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
September 4, 2011
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Arbanasi – a picturesque village in Bulgaria Updated: September 4, 2020 | By Claire | More Bulgaria boasts many large cities to entertain and excite visitors but what about those who prefer something a bit more unpolished? Arbanasi is a picturesque settlement located in north central Bulgaria. It’s a popular tourist destination because of its […]
Tags: 15th-century, 18th-century, arbanasi, bulgaria, central-bulgaria, female-sections, grand-vizir, historical-buildings, iron-nails, medieval-town, mural-paintings, murals, nativity-church, oak-doors, ottoman-empire, picturesque-settlement, picturesque-village, rocky-plateau, sultan, tourist-destination, town, village, wood-carvings
Categories: Bulgaria, Sights
August 30, 2011
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Valldemossa – a picturesque mountain town on the Spanish island of Mallorca Updated: August 30, 2020 | By Claire | More Valldemossa is a picturesque mountain town on the Spanish island of Mallorca. It lies on the western part of the island, near the town of Sóller. Valldemossa is situated in the middle of a […]
Tags: 14th-century, almendras, almond-milk, charterhouse, city, colorful-houses, famous-pianist, famous-pianists, french-writer, fruits-and-vegetables, george-sand, island, library-museum, magnificent-views, mallorca, moragues, pharmacy-library, picturesque-mountain-town, polish-composer, rare-originals, sant-bartomeu, spain, spanish-island, town, virtuoso-pianist
Categories: Sights, Spain
August 9, 2011
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Top Sights to See in Lisbon | Portugal Updated: August 10, 2020 | By Claire | More Lisbon is a part of Portuguese culture and heritage. It is the capital city of Portugal. Lisbon always nestles enriched culture. If you check the geographical location of Lisbon, you will come to know that it is situated […]
Tags: air-trip, attractive-tourist, belem-tower, capital, capital-city-of-portugal, car-drive, city, coastal-belt, departmental-stores, eiffel-tower, golden-chance, heritage-buildings, international-airports, lisbon, main-objective, manueline, modern-architects, portugal, portuguese-culture, road-surface, shopping-malls, sights, spa-centers, tagus-river, town, vasco-da-gama-bridge, world-heritage
Categories: Portugal, Sights
August 7, 2011
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Lalandia Billund is Scandinavia’s largest indoor waterpark and holiday resort — a vast tropical-themed aqua paradise where the temperature is always a balmy 30°C, year-round, regardless of the Danish winter outside. Located directly adjacent to the original Legoland in Billund — the spiritual home of the Lego brick — Lalandia forms one half of Denmark’s […]
Tags: aquapark, aquaparks-2, attraction, billund, city, denmark, holiday-resort, ideal-starting-point, kolding, lalandia, legoland, map, restaurants, rundflyvning, sightseeing-flight, town, water-attractions, water-park, water-parks
Categories: Denmark, Wellness, Relax & Sports
August 2, 2011
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Marsascala – one of the most beautiful places in Malta Updated: August 5, 2020 | By Claire | More Marsascala (Wied il-Għajn) is a town located at the Marsascala Bay on the southeastern part of the island of Malta. It is a popular travel destination. Marsascala history dates back to the 17th century, when there […]
Tags: alof, beautiful-places, cafes-restaurants, city, fishing-village, island-of-malta, knights-hospitaller, marsascala, most-beautiful-places-in-malta-malta, new-villas, orchards, popular-travel, sandy-beaches, sea-site, souvenir-shops, thomas-bay, town, tranquil-atmosphere, travel-destination, turkish-invasion, valletta, village, weekend-houses, wied
Categories: Malta, Nature, Sights
July 28, 2011
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Gordes – one of the most beautiful villages in France Updated: October 31, 2020 | By Claire | More On the hills of Provence, in the middle of the limestone mountains of Lubéron, you can find a picturesque French village of Gordes. It has quite a dramatic location on a rocky outcropping, which gives it […]
Tags: advantageous-location, creative-period, decline-thanks, france, french-resistance, french-sculptor, french-village, german-troops, gordes, industrial-cities, limestone-mountains, marc-chagall, muscat-wine, prehistoric-times, provence, religious-wars, rocky-hills, rocky-outcropping, roman-occupation, souvenir-shops, town, victor-vasarely, village, wine-bars
Categories: France, Sights
July 24, 2011
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Bruges – Venice of the North | Belgium Updated: July 25, 2020 | By Claire | More Belgian city of Bruges is often called “Venice of the North“. A number of canals cross the city and can even connect to other cities. Sailing boats on the canals of the river Reya has become a very […]
Tags: 11th-century, administrative-center, art-painters, belgium, bruges, bruggy, chocolate-sculptures, city, enemy-troops, fifteenth-century, hans-memling, international-exchange, jan-van-eyck, massive-walls, merchant-family, political-geography, pralines, reya, sailing-boats, town, unesco-world-heritage, unesco-world-heritage-site, venice-of-north, venice-of-the-north, west-flanders
Categories: Belgium, Sights
July 23, 2011
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City of Kaunas – heart of Lithuanian culture, tradition and history Updated: July 27, 2020 | By Claire | More Modern and vibrant city of Kaunas with its 416 thousand inhabitants is the second largest city in Lithuania and became the cultural and industrial center of the Kaunas region. It is saved in the memories […]
Tags: 13th-century, altars, archaeologists, bastion, beautiful-views, central-lithuania, city, confluence, hearth, kaunas, kaunas-region, lithuania, main-artery, milda, moat, nemunas, neris, shipping-port, st-peter, town, two-young-lovers, vibrant-city, vilnius, western-border
Categories: Lithuania, Sights
July 22, 2011
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The town of Sigulda – Latvian Switzerland Updated: July 25, 2020 | By Claire | 1 More In the central part of Latvia you can find a beautiful and historically significant town of Sigulda. It lies on the southern outskirts of the picturesque forested valley of the River Gauja. This area is an ideal starting […]
Tags: 12th-century, 13th-century, 18th-century, castles, city, forested-valley, ideal-starting-point, latvia, latvian-state, latvian-switzerland, left-bank, livonian-switzerland, medieval-city, pskov, rental-vacation, resort, rich-families, riga, sigulda, southern-outskirts, sovie, swedes, town, wooden-forts, world-war-ii
Categories: Latvia, Nature, Sights
