Ostuni – the White Town – an architectural jewel in Italy

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Ostuni is la Città Bianca, the White City, one of the most spectacular hill towns in southern Italy, a dazzling cascade of whitewashed houses, staircases, and alleyways rising from the olive groves of Puglia’s Valle d’Itria whose uniformly white-painted architecture (originally a medieval sanitary measure using lime wash to disinfect the streets, now a beloved […]

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Marineland – dolphinarium, marine zoo and water park in Spain

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Marineland is one of Europe’s premier marine zoological parks, a large dolphinarium, marine zoo, and water park complex on the Costa del Sol in southern Spain that offers dolphin and sea lion shows, a walk-through aquarium, and a water park with slides and pools. Located in the popular resort area near Málaga and Torremolinos, Marineland […]

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L’ Oceanografic – the biggest dolphinarium in Europe | Valencia, Spain

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L’Oceanogràfic is the largest aquarium in Europe, holding 42 million litres of water across 14 separate ecosystems, and its lotus-flower-shaped roof, designed by architect Félix Candela, has become the defining image of Valencia’s futuristic City of Arts and Sciences complex. Located in the dry riverbed of the former Turia River in the heart of Valencia, […]

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