June 26, 2011
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Helmond Castle – well preserved medieval castle in the Netherlands Updated: June 26, 2020 | By Claire | More Helmond Castle is well preserved medieval castle in the town of Helmond, in the Netherlands. Helmond Castle lies about 15 km east from the city of Eindhoven. Helmond Castle is everything you expect from a visit […]
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Categories: Netherlands, Sights, Virtual Travel
May 20, 2011
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Mount Olympus (Ólympos) is the highest mountain in Greece and, far more significantly, the mythological home of the twelve Olympian gods — the sacred peak where Zeus ruled, Athena was born from his head, and the ancient Greeks believed the boundary between the mortal and divine worlds was at its thinnest. Rising to 2,918 metres […]
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Categories: Greece, Nature
April 28, 2011
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Pravčická brána – largest natural rock arch in Europe | Czech Republic Updated: May 16, 2020 | By Claire | 1 More Pravčická brána (Pravcicka Gate) is Czech national natural monument and the largest natural rock gate in Europe. It is considered the most beautiful rock formation in the National park of Bohemian Switzerland (České […]
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Categories: Czech Republic, Nature
October 20, 2010
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Bunratty Castle and Folk Park is one of the best heritage attractions in Ireland — a superbly restored 15th-century tower house near Shannon Airport in County Clare that, together with its reconstructed 19th-century Irish village (complete with traditional cottages, a school, a pub, and costumed interpreters), offers the most immersive journey into Irish medieval and […]
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Categories: Ireland, Sights