May 2, 2011
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Dupnitsa is known as The Green and Shady Town of Bulgaria — a pleasant foothill settlement at the base of the Rila Mountains, blessed with shady tree-lined streets, a strategic location between Sofia and the Rila Monastery, and a relaxed, unpretentious charm that makes it an excellent base for exploring some of Bulgaria’s greatest natural […]
Tags: ancient-roman-town, art-gallery, banya, bulgaria, churches, city, clock-tower, dupnitsa, inhabitants, italians, little-italy, map, monastery, rila-mountains, skiing, spa, the-green-and-shady-town, town, town-of-germania, trees
Categories: Bulgaria, Sights, Wellness, Relax & Sports
April 29, 2011
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Montepulciano is one of the most beautiful hill towns in Tuscany — a medieval and Renaissance jewel perched on a limestone ridge between the Val d’Orcia and the Val di Chiana, famous for its Vino Nobile di Montepulciano (one of Italy’s great red wines), its elegant Renaissance palaces, and its starring role as Volterra in […]
Tags: 14th-century, 16th-century, altitude, antonio-da-sangallo, artistic-decoration, beautiful-view, cantucci, city, florentine-architect, gothic-palace, hill, inhabitants, italian-city, italian-renaissance, italy, limestone-ridge, medieval-and-renaissance-hill-town-in-italy, montepulciano, nobile-di-montepulciano, palazzo-comunale, pilgrim-church, porta-al-prato, renaissance-palaces, sant-agostino, santa-lucia, southern-tuscany, town
Categories: Italy, Sights
April 20, 2011
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The town of Hornbæk in Denmark – seaside resort called “Danish Saint-Tropez” Updated: May 18, 2020 | By Claire | More Hornbæk is a pleasant town in Denmark, which is called “Danish Saint-Tropez” for its beautiful beach and unspoiled nature. It is located about 20 km from Helsingør, in the northern part of island of […]
Tags: beautiful-beach, best-beaches, blue-flag, city, copenhagen, danish, danish-saint-tropez, denmark, fish-market, hornbaek, inhabitants, island-of-denmark, kilometers, local-beach, plantage, public-forest, saint-tropez, scandinavia, sea, seaside, seaside-resort, swimmers, tourist-information-centre, town, trampoline, white-sand, windsurfing
Categories: Denmark, Nature, Sights, Virtual Travel
April 20, 2011
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Mdina (Silent City) – one of the most popular tourist destinations in Malta Updated: April 20, 2020 | By Claire | 1 More On the south-western part of the island of Malta there is the town of Mdina, which was the capital of Malta until the mid-16th century. However Mdina is not capital city any […]
Tags: 16th-century, arabs, aristocratic-families, aristocrats, baroque-monuments, capital-of-malta, citta-vecchia, city, independent-city, island-of-malta, malta, massive-walls, mdina, medina, middle-ages, moat, most-popular-tourist-destination, permanent-residents, rabat, sea-level, sicily, silent-city, tourist-destinations, town, valletta
Categories: Malta, Sights
April 19, 2011
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Famagusta – one of the richest and most famous cities in the world | Cyprus Updated: May 15, 2020 | By Claire | 1 More Famagusta, located at north-eastern part of the island of Cyprus, was formerly one of the richest and most famous cities in the world. This can be prove for example by […]
Tags: akrotiri, ancient-architecture, archaeological-museum, church-of-the-apostle, city, city-walls, cyprus, dhekelia, famagusta, fishing-village, genoese, greek-cypriots, impressive-temples, island-of-cyprus, lala-mustafa-pasa, ottoman-rule, porticoes, richest-and-most-famous-cities-in-the-world, salamis, sport-lovers, stunning-view, town, varosha, venetians, william-shakespeare
Categories: Cyprus, Nature, Sights
April 17, 2011
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The town of Telč – well-preserved Renaissance and Baroque houses in the Czech Republic Updated: May 16, 2020 | By Claire | More The territory of Telč was, according to archaeological excavations, inhabited already from ancient times. Exact time when the settlement was founded is not clear. Local legend says that it happened after the […]
Tags: archaeological-excavations, architectural-styles, baroque, baroque-style, bohemia, castle-church, city, city-gates, czech-republic, exact-time, fortification, frescoes, gothic, gothic-style, gradual-evolution, jesuit-college, karel-iv, legend-says-that, margrave, medieval-walls, otto-ii, pointed-arches, renaissance, telc, town, unesco-world-heritage, unesco-world-heritage-list
Categories: Czech Republic, Sights
April 11, 2011
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Zell am See – one of the most beautiful places in Austria Updated: August 29, 2020 | By Claire | More Zell am See is a beautiful mountain town, located on the western shore of the lake Zeller See. It is a popular resort for summer and winter sports. Its location between the lake and […]
Tags: 11th-century, alp, alpine, alpine-road, alps, austria, baroque-style, beautiful-mountain, beautiful-places, bruck, century-city, century-tower, city, frescoes, grossglockner-hochalpenstrasse, history-lovers, kastner, lake, massive-mountain, most-beautiful-place, permanent-residents, reaching-heights, salzburg, salzburger-land, st-hippolyte, stunning-surroundings, town, zell, zell-am-see, zell-am-see-hotels, zeller-see
Categories: Austria, Nature, Sights
April 10, 2011
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Portoferraio – the largest and capital city of the Italian island of Elba Updated: May 20, 2020 | By Claire | More Portoferraio is the largest and capital city of the Italian island of Elba. It lies on the northern coast of the island, about 25km from the mainland. In 2010 it has about 12,000 […]
Tags: capital-city-of-elba, coast, craftwork, crystal-clear-water, declivity, dive-shop, diving-schools, elba, etruscans, ferry-connections, fortress, island, island-of-elba, italian, italian-island, italy, largest-city, ligurian-sea, local-beach, old-churches, pedal-boats, pizzerias, portoferraio, restaurants-cafes, sea, seafood-dishes, seafood-specialties, town, traditional-seafood, tuscan-archipelago, water-sports, windsurfing
Categories: Italy, Nature, Sights
April 10, 2011
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L’Isle-sur-la-Sorgue – Venice of Provence | France Updated: July 19, 2020 | By Claire | More On the islands on five arms of the river Sorgue there is located a beautiful medieval town of L’Isle-sur-la-Sorgue, which is due to its location often called the “Venice of Provence“. Center of town is surrounded by water channels […]
Tags: 12th-century, 17th-century, anges, assumption-of-the-virgin, assumption-of-the-virgin-mary, baroque-buildings, beautiful-sights, carrara-marble, city, cold-winds, dr-roux, france, handmade-paper, italian-style, lisle-sur-la-sorgue, marshes, medieval-city, picturesque-buildings, picturesque-medieval-town, tower-tour, town, venice-of-provence, water-channels, water-mills, water-wheels
Categories: France, Sights, Virtual Travel
April 6, 2011
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The Cathedral of Monreale – one of the greatest treasures and most important attractions of Sicily, Italy Updated: September 22, 2020 | By Claire | 1 More Not far from Palermo, in a small obscure town of Monreale, you can find one of the most famous monuments of the old Norman kingdom – The Cathedral […]
Tags: 12th-century, architects, byzantine-art-and-architecture, cathedral, griffon, inhabitants, instigation, italian-island, italy, main-attraction, monreale, monuments, mosaics, nave, obscure-town, palermo, royal-family, sicilia, sicily, town, urban-area, west-facade
Categories: Italy, Sights, Virtual Travel
