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Neuschwanstein Castle, Germany

The Neuschwanstein Castle is one of the most visited castles in Germany and one of the most popular tourist destination in Europe. Begun in 1869 and left unfinished at Ludwig 's death in 1886, the castle is the embodiment of 19th century romanticism. It is located in Bavaria, near the town of Fussen. The original name of the castle was...

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Son Doong - the world's largest cave

Son Doong cave is world’s largest cave, located in Son Trach, Bo Trach District, Quang Binh province, Vietnam. This cave was selected as one of the most beautiful in the globe by the BBC news. It is found in 1991 by a local man named Ho Khanh. The name “Son Doong” cave means “mountain river cave”. Son Doong...

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Italy's Amalfi Coast - an idyllic Mediterranean haven

Italy's Amalfi Coast is an idyllic Mediterranean haven on the southern coast of the Sorrentine Peninsula. The coastal area is a UNESCO World Heritage Site and was a popular vacation destination for aristocratic Brits who flocked to this heaven on Earth in the 1920s and 30s. The Amalfi Coast towns are pretty but generally touristy, congested,...

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Apuseni Natural Park, Romania

The Apuseni Nature Park is located in Western Romania, in the Central-North-Western side of the Apuseni Mountains. With over 1500 caves located in the park, Apuseni is an explorer's paradise. The oldest tourist trails in the area, dating from the 1900's, were described and marked by Czárán Gyula, a tireless traveler in the...

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Bern - de facto capital of Switzerland

Switzerland, officially the Swiss Confederation, is a federal parliamentary republic consisting of 26 cantons, with Bern as the seat of the federal authorities. Bern is the Bundesstadt, federal city and de facto capital of Switzerland. Bern is the fourth city by number of inhabitants after Zurich, Geneva and Basel. The official language of...

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The Painted Monasteries of Bucovina

Bukovina, Romanian region situated in the northern part of Moldavia, it is a territory with clean unspoiled nature: thick forests and imposing crests ("obcine"), branching off from the Carpathians. The name of Bukovina dates back to its annexation by the Hapsburgs in 1774 and it means a land covered by beech forests....

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Visit Birmingham – diverse & dynamic

Britain's second largest city, Birmingham has a wide range of activities and attractions for visitors to enjoy. Whether you're looking to explore one of the many art galleries, unwind with a leisurely canal cruise or take part in adrenalin pumping action, Birmingham is the perfect destination for a short break. Birmingham doesn't have a...

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Liechtenstein, one of the smallest country in the world

The Principality of Liechtenstein lies in the middle of Europe, situated between Switzerland and Austria. It is a small country with just 25km in length and 6km in width and a population of 34000. It is the sixth smallest country in the world. Liechtenstein has one of the highest personal income rates (GDP Per Capita) in the world, with the...

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Karachi, Pakistan

Karachi , the commercial nerve centre of Pakistan, is one of the most richly rewarding regions of the world to visit. Its scenery is captivating and varied; its history and culture is mystifying and impressive. Karachi is exceptional in many ways and rather different to the rest of Pakistan, just as Amsterdam is not typical of the rest of the...

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Sagrada Família - Basilica and Expiatory Church of the Holy Family

La Sagrada Familia is one of Gaudí's most famous works in Barcelona. It's a giant Basilica that has been under construction since 1882 and it's not expected to be completed very soon. Guesses on when construction might be complete range from the 2020s to the 2040s. Although incomplete, the church is a UNESCO World Heritage Site and in...

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Old city of Dubrovnik, Croatia

Dubrovnik is a city on the Dalmatian Coast. It is an excellent starting point for exploring southern Adriatic coast primarily Elaphite islands, Korcula, Peljesac and Mljet. Once you visit and experience the beauty of the coastline and the genuine hospitality of the locals you will want to return time and time again. The 'Pearl of...

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Mexcaltitan de Urbe - The Mexican Venice

Located northwest of Santiago Ixcuintla, not far from the Pacific coast of Mexico, the Mexcaltitan Island is quite literally a magical place. Is a tiny island with a population of just over 800 people. The name Mexcaltitan has been interpreted to mean a variety of things: for some, it means “land of herons” while others translate...

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Mulu caves - the most spectacular on earth

Mount Mulu viewed from a distance Being part of Gunung Mulu National Park in Malaysian Borneo, Mulu cave is a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 2000. Archaeological evidence indicate that the cave was used for burial 3000 years ago. In the second part of XX century the Royal Geographical Society organized a major expedition and survey of the...

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Puglia, the home of the Trullo

A trullo is a traditional apulian dry stone hut with a conical roof. Some trace the origin of trulli back as far as 1500 BC, when the Classical Greek term tholos was the name given to a dome on a tomb known as the Treasury of Atreus. Others, however, trace it back to the Byzantine Greek term torullos , the domed hall in the imperial palace...

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The strange eye of Africa, Mauritania

The Richat Structure , also known as the Eye of the Sahara or blue eye of Africa, is a prominent geological circular feature in the Sahara desert in Mauritania near Ouadane. From space this mysterious depression really does look like a human eye. The structure is 50 kilometers in diameter, large enough in the featureless Sahara that the...

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Ahmedabad, India

Ahmedabad is one of the largest city in India with a population of more than five million. The city is the former capital of the Indian state of Gujarat and is a important commercial hub. If you are to make your visit to Ahmedabad, then plan your trip during the month of October and March, because the temperature during the month of summer rises...

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Bruges - The Venice of the North

Bruges is a town in Flanders, the northern part of Belgium. The Venice of the North, as it is known, is a well-preserved city where the entire historic center has been recognized as a UNESCO world heritage site. Bruges received its city charter on July 27, 1128, and new walls and canals were built. Since about 1050, gradual...

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Etna Volcano - Europe's largest and most active volcano

Mount Etna, located in Sicily - Italy is Europe's tallest active volcano. It has an elliptical base (38 x 47 km) and a maximum elevation of about 3350 m. Like many other dangerous volcanoes such as Mount St Helens and Mount Vesuvius, Etna is a stratovolcano, also known as a composite volcano. This types of volcanos are characterized by...

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Ibiza, Spain

Ibiza is the larger of a group of the western Balearic archipelago called the "Pityuses" or "Pine Islands" composed of itself and Formentera. The Balearic island chain includes over fifty islands, many of which are uninhabited. Many different civilisations have passed through Ibiza over the ages. The island...

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Dead Sea - natural border between Israel and Jordan

The Dead Sea, one of the most unique places on earth, has its eastern coast in Jordan and the western coast in Israel and the West Bank. It is the lowest point in the world at 394 m below sea level and temperatures and humidity are always higher than elsewhere in Jordan or Israel. This "sea" is a salt lake. For millennia...

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Biertan fortified church, Romania

Biertan is not just an amazing fortified church built more than 500 year ago, it is a travel back in time. The first documentary testimony about the village dates from 1283 in a document about the taxes paid by the inhabitants of 7 villages and so it is believed to have been founded sometime between 1224 to 1283 by Transylvanian Saxons....

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Trakai Island Castle - a symbol of Lithuanian tourism

Located approximately 30 km south-west of Vilnius, the capital of Lithuania, Trakai is a very small town located between two lakes in the middle of spectacular Trakai Historical National Park. The image of Trakai Island Castle has almost become a trademark of Lithuania abroad. This place became one of the most favorite tourist destinations...

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Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York

The Metropolitan Museum of Art , located in New York City, is the largest art museum in the United States, and one of the three largest in the world, with the most significant art collections. A group of citizens who wanted to bring art to the public opened the Metropolitan Museum of Art in 1870. The museum originally included three...

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Budva - Montenegrin Miami

Budva is a tourist resort located in the central part of Montenegrin coast, often called Montenegrin Miami or Budvanska Rivijera. Budva has around 18,000 now and is 3,500 years old, which makes it one of the oldest settlements on the Adriatic sea coast. This town became known as a touristic destination long time ago - first tourists...

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The most beautiful places in the world

One of the most beautiful places in the world is Skaftafell Ice Cave, located in Vatnjokull National Park in southeast Iceland. This cave in the glacier ice is the result of glacial mill where rain and melt water on the glacier surface are channeled into streams that enter the glacier at crevices. Because the ice is highly pressurized...

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Taormina, Italy

Taormina is a small town on the east coast of the island of Sicily . Taormina has been a very popular tourist destination since the 19th century. Goethe, in Italian Journey, described it as ‘the greatest work of art and nature’, and writers and artists still settle here today. Taormina's genesis and early history began with...

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Plitvice Lakes National Park

Croatia ( Hrvatska ), called the pearl of the Adriatic, has eight national parks: four in mountain areas (Risnjak, Paklenica, North Velebit and Plitvice lakes) and four in the coastal area (Kornati, Mljet, Brijuni and Krka). Most prominent and visited among these eight national parks is Plitvice lakes, the only Croatian natural wonder...

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Rotorua - the place of fascinating Maori culture, hot springs and boiling mud pools

Rotorua is a city in New Zeeland located on the shores of the lake of the same name. It has an estimated permanent population of 56,100. The area was initially settled by Māori of the Te Arawa iwi and the first European arrived here was probably Phillip Tapsell who was trading from the Bay of Plenty coast at Maketu from 1828. The name...

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Brazil's best hidden treasure: Fernando de Noronha

Fernando de Noronha is an archipelago in Brazil with a total area of 26 km2. The main islands are the visible parts of a range of submerged mountains whose base is 4000 m below the surface. Noronha is a great place for aquatic sports. Due to its north-south geographic position, the island presents, at the same time, perfect places for...

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Burghausen Castle, Bavaria

One of the most impressive and largest castle complexes in Germany and in all Europe is the Burghausen Castle with a length of over 1000 metres and with almost all medieval fortifications still intact. The castle is located near the Austrian border between Berchtesgaden and Passau, close to the Alps, on the "Blaue Route". Built as a...

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