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Spain’s Tourist Highlights

September 8th, 2008 · No Comments

Spain, land of the “Costas”. Sun, water, fun, the Spanish coasts are the ideal place for a luxurious relaxing stay on the beach, a paradise for active aquatics as , snorkling, water skiing, sailing, windsurfing. Spain can satisfy any tourist’s wish. From Catalunya in the north to Andalucia in the south-west, the coastline guarantees the [...]

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Portugal’s Tourist Highlights

May 27th, 2008 · No Comments

Lisbon is the capital of one of the world’s major economic, political, and cultural powers of the past. Situated on the eastern coast of the Iberian Peninsula, it boarders the Atlantic Ocean which has determined this country’s vocation to the sea. Major discoveries initiated here and the important cities worship the monuments of that glorious [...]

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Switzerland Travel and Tourism Highlights

May 21st, 2008 · No Comments

Its towns like Bern (Capital), Zurich, Basel, Geneva, Lausanne, that makes this country famous for its Financial Institutions, its watch making. Swiss chocolate and fine cheeses are also appreciated all over the world. But is the diversity of this mountainous country both in landscape and language that makes it a unique experience. Mountains and lakes [...]

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Venice, the city underwater

May 1st, 2008 · No Comments

I found these lovely photos of the canals and gondolas of Venice on a website called “wedding in Venice“. We don’t talk about weddings here, but we do like our historical cities, so… Enjoy these breathtaking views! Via this post.

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Austria’s Tourist Highlights

April 11th, 2008 · No Comments

Austria is known as a mountainous country due to its location in the Alps, only about 32% of the total area is below 500m. Subsequently this country is has a wide variety of holiday offers. Famous ski-centres are Innsbruck, Kitzbühel, St. Anton, Ischgl, Flattach. Top ski-slopes during winter-time, turn into scenic walking trails during summer. [...]

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Slovenia Travel Information

April 4th, 2008 · No Comments

Slovenia was once part of the former Yugoslavia. It is a mountainous country with Mount Triglav as its highest peak. Ljubljana is the countries Capital; other important cities are Maribor, Celje, Kranj and Velenje. Triglav national park, with its seven lakes covers an area of 838km². This region offers a complete summer and winter holiday [...]

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Croatia; an Unknown Gem in Eastern Europe

March 13th, 2008 · No Comments

Croatia is best known for its amazing coastline, with numerous islands, steep cliffs and reefs. The climate along the Adriatic Sea is warm and dry in summer, mild in winter. It is an ideal spot for a holiday all year round. In the interior of the country summers are dry and hot, winter cold and [...]

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Turkey: from Istanbul to the Turkish Riviera!

March 12th, 2008 · No Comments

For most Europeans, Turkey is known for two things when it comes to holidays: the historical city of Istanbul and the Turkish Riviera (with big city Alanya – more info on Alanya Real Estate here!), packed with **** and ***** hotels along the coast line. They’ve come to enjoy their mega-cheap holidays in Turkey, and [...]

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Planning To Visit Spain? Try Barcelona

March 8th, 2008 · No Comments

The name of the city, Barcelona has been derived from theearly Iberian Phoenician Barkeno. Barchinona, Barchenona, Barçalona and Barchelona are some of the names Barcelona is known by in middle ages. Located at an ideal location, Barcelona is situated on Iberian Peninsula’s northeastern coast along with the Mediterranean shores. Also known to be the capital [...]

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Bulgaria’s tourist highlights

January 20th, 2008 · No Comments

Although a rather small country, Bulgaria has many tourist features. Ski resorts like Borovets, Bansko and Pamporovo offer tourists alpine- and long- distance running tracks, ski schools, first class hotels. Top hotels offer Balneotherapy centres with modern facilities and highly trained specialists. The Bulgarian Black Sea Coast offers a large variety in landscape. Deep-cutting coves, [...]

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