March 29, 2011
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Sevilla – heart of Andalusia | Spain Updated: May 30, 2020 | By Claire | More Sevilla is a capital and largest city of Andalusia, which is one of 17 autonomous communities in Spain. It is said that Sevilla is the most Spanish city of all cities in Spain. The city had a great history, […]
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Categories: Sights, Spain, Virtual Travel
March 29, 2011
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Hohensalzburg Fortress (Festung Hohensalzburg) is one of the largest and best-preserved medieval castles in Europe — a colossal white-walled fortress perched 506 metres above the Baroque city of Salzburg on the Mönchsberg hill, whose massive fortifications, towers, and battlements have dominated the city skyline for over 900 years without ever being conquered by enemy forces. […]
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Categories: Austria, Sights
March 28, 2011
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Mosta Dome – the third largest unsupported dome in the World | Malta Updated: January 15, 2020 | By Claire | 3 Replies More In the heart of the island of Malta you can find city of Mosta, which is one of the areas with the longest history. It is a small and very nice […]
Tags: assumption-of-our-lady, beer-festival, cathedral, church-of-the-assumption, city, dome, entertainment-centers, historical-monuments, interior-ceiling, island-of-malta, main-square, malta, maltese-culture, mosta, mosta-dome, panth, peaceful-city, quiet-place, roman-pantheon, rotunda, scaffolding, third-largest-unsupported-dome-in-the-world, town, world-construction
Categories: Malta, Sights
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 […]
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Categories: Latvia, Sights
March 26, 2011
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Amiens – beautiful city in France and the birthplace of Jules Verne Updated: June 18, 2020 | By Claire | More In northern France, in the Somme River valley lies one beautiful town of Amiens. It is located in the French region of Picardie and has about 135,000 inhabitants. Its history dates far back. It […]
Tags: amiens, antique-markets, art-studios, beautiful-city-in-france, beautiful-town, bishopric, cathedral, city, claire-caesar, france, french-gothic-style, french-region, gallic-tribe, gaul, high-arches, jules-verne, northern-france, peace-agreement, restaurants-cafes, river-somme, roman-cities, romanesque-basilica, second-world-war, somme-river, st-leu, town
Categories: France, Sights
March 20, 2011
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Top sights to see in Dublin – capital city of Ireland Updated: October 26, 2020 | By Claire | 1 More Dublin is the capital city of Ireland filled with glorious buildings and natural sceneries all around. Tourists should plan to stay at least for a week to enjoy the city, since there are many […]
Tags: administrative-buildings, ancient-buildings, capital, city, connell-street, dublin, dublin-castle, dublin-ireland, dublin-trinity-college, el-greco, hogarth, ireland, kildare-street, massive-tower, medieval-style, national-museums, natural-sceneries, phoenix-park, pleasing-sight, poussin, queen-elizabeth, renovation-works, temple-bar, top-sights-in-dublin, top-sights-to-see-in-dublin, town, viking-fortress
Categories: Ireland, Sights
March 6, 2011
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Pena National Palace (Palácio Nacional da Pena) is one of the most extraordinary royal residences in Europe — a riotously colourful Romanticist castle perched atop a rocky peak in the Sintra mountains above Lisbon, whose vivid yellow and red towers, ornate Manueline stonework, and eclectic blend of Gothic, Moorish, Renaissance, and Manueline architectural styles make […]
Tags: 19th-century, da-pena, government-officials, history, lisbon, middle-ages, monastery, palace, pena-national-palace, portugal, seven-wonders, seven-wonders-of-portugal, sintra, top-of-the-hill, town, unesco, unesco-world-heritage, unesco-world-heritage-site, weather
Categories: Portugal, Sights
February 20, 2011
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Caltagirone – the stairs to heaven in Sicily, Italy Updated: September 22, 2020 | By Claire | More 68 km from Catania at 608 meters above the sea level, there is one of the Sicilian pearls Caltagirone. Caltagirone is famous for the production of hand-made ceramics, particularly maiolica and terra-cotta wares. Production of grapes, olives […]
Tags: artistic-drawing, caltagirone, dense-fog, feast-of-san, history-of-pottery, important-event, italy, luminaria, magna-grecia, maiolica, olives, saint-patron, san-giacomo, santa-maria-del-monte, sicily, sicily-italy, staircase, stairs-to-heaven, temperature-differences, terra-cotta, theater-performances, town, wares
Categories: Italy, Sights, Virtual Travel
February 16, 2011
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Taormina – the beauty made by human and nature in Sicily, Italy Updated: July 2, 2020 | By Claire | More Taormina is a small Italian town, located at the north-eastern part of Sicily island, between Messina and Catania. It is considered to be one of the most popular holiday destinations in Sicily. It lies […]
Tags: 12th-century, ancient-city, art-festival, attractive-place, beauty, etna, greek-theatre, high-on-the-hill, historical-monuments, holiday-destinations, italian-town, italy, magnificent-view, monte-tauro, mount-etna, music-shows, nature-scenery, odeion, recitation, sea-coast, sicily, sicily-island, sicily-italy, taormina, teatro-greco, town, volcano-etna
Categories: Italy, Sights
February 15, 2011
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Matera – one of the oldest settled place in Italy Updated: January 16, 2020 | By Claire | More Matera is a town in southern Italy, 65km south-east from Bari. The town was founded by the Romans in the 3rd century BC. Matera reminds a poor peasant culture, which, since prehistoric times began to excavate […]
Tags: 1980s, bari, beautiful-view, cliff-dwellings, cultural-heritage, duomo, european-union, hiking-trails, italy, maps, marked-trails, matera, oldest-settled-place-in-italy, peasant-culture, poor-peasant, prehistoric-times, romans, sassi, southern-italy, town, unesco, unesco-world, world-war-ii
Categories: Italy, Sights
