August 17, 2011
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Ponte Vecchio in Florence – the world’s most beautiful bridge | Italy Updated: August 18, 2020 | By Claire | 1 More If you have ever visited Florence, you surely haven’t missed one of its distinctive sights – Ponte Vecchio. It is the only bridge in Florence that was not destroyed by the Nazis during […]
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Categories: Italy, Sights
May 29, 2011
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Vilnius – Baroque city and the capital of Lithuania Updated: May 29, 2020 | By Claire | More Vilnius is the capital of Lithuania. It lies about 90 km from Kaunas, far inland on the river Neris, just a few kilometers from the Belarusian border. The city has about 585,000 inhabitants. It’s a major road […]
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Categories: Lithuania, Sights
March 8, 2011
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Malbork Castle – the largest brick Gothic castle in the world | Poland Updated: September 2, 2020 | By Claire | More Castle of the Teutonic Order in Malbork or simply Malbork Castle is the largest Gothic building in the world and the largest brick building in the world. It is located in Poland in the town […]
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Categories: Poland, Sights
