August 16, 2011
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Montserrat – the most sacred place of Catalonia | Spain Updated: August 16, 2020 | By Claire | More Each country has its landmarks, which are well-known to all the members of the nation and often seen as a kind of a national symbol. In Catholic Spain, respectively, in the Catalan part, the name of […]
Tags: 13th-century, benedictine-monastery, black-madonna, boys-choir, catalonia, catholic-spain, extensive-library, holy-grail, infant-christ, last-supper, legend-says-that, local-boys, miraculous-powers, montserrat, napoleonic-wars, national-symbol, pope-leo-xiii, rock-climbers, saint-patron, spain, supernatural-abilities, virgin-mary
Categories: Nature, Sights, Spain
August 10, 2011
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Blarney Castle – the perfect example of Irish culture and heritage Updated: August 12, 2020 | By Claire | More Blarney, known as “the biggest small village in Ireland“, is one of the most picturesque villages in Ireland. It is nestled in beautiful forested countryside, just 8 km from the city of Cork and is […]
Tags: battlements, beautiful-sights, blarney-castle, blarney-stone, bluestone, castle, cork, cozy-cottages, eloquence, forested-countryside, hundred-thousand, interesting-places, ireland, irish-culture, legend-says-that, magical-charm, old-power-plant, picturesque-villages, places-of-interest, sight, thousand-acres, tudor-times, turkish-baths
Categories: Ireland, Sights
May 4, 2011
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Fontana di Trevi – the most beautiful fountain in Rome | Italy Updated: July 31, 2020 | By Claire | More The most beautiful fountain in Rome is undoubtedly the Fontana di Trevi, and with its height of 25.9 m and width of 19.8 m it is also the largest fountain in Rome. This amazing […]
Tags: anita-ekberg, arch-of-constantine, carefree-life, circulating-pumps, fellini-la-dolce-vita, fontana-di-trevi, fountain, fountain-in-rome, frederico-fellini, happy-marriage, imperial-rome, italy, legend-says-that, marble-sculpture, marcus-agrippa, most-beautiful-fountain, narrow-cobblestone-streets, pope-clement, pope-nicholas, roma, rome, rome-fontana-di, standing-in-the-shadow, water-seas
Categories: Italy, Sights, Virtual Travel
April 17, 2011
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The town of Telč – well-preserved Renaissance and Baroque houses in the Czech Republic Updated: May 16, 2020 | By Claire | More The territory of Telč was, according to archaeological excavations, inhabited already from ancient times. Exact time when the settlement was founded is not clear. Local legend says that it happened after the […]
Tags: archaeological-excavations, architectural-styles, baroque, baroque-style, bohemia, castle-church, city, city-gates, czech-republic, exact-time, fortification, frescoes, gothic, gothic-style, gradual-evolution, jesuit-college, karel-iv, legend-says-that, margrave, medieval-walls, otto-ii, pointed-arches, renaissance, telc, town, unesco-world-heritage, unesco-world-heritage-list
Categories: Czech Republic, Sights
