Lake Wörthersee – the warmest lake in Austria

May 2, 2011 by europeexplored No Comments

Lake Wörthersee (Wörthersee) is Austria’s warmest and most glamorous alpine lake — a 17-kilometre-long ribbon of turquoise water in the southern state of Carinthia where summer water temperatures reach a balmy 28°C, surrounded by the forested peaks of the Karawanks and the elegant Belle Époque resort town of Velden am Wörthersee. Long the summer playground […]

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Nesebar – one of the oldest ancient centers in Europe | Bulgaria

October 17, 2010 by europeexplored No Comments

Nesebar is one of Europe’s oldest continuously inhabited towns — a UNESCO World Heritage jewel perched on a tiny rocky peninsula on Bulgaria’s Black Sea coast, where 3,000 years of Thracian, Greek, Roman, Byzantine, and Bulgarian history are layered into every cobblestone, church ruin, and timber-framed house. Often called the “Pearl of the Black Sea,” […]

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Palio di Siena – horse festival in Italy

July 4, 2010 by europeexplored No Comments

Palio di Siena – horse festival in Italy Updated: December 26, 2020 | By Claire | More The city of Siena is composed of 17 different neighbourhoods. Twice a year, on July 2nd and August 16th, a resident from each of the 17 neighbourhoods competes against one another in the historic Palio di Siena. The […]

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Categories: Italy, Sights, Wellness, Relax & Sports