September 2, 2010
by europeexplored
Budapest – Queen city on Danube River or the City of Spas | Hungary Updated: August 24, 2020 | By Claire | More Budapest is the only capital in the world boasting nearly 100 thermal wells and 12 spas, where 19 million litres of thermal water breaks to the surface every day. If you also […]
Tags: 1956-hungarian-revolution, banks-of-the-river, bridge-park, buda-castle, budapest, budapest-opera, castle-district, city, danube, eras, far-view, heart-of-the-castle, hungary, jewish-quarter, margaret-island, national-ballet, queen, queen-city-on-danube-river, rich-architecture, river, river-danube, rudas, single-city, thermal-water, turkish-baths, turkish-occupation, world-heritage-sites
Categories: Hungary, Sights
August 16, 2010
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Kraków – the second largest and one of the oldest cities in Poland Updated: May 31, 2020 | By Claire | More Krakow is the second largest city in Poland, as well as being one of the oldest in this country’s history. This city can be found on the list of World Heritage Sites, mostly […]
Tags: capital-of-poland, cathedral-basilica, city, collegium-maius, economic-centres, extermination-camps, first-non-italian-pope, grand-duchy, invasion-of-poland, krakow, leaning-tower-city, non-italian-pope, poland, pope-john-paul, pope-john-paul-ii, second-largest-city, st-norbert, start-of-world-war-ii, town-hall-tower, wawel-cathedral, wawel-royal-castle, wieliczka-salt-mine, world-heritage-sites, world-war-ii
Categories: Poland, Sights
August 10, 2010
by europeexplored
Stonehenge is the most famous prehistoric monument in the world — a haunting circle of colossal sarsen stones and bluestones rising from the Salisbury Plain in Wiltshire, England, whose purpose, construction methods, and precise astronomical alignments have fascinated and mystified humanity for over 5,000 years. A UNESCO World Heritage site and Britain’s most iconic ancient […]
Tags: ancient-monument, bronze-age, burial-mounds, earthworks, english-heritage, henge-monument, monument-stone, monuments, national-trust, neolithic, prehistoric-monument, salisbury, standing-stones, stone-monument, stonehenge, unesco, united-kingdom, wiltshire, world-heritage-sites
Categories: Sights, United Kingdom
July 31, 2010
by europeexplored
London – the largest city of Europe Updated: February 7, 2020 | By Claire | 1 More For more than two thousand years, the city of London has been considered to be one of the most influential settlements in the region. The city was founded and named by the Romans during their reign throughout most […]
Tags: 2012-summer-olympics, changing-of-the-guard-at-buckingham-palace, city, europe, ftse-100, gmt-london, greenwich-meridian, largest-city, london, london-eye, london-heathrow-airport, london-sightseeing, london-tourist-attractions, metro-london, palace-of-westminster, populous-metropolitan-area, railway-network, royal-botanic-gardens, royal-observatory, shanghai-metro, sightseeing-trip, underground-railway, united-kingdom, westminster-abbey, world-heritage-sites
Categories: Sights, United Kingdom
May 20, 2010
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Prague – City of a Hundred Spires and the sixth most visited city in all of Europe Updated: March 6, 2020 | By Claire | 1 More The city of Prague is the capital as well as the largest city in the Czech Republic. Many people also consider Prague to be the most beautiful city […]
Tags: 1-million, beautiful-city, central-bohemia, city, city-of-a-hundred-spires, czech-praha, czech-republic, decades, economic-centre, eras, holy-roman-emperors, holy-roman-empire, international-visitors, metropolitan-area, nicknames, prague, prague-city, present-time, tourist-destinations, unesco, vltava-river, world-heritage-sites
Categories: Czech Republic, Sights
