th-century, 17th-century, castle, castle-bran, castles-in-europe, corvin-castle, deva, dirty-city, dirty-river, john-hunyadi, kingdom-of-hungary, long-bridge, moat, romania, sight, son-matthias, steep-ravines, transylvania, worth-attention
Categories: Romania, Sights
December 28, 2011
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Athens – one of the noisiest and most important cities in the world | Greece Updated: December 28, 2020 | By Claire | More On the Attic peninsula, near the Saronic Gulf, you can find the Greek capital Athens. It has about 5 million people, which is almost a quarter of the whole Greek population. […]
Tags: aeschylus, ancient-tragedy, athens, byzantine-empire, capital-of-greece, city, eastern-roman-empire, goddess-athena, golden-period, greece, greek-capital-athens, greek-population, millennium-bc, ottoman-domination, peisistratos, pericles, period-athens, philosopher-socrates, saronic-gulf, sights, sophocles, temple-on-the-acropolis, war-of-independence
Categories: Greece, Sights
December 24, 2011
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San Lorenzo de El Escorial – one of the most popular attractions in Spain Updated: December 24, 2020 | By Claire | More Less than 50 kilometres north of Madrid lies the magnificent royal residence of El Escorial, which belongs to one of the most popular and visited attractions in Spain. About half a million […]
Tags: augustinian-monastery, de-silva, el-greco, final-resting-place, juan-bautista-de-toledo, juan-de-herrera, king-philip-ii, king-philip-ii-of-spain, monastery, monumentality, philip-ii-of-spain, rare-paintings, religious-power, san-lorenzo-de-el-escorial, sierra-de-guadarrama, sight, spain, spanish-aristocracy, tiziano-vecelli, unesco-world-heritage, unesco-world-heritage-list, world-architecture, world-heritage-list
Categories: Sights, Spain
December 23, 2011
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Gioiosa Marea – a beautiful historic town in Sicily | Italy Updated: December 23, 2020 | By Claire | More On the slightly mountainous northern coast of Sicily lies a beautiful historic town of Gioiosa Marea. It is situated directly opposite the favorite and frequently visited Aeolin Islands. It is a great place for watching […]
Tags: aeolin-islands, beautiful-sunsets, capo-calava, caves, cefalu, corridors, etna, ferries, granite-rocks, holiday-village, kilometres, marea, milazzo, peaceful-atmosphere, picturesque-beach, piraino, restaurants-cafes, romantic-restaurants, sandy-beaches, sicily-italy, spa-town, subtropical-vegetation, taormina, tindari, tourism-in-sicily, wine-shopping
Categories: Italy, Nature, Sights
December 22, 2011
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Scillato – a good starting point for interesting trips in Sicily | Italy Updated: December 22, 2020 | By Claire | More About 40 km from the northern coast of Sicily is a small inland town Scillato. It is situated directly next to the highway, after which you can get to the capital Palermo in […]
Tags: cefalu, cloak-room, enna, fortress, good-starting-point, hostel, inception, italy, main-temple, medieval-atmosphere, old-trees, palermo, parco-delle-madonie, picturesque-villages, rare-trees, sandy-beaches, sicilian-family, sicily, sicily-italy, swimming-pool, town, traditional-customs, village, winding-roads
Categories: Italy, Sights
December 16, 2011
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Florence Cathedral – a symbol of the city of Florence | Italy Updated: December 16, 2020 | By Claire | More Religious heart of the city of Florence, which is known as the European Capital of Art, is certainly the Piazza del Duomo. It is a place where you can find magnificent Basilica di Santa […]
Tags: architectural-work, arnolfo-di-cambio, art-treasures, beautiful-view, cathedral, city-of-florence, divine-comedy, filippo-brunelleschi, florence, florence-cathedral, florence-in-florence, gothic-facade, heart-of-the-city, italian-city, italy, john-hawkwood, medieval-architecture, michelozzo, outdoor-decor, paolo-uccello, religious-heart, sacristy, sight
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December 15, 2011
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Milan Cathedral – the largest cathedral in Italy and 2nd largest in Europe Updated: December 15, 2020 | By Claire | 1 More In the heart of Milan stands huge dome, one of the largest Gothic cathedrals in the world – Milan Cathedral (Duomo di Milano). At its widest point measures 92 meters and is […]
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December 14, 2011
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Winchester Cathedral – one of the greatest churches in the world | United Kingdom Updated: December 14, 2020 | By Claire | 1 More Winchester Cathedral is located in the city of Winchester, in England. It is considered to be one of the greatest churches in the world. It is also the most magnificent cathedral […]
Tags: ancient-heart, baroque-style, britons, canterbury, cathedral, christianity, christians, church, churches-in-the-world, city-of-winchester, doubt, english-countryside, evidences, magnificent-cathedral, narrow-valleys, present-day, several-times, st-swithin, two-millennia, united-kingdom, winchester-cathedral, worship-place
Categories: Sights, United Kingdom
December 9, 2011
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Calpe – one of the most expensive resorts in Costa Blanca | Spain Updated: December 9, 2020 | By Claire | 2 Replies More The town of Calpe is a symbol of the entire Costa Blanca. It is built around 332 m high limestone cliff called Peñón de Ifach, which is located on a small […]
Tags: 14th-century, archaeological-museum, beautiful-view, calpe, climbers, colorful-mosaics, costa-blanca, costa-blanca-spain, history-lovers, limestone-cliff, mediterranean-sea, narrow-streets, nature-reserve, paternina, penon-de-ifach, sandy-beach-resort, sea-gulls, spectacular-views, square-kilometers, white-houses
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December 6, 2011
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Buda Castle – a prominent feature of Budapest and one of the Hungarian symbols Updated: December 7, 2020 | By Claire | More The complex of the Buda Castle and its related temples is a prominent feature of Budapest and one of the symbols of Hungary. The entire site has been added to UNESCO’s World […]
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Categories: Hungary, Sights
