November 8, 2011
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Szombathely – the oldest city in Hungary Updated: November 8, 2020 | By Claire | More Szombathely is a city located in the western part of Hungary, near the Hungarian-Austrian border. City with the original name of Savaria was founded in 43 AD and its residents enjoyed the same rights as Roman citizens. They profited […]
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Categories: Hungary, Sights
October 19, 2011
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Bran Castle – Dracula’s seat | Romania Updated: October 19, 2020 | By Claire | More Who does not know Count Dracula, a fictional character of the Irish writer Bram Stoker? He created scary story about the Transylvanian vampire, who sucked the blood of his unfortunate victims right here in Bran Castle and its surroundings. […]
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Categories: Romania, Sights, Virtual Travel
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
March 9, 2011
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Windsor Castle in England – the longest-occupied castle in Europe Updated: June 10, 2020 | By Claire | 3 Replies More Windsor Castle is the medieval castle and the oldest royal residence in Great Britain. It is located in the southeastern part of the country, about 10km west of London. Windsor Castle dates from the […]
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Categories: Sights, United Kingdom
November 11, 2010
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Olavinlinna Castle in Savonlinna – most beautiful castle in Finland Updated: October 25, 2020 | By Claire | 2 Replies More Olavinlinna medieval castle lies on a rocky island in Lake Saimaa area in the town of Savonlinna, in Finland. Olavinlinna Castle is one of the best preserved castles in the Nordic countries. The castle […]
Tags: axelsson, castle, castle-museum, castles, eastern-border, finland, fortress, lake-saimaa, massive-towers, medieval-castle, monarch, museum-exhibitions, nordic-countries, olavinlinna-castle, opera-festival, religious-icons, religious-objects, rocky-island, russians, savonlinna, tott, tourist-attractions
Categories: Finland, Sights
November 7, 2010
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Assisi – the city of the peace in Italy Updated: August 19, 2020 | By Claire | More Assisi is a town located in the central Italian region of Umbria and one of the most important pilgrimage sites in the country. It is linked with the life of St. Francis, who lived here from 1181 […]
Tags: albornoz, assisi, birthplace-of-st-francis, calendimaggio, city, city-of-the-peace, franciscan-monastery, goddess-minerva, italy, medieval-castle, papal-jurisdiction, peace, perugia, pilgrimage-basilica, religious-buildings, renowned-festival, roman-forum, roman-period, santa-chiara, santa-maria-sopra-minerva, santo-stefano, secular-franciscan-order, st-francis-of-assisi, town, tuscany, unesco-world-heritage, unesco-world-heritage-site
Categories: Italy, Sights
October 19, 2010
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Historic city of Kilkenny – popular tourist destination in Ireland Updated: April 2, 2020 | By Claire | More Historic city of Kilkenny will surprise you with its preserved medieval character and colorful streets. It was named after a monk St. Canice, whose memory still recalls the local cathedral. It is famous for history, crafts, […]
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Categories: Ireland, Sights
April 27, 2010
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Slovenia – small country with great nature Updated: September 21, 2020 | By Claire | 1 More Slovenia, officially the Republic of Slovenia, is a young country in Central Europe touching the Alps and bordering the Mediterranean. Slovenia borders Italy on the west, the Adriatic Sea on the southwest, Croatia on the south and east, […]
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Categories: All Countries, Slovenia
