November 8, 2011
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Szombathely – the oldest city in Hungary Updated: November 8, 2020 | By Claire | More Szombathely is a city located in the western part of Hungary, near the Hungarian-Austrian border. City with the original name of Savaria was founded in 43 AD and its residents enjoyed the same rights as Roman citizens. They profited […]
Tags: amber-road, austrian-border, baroque-church, border-city, castle-walls, city, franz-anton, frescoes, hefele, hungary, lieutenant-governor, marble-pillars, medieval-castle, new-shopping-center, oldest-city-in-hungary, pannonia, public-baths, road-signs, roman-citizens, roman-monuments, roman-road, romanesque-architecture, romanesque-church
Categories: Hungary, Sights
May 9, 2011
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Bonn – the first capital of Germany and birthplace of Ludwig van Beethoven Updated: October 27, 2020 | By Claire | More Bonn is a city located in Germany on the Rhine River, about 25 km south of Cologne. Bonn is known as the first capital of the Federal Republic of Germany and the birthplace […]
Tags: ancient-sculptures, art-exhibitions, baroque-town, birthplace-of-ludwig-van-beethoven, bonn, capital-of-germany, chancellery, city, composer-ludwig, courtyard-garden, germany, government-district, hammerschmidt, historical-monuments, ludwig-van-beethoven, military-settlement, multipurpose-hall, outdoor-swimming-pool, pool-sports, prince-electors, rhine-river, romanesque-church, town, vibrant-university, wine-experts
Categories: Germany, Sights, Virtual Travel
October 20, 2010
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Tournai – 2nd oldest town of Belgium Updated: May 15, 2020 | By Claire | More Just 7 km from the French border, 85 kilometres southwest of Brussels, on the River Scheldt is the second oldest city of Belgium, Tournai (Doornik). From Brussels, there is a very good connection by train – you can be […]
Tags: belgium, bokrijk, brussels, cathedral-of-notre-dame, city, doornik, epinoy, first-christian-church, frankish-kingdom, french-border, french-kings, grand-place, notre-dame-cathedral, oldest-city, oldest-town, place-of-interest, river-scheldt, romanesque-buildings, romanesque-church, st-quentin, tournai, town, town-of-belgium, virgin-mary, watch-tower, world-heritage-site
Categories: Belgium, Sights
August 23, 2010
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Castell’Arquato – Roman military settlement in Italy Updated: December 28, 2020 | By Claire | More In the northern part of Italy, built upon a gentle hill is where you will find the town of Castell’Arquato. In the old town center, the highest point in the town, there is a castle that affords some of […]
Tags: arda, beautiful-countryside, catellarquato, century-tower, charming-street, city, cloister, collegiate-church, del-duca, emilia-romagna-italy, emilia-romagna-region, fortress, free-wine, frescoes, gentle-hill, historic-buildings, italy, military-settlement, music-and-wine, northern-italy, old-town-center, palazzo-pretorio, piazza-municipio, picturesque-hill, play-area, pretty-park, public-restrooms, rocca, romanesque-church, santa-maria, skyline, thursday-nights
Categories: Italy, Sights
August 10, 2010
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Pavia – the rich treasury of the art, history and culture in Italy Updated: May 20, 2020 | By Claire | More Pavia is the ancient town and comune (population of 71,000) of south-western Lombardy, northern Italy, 35 km south of Milan. Pavia is the capital of a fertile eponymous province known for agricultural products […]
Tags: art, castello-visconteo, castle-home, city, city-cathedral, city-museums, culture, emperor-frederick, frederick-barbarossa, golden-sky, history, history-and-culture-in-italy, italy, lombard-king, pavia, pavia-duomo, peaceful-atmosphere, renaissance-church, rich-treasury, romanesque-basilica, romanesque-church, san-michele, santa-maria-del-carmine, santa-maria-del-fiore
Categories: Italy, Sights
May 8, 2010
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Museum of Liptov Village – learn more about the folk architecture in Slovakia Updated: March 4, 2020 | By Claire | More If you are travelling through the Liptov region in Slovakia, it is important to take the time to stop by and visit the Museum of Liptov Village. This is a very attractive landmark […]
Tags: 12th-century, 17th-centuries, apartment, artesian, arts-and-crafts, basket-work, bee-keepers, collections, doors, folk-architecture, lace, landmark, last-sunday, liptov-village, liptovska-mara, museum, romanesque-church, slovakia, sunda, wicker
Categories: Sights, Slovakia
