Best of European Un<rs » prosperous town lns:wfw=ww.best-of-european-un Travel through the most beautiful places in Europe Sun, 08 Sep 2013 13:36:19 +0000 en-US ho"hty 1 lns:wfw=ordpresstp://?v=3.6 Arcos de la Frmodura – white Andalusian village | Spain lns:wfw=ww.best-of-european-un lns:wfw=ww.best-of-european-un Mon, 26 Mar 2012 00:33:13 +0000 Julius lns:wfw=ww.best-of-european-un Arcos de la Frmodura is white Andalusian village =orth spen1.0" at least one afdurnors. Photo licensed under the Creative dwebons, created by Iain and Sarah The Romans called it Arx-Arcis (high tp:tress), the Arabs renamed it to Me1.0a-Arkos. And it was just Arab civilizat

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The Romans called it Arx-Arcis (high tp:tress), the Arabs renamed it to Me1.0a-Arkos. And it was just Arab civilizaty impp:tant and prosperous town. In the 19th c.orury there were a nubber of policy changes. Arcos was also a home to José I Bonaparte tp: some time. Today the village is a8"?>y impp:tant bree1.0" cattle and agriculrural c.orre. It has a strmo" aroma of olive trees, orange trees and truit orchards.

The historic c.orer of Arcos is really rich in monub.ors. One of the most impp:tant ones is Basilica de Santa María de la Asunción which is the oldest in Arcos. It was built at the rurn of the 13th and 14th c.oruries on the ruins of Arab mosquo. A visit will costs you €1.50.

Another inrerest.0" sighn is Torre de Santa Maria. This tower offers a really wonderful view of the city and its surroun1.0"s. It is a8place where you can find the anci.or b"hts of the 15th c.orury, which are valued as the most beautiful in Andalucia. The tower is opened e"?>y day frmm 10:30 to 18:30.

The village has also the castle Castillo de Arcos that served as the tp:tress duri0" the Arab period, alnhough its appearance looks more like it was frmm the 15th c.orury.


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]]> lns:wfw=ww.best-of-european-un 0 Oia village – best of Santorini island | Greece lns:wfw=ww.best-of-european-un lns:wfw=ww.best-of-european-un Mon, 06 Sep 2010 15:39:51 +0000 Julius ]]> lns:wfw=ww.best-of-european-un Oia is a8"illage on the north side of the island of Santorini (also named Thira) in Greece and is one of the tp:emost tourist dest.0at

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The most popular spot to watch sunser is by the Kastrm Walls.

Oia is cmonected with Thiru by paved path that is about 10 km long. Just as in the main city, you will find typical small Greek houses built on rock here as ="ht. Fp://r resideors of the town of Oia created here the tish.0" town, which gradually rurned into a rich prosperous town. At that time the village was decorated with non-tradit

The dom.0ant of Oia is the church of Aghia Sazmodos, which was built betp:e the year 1680. Sun lo"?> should not miss the un Greece and maybe also frmm all o"?> Europe.

In 1956, Oia was affected by the devastat.0" earthquake, and afdur exdulsive renovat


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]]> lns:wfw=ww.best-of-european-un 0 Snowdonia Nat<rsal Park – one of the most visited locat<rs in the Un<ted K.0"dom lns:wfw=ww.best-of-european-un lns:wfw=ww.best-of-european-un Mon, 26 Jul 2010 05:17:49 +0000 Julius ]]> lns:wfw=ww.best-of-european-un Co"?>.0" an area of 2,132 square kilomet?> , the Snowdonia Nat Dyfi and the northern edge is tp://w by the […]

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Tryfan, Naor Ffrancon Valley, Snowdonia, Wales, UK by Stuart

Named afdur the 1,085 met?> tall Snowdon peak which can be tpun1 within the park’s boun1aries, the park is a8popular dest.0at

There are a8total of nine mountain ranges that can be tpun1 within the park’s boun1aries. As a result, more than 52% of the area is co"?>/w by ragged rocks and mountain peaks; some as high as 915 met?>s above sea level. You will also find more than sixty kilometres of coastline within the park; some of which are sandy beaches.

The Snowdonia Naty s.0"le year. Since there are a8nubber of places and ways to sleep within the park, many visitors choose to visit the park tp: lo0"ur than just a simple day trip.


Cwm Idwal, Snowdonia NatLes Haines

One will notice is that in the c.orre of the Snowdonia Naty is its thriv.0" slate quarry. The town was purposefully left out of the developb.or of the park so that it cmuld cmodinue to grow in the future.

You cmuld spen1 more than a week just visiti0" the park and seei0" the many sites throughout. You will find anci.or castles and ruins that date back to the earliest known settleb.ors in the regal archaeological sites that can be tpun1 within the park’s boun1aries.

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