September 20, 2012
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6 Top Sights of Salzburg – the birthplace of Mozart | Austria Updated: September 20, 2020 | By Claire | More Salzburg is situated on both banks of the Salzach River, and is Austria’s 4th largest city. It was built on a mining town of salt, hence the name means ‘Fortress of Salt’. Salzburg is […]
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Categories: Austria, Sights
December 24, 2011
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San Lorenzo de El Escorial – one of the most popular attractions in Spain Updated: December 24, 2020 | By Claire | More Less than 50 kilometres north of Madrid lies the magnificent royal residence of El Escorial, which belongs to one of the most popular and visited attractions in Spain. About half a million […]
Tags: augustinian-monastery, de-silva, el-greco, final-resting-place, juan-bautista-de-toledo, juan-de-herrera, king-philip-ii, king-philip-ii-of-spain, monastery, monumentality, philip-ii-of-spain, rare-paintings, religious-power, san-lorenzo-de-el-escorial, sierra-de-guadarrama, sight, spain, spanish-aristocracy, tiziano-vecelli, unesco-world-heritage, unesco-world-heritage-list, world-architecture, world-heritage-list
Categories: Sights, Spain
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
June 10, 2011
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Jasovská cave – national natural monument of Slovakia Updated: June 10, 2020 | By Claire | More Jasovská cave (or Jasovská jaskyňa in Slovak) is located in the Slovak Karst, near the village Jasov, in the south-eastern part of the Slovak Republic. The cave has been known since time immemorial. There were found artifacts from […]
Tags: air-temperature, black-letters, cave, electric-lighting, hallstatt, hussites, jasovska-cave, monastery, national-natural-monument, national-natural-monument-of-slovakia, nature, neolithic, relative-humidity, slovak-karst, slovak-republic, slovakia, species-of-bats, stalactite-cave, stalactites, temperature-ranges, unesco, unesco-world-heritage, unesco-world-heritage-list, waterfalls
Categories: Nature, Slovakia
May 20, 2011
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Mount Olympus – the highest mountain in Greece Updated: May 20, 2020 | By Claire | More Mount Olympus is the highest mountain in Greece. Its highest peak is Mytikas (2917 m). Olympus was mythological home to twelve most important Greek gods, specifically of the Pantheon. Mount Olympus is World’s Biosphere Reserve and also Olympus […]
Tags: 15th-century, biosphere-reserve, dionysus, greece, greek-gods, highest-mountain-in-greece, holy-trinity, meteora-monasteries, monastery, monk, mount-olympus, mountain, national-park, nature, paintings, pantheon, perimeter-walls, robbers, tourist-destination, turkish-rule
Categories: Greece, Nature
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 […]
Tags: ancient-roman-town, art-gallery, banya, bulgaria, churches, city, clock-tower, dupnitsa, inhabitants, italians, little-italy, map, monastery, rila-mountains, skiing, spa, the-green-and-shady-town, town, town-of-germania, trees
Categories: Bulgaria, Sights, Wellness, Relax & Sports
March 6, 2011
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Pena National Palace – one of the Seven Wonders of Portugal Updated: March 14, 2020 | By Claire | More Pena National Palace or in Portuguese Palácio Nacional da Pena is a Romanticist palace situated at the top of the rocky hill in the town of Sintra in Portugal. When the weather is good the […]
Tags: 19th-century, da-pena, government-officials, history, lisbon, middle-ages, monastery, palace, pena-national-palace, portugal, seven-wonders, seven-wonders-of-portugal, sintra, top-of-the-hill, town, unesco, unesco-world-heritage, unesco-world-heritage-site, weather
Categories: Portugal, Sights
February 22, 2011
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Canyon del Sil – one of the most beautiful river canyons in Spain Updated: May 30, 2020 | By Claire | More If you head 20km north-east of Ourense, you can spend the day on fantastic canyon of the river Rio Sil – Cañon del Sil. At its confluence with the river Río Miño, two […]
Tags: 13th-century, 17th-centuries, 5km, beautiful-river, beautiful-views, boat-trip, canon-del-sil, canyon-del-sil, cloister, confluence, green-river, hikers, loureiro, monasteries, monastery, most-beautiful-river-canyon, pine-forests, rio-sil, river-canyons, river-water, santa-cristina, spain, water-reservoirs
Categories: Nature, Spain
January 9, 2011
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The Monastery of Kykkos is the wealthiest, most famous, and most visited monastery in Cyprus — a dazzling complex of golden mosaics, Byzantine treasures, and sweeping mountain vistas hidden in the Troodos Mountains. Founded in the 11th century, Kykkos is home to one of only three surviving icons attributed to the Apostle Luke, making it […]
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Categories: Cyprus, Sights
November 30, 2010
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Positano – the most beautiful town on the Amalfi Coast in Italy Updated: July 18, 2020 | By Claire | More Positano is the most beautiful town on the Italian coast of Campania. Beautiful picturesque town is situated on a steep hillside above the sea. The area was inhabited already in ancient times. Today Positano […]
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Categories: Italy, Nature, Sights