November 17, 2011
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Prešov – a birthplace of many famous Slovak singers | Slovakia Updated: November 17, 2020 | By Claire | More The city of Prešov is situated in Košice basin and is surrounded by Slansky hills and Šarišská Highlands. Through the city flows Torysa River and cross major international roads and railway lines. Prešov features Observatory […]
Tags: 17th-centuries, architectural-landmarks, evening-sky, expression-of-gratitude, further-development, good-starting-point, holiday-resort, neptune-fountain, planetarium, prehistoric-times, railway-lines, roman-empire, sea-creatures, slansky, slavs, st-nicholas, stonemason, trade-routes, video-projections, written-document
Categories: Sights, Slovakia
October 15, 2011
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Open Air Museum Petronell-Carnuntum – Roman world in Austria Updated: October 13, 2020 | By Claire | More Just a few kilometers from the Czech borders, about 20 km west of the Slovakian capital Bratislava, on the way to Vienna, lies the small towns Petronell and Bad Deutsch-Altenburg. There was, in the times of the […]
Tags: 4th-century, amber-road, amph, archaeological-park, austria, bad-deutsch-altenburg, constantine-ii, emperor-augustus, emperor-constantine, emperor-marcus-aurelius, fortification, hungarians, museum, pannonia, public-baths, reconstructed-buildings, roman-buildings, roman-empire, roman-troops, slovakian-capital, western-edge
Categories: Austria, Sights
August 4, 2011
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Aqueduct Pont du Gard – ancient Roman aqueduct bridge in Provence, France Updated: August 5, 2020 | By Claire | More The basic requirement of life is water and regular water supply and its transport is an absolute necessity for a living. Since ancient times people knew this and tried to transport it as easy […]
Tags: ancient-roman-aqueduct, aqueduct, aqueducts, arcades, architectural-gem, bridge-over-the-river, france, life-is-water, liters-of-water, major-tourist-attraction, millimeter, monuments-in-france, pont-du-gard, provence, provence-france, roman-empire, roman-times, southern-france, technical-sight, unesco-world-heritage, unesco-world-heritage-site, working-conditions, world-heritage-site
Categories: France, Sights
March 1, 2011
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Parc Asterix – one of the best amusement parks in Europe | France Updated: January 9, 2020 | By Claire | More Parc Asterix is one of the best amusement parks in Europe, located in France, about 35 km north of Paris. Parc Asterix is based on the stories of Asterix and Obelix – who […]
Tags: amusement-park, amusement-parks, ancient-greece, asterix-and-obelix, best-amusement-parks-in-europe, bobsleigh, comic-book-heroes, comic-books, disneyland-paris, druid, europe-france, france, goudurix, hourra, magic-potion, parc-asterix, paris-parc, roller-coasters, roman-empire, roman-legions, theme-park, tourist-attraction, turbulent-water-flow, wooden-roller-coaster
Categories: Amusement and Theme Parks, France
February 25, 2011
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Las Médulas in Spain – the most important gold mine in the Roman Empire Updated: May 30, 2020 | By Claire | 1 More Las Médulas was in the Roman Empire the most important gold mine. It is located in Spain, just few kilometres from the town of Ponferrada, near the borders with Portugal. The […]
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Categories: Nature, Sights, Spain
February 10, 2011
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Portofino – one of the most romantic town in Italy Updated: September 8, 2020 | By Claire | More In the northwest of Italy, near Genoa, you find one of the most romantic ports of the Ligurian region. Portofino is a picturesque fishing village, which took the hearts of many Italians, but also famous celebrities […]
Tags: 12th-century, 14th-century, assunta, blooming-garden, brown-castle, emperor-napoleon, fishing-village, great-sport, italians, italy, ligurian-region, military-structure, oratory, portofino, roman-empire, romantic-dinner, romantic-town, signora, sport-facilities, town, view-of-the-sea, watch-tower
Categories: Italy, Sights
November 25, 2010
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Paestum – major Graeco-Roman city in Italy Updated: May 20, 2020 | By Claire | More Paestum is a major European seaside resort and unforgettable tourist destination. It is also the main objective of the excavations for history lovers. Paestum is located in Campania region, about 40 km south of Salerno and 85 km southeast […]
Tags: 9th-september, ancient-greek-temples, archaeological-discoveries, archaeological-work, archeological-discoveries, architectural-monument, athens-acropolis, capri, cilento-national-park, city, delicious-cuisine, fish-specialties, greek-colonists, history-lovers, italy, main-objective, major-graeco-roman-city, napoli, national-park, paestum, pompeii, pompeii-and-herculaneum, prosperous-cities, rare-pieces, roman-empire, tourist-boom, world-war-ii
Categories: Italy, Sights
August 31, 2010
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Florence – the birthplace of the Italian Renaissance Updated: December 28, 2020 | By Claire | More The city of Florence is said to be the symbol of what makes Italy so special and unique. A third of the most important artists of Europe has lived and worked in Florence. The city of Florence has […]
Tags: arno-river, art-and-architecture, beautiful-cities, boccaccio, botticelli, city, city-of-florence, claire-cesar, countless-visitors, donatello, duomo, elegant-squares, entire-community, firenze, florence, florentia, guccio-gucci, history-of-florence, italian-region, italian-renaissance, italy, leonardo-da-vinci, maria-del-fiore, medici-family, michelangelo, military-colony, monasteries, old-bridge, piazzale-michelangelo, ponte-vecchio, populous-city, prehistoric-times, renaissance-palaces, river-arno, roberto-cavalli, roman-empire, santa-maria-del-fiore, second-world-war, stone-arch-bridge, the-birthplace-of-the-italian-renaissance, tuscany-florence, wealthiest-cities, world-heritage-site
Categories: Italy, Sights
August 22, 2010
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Genova – beautiful port with lots of secrets, Italy Updated: December 28, 2020 | By Claire | More Located along the Ligurian coastlines of the Mediterranean Sea, you will find the ancient city of Genoa (Genova). Initially founded in prehistoric times by the Ligure tribe, control over Genoa would change hands many times before finally […]
Tags: 16th-century, architecture, art-music, busts, celts, christopher-columbus, city, city-of-genoa, coastlines, etruscans, flag-of-england, garibaldi, gastronomy, genova, greeks, italy, largest-sea, liguria-italy, lorence, northern-italy, phoenicians, piazza-de-ferrari, population, port, prehistoric-times, rich-art, roman-empire, sea-aquarium, unesco, venetians, world-heritage-list
Categories: Italy, Sights
August 14, 2010
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Padova – where the beauty meets spirituality in Italy Updated: December 26, 2020 | By Claire | More The city of Padova is located in the northern part of Italy along the banks of the Bacchiglione River. Situated only 40 kilometers from the famous Italian city of Venice, Padova has been a very popular tourist […]
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Categories: Italy, Sights
