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 Visiting the Cost del Sol
Country: Spain
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 ... |
Discover LebanonCountry: Lebanon
Article from www.discoverlebanon.com
Lebanon, country of peaceful genius, humanism and love, has an eight-thousand-year history of producing philosophers, thinkers, mathematicians, magistrates, soldiers, atomists, navigators, historians, scholars, and pioneers in the fields of research, discovery, metallurgy, industry and agriculture, serving humanity in the past, the present and the future. Jus ... |
Pas de la Casa - Grau RoigCountry: Andorra
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 ... |
National Park of American SamoaCountry: 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 ... |
ArgalastiCountry: Greece
City: Argalasti
Argalasti is a renowed village, one of the main ones, interesting from an architectural point of view. On the buildings are traces of medieval even ancient structure elements which add something unique to the style and atmosphere of the village.
Visit to the nearby Monastery of Agios Nikolaos, set in a magnificent landscape is a must. It should be noted that in this area have been found ruins of ... |
The Great Wall of ChinaCountry: China
City: Beijing
The Great Wall started as earth works thrown up for protection by different States. The individual sections weren't connected until the Qin dynasty (221-206 B.C.). Qin Shihuangdi, First Emperor of Qin began conscripting peasants, enemies, and anyone else who wasn't tied to the land to go to work on the wall. He garrisoned armies at the Wall to stand guard over the workers as well as to defend the ... |
The Space NeedleCountry: United States
City: Seattle
The Space Needle, a modernistic totem of the Seattle World’s Fair, was conceived by Eddie Carlson as a doodle in 1959 and given form by architects John Graham Jr., Victor Steinbrueck, and John Ridley. When King County declined to fund the project, five private investors, Bagley Wright, Ned Skinner, Norton Clapp, John Graham Jr., and Howard S. Wright, took over and built the 605-foot tower in less ... |
Savaii IslandCountry: American Samoa
City: Seattle
Savaii Island is one of the most down to earth destinations in the South Pacific. Here you'll find a great range of sights from volcanic craters and lava tubes, rain forest canopy walks, blowholes and some lovely beach settings alongside traditional Polynesian villages which are even more laid back than on Upolu.
Savaii is in fact the largest of the Samoan Islands and ranks the largest Polynesian ... |
The Karnak Temple Country: Egypt
City: Karnak
The Temple of Karnak is the largest Temple in the World! The complex contains a group of Temples such as the Great Temple of Amon Ra, The Temple of Khonso, The Ipt Temple, The Temple of Ptah, the Temple of Montho and the Temple of the God Osiris. A 20m high, mud brick enclosure wall, surrounded all of these buildings.
This great Temple of Amon Ra was known during the Middle Kingdom period as Ipt- ... |
Kalami Beach Country: Greece
City: Corfu
Kalami is accessed from the main northern highway from Corfu town. Kalami beach is signposted from the main road beyond Nissaki and approximately 1 km. after Kouloura as you travel north. A twisty, well surfaced road takes you through the olive groves, dropping you into a pleasant bay.
The exquisitely beautiful bay at Kalami has little in the way of a beach, just a small stretch of white shingle ... |
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