Visit Italy, Tuscany and the Garda Lake

Visit Italy, Tuscany and the beautiful Garda Lake

The Republic of Italy is located in southern Europe and belongs to the European Union. Italy borders France, Switzerland, Austria, Slovenia and many seas such as the Tyrrhenian Sea, the Mediterranean Sea, the Ionian Sea and the Adriatic Sea. The islands of Sicily, Sardinia, Capri and Elba is also part of Italy. The shape of Italy is similar to a boot. The capital of Italy is Rome. In Rome there is the Vatican City (independent of Italy). A second independent state within the borders of Italy is San Marino. Other major cities in Italy are Milan, Turin, Genoa, Venice, Bologna, Pescara, Verona, Naples and Palermo. In the Italian capital Rome the following places can be recommend: the Colosseum, Roman Forum, the Trevi Fountain, the San Clemente Basilica, Vatican City (with the Sistine Chapel and St. Peter with frescoes by Michelangelo), Castel Sant'Angelo (the Castel Sant Angelo including the underground corridor to the Vatican), Pantheon church, Villa Borghese, Piazza di Spagna (Spanish Steps) and the National Pasta museum. Furthermore the Leaning Tower of Pisa is a famous landmark as well as the Dome and Galeria in Milan.

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Visit Spain, sea, beach and sun. Everthing you need!

Spain, known for it's beautiful costa's

Spain is a kingdom (constitutional monarchy) with the capital Madrid. the country is bordering France (by the Pyrenees),Portugal and Andorra. Spain, together with Portugal, is the Iberian Peninsula. The Balearic islands in the Mediterranean, the Canary Islands in the Atlantic Ocean and the Spanish exclaves in North Africa also belong to Spain. In southern Spain is the British colony of Gibraltar located. Sightseeing in Madrid must include: Plaza Mayor, the Almudena Cathedral, Palacio Real, Madrid's opera, Plaza de España (statue of Cervantes' characters Don Quichote and Sancho Panza), Plaza de Canalejas, Plaza Cánovas del Castillo (with the fountain of Neptune) , museuminselá, the Thyssen-Bornemisza Museum, Casón del Buen Retiro and the Reina Sofia museum. Other sights are the cities of Barcelona (with the Ramblas, many Gaudi influences, including the Sagrada Familia, Guell Park, Plaza Catalunya, Camp Nou in Montjuic), Sevilla and Valencia, flamenco dancing, bullfights, bull race of Pamplona, the region Andalusia, Basque Country, Catalunya and La Rioja with the delicious wines.

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A visit to Portugal

Visit Portugal to enjoy to good food and nice warm climate

Portugal is the country in Europe that is positioned mostly western (in continental Europe). Portugal and Spain together form the Iberian Peninsula. The capital of Portugal is Lisbon. The Portuguese volcanic island of Madeira (also known as flower island), is located off the coast of Morocco. The Azores archipelago, consisting of 9 Islands (Sao Miguel, Corvo, Flores, Terceira, Graciosa, Sao Jorge, Pico, Faial and Santa Maria) in the Atlantic Ocean also belong to Portugal. Sightseeing for travel or holidays: Lisbon (Castelo Sao Jorge, Alfama Moorish quarter), Porto (with nineteen iron bridges over the River Douro), Serra da Estrela, Évora (UNESCO World heritage), the popular Algarve coastal region (with resorts Albufeira, Praia da Rocha, Faro, Praia da Oura and Tavira) and luxury beach resorts Estoril and Cascais.

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Holidays in Austria, know for it's apres ski!

Holidays in Austria, known for it's apres ski!

Austria is a very popular holiday. In particular mountain sports are very popular, such as winter sports. Especially because the apres ski Austria is very famous. Austria is situated in Europe and is part of the Alps. It is situated between Switzerland, Liechtenstein, Germany, Czech Republic, Slovakia, Hungary, Italy and Slovenia. The majority of Austrians speak German and it was 78% of the inhabitants of Roman Catholic Austria. The country is especially known for the Alps, the Grossglockner with 3,797 meters at the highest point of Austria. In the valleys of the Alps are fields, meadows and deciduous forests. On Higher find pine forests and mountain meadows. When you top the 2800 meters, dotted with snow, ice and bare rocks. The capital of Austria Vienna. In the Vienna Town is the hofburg surrounding the Spanish Riding School and the famous Stephansdom. In Vienna is also the Uhrenmuseum. This museum has more than 3,000 slingerklokken, clocks and zakhorloges. Salzburg has sights as the Duomo, and Dommuseum Domplatz, the Mozart house and the Toy. Innsbruck is also popular with tourists. It is the cultural capital of Tyrol and contains the Spitalkirche from 1320. In Niederösterreich find the monastery Milk, one of the finest barokabdijen of Europe. Also you have the Neusiedler See, the largest steppemeer of Europe. In Styria, you need to have many abbeys and castles. For active holidaymakers are many pedestrian and bicycle paths. In the capital Graz are numerous annual festivals and cultural events. Most tourists come to Austria for the winter sports. The après-skisfeer in Austria uitbundiger and noisier than in other European countries. This applies especially to places in the provinces of Tyrol and Salzburg. Also in the Vorarlberg region in Lech are good entertainment and après-ski possibilities.

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Visiting Czech Republic

On vacation in Czech Republic

The Czech Republic is a republic in Central Europe. Formerly the country formed together with Slovakia the country Czechoslovakia. Czech Republic bordering Germany, Poland, Slovakia and Austria. The capital of the Czech Republic is Prague. The city of Prague has an enormous wealth of historical and cultural monuments. Famous tourist attractions are the burchtheuvel (The Prague castle is still the government and includes a complex of palaces and churches where kings had their residency) with the St. Vitus Cathedral. In the old centre (the former Jewish district Josefov) are synagogues and stately homes in eclectic styles and Jugendstil. It is also the old town square Staromestske Namesti with the statue of Jan Hus, the old cityhall and Tyn church (Tynsky chram). The Wenceslas Square is the repository for celebrations, commemorations and demonstrations. For example this square was full of Protestants at the time of the Velvet Revolution in late 1989. After the failure of the Prague Spring in 1969 put the student Jan Palach himself on fire in the square. On this location are still flowers to memorate him. Other places of interest are: Jewish museum (Zidovske museum), the Golden Street where the Prague writer Franz Kafka lived and the Charles Bridge over the Vltava. Besides Prague a touristic atttraction is Moravia with its city of Brno. It is an attractive hilly landscape with many forests, rivers and fields and contains a number of beautiful castles and fortresses. Although this area is less well known to tourists than Bohemia (the Bohemian Paradise), it is better to visit this part of the Czech Republic.

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On holiday in Croatia

Take a trip to Croatia

Croatia is situated in the south of Europe and borders the Alps and runs through until the Panonic lowlands and the banks of the Danube. Croatia borders Slovenia, Hungary, Serbia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Montenegro. Croatia is also situated at the Adriatic Sea. The tourist areas along the Adriatic coast (Istria, Kvarner Bight and Dalmatia) are popular holiday destinations. There are also archipelagos which are worth a visit: Brijuni is an archipelago consisting of 14 islands. The Kornati is an archipelago consisting of 140 inhabited and uninhabited islands. The capital of Croatia is Zagreb. The city is divided into two parts: the upper, gornji grad and the lower part, donji grad. The height of 36 metres between the two parts are bridged by steep streets, but it can also be made with a cableway. Another touristic attraction is the city of Dubrovnik. This city has an old centre on the list of UNESCO world heritage. Famous are the city walls and the old fortress in the ancient city without traffic. Another attraction is the city of Split, especially famous for the palace of Diocletian, a Roman emperor.

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Visiting Germany

The Federal Republic of Germany is in Western Europe and is formed by a federation of 16 Bundesländer, states. Neighboring countries are the Netherlands, Denmark, Poland, Czech Republic, Austria, Switzerland, Luxembourg and Belgium. Germany has over 80 million inhabitants and is after Russia the country with the highest population in Europe. Germany is particularly known for the capital Berlin, the beer festival (October Feste) in Bavaria, the Black Forest, the Eifel and Sauerland. German motorways are known across the world: the autobahn, where mostly there is no speed limit. Large islands are Rügen, Usedom (German section 373 km2), Fehmarn, Sylt, Borkum and Norderney. The largest rivers in Germany: Rhine, Elbe, Danube, Main, Weser, Eems, Neckar, Havel, Moselle, Elde and the Oder. The largest lakes are Müritz, Chiemsee, Schwerinersee, Starnbergersee, Ammersee, Plauer See, Kummerower See, Steinhuder Lake, Grosser Plöner See, Schaalsee and Selentersee. Major cities are capital Berlin, the former capital Bonn, Cologne and Munich. Sightseeing in Berlin: the Reichstag, Potsdam, Brandenburg Gate, Berlin Wall with Checkpoint Charlie, Berlin Zoo or Zoologischer Garten, the Loveparade (grown into an event with more than 1 million dance music lovers). Berlin is well known to best visited by the U-bahn, the underground or subway.

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