Hornbaek sits along the Danish Riviera, a stretch of coast that draws Copenhagen residents seeking salt air and sandy shores. The town earned its nickname Danish Saint-Tropez for the fashionable crowd that gathers here each summer. White yachts bob in the small harbour. Ice cream shops and seafood restaurants line the main street. The beach […]
Categories: Denmark, Nature, Sights, Virtual Travel
Olive trees older than the Venetian Empire cast dappled shadows over hillsides that tumble toward coves of turquoise water. Corfu is not like other Greek islands. It wears its history like a layered garment, with Byzantine chapels, Venetian mansions, and British neoclassical facades all visible in a single streetscape. The waterfront at Paleokastritsa shimmers in […]
Amsterdam is a compact city, but its surroundings offer destinations that feel a world away. A short train ride takes you to the windmill-studded polders of Kinderdijk, the medieval streets of Utrecht, or the cheese markets of Gouda and Alkmaar. The tulip fields of Keukenhof explode with colour in spring, while the fortified villages of […]
Categories: Netherlands, Sights