January 3, 2012
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Orlické hory – a mountain ideal for skiing and hiking in the Czech Republic Updated: January 3, 2020 | By Claire | More Protected landscape area of Orlické hory (literal translation – Eagle Mountains) is located in the north-eastern part of the Czech Republic and is composed of over 50 km long ridge with altitudes […]
Tags: altitudes, baroque-castle, countess, cross-country-skiing, czech-republic, eagle-mountains, eleonor, fascist-germany, german-border, historical-monuments, holiday-trip, landscape-area, literal-translation, military-fortifications, mountains, nature, part-of-the-czech-republic, plants-and-animals, protected-species, renaissance-castles, ski-resorts, sport-lover, virgin-mary
Categories: Czech Republic, Nature
October 17, 2011
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Frankenstein Castle – the monster’s home | Germany Updated: October 27, 2020 | By Claire | More The ruins of a medieval Castle of Frankenstein are located at 370 m high rocky outcropping in the German state of Hesse, about 5 km south of Darmstadt. The castle probably inspired the writer Mary Shelley to write […]
Tags: 13th-century, 18th-century, beautiful-countryside, beautiful-scenery, castle, dr-frankenstein, frankenstein, frankenstein-castle, german-state, germany, halloween-party, hesse, historical-monuments, horror-novel, konrad, mary-shelley, medieval-castle, metropolis-frankfurt-am-main, michael-mertens, monster, novel-frankenstein, reiz, rocky-outcropping
Categories: Germany, Sights
July 31, 2011
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Ayia Napa Resort with its most beautiful beaches in Cyprus Updated: August 1, 2020 | By Claire | 1 More Ayia Napa is a very famous and popular resort, which can be found in the south-eastern tip of the island of Cyprus. Originally a poor fishing village Ayia Napa changed it face like by a […]
Tags: 18th-century, archaeological-sites, ayia-napa, beach, cyprus, cyprus-beaches, fishing-village, greek-island, historical-monuments, inhabitants, island-of-cyprus, island-of-rhodes, larnaca, monastery, monks, piraeus, resort, sacred-icon, sandy-beaches, seasite, south-eastern-tip, summer, turquoise-water, water-skis, water-sports
Categories: Cyprus, Nature
July 27, 2011
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The beauty and mystery of Transylvania | Romania Updated: July 29, 2020 | By Claire | More Interesting and popular tourist area of Transylvania haven’t become famous worldwide thanks to any historical monuments or natural beauty, but thanks to a well-known novel Dracula written by Bram Stoker. Perhaps everybody read this great book (including me) […]
Tags: astronomical-clock, austro-hungarian-empire, bram-stoker, castle, churches, count-dracula, ethnographic-museum, government-of-hungary, historical-monuments, horrific-acts, mysterious-castle, nature, novel-dracula, ottoman-empire, poiana-brasov, private-universities, romania, ski-resort, spectacular-peaks, that-attracts-visitors, towns, transylvania, unesco, unesco-world-heritage, unesco-world-heritage-site, vlad-tepes, wooden-walkway
Categories: Nature, Romania
June 10, 2011
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Adare – the most beautiful village in Ireland Updated: June 10, 2020 | By Claire | More Adare is regarded as being the most beautiful village in the whole Ireland. It is located in the western part of the country on the banks of the River Maigue, about 20 km from the city of Limerick. […]
Tags: abbeys, adare, banks-of-the-river, bridge-over-the-river, city-of-limerick, craft-markets, desmond-castle, golf-players, historical-monuments, important-event, ireland, local-park, musical-performances, quaint-village, religious-buildings, stone-buildings, thatched-roofs, theatre-food, tidy-towns-competition, tourist-services, trinity-church, village
Categories: Ireland, Sights, Virtual Travel
May 15, 2011
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Kremnica – historic town with the oldest mint in the world | Slovakia Updated: June 29, 2020 | By Claire | More Kremnica is a historic city with a rich mining and mint tradition. It is located in the central part of the Slovak Republic, in Kremnica mountains at an altitude of 561 m. Near […]
Tags: 13th-century, 14th-century, 15th-century, bastion, charnel, city, clock-tower, countries-around-the-world, dominant-feature, ducats, exposure-history, geographic-centres-of-europe, gold-and-silver, historic-city, historical-monuments, history-of-skiing, hungarian-kings, kremnica, mining-museum, mining-town, mint, oldest-mint-in-the-world, plant-and-machinery, roman-catholic-parish, rotunda, slovak-coins, slovakia, st-andrew, st-catherine, town, valuable-coins
Categories: Sights, Slovakia
May 9, 2011
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Bonn – the first capital of Germany and birthplace of Ludwig van Beethoven Updated: October 27, 2020 | By Claire | More Bonn is a city located in Germany on the Rhine River, about 25 km south of Cologne. Bonn is known as the first capital of the Federal Republic of Germany and the birthplace […]
Tags: ancient-sculptures, art-exhibitions, baroque-town, birthplace-of-ludwig-van-beethoven, bonn, capital-of-germany, chancellery, city, composer-ludwig, courtyard-garden, germany, government-district, hammerschmidt, historical-monuments, ludwig-van-beethoven, military-settlement, multipurpose-hall, outdoor-swimming-pool, pool-sports, prince-electors, rhine-river, romanesque-church, town, vibrant-university, wine-experts
Categories: Germany, Sights, Virtual Travel
April 7, 2011
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Top sights to see in Paris | France Updated: November 9, 2020 | By Claire | 1 More Since the advent of Paris it has been one of the most important tourist destinations. The city lies on the banks of the river Seine and it is one of Europe’s greatest metropolises. The population of the […]
Tags: alexandre-gustave-eiffel, arc-de-triomphe, arch-of-constantine, banks-of-the-river, basilica-of-the-sacred-heart-of-paris, champ-de-mars, champs-elysees, chrysler-building, city, city-of-paris, eiffel-tower, empire-state-building, famous-monuments-in-paris, flood-lights, france, french-revolutio, historical-monuments, jardin-des-tuileries, jardin-du-luxembourg, la-tour-eiffel, musee-dorsay, neoclassical-architecture, notre-dame-cathedral, pantheon, paris, paris-paris, pere-lachaise-cemetery, place-de-la-concorde, pont-neuf, sights-in-paris, structural-engineer, the-louvre, the-sorbonne-and-the-latin-quarter, tokyo-tower, top-sights-to-see-in-paris
Categories: France, Sights, Virtual Travel
March 28, 2011
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Mosta Dome – the third largest unsupported dome in the World | Malta Updated: January 15, 2020 | By Claire | 3 Replies More In the heart of the island of Malta you can find city of Mosta, which is one of the areas with the longest history. It is a small and very nice […]
Tags: assumption-of-our-lady, beer-festival, cathedral, church-of-the-assumption, city, dome, entertainment-centers, historical-monuments, interior-ceiling, island-of-malta, main-square, malta, maltese-culture, mosta, mosta-dome, panth, peaceful-city, quiet-place, roman-pantheon, rotunda, scaffolding, third-largest-unsupported-dome-in-the-world, town, world-construction
Categories: Malta, Sights
February 16, 2011
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Taormina – the beauty made by human and nature in Sicily, Italy Updated: July 2, 2020 | By Claire | More Taormina is a small Italian town, located at the north-eastern part of Sicily island, between Messina and Catania. It is considered to be one of the most popular holiday destinations in Sicily. It lies […]
Tags: 12th-century, ancient-city, art-festival, attractive-place, beauty, etna, greek-theatre, high-on-the-hill, historical-monuments, holiday-destinations, italian-town, italy, magnificent-view, monte-tauro, mount-etna, music-shows, nature-scenery, odeion, recitation, sea-coast, sicily, sicily-island, sicily-italy, taormina, teatro-greco, town, volcano-etna
Categories: Italy, Sights
