September 17, 2012
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Top Five Tourist Destinations in Cyprus Updated: September 17, 2020 | By Claire | More Cyprus is considered to be one of the top destinations for travelers who love to enjoy the sea and the sun while at the same time visit places that are rich in culture and tradition. This country is the perfect […]
Tags: archaeological-artifacts, archaeological-museum, comfy-shoes, cyprus-ayia-napa, cyprus-paphos, cyprus-trade, greek-goddess-aphrodite, kourion, larnaka, limassol, nissi-beach, oldest-cities, pristine-beaches, quiet-fishing-village, roman-agora, tomb-of-the-kings, unesco-world-heritage, unesco-world-heritage-site, vitaly, world-heritage-site
Categories: Cyprus, Sights
May 1, 2012
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Introducing Spain – 12 Places to Include in Your Itinerary Updated: May 1, 2020 | By Claire | More Spain is one of the most favored countries in the world to go for a holiday. Composed of many different regions, Spain is brimming with world-famous sights to see and countless things for tourists to do. […]
Tags: architect-frank-gehry, cathedral-of-santiago-de-compostela, different-regions, europe-visit, football-fan, grand-architecture, guggenheim-museum, guggenheim-museum-in-bilbao, lavish-interiors, medieval-walls, ordesa-y-monte-perdido, palace-complex, plaza-de-cibeles, real-madrid-football, san-lorenzo, sierra-navada, snow-adventure, trip-to-spain, world-heritage-site
Categories: Spain
August 4, 2011
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Aqueduct Pont du Gard – ancient Roman aqueduct bridge in Provence, France Updated: August 5, 2020 | By Claire | More The basic requirement of life is water and regular water supply and its transport is an absolute necessity for a living. Since ancient times people knew this and tried to transport it as easy […]
Tags: ancient-roman-aqueduct, aqueduct, aqueducts, arcades, architectural-gem, bridge-over-the-river, france, life-is-water, liters-of-water, major-tourist-attraction, millimeter, monuments-in-france, pont-du-gard, provence, provence-france, roman-empire, roman-times, southern-france, technical-sight, unesco-world-heritage, unesco-world-heritage-site, working-conditions, world-heritage-site
Categories: France, Sights
February 7, 2011
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Mechelen – first railway on the European continent | Belgium Updated: May 15, 2020 | By Claire | More Mechelen (Malines in French) is a charming historic city which became in the 16th century the capital of the Netherlands for some time. It is located on the banks of the river Dijle in the northern […]
Tags: banks-of-the-river, beguines, belgium, capital-brussels, capital-of-the-netherlands, cities-in-belgium, city, city-of-antwerp, de-groote, diamond-area, dijle, first-railway-on-the-european-continent, fish-market, flanders-prominent-art-city, flemish-region, gothic-cathedral, grote-markt, high-tower, hot-chocolate, irish-missionaries, iron-age, louvain, malines, mechelen, renaissance-buildings, tourist-place, town, two-bells, typical-atmosphere, unesco, unesco-world-heritage, unesco-world-heritage-site, world-heritage-site
Categories: Belgium, Sights
January 28, 2011
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Rhodes is one of the most spectacular Greek islands — a sun-drenched island in the southeastern Aegean where a magnificent UNESCO-listed medieval Old Town (the largest and best-preserved walled city in Europe), stunning beaches, and the legacy of the Knights Hospitaller combine to create one of the Mediterranean’s most rewarding island destinations. Known as the […]
Tags: beaches, best-tourist-destination-in-europe, best-tourist-destinations, best-travel, colossus-of-rhodes, dodecanese-islands, eras, europe, greece, historical-monuments, inhabitants, largest-greek-island, nature, old-town, picturesque-scenery, rhodes-island, sea, seven-wonders, sun, swim, travel-destination, valley-of-the-butterflies, wonders-of-the-ancient-world, world-heritage-site
Categories: Greece, Nature
December 27, 2010
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Dunkerque (Dunkirk) – northern city in France Updated: July 19, 2020 | By Claire | 1 More Dunkerque (or Dunkirk in English) is a city in northern France, near the border with Belgium. Administratively it is situated in Nord-Pas-de-Calais and the Nord département. Today the city has approximately 70.000 inhabitants. City of Dunkirk is situated […]
Tags: bell-tower, bullet-holes, busy-street, city, city-of-dunkirk, dunkerque, dunkirk, fortifications, france, french-port, gothic-church, horrors-of-war, jean-bart, maritime-museum, northern-france, saint-eloi, second-world-war, town, turbulent-history, unesco-world-heritage, unesco-world-heritage-site, world-heritage-site, world-war-one
Categories: France, Sights
December 7, 2010
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Sighişoara – one of the most interesting Romanian cities and birthplace of Dracula Updated: April 2, 2020 | By Claire | More Sighisoara is one of the most interesting cities in Romania. If you should choose for your trip just one town, go there. It’s not a big city (approx. 32,000 inhabitants), but it is […]
Tags: 12th-century, 13th-century, beautiful-town, birthplace-of-dracula, church-on-the-hill, city, city-clock, clock-tower, dracula, edifice, first-glance, fortifications, frescoes, high-tower, international-trains, local-restaurant, medieval-festival, medieval-weapons, romania, romanian-cities, sighisoara, stone-staircase, town, vlad-iii-the-impaler, vlad-tepes, world-heritage-site
Categories: Romania, Sights
December 2, 2010
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Amalfi Coast – the most beautiful coast in Italy Updated: May 23, 2020 | By Claire | More Amalfitana Coast is located in the southern part of the Sorrento peninsula in Campania, Italy. The area attracts lots of tourists with hills rising from the beautiful beaches. From their peaks, you can enjoy spectacular panoramic views. […]
Tags: agerola, amalfi, amalfi-coast, amalfitana-coast, architectural-monuments, beautiful-gardens, cetara, coast, conca-dei-marini, early-middle-ages, italy, maiori, praiano, ravello, romantic-village, sorrento-peninsula, spectacular, spectacular-panoramic-views, terrain-variety, town, unesco, unesco-world-heritage, unesco-world-heritage-site, vietri-sul-mare, world-heritage-site
Categories: Italy, Nature, Sights
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
October 14, 2010
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The Tanum rock carvings are one of the world’s most extraordinary prehistoric art sites — a UNESCO World Heritage collection of over 1,500 Bronze Age petroglyphs etched into the glacially smoothed granite bedrock of western Sweden. Dating back 3,000 years or more, these remarkable carvings depict warriors, ships, animals, hunting scenes, and mysterious rituals that […]
Tags: animals, boats, borders, bronze-age, faith, nilsen, norway, petroglyphs, rock-carvings, rock-paintings, scandinavia, stone-blocks, sweden, tanum, tanumshede, unesco, weapons, work-of-art, world-heritage-site
Categories: Sights, Sweden
