January 19, 2012
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Utena – one of the oldest settlements in Lithuania Updated: January 18, 2020 | By Claire | More Utena is located in the eastern part of Lithuania and is considered one of the oldest settlements in the country. The city’s name has been firstly mentioned in the year 1261. There are four rivers flowing through […]
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Categories: Lithuania, Sights
January 19, 2012
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Haapsalu – seaside spa resort in Estonia Updated: January 19, 2020 | By Claire | More Haapsalu is a spa town located at the Gulf of Haapsalu, on the western part of Estonia. The city was founded in the 13th century and soon became the seat of the bishop. At this time, there was built […]
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Categories: Estonia, Nature, Wellness, Relax & Sports
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
May 31, 2011
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The Mažučiai Japanese Garden is the largest Japanese garden in Europe — an extraordinary 16-hectare landscape of cherry trees, koi ponds, stone lanterns, traditional Japanese bridges, and meticulously raked gravel gardens in the countryside of western Lithuania that is the life’s work of the Lithuanian landscape architect Šarūnas Kasmauskas. This improbable slice of Japan in […]
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Categories: Lithuania
May 10, 2011
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Carvoeiro – the most fantastic beaches in the Algarve, Portugal Updated: May 9, 2020 | By Claire | 1 More Carvoeiro is a small resort in Portugal, located in the southern part of the country, in the Algarve region, near Portimao. At present it has about 3,000 inhabitants. The town attracts visitors primarily for its […]
Tags: alagar, algarve, algarve-portugal, algarve-region, beach, carvalho, carvoeiro, caves, city, faro, fishing-village, golf-golf-course, inhabitants, labyrinth, limestone-cliffs, medieval-name, nature, o-castelo, picturesque-village, pillars, portimao, portugal, railway-station, town, water-sports
Categories: Nature, Portugal
May 2, 2011
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Dupnitsa is known as The Green and Shady Town of Bulgaria — a pleasant foothill settlement at the base of the Rila Mountains, blessed with shady tree-lined streets, a strategic location between Sofia and the Rila Monastery, and a relaxed, unpretentious charm that makes it an excellent base for exploring some of Bulgaria’s greatest natural […]
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Categories: Bulgaria, Sights, Wellness, Relax & Sports
April 29, 2011
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Montepulciano is one of the most beautiful hill towns in Tuscany — a medieval and Renaissance jewel perched on a limestone ridge between the Val d’Orcia and the Val di Chiana, famous for its Vino Nobile di Montepulciano (one of Italy’s great red wines), its elegant Renaissance palaces, and its starring role as Volterra in […]
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Categories: Italy, Sights
April 20, 2011
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The town of Hornbæk in Denmark – seaside resort called “Danish Saint-Tropez” Updated: May 18, 2020 | By Claire | More Hornbæk is a pleasant town in Denmark, which is called “Danish Saint-Tropez” for its beautiful beach and unspoiled nature. It is located about 20 km from Helsingør, in the northern part of island of […]
Tags: beautiful-beach, best-beaches, blue-flag, city, copenhagen, danish, danish-saint-tropez, denmark, fish-market, hornbaek, inhabitants, island-of-denmark, kilometers, local-beach, plantage, public-forest, saint-tropez, scandinavia, sea, seaside, seaside-resort, swimmers, tourist-information-centre, town, trampoline, white-sand, windsurfing
Categories: Denmark, Nature, Sights, Virtual Travel
April 6, 2011
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The Cathedral of Monreale – one of the greatest treasures and most important attractions of Sicily, Italy Updated: September 22, 2020 | By Claire | 1 More Not far from Palermo, in a small obscure town of Monreale, you can find one of the most famous monuments of the old Norman kingdom – The Cathedral […]
Tags: 12th-century, architects, byzantine-art-and-architecture, cathedral, griffon, inhabitants, instigation, italian-island, italy, main-attraction, monreale, monuments, mosaics, nave, obscure-town, palermo, royal-family, sicilia, sicily, town, urban-area, west-facade
Categories: Italy, Sights, Virtual Travel
March 26, 2011
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Cēsis – the most beautiful town in Latvia Updated: July 24, 2020 | By Claire | More Cēsis with almost 20.000 inhabitants, lying at the northern part of Latvia on the Gauja river, is considered the most beautiful and the most Latvian city in the country. Cēsis boasts a rich history, many monuments and numerous […]
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Categories: Latvia, Sights