September 28, 2011
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Stockholm – one of the most beautiful and interesting cities in Europe | Sweden Updated: October 25, 2020 | By Claire | More The Swedish capital of Stockholm is one of the most beautiful and interesting cities in Europe, and visitors come back again and again for its cool, laid back charm. One thing that […]
Tags: bridges, buses, capital, cities-in-europe, city, city-break, european-cities, european-destination, hours-of-daylight, laid-back, many-things, mid-point, old-town, public-transport-network, scandinavian-country, shortest-day, socialise, stockholm, subway-trains, sweden, sweden-stockholm, swedish-capital, traveller, underground-subway
Categories: Sights, Sweden
August 23, 2011
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Carcassonne – the largest preserved fortress town in Europe | France Updated: August 24, 2020 | By Claire | More Carcassonne is a city with great history, admired by some people, cursed by others. It is also a theme of a great board game Carcassonne that is often played by many enthusiastic players. Let’s travel […]
Tags: 11th-century, 19th-century, architect, board-game, carcassonne, castle-museum, cathedral-notre-dame, curious-tourists, enthusiastic-players, fragment, france, game-city, intellectual-elite, iron-age, labyrinth, largest-fortress-in-europe, medieval-city-centre, medieval-streets, old-town, reconstructions, roman-city, sight, typical-signs, viollet-le-duc
Categories: France, Sights
January 28, 2011
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Rhodes is one of the most spectacular Greek islands — a sun-drenched island in the southeastern Aegean where a magnificent UNESCO-listed medieval Old Town (the largest and best-preserved walled city in Europe), stunning beaches, and the legacy of the Knights Hospitaller combine to create one of the Mediterranean’s most rewarding island destinations. Known as the […]
Tags: beaches, best-tourist-destination-in-europe, best-tourist-destinations, best-travel, colossus-of-rhodes, dodecanese-islands, eras, europe, greece, historical-monuments, inhabitants, largest-greek-island, nature, old-town, picturesque-scenery, rhodes-island, sea, seven-wonders, sun, swim, travel-destination, valley-of-the-butterflies, wonders-of-the-ancient-world, world-heritage-site
Categories: Greece, Nature
September 14, 2010
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Toruń is one of Poland’s most beautiful and historically significant cities — a UNESCO World Heritage Gothic masterpiece on the banks of the Vistula River whose perfectly preserved medieval Old Town of red-brick churches, merchant houses, and defensive walls is one of the finest ensembles of Gothic architecture in Europe. Birthplace of Nicolaus Copernicus in […]
Tags: architecture, beautiful-cities, best-time, centuries, cities-of-poland, city, copernicus, festivals, gingerbread, gothic-buildings, hanseatic-league, heritage, most-tourists, music-theater, northern-poland, old-town, poland, seven-wonders, seven-wonders-of-poland, torun, town, unesco, vistula-river, wonders-of-poland, world-heritage, world-heritage-list, world-heritage-site
Categories: Poland, Sights
