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 Visiting the Cost del Sol

Country: Spain
Visiting the Cost del Sol The stunning Costa del Sol, or Sun Coast, is one of Spain`s most popular tourist attractions and, once you`ve set eyes on the striking whitewashed villages, blue skies and pristine sandy beaches you`ll understand why. Comprising a long stretch of the Spanish south coast, the Costa del Sol is the ideal spot for a beach holiday for those that also like to explore the culture and history of the place ...

 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 ...

 Castle Ashby

Country: United Kingdom
City: Northampton
Castle Ashby Castle Ashby is the magnificent ancestral home of the Compton family. Nestled amidst two hundred acres of beautiful parkland. Steeped in history, the House is one of the only Stately Homes truly available on an exclusive basis. An ideal venue to host meetings, corporate and incentive events. It is also a perfect setting for weddings and private celebrations. The 26 exquisite bedrooms and many ele ...

 History of the Swiss National Museum

Country: Switzerland
City: Zurich
History of the Swiss National Museum The Swiss National Museum, ZurichThe 19th century is generally regarded as the century of nations and nation states. While other countries were busily erecting memorials, monuments and institutions, though, the young federal state of Switzerland struggled with the idea of setting up a national museum. Plans to create one met with widespread scepticism, and there were also entirely pragmatic reas ...

 The Fraumunster and St Peter’s Church

Country: Switzerland
City: Zurich
The Fraumunster and St Peter’s Church Church spires are a feature of Zurich and the souring Fraumunster is the most delicate. The church was established in the 13th century on a site that had been a convent for noblewomen since 853. The present church, however, has been modernized. From the outside, the building looks fairly unassuming but once inside, the world-famous modernistic stained-glass windows by Russian-born Marc Chagall spr ...

 Leopoldskron Castle - Schloss Leopoldskron

Country: Austria
City: Salzburg
Leopoldskron Castle - Schloss Leopoldskron One of Austria’s most notable Rococo buildings is Leopoldskron Castle, a beautiful piece of architecture by the little lake “Leopoldskroner Weiher”. It was ordered by Prince Archbishop Leopold Anton Firmian, who also built Schloss Klessheim, in order to accommodate him and his family. He hired the architect Pater Bernhard Stuart, who was a Benedictine monk from Regensburg in Bavaria and a Professo ...

 Mirabell Gardens

Country: Austria
City: Salzburg
Mirabell Gardens The world-famous Mirabell Gardens were built along a north-south axis and oriented towards the Hohensalzburg Fortress and the Salzburger Dom cathedral. The original gardens were re-modelled according to plans by Johann Bernhard Fischer von Erlach under the reign of Prince Archbishop Johann Ernst Thun in 1689. Only some decades later, Franz Anton Danreiter altered them again in 1730, shaping what ...

 Park Guell

Country: Spain
City: Barcelona
Park Guell The Park Güell is an absolute must-see when visiting Barcelona!The park was commissioned by Graf Eusebi Güell in 1900. Eusebi was very much adherent to the idea English garden cities. However, the project failed before its completion due to financial reasons. In the run-up to the project 60 villas were supposed to be sold in order to finance the garden city. Unfortunately Gaudí’s and Güell’s ide ...

 Island Of Lundy

Country: United Kingdom
City: Barcelona
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 ...

 National Park of American Samoa

Country: American Samoa
City: Barcelona
National Park of American Samoa The Park The National Park samples the best of American Samoa scenery, shorelines, reefs, and rainforest. In essence, it is really “three parks” on four separate islands. All the units have fine scenery and tropical rainforests. Lata Mountain on Ta’u excels in its wild and remote forests, free-flowing streams, and rugged coastline. Ofu and Olosega have the most accessible coral reefs and miles of ...

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