The city of Stockholm spreads across fourteen islands connected by over fifty bridges, where the Baltic Sea meets Lake Malaren in a network of sparkling waterways. Gamla Stan, the old town, centres on the Stortorget square with its colourful merchant houses and the massive Royal Palace. The Vasa Museum preserves a 17th-century warship, nearly intact […]
The canals of Amsterdam curve through the city in concentric rings, their waters reflecting the narrow gabled houses that lean toward each other across the waterways. Amsterdam is famous for its museums, its nightlife, and its relaxed social policies, but the city holds layers of history and character that most visitors never discover. Behind the […]
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The whistle blows across the platform at Paris Gare de lEst and the train begins to move. You settle into a compartment of polished wood, velvet upholstery, and brass fittings that has not changed its appearance in a century. The Orient Express is not the fastest way to cross Europe. It is the most memorable. […]
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Leaning tower of Pisa – a famous landmark in Italy Updated: July 20, 2020 | By Claire | More Just few cities in Europe and indeed in the whole world, gained such fame thanks to one building, as the Tuscan city of Pisa. By this building is obviously not meant anything other than the famous […]