January 21, 2013
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The History of Beaumaris Castle | North Wales, UK Updated: January 21, 2020 | By Claire | More Beaumaris Castle is one of the most popular tourist destinations in North Wales with many visitors from St Davids Holiday Park in North Wales choosing it as their favourite local attraction. Beaumaris Castle is a medieval stone […]
Tags: arrow-slits, beaumaris-castle, cadw, castle-north, edwardian-castles, gateley, green-park, impressive-medieval-castle, impressive-stone, ingenious-design, iron-ring, medieval-stone, moat, north-wales-uk, public-toilets, sheer-effort, st-davids, stone-structure, tourist-destinations, wonderful-day
Categories: Sights, United Kingdom
December 30, 2011
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Huniad-Corvin Castle – one of the most enchanting Gothic castles in Europe | Romania Updated: December 30, 2020 | By Claire | More When you are going to Romania, in its part called Transylvania you can find a city of Hunedoara. This small, but nasty and dirty city would not be worth attention, if it […]
Tags: 13th-century, 14th-century, 15th-century, 17th-century, castle, castle-bran, castles-in-europe, corvin-castle, deva, dirty-city, dirty-river, john-hunyadi, kingdom-of-hungary, long-bridge, moat, romania, sight, son-matthias, steep-ravines, transylvania, worth-attention
Categories: Romania, Sights
July 23, 2011
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City of Kaunas – heart of Lithuanian culture, tradition and history Updated: July 27, 2020 | By Claire | More Modern and vibrant city of Kaunas with its 416 thousand inhabitants is the second largest city in Lithuania and became the cultural and industrial center of the Kaunas region. It is saved in the memories […]
Tags: 13th-century, altars, archaeologists, bastion, beautiful-views, central-lithuania, city, confluence, hearth, kaunas, kaunas-region, lithuania, main-artery, milda, moat, nemunas, neris, shipping-port, st-peter, town, two-young-lovers, vibrant-city, vilnius, western-border
Categories: Lithuania, Sights
June 13, 2011
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Bodiam Castle – the most romantic place in the United Kingdom Updated: June 13, 2020 | By Claire | More In the county of East Sussex in south-eastern part of England, you can find allegedly the most romantic place in the United Kingdom. It is a magnificent Bodiam castle from the 14th century, which is […]
Tags: 14th-century, 17th-century, bodiam-castle, building-material, castle, civil-war, countryside, county-of-east-sussex, england, french-army, green-park, hundred-years, invasions, lord-curzon, moat, picnic, ravages-of-time, romantic-place, sandstone, southern-england, united-kingdom
Categories: Sights, United Kingdom
June 3, 2011
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Zlatá ulička (Golden Lane) – the most romantic and famous part of Prague Castle | Czech Republic Updated: June 3, 2020 | By Claire | 1 More Golden Lane (or Zlatá ulička in Czech) was created after the construction of the northern ramparts of the Prague Castle, in the 16th century. The area of northern […]
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Categories: Czech Republic, Sights
May 13, 2011
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Castillo de Coca – one of the most beautiful medieval fortresses in Spain Updated: May 30, 2020 | By Claire | More Castillo de Coca (or Castle of Coco in English) is one of the most beautiful medieval fortresses in Spain. It is situated on the southwestern outskirts of the town of Coca, about 55 […]
Tags: 15th-century, architecture-in-spain, castillo-de-coca, castle, castle-of-coco, castles, coco, don-alonso, fonseca, fortification-system, geometric-motifs, interior-decoration, main-attraction, medieval-architecture, medieval-fortresses, moat, mosaics, olmedo, ribbed-vault, seville, southwestern-outskirts, spain, valladolid
Categories: Sights, Spain, Virtual Travel
April 20, 2011
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Mdina (Silent City) – one of the most popular tourist destinations in Malta Updated: April 20, 2020 | By Claire | 1 More On the south-western part of the island of Malta there is the town of Mdina, which was the capital of Malta until the mid-16th century. However Mdina is not capital city any […]
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Categories: Malta, Sights
August 24, 2010
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Ferrara – the city of the cyclists, Italy Updated: December 28, 2020 | By Claire | More The city of Ferrara can be found along the banks of the Po River, only 50 kilometers from where the river meets the sea. It is a historical town which today is home to more than 135,000 residents. […]
Tags: 14th-century, 15th-century, castello-estense, certosa, cities-in-italy, city, cyclist, cyclists, draw-bridge, emilia-romagna, emilia-romagna-italy, famous-artists, ferrara, hermitage-museum, initial-goal, italy, jewish-museum, kilometers, local-artists, main-stream, manuscripts, medieval-walls, moat, national-gallery, northern-edges, northern-italy, old-town-center, palaces, palazzo-dei-diamanti, palazzo-schifanoia, po-river, romanesque-cathedral, rusco, russian-museum, synagogue, tapestries, world-heritage, yunker
Categories: Italy, Sights