November 18, 2011
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Vlkolínec – best-preserved folk architecture in Slovakia Updated: November 18, 2020 | By Claire | More Slovakia is known for its picturesque villages with traditional houses and folk architecture. One of those villages is so unique that it has even got on the UNESCO World Heritage List. Photo licensed under the Creative Commons, created by […]
Tags: archaeological-findings, asl, baroque-church, belfry, boroughs, brick-buildings, classicist, folk-architecture, listed-buildings, medieval-village, mountain-areas, museum, new-constructions, open-air-museum, picturesque-villages, ruzomberok, slovak-republic, slovakia, traditional-houses, unesco-world-heritage, unesco-world-heritage-list, vlkolinec, wooden-architecture
Categories: Sights, Slovakia
October 15, 2011
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Open Air Museum Petronell-Carnuntum – Roman world in Austria Updated: October 13, 2020 | By Claire | More Just a few kilometers from the Czech borders, about 20 km west of the Slovakian capital Bratislava, on the way to Vienna, lies the small towns Petronell and Bad Deutsch-Altenburg. There was, in the times of the […]
Tags: 4th-century, amber-road, amph, archaeological-park, austria, bad-deutsch-altenburg, constantine-ii, emperor-augustus, emperor-constantine, emperor-marcus-aurelius, fortification, hungarians, museum, pannonia, public-baths, reconstructed-buildings, roman-buildings, roman-empire, roman-troops, slovakian-capital, western-edge
Categories: Austria, Sights
October 10, 2011
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Madame Tussauds vax museum – popular attraction in London | United Kingdom Updated: October 10, 2020 | By Claire | More Madame Tussauds vax museum is one of the most famous, unusual and popular tourist attractions in London. Positioned in the west end near to Baker Street tube station, it is beneath the Planetarium, so […]
Tags: amy-winehouse, attractions-in-london, baker-street, barack-obama, british-royal-family, justin-bieber, lady-gaga, london-attractions, london-eye, madame-tussauds, museum, realistic-likenesses, scale-wax, school-holidays, sports-stars, tourist-attractions-in-london, vax-museum, wax-model, waxwork-museum, waxworks, william-and-kate, world-of-music
Categories: Sights, United Kingdom
August 31, 2011
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Museum of Music in Prague – popular museum in the Czech Republic Updated: August 30, 2020 | By Claire | More The Czech Museum of Music (or České muzeum hudby) is one of the most popular and beautiful museums in the Czech Republic. Situated in the thriving tourist destination of Prague, the Czech Museum of […]
Tags: acoustics, ambience, baroque-palace, classical-music, concerts, czech-composers, czech-republic, exhibitions, gleams, grand-assembly-hall, history-of-music, mozart, museum, museums, music, music-lover, old-manuscripts, original-score, prague, smetana, stonework, tourist-destination
Categories: Czech Republic, Sights
May 14, 2011
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Santa María de León Cathedral – one of the most beautiful cathedrals in Europe | Spain Updated: May 30, 2020 | By Claire | More Santa María de León Cathedral is one of the most beautiful cathedrals in Europe. It is located in Spain, in the northwestern part of the country, in the historic city […]
Tags: 13th-century, 16th-century, admission, admission-fee, cathedral, cathedral-museum, cathedrals, cathedrals-in-europe, circular-window, city-of-leon, cloister, enrique, france, frescoes, google, gothic, gothic-statue, gothic-style, historic, historic-city, la-virgen, leon, monday-to-friday, museum, national-monument, northwest, one-of-the-most-beautiful-cathedrals-in-europe, palace, port, portals, pub, public-holidays, roman-spa, sandstone, santa-maria-de-leon-cathedral, spain, stained-glass-windows, virgin-mary
Categories: Sights, Spain, Virtual Travel
October 9, 2010
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What to see in Paris – around Eiffel Tower | France Updated: February 4, 2020 | By Claire | More If you are planning your trip to Paris, here are some good tips what you could see and visit in the center of Paris – close to Eiffell Tower. Chaillot Palace complex with its gardens […]
Tags: architectural-works, boileau-jacques, carlu, chaillot-palace, champs-de-mars, city, eiffel-tower, eiffell-tower, france, french-monuments, henri-langlois, monumental-art, musee-de-la-marine, museum, museum-of-man, neolithic-monuments, palace-complex, palais-de-chaillot, paris, park, planning-your-trip, sights, size-reproductions, top-sights, trocadero-palace, two-wings, venus-of-lespugue, world-exhibition
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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
June 29, 2010
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Hohenzollern Castle in Germany – one of the most picturesque castles in Europe Updated: April 5, 2020 | By Claire | More Just outside of Stuttgart, you will find the Hohenzollern Castle – one of the most picturesque castles not only in Germany but also throughout the whole Europe. Situated on top of an 855 […]
Tags: castle, friedrich-wilhelm-iv, germany, hechingen, hohenzollern-castle, mount-hohenzollern, museum, prussia, stuttgart, swabian-alp, thirty-years-war
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May 8, 2010
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Museum of Liptov Village – learn more about the folk architecture in Slovakia Updated: March 4, 2020 | By Claire | More If you are travelling through the Liptov region in Slovakia, it is important to take the time to stop by and visit the Museum of Liptov Village. This is a very attractive landmark […]
Tags: 12th-century, 17th-centuries, apartment, artesian, arts-and-crafts, basket-work, bee-keepers, collections, doors, folk-architecture, lace, landmark, last-sunday, liptov-village, liptovska-mara, museum, romanesque-church, slovakia, sunda, wicker
Categories: Sights, Slovakia
