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
May 13, 2011
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Arta Caves – a popular cave system on the island of Mallorca | Spain Updated: May 30, 2020 | By Claire | More Arta Caves (Cuevas de Arta) is a popular cave system on the island of Mallorca. It is located on the east coast, about 70 km from the capital city of Palma de […]
Tags: alexandre-dumas, arta-caves, cave, cave-system, caves, caves-of-arta, center-of-the-earth, cuevas-de-arta, german-view, island, journey-to-the-center, journey-to-the-center-of-the-earth, mallorca, mallorca-spain, natural-attraction, natural-decorations, nature, palma-de-mallorca, paradisio, purgatory, rich-history, sarah-bernhardt, sea-level, smugglers, spain, victor-hugo
Categories: Nature, Spain
May 5, 2011
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Tossa de Mar – one of the most popular resorts on the Costa Brava in Spain Updated: May 30, 2020 | By Claire | More One of the most popular resorts on the Costa Brava in Spain is Tossa de Mar with more than 5000 inhabitants. This former fishing village began to develop in the […]
Tags: beach, ceramics, city, clothing-jewelry, coast, costa-brava, fishing-village, fortifications, gran-playa, hotel-complexes, la-baume, local-gallery, monuments, narrow-streets, nature, promenade, relaxed-atmosphere, rich-history, scooters, sea-beach, sea-site, souvenir-shops, spain, tossa-de-mar, tourist-service, town, water-skiing, water-sports
Categories: Nature, Spain, Virtual Travel
March 26, 2011
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Cēsis – the most beautiful town in Latvia Updated: July 24, 2020 | By Claire | More Cēsis with almost 20.000 inhabitants, lying at the northern part of Latvia on the Gauja river, is considered the most beautiful and the most Latvian city in the country. Cēsis boasts a rich history, many monuments and numerous […]
Tags: 17th-century, 1918, cesis, city, fires, further-development, gauja, german-crusaders, hanseatic-league, impulses, inhabitants, latvia, latvian-flag, mint-coins, monuments, most-beautiful-city-in-latvia, pskov, red-flag, rich-history, riga, russian-occupation, soviet-union, town, war-of-independence, warriors
Categories: Latvia, Sights
August 27, 2010
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Bologna – home to the oldest university in the Western world, Italy Updated: December 28, 2020 | By Claire | More The city of Bologna is one of the most populated cities in Italy. With almost a million residents in the metro area of Bologna, the city is considered to be the seventh most populous […]
Tags: artistic-monuments, basilica-di-santo-stefano, blessed-virgin, bologna, cities-in-italy, city, defensive-towers, history-art, industrial-tradition, italian-cities, italy, life-in-italy, medieval-renaissance, northern-italy, oldest-university, oldest-university-in-the-world, physical-location, pianura-padana, porta-saragozza, portico, rich-history, san-luca, university-of-bologna, world-italy
Categories: Italy, Sights
August 16, 2010
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Vicenza – golden city, Italy Updated: December 22, 2020 | By Claire | More In the northeastern part of Italy, one can find the city of Vicenza. The city of Vicenza has a rich and colorful history and an amazing culture. There are countless museums and art galleries located throughout the city. Situated only 60 […]
Tags: bonin, capra, city, cosmopolitan-city, golden-city, italy, la-rotonda, olympic-theatre, palazzi, palazzo-barbaran, palazzo-chiericati, palazzo-thiene, palladian-villas, piazza-castello, piazza-dei-signori, piazzas, rich-history, teatro-olimpico, unesco-world-heritage, unesco-world-heritage-site, vicenza, vicenza-palladio, wealthiest-cities
Categories: Italy, Sights
May 7, 2010
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Spiš castle in Slovakia – one of the largest castles in Central Europe Updated: March 8, 2020 | By Claire | More Monumental, amazing, powerful. These are attributes which can characterize Spiš Castle, the largest castle ruins in the Slovak Republic and one of the largest castle complexes in Central Europe. The castle was added […]
Tags: 4-hectares, altitude, ancient-trade-route, attributes, castle, castle-ruins, castles, central-europe, fortress, history-view, map, medieval-town, rich-history, slovak-republic, slovakia, spis-castle, unesco, world-heritage-list
Categories: Sights, Slovakia
April 27, 2010
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Portugal – romance on west coast Updated: October 24, 2020 | By Claire | More Portugal is one of the countries with a long and rich history. In 1986 Portugal joined the European Community and now it is a member of the European Union, however it is considered as one of the poorest countries in […]
Tags: alentejo-region, algarve, algarve-region, archipelagos, atlantic-ocean, azores, dry-summers, featured, iberian-peninsula, madeira, map, mountain-tourism, northern-climate, poorest-countries, portugal, portugal-portugal, portuguese-republic, quiet-winter, rich-history, river-tagus, romance, southwestern-europe, spain, stunning-scenery, subtropical-zone, tourist-destination, warm-climate, west-coast
Categories: All Countries, Portugal
