November 21, 2011
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Cilento and Vallo di Diano National Park – paradise for lovers of the sea and nature | Italy Updated: November 21, 2020 | By Claire | More Cilento and Vallo di Diano National Park is a reservation that is full of contrasts and contradictions, as well as Italy itself. It is located in the southern […]
Tags: castellabate, grassy-plateaus, holidays-in-italy, inaccessible-mountains, italian-coast, italian-dolomites, italy, marked-trails, massive-rocks, medieval-town, medieval-villages, mythical-place, national-park, nature, olive-orchards, proper-shoes, rocky-cape, rocky-cliffs, sandy-beaches, turbulent-history, untouched-nature, vallo-di-diano, watchtowers
Categories: Italy, Nature
September 4, 2011
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Arbanasi – a picturesque village in Bulgaria Updated: September 4, 2020 | By Claire | More Bulgaria boasts many large cities to entertain and excite visitors but what about those who prefer something a bit more unpolished? Arbanasi is a picturesque settlement located in north central Bulgaria. It’s a popular tourist destination because of its […]
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Categories: Bulgaria, Sights
November 1, 2010
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Veliko Tărnovo – historical symbol of Bulgaria Updated: May 15, 2020 | By Claire | 1 More If you are planning your trip to Bulgaria, you shouldn’t miss historic symbol of Bulgaria – medieval town Veliko Tărnovo. The town is located on the Yantra River and is known as the historical capital of the Second […]
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Categories: Bulgaria, Sights
October 1, 2010
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Vianden Castle – one of the most beautiful romanesque-gothic castles in Europe | Luxembourg Updated: January 16, 2020 | By Claire | More Vianden Castle (Château de Vianden) was built between the 11th and 14th centuries in areas of the former Roman fortress and is one of the most beautiful Romanesque-Gothic castles in Europe. It […]
Tags: admission-fee, beautiful-view, bust, castle, castles, castles-in-europe, centuries, culture, elisabeth-of-bohemia, euro-4, exhibition, french-writer, german-imperial-court, gothic-castle, grand-duke-of-luxembourg, hollywood-filmmakers, interior-refurbishment, jazz-concert, john-of-luxembourg, king-john-the-blind, king-of-bohemia, local-museum, luxembourg, medieval-town, museum, rio, river, roman-fortress, royal-family, sea, tourists, vianden-castle, victor-hugo
Categories: Luxembourg, Sights
September 30, 2010
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The Gardens of Ninfa (Giardino di Ninfa) are widely considered the most romantic garden in the world — a hauntingly beautiful English-style landscape garden created among the atmospheric ruins of a medieval ghost town in the Lazio countryside, just south of Rome. Declared a Natural Monument of the Italian Republic and described by The New […]
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Categories: Italy, Nature, Virtual Travel
May 7, 2010
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Spiš castle in Slovakia – one of the largest castles in Central Europe Updated: March 8, 2020 | By Claire | More Monumental, amazing, powerful. These are attributes which can characterize Spiš Castle, the largest castle ruins in the Slovak Republic and one of the largest castle complexes in Central Europe. The castle was added […]
Tags: 4-hectares, altitude, ancient-trade-route, attributes, castle, castle-ruins, castles, central-europe, fortress, history-view, map, medieval-town, rich-history, slovak-republic, slovakia, spis-castle, unesco, world-heritage-list
Categories: Sights, Slovakia