December 9, 2011
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Calpe – one of the most expensive resorts in Costa Blanca | Spain Updated: December 9, 2020 | By Claire | 2 Replies More The town of Calpe is a symbol of the entire Costa Blanca. It is built around 332 m high limestone cliff called Peñón de Ifach, which is located on a small […]
Tags: 14th-century, archaeological-museum, beautiful-view, calpe, climbers, colorful-mosaics, costa-blanca, costa-blanca-spain, history-lovers, limestone-cliff, mediterranean-sea, narrow-streets, nature-reserve, paternina, penon-de-ifach, sandy-beach-resort, sea-gulls, spectacular-views, square-kilometers, white-houses
Categories: Nature, Sights, Spain
October 12, 2011
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Menorca – colourful island of Spain Updated: January 29, 2020 | By Claire | More Quite overshadowed by the fame of its larger “sister” Mallorca, is another Balearic Island – Menorca, lying only 40 km to the northeast. However it is equally beautiful island, rich in diverse landscapes, unspoiled nature and offering excellent recreational opportunities […]
Tags: aromatic-herbs, azure-waters, balearic-island, beautiful-island, brown-rocks, coastal-villages, figs, golden-rays, high-humidity, island, kilometres, mediterranean-sea, menorca, minorca, monte-toro, nature, olive-trees, picturesque-villages, prickly-pear, rays-of-the-sun, recreational-opportunities, reddish-soil, rich-history, rocky-cliffs, soil-plains, spain, tourist-centers, white-houses
Categories: Nature, Spain
February 9, 2011
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Ostuni – the White Town – an architectural jewel in Italy Updated: May 20, 2020 | By Claire | More Ostuni is a town in Puglia, Italy, called “White Town” (“La Città Bianca”). It is built on a hill with a magnificent view of the sea and the surrounding valley, containing a number of rustic […]
Tags: architectural-jewel, brick-houses, cave-systems, city, dolphinarium, exotic-animals, fasano, gothic-cathedral, italy, locorotondo, magnificent-view, martina-franca, narrow-streets, nearby-town, ostuni, pedestrian-zone, precious-relics, puglia-italy, side-passages, the-white-city, town, view-of-the-sea, watch-tower, white-houses, zoo-safari
Categories: Italy, Sights
December 31, 2010
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Aveiro – Venice of Portugal Updated: April 2, 2020 | By Claire | More Aveiro is a city in Portugal, located in the northwestern part of the country, in the region of Centro. Today there live about 55 000 inhabitants. Aveiro attracts visitors due to its unique atmosphere. Aveiro is often called as the Venice […]
Tags: 15th-century, abundant-vegetation, aveiro, blue-lagoon, city, contrasting-colors, costa-nova, dominican-monastery, historical-buildings, iberian-peninsula, maritime-museum, nature-reserve, nearby-nature, portugal, renowned-museum, salt-mines, sand-dunes, sandy-beach, sao-domingos, surf-lovers, town, typical-sign, venice, venice-of-portugal, vista-alegre, white-houses
Categories: Portugal, Sights
July 1, 2010
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Aeolian Islands – unique volcano islands near Sicily, Italy Updated: January 25, 2020 | By Claire | More Aeolian Islands (sometimes called shortly “Lipari”) lies at the northern coast of Sicily. Lipari consist of seven islands: Vulcano, Lipari, Stromboli, Panarea, Salina, Alicudi and Filicudi. This archipelago is unique for a volcanic activity, which along with […]
Tags: aeolian-islands, alicudi, autumn-and-winter, average-temperatures, beautiful-cities, climatic-factor, fertile-areas, fig-trees, filicudi, geological-attractions, italy, lipari, mount-etna, nature, olive-and-fig, panarea, rainy-seasons, remarkable-experience, rugged-coastline, salina, seven-islands, sicily, stromboli, subtropical-climate, sun-worshippers, vulcano, white-houses, winter-rain
Categories: Italy, Nature
