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 Pas de la Casa - Grau Roig

Country: Andorra
Pas de la Casa - Grau Roig Even before the link with Soldeu, Pas de la Casa had the biggest ski area and highest lift-served terrain in Andorra. Now the two resorts have a combined 186km of pistes - that's about the same as some big-name Alpine resorts such as Kitzbühel, Wengen-Grindelwald and Les Deux Alpes. Sited right on the border between Andorra and France, Pas de la Casa is a size-able collection of concrete-box styl ...

 Clock Museum

Country: Austria
City: Vienna
Clock Museum The City of Vienna Clock Museum has been housed since 1921 in the "Harfenhaus" (Harpist's House), one of the oldest houses in Vienna. The collection is on three floors and illustrates the development of clocks from the 15th C. to the present day. The 1,200 or so exhibits include very basic clocks, tower and table clocks, pocket watches, Austrian lantern timepieces of the Biedermeier period, clocks ...

 Island Of Lundy

Country: United Kingdom
City: Vienna
Island Of Lundy This little, windswept, granite island lies at the mouth of the Bristol Channel where it meets the Atlantic . Only 5 kilometres (3 miles) long by 0.8 kilometre (1/2 mile) wide, with an area of just over 405 hectares (1,000 acres), it has fewer than 20 permanent residents, employed by the Landmark Trust, which manages the island for the National Trust. There are three lighthouses (two in use), one ...

 Muriwai Beach

Country: New Zealand
City: Auckland
Muriwai Beach Muriwai, also called Muriwai Beach, is a coastal community located on the west coast of North island, New Zealand. It is approximately 17km West of Kumeu, 42 kilometres Northwest of Auckland city, at the southern end of an unbroken 50 kilometre stretch of beach which extends up the Tasman Sea coast to the mouth of the Kaipara Harbour. One of several popular resorts in the area (others include Pih ...

 Rainbow's End

Country: New Zealand
City: Auckland
Rainbow's End Rainbow's End prides itself on being "New Zealand's largest and friendliest Theme Park". This huge family attraction was built in 1982 and features all the thrilling rides that you would expect. The hair-raising highlights of the park include The Enchanted Forest Log Flume, which transports visitors on a magical ride through a waterfall and deep into the heart of a mountain before the inevitable ...

 Blue Lagoon Island & Stingray City

Country: Bahamas, The
City: Auckland
Blue Lagoon Island & Stingray City Blue Lagoon Island Bahamas is warm little island located about 30 minutes from Paradise Island and Nassau Island.  At Blue Lagoon Island Bahamas, tourists can participate in a number of interactive programs.  Activities include Blue Lagoon dolphin encounters and the popular Stingray City Bahamas, where children and adults can swim with stingrays and other marine life.  Blue Lagoon ...

 Andorra la Vella

Country: Andorra
City: Andorra la Vella
Andorra la Vella Andorra la Vella is the capital of the Principality of Andorra, and is located high in the east Pyrenees between France and Spain. It is also the name of the parish that surrounds it. The town of Santa Coloma is located in the province. The principal industry is tourism, although the country also earns foreign income from being a tax-haven. Furniture and brandies are local products. The site of ...

 Kabul

Country: Afghanistan
City: Kabul
Kabul Kabul, city in east central Afghanistan, capital of the country and Kabul Province. Kabul is on the Kabul River, situated at an elevation of about 1800 m (about 5900 ft) making it one of the highest capital cities in the World. The population is around 1 million people. The nation's chief economic and cultural center, it has long been of strategic importance because of its proximity to the Khyber ...

 Arc de Triomphe

Country: France
City: Paris
Arc de Triomphe In the middle of the Place Charles de Gaulle, at the border of the 8th, 16th and 17th arrondissement stands one of the greatest arches in history: the Arc de Triomphe (arch of triumph).Napoléon's Triumphal ArchThe arch was commissioned by Napoleon in 1806 to commemorate his victories, but he was ousted before the arch was completed. In fact, it wasn't completed until 1836 during the reign of Louis ...

 Musee du Louvre

Country: France
City: Paris
Musee du Louvre Located in Paris, the Louvre is one of the largest palaces in the world and, as a former residence of the kings of France, one of the most illustrious. It exemplifies traditional French architecture since the Renaissance, and it houses a magnificent collection of ancient and Western art. The Palace The first Louvre was a fortress built at the beginning of the 13th century by Philip II Augustus t ...

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