Paris is not a city that needs an introduction, but it does deserve a practical guide. The French capital receives over 35 million visitors annually, making it the most visited city in the world. In 2023, international tourism to Paris recovered to 92% of pre-2019 levels, with American visitors increasing by 25%. The city is […]
Travel Guide to Rome: Vatican City, St. Peter’s Basilica
The queue for St Peter’s basilica snakes across the Piazza San Pietro in a long, patient, murmuring line of humanity, the pilgrims from the Philippines, the tour group from Ohio, the backpackers from Berlin, and the wait, in the summer, can be two hours. The reward, the moment you step through the doors into the […]
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Florence in a nutshell HD – 1 of 2 – city guide for first-time visitors in Italy – travel guide
The dome, Brunelleschi’s dome, the one that taught the Renaissance how to build, appears between the narrow streets without warning, a sudden eruption of terracotta and white marble that fills the sky and makes you stop mid-stride. You have seen it in photographs. The photographs lied. The scale is audacious (45 metres wide, 90 metres […]
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Utena – one of the oldest settlements in Lithuania
Nestled among the lakes and forests of north-eastern Lithuania, Utena is one of the country’s oldest settlements, with a history that stretches back over 700 years. First mentioned in historical records in 1261, the city has grown from a small wooden fortress into a modern regional centre of about 25,000 people. Despite its long history, […]
Daugavpils – second largest city in Latvia
Daugavpils, Latvia’s second-largest city, is a place of surprising contrasts. Located in the south-eastern corner of the country, near the borders with Lithuania and Belarus, the city has a population of around 80,000 and a history shaped by the many empires that have ruled over this strategic territory. Daugavpils has been part of Poland, Sweden, […]
Nitra – the oldest city in Slovakia
The castle hill of Nitra rises from the plains of western Slovakia, crowned by a cathedral that has watched over this city for over a thousand years. Nitra is the oldest city in Slovakia, with continuous settlement dating back to the 5th century and written records mentioning it as early as 828. The city was […]
The oldest marathon in Europe starts this weekend in Košice, Slovakia
The starting gun fires at 9am on the first Sunday of October and 13,000 runners surge through the streets of Kosice. The International Peace Marathon has been run here since 1924, making it the oldest marathon in Europe and the third oldest in the world after Boston and Athens. The course weaves through the historic […]
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Funchal – the capital city of Madeira known as Little Lisbon | Portugal
The cable car lifts you over the red-tiled rooftops of Funchal, climbing steadily toward the hills that cradle this Atlantic capital. Below, the harbour glitters with yachts and fishing boats while the scent of tropical flowers drifts up from the botanical gardens. Madeira, the Portuguese archipelago that sits closer to Africa than to Europe, has […]
Valldemossa – a picturesque mountain town on the Spanish island of Mallorca
Valldemossa – a picturesque mountain town on the Spanish island of Mallorca Updated: August 30, 2020 | By Claire | More Valldemossa is a picturesque mountain town on the Spanish island of Mallorca. It lies on the western part of the island, near the town of Soller. Valldemossa is situated in the middle of a […]
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Lalandia Billund – one of the biggest aquaparks in Denmark
Lalandia Billund is Scandinavia’s largest indoor waterpark and holiday resort, a vast tropical-themed aqua paradise where the temperature is always a balmy 30°C, year-round, regardless of the Danish winter outside. Located directly adjacent to the original Legoland in Billund, the spiritual home of the Lego brick, Lalandia forms one half of Denmark’s ultimate family holiday […]
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