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Cinque Terre, Levanto to La Spezia
It is hard to find a more relaxed tourism in this corner of the Italian Riviera. Few museums, no scooter, no cars disturb the tranquility of this corner. It is located on the Ligurian coast between the towns of Levanto and La Spezia, and the five towns that make up are connected by a train, which runs through the steep slopes. This is a national park, highly protected, and out of mass tourism. Continue reading
Petra, The Stone City
Petra is an archaeological site in Jordan. Is the remains of the ancient capital of the Nabataean Kingdom, founded around 300 BC. His most famous remains are the buildings carved from the same stone of the rocky walls of the narrow valley of the Arava.
The name means stone in Greek, and it is precisely because the city is entirely built with pink sandstone. The most famous buildings are the Temple of the Winged Lions and the Treasury. Since 1985 is recognized as World Heritage by UNESCO.
Abandoned for many years, was revealed to the world’s knowledge by the Swiss explorer Johann Ludwig Burckhardt in 1812. Petra also remained inaccessible to most people until after the First World War.
A highway reaches Petra since 2004. In Travel Wiki recommend you hire a Bedouin at the entrance of the archaeological park in the Visitors Center, as one can well take advantage of the knowledge they have guides who sometimes have lived their whole life in Petra. And for the rental of a donkey or a camel, they will tell the history of the site. Continue reading
Winter on The Island of Tasmania
The island of Tasmania, Australia is a state that is located 240 km southeast of the continent, separated by the Bass Strait. Tasmania has a population of 484 700 inhabitants (March 2005 estimate) and an area of 68 332 km ².
The capital and largest city is Hobart, which includes the cities of Hobart, Glenorchy and Clarence. Other cities are Launceston in the north, and Devonport and Burnie in the northwest.
Tasmania was joined to mainland Australia until 13,000 years ago and after the rise in water levels it was cut off, creating the Bass Strait. The topography is mountainous. Mount Ossa has an altitude of 1617 m is the highest peak in Tasmania. The rivers are a very fast course and, combined with high rainfall have the ideal conditions for hydroelectric power stations. The island has a temperate climate, stable and moist.
Tasmania is a land of healthy world records: it has cleaner air, cleaner water, the flower higher and the oldest living thing: a magnificent Huon pine 4000 years. The landscape is a set of endless forests, rivers thaw, large valleys, lakes, prehistoric caves, ancient trees, white beaches with turquoise sea, modern cities and Victorian villas. With 18 national parks, 20 percent of its territory is a World Heritage Site.
Beautiful View Underwater: Manado, Indonesia
The tropical city of Manado is located at the northern tip of Sulawesi Island in Indonesia, near the Philippines and surrounded by some of the most diverse coral reefs in the world. There are volcanoes, rivers and forests ideal for hiking and rafting in Manado. Manado is the largest city and a regional capital of North Sulawesi, as well as one of the most popular tourist destinations in Indonesia.
Manado Attractions: Paradise diving and snorkeling to hiking and rafting. Manado is a tourist destination with nature and activity, and although the city itself has some interesting views and some colonial architecture, most visitors spend their time at the dive sites and bungalows on the beach at the nearby National Park Bunaken Marine. Manado is the cultural center of the population Minahasa Christian and Buddhist temple in Ban Hin Kiong, is the main attraction of the city. There are also some souvenir shops and malls in the city.
Bunaken National Marine Park is the largest resort in the area of Manado. It is a diver’s paradise that attracts visitors from around the world, offering the best diving in Manado. The snorkeling in Manado is equally great in the Marine Park. The park area includes many islands. The Lembeh Strait is also popular for diving.
Loire Castles in France
Nestled in the heart of France, among vineyards and forests, the Castles of the Loire Valley are testimony to the splendor of the region during the Middle Ages and the Renaissance. The concentration of these luxury and architectural beauty of the place has earned the Loire Valley, be declared a World Heritage Site by UNESCO.
The Castles of the Loire, about 42 in total, were built or restored, mostly during the Renaissance. At present, bear witness to an unbroken period of splendor on the banks of the Loire River and its tributaries, in the heart of France, a second area of spectacular beauty, which has been declared Patrimony of Humanity by UNESCO.
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Beautiful France: Mount St Michel
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Visited France, just behind Notre Dame and Sacre Coeur, and is also undoubtedly one of the most beautiful and visited places all over France, and the thing is no wonder, since the Mont Saint Michel is a small island connected to the mainland by a road (past the existing road was covered by water when the tide rose) where stands a small medieval town that retains the same appearance for centuries over which rises an impressive abbey where live the Romanesque and Gothic in perfect harmony.
TAJ MAHAL: Symbol of Eternal Love
In the early seventeenth century northern India was dominated by the fifth dynasty of the Mongol Empire, the imperial capital was located in Agra, a town about 200 km from New Delhi.
The Mughal Emperor, Shah Jahan was deprived of his second wife Arjumand Banu Begam (most loved by him) after giving birth to her fourteenth child at Burhanpur in a campaign.
Such was the love she felt towards her the emperor who built the most beautiful ever built mausoleum, the Taj Mahal.
The Taj Mahal, which means “Crown Palace” stands as one of the most beautiful jewels of humanity, entirely built of white marble inlaid with precious stones and intricate calligraphic inscriptions. Its traditional design based on Indian, Persian and Islamic has inspired poets and writers from around the world: “There is a piece of architecture, as are other buildings, but the proud passions of an emperor’s love wrought in living stones. “,” designed by giants and finished by jewelers “or” False in the sun, false to the moonlight, silvery fish species built by man, with a nervous emotion “are some of the words that inspired this great work . The Continue reading
Prambanan, Beautiful Temple in Indonesia
The Prambanan temple is near the city of Yogyakarta, and is a Hindu religious center of the tenth century What fewer people visit Borobudur, but not less impressive at all. It will take 30 minutes by bus from Yogyakarta, yes, she asked the driver what time is it back because the service ends early.
The site opens at 6 am, and I recommend you arrive early, because after it’s too hot to really exploit the beauty of the site. The photos also comes with a much better morning light. Admission is $ 10 for tourists. Many children come to visit with his master, with the only goal to talk to practice your English! At first I laughed but then became a little hard to visit quietly. Another reason to arrive early.
There are four main temples, but in the tenth century there were over 200. Are each dedicated to different gods, and tell the story of these gods, or celebrities, and his adventures. It is the largest Hindu monument in Java.
We are restoring from the late nineteenth century, was apparently badly damaged by the earthquake of 2006 but is now open to the public again.
Saronde Island in North of Indonesia
Saronde Island, Gorontalo, Indonesia
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This tourism object is located in District Kwandang, Gorontalo, and can be reached by boat from Kwandang.
Saronde Island is a beautiful small island, with white sandy beaches and reefs that are naturally neat. Many people who do not know of the existence of the island which is one of saronde tourism jewel Gorontalo province, Gorontalo, especially the North. Size of the island is only about less than 1 km around the coast and surrounding islands has its own characteristics. From the north to west along the white sandy beaches, and from south to east along the beach filled with rocks neatly arranged by human hands as well as surrounded by marine park has a beautiful coral reef. Saronde island located in North Gorontalo Kwandang District, about 65 km from downtown gorontalo with travel time approximately one hour. For travel from downtown to the dock kwandang gorontalo should use personal vehicles.
Saronde Island is a cluster of islands Ponelo (Village Ponelo) Kwandang District which is about 12 miles from the harbor pier Kwandang. And is a lot of small islands. Distance from the pier to the island saronde approximately 60 minutes. By using local transport services are often called katinting. At the pier has been available kwandang Saronde Island Taxi Tour, premises charge per person USD. Saronde 10 000 towards the island.
Great Place in The World: The Sphinx of Egypt
The Sphinx. This sculpture, which depicts a lion with a human face (is believed to represent the pharaoh Khafra, at least, wears on his head the typical klaft, mantle worn by the pharaohs) is contemporaneous with the pyramids, is 70 meters long and 20 high. To build it, took a mound of limestone on the plains, who carved and filled with stone blocks. When I had a thousand year old Pharaoh Tuthmosis IV between his legs made carve a scene depicting a dream in which the Sphinx gave him the throne in return for saving her to die buried under the desert sand.
More than a thousand years later, in Roman times, a shrine was excavated within the Sphinx. And when the Sphinx and more than four thousand years after these changes came to be destructive rather than constructive: the first iconoclasts, and the Mamluks then mutilated the monuments, damaging his tearing eyes and nose. Here we see a first example, although unfortunately not the last, which shows that among the capabilities of man is not only to build wonders, but also destroy them.