December 22, 2011
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Scillato – a good starting point for interesting trips in Sicily | Italy Updated: December 22, 2020 | By Claire | More About 40 km from the northern coast of Sicily is a small inland town Scillato. It is situated directly next to the highway, after which you can get to the capital Palermo in […]
Tags: cefalu, cloak-room, enna, fortress, good-starting-point, hostel, inception, italy, main-temple, medieval-atmosphere, old-trees, palermo, parco-delle-madonie, picturesque-villages, rare-trees, sandy-beaches, sicilian-family, sicily, sicily-italy, swimming-pool, town, traditional-customs, village, winding-roads
Categories: Italy, Sights
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 12, 2011
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Menorca – colourful island of Spain Updated: January 29, 2020 | By Claire | More Quite overshadowed by the fame of its larger “sister” Mallorca, is another Balearic Island – Menorca, lying only 40 km to the northeast. However it is equally beautiful island, rich in diverse landscapes, unspoiled nature and offering excellent recreational opportunities […]
Tags: aromatic-herbs, azure-waters, balearic-island, beautiful-island, brown-rocks, coastal-villages, figs, golden-rays, high-humidity, island, kilometres, mediterranean-sea, menorca, minorca, monte-toro, nature, olive-trees, picturesque-villages, prickly-pear, rays-of-the-sun, recreational-opportunities, reddish-soil, rich-history, rocky-cliffs, soil-plains, spain, tourist-centers, white-houses
Categories: Nature, Spain
August 10, 2011
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Blarney Castle – the perfect example of Irish culture and heritage Updated: August 12, 2020 | By Claire | More Blarney, known as “the biggest small village in Ireland“, is one of the most picturesque villages in Ireland. It is nestled in beautiful forested countryside, just 8 km from the city of Cork and is […]
Tags: battlements, beautiful-sights, blarney-castle, blarney-stone, bluestone, castle, cork, cozy-cottages, eloquence, forested-countryside, hundred-thousand, interesting-places, ireland, irish-culture, legend-says-that, magical-charm, old-power-plant, picturesque-villages, places-of-interest, sight, thousand-acres, tudor-times, turkish-baths
Categories: Ireland, Sights
August 9, 2011
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Porticcio – one of the most beautiful bays of the west coast of Corsica | France Updated: August 10, 2020 | By Claire | More Porticcio is a fishing village located on the south-west of the island of Corsica, which belongs to France. This pleasant resort is located in a large bay right in front […]
Tags: beautiful-countryside, birthplace-of-napoleon, capital-of-corsica, corsica, corsica-ajaccio, corsica-ferry, corsica-france, family-holidays, ferry-travel, fishing-village, france, guard-towers, island, island-of-corsica, macchia, picturesque-villages, playing-tennis, portoficcio, sailing-school, sandy-beaches, scented-herbs, sea-site, ship-cruises, water-park, water-skiing
Categories: France, Nature
June 13, 2010
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Vikos Gorge in Greece – one of the deepest canyons in Greece Updated: January 6, 2020 | By Claire | More Vikos Gorge lies at the north-western part of Greece, in the Pindos mountains. It belongs to the deepest canyons in Europe. Vikos Gorge is 20 km long and 400 m wide but at some […]
Tags: aoos, athens, bears, breathtaking-scenery, breathtaking-views, climbing-mountain, deepest-canyons, deer, foxes, gap, greece, guinness-book-of-records, mountain-biking, nature, picturesque-villages, pindos-mountains, plants-and-animals, public-bus-transportation, stone-bridge, transportation-service, unspoilt-countryside, vikos-gorge
Categories: Greece, Nature
