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Tuscany Villages
Italy is perhaps the most fascinating European country for visitors interested in history, with numerous monuments and artefacts remaining from both the period of the Ancient Romans and from the Etruscan period – the Etruscans were the tribes that occupied much of central Italy before the Roman Empire was established. The visitor to Italy is [...]
History of Rouen, France
Rouen is a very attractive city with a world-famous cathedral, sitiated in the Normandy region of northern France. You will make more of your visit if you are familiar with a little history of the town, so below we highlight some of the important historical events that have taken place at Rouen, France over the [...]
Cudillero – one of the most beautiful villages of Spain
Cudillero in northern Spain’s Asturias and Cantabria region is one of Spain’s most beautiful villages. It is a small fishing port which has built up around an attractive bay on the Costa Verde – the Green Coast. Its simple houses have been built up the hill-side around the bay and have all been painted in [...]
Touring the Amalfi Coast
The Amalfi Coast is located to the south of Sorrento, facing the Mediterranean Sea off the coast of western Italy (south of Naples). The coast here is best known for being among the great scenic drives of Europe. The trees and forests of the hills along the centre of the peninsula give way to dramatic [...]
Villages of the Cinque Terre, Italy
The Cinque Terre are a small group of villages – five in total – set in the splendid scenery of the Ligurian coast among the cliffs between La Spezia and Lévanto. The villages are called Monterosso, Vernazza, Corniglia, Manarola and Riomaggiore. The ensemble is now listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site, officially named the [...]
Visit Havana, exotic Cuban city
How to get to Havana Several airlines, domestic and foreign, including Iberia, Air Europa and Cubana de Aviation, maintain daily flights to Cuba from the Spanish capital. There are also some charter flights from a couple of other European cities including London. There are even a couple of flights from Miami, that up until recently [...]
Highlights of a visit to Vietnam
For the outdoor enthusiast as well as the city lover, Vietnam can’t be beaten for a travel destination. The 3444 kilometers of coast offer a picturesque treat for a vacationer looking for something a little bit different on their next vacation. The area has had more than its share of war and strife but is [...]
Visit Melaka, Malaysia
There are simply far too many things to see and do in Melaka. It depends much on what the traveller is looking for. If this is your first trip to Melaka, it would be important to bear in mind that Melaka is famous for its past history from the days of the Melaka Sultanate dating [...]
Visit Cape Town, South Africa
Cape Town is on the south-western coast of South Africa in the Western Cape Province. The setting of the town is simply superb, with the sea to the front and table mountain rising behind the city. There are many highlights in the town, and at least a week will be needed to even begin to [...]
Beziers France
A visitor’s route through Beziers can usefully begin from the ‘Allées-Paul Riquet’, a pleasant shady street containing a bronze statue of Paul Riquet (1624), Baron of Bonrepos. It was Paul Riquet who undertook the digging of the Canal du Midi, that links Toulouse to Sète, a distance of about 240 kilometres, a task which took [...]