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Tourist Attractions of Rome

Located in Italy, Rome is considered to be one of the most beautiful cities in the world. This Biblical city is the home to the world’s most famous historical monuments and museums. As if this is not enough, Rome is secure and it has many restaurants which make it the dream destination of many tourists. If you are planning to go to Rome it will be best that you find out tourist attractions of Rome. This will give you an idea of the places you can visit when you are there.

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Posted by Admin - October 31, 2011 at 3:55 am

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What To See In Athens, Greece

Athens (Greece) is considered one of the most popular tourist destinations in the world. This ancient city has a lot to offer to its visitors and it receives thousands of visitors every year. This is not surprising since Athens is also the city of great philosophers such as Aristotle and Socrates. You should not miss the opportunity to visit this city if you are ever in Greece. To make sure you get a chance to see all the famous sites in Athens you should probably do a research on what to see in Athens.

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Posted by Admin - October 18, 2011 at 4:13 am

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Travel To Siena – One of Tuscany’s Most Beautiful Cities

Surrounded by olive groves and vineyards, the city of Siena is one of the most beautiful in Tuscany. Travel to Siena, inscribed in the UNESCO World Heritage list, it is one of the most beautiful towns in Tuscany that has kept its medieval aspect uncontaminated from modernity for centuries. The same medieval atmosphere can be enjoyed while strolling on the narrow, crooked streets which lead to the gateway to the historic center, where there are also the most beautiful places to visit in Siena. The city, spread over three hills, is an agglomeration of numerous narrow, winding streets and stair steps. Piazza del Campo is its center, and Duomo and St. Maria della Scala, two important cultural objective, hard to forget by those who visited them. Siena is a city famous for the Palio, horse races that take place each year from July 2 to August 16, an old tradition of the place. Siena is also known as having one of the oldest universities in Europe.

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Posted by Admin - September 4, 2011 at 7:06 am

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Travel to Rhodes Island Greece

Rhodes Island, or Rhodos, is the largest of the Dodecanese Islands in the Aegean Sea, situated on the southeast edge of the archipelago. With a length of 78 km and up to 30 km in height, Rhodes Island is one of the largest (the third largest) and most beautiful Greek islands and because it enjoys 300 sunny days per year, is formally the sunniest place in Europe. Its capital city has the same name – Rhodes, and is situated in the north part of the island. Other major cities on the island of Rhodes are: Afandou (21 km from Rhodes), Archangelos (29 km from Rhodes) - the second largest city, surrounded by groves of oranges and lemons, Asklipio - here you can visit an old church and a castle, Faliraki (14 km from Rhodes) - a resort full of action, Gennadi, Haraki (Charaka) - The beach here is lined by many restaurants

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Posted by Admin - August 31, 2011 at 5:16 pm

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Cagliari Sardinia Travel Attractions – Italia

Cagliari is the capital of the Cagliari province and of the autonomous region of Sardinia - an island in the Mediterranean, which belongs to Italy. The spoken language is Italian and Sardinian, which is considered the most conservative Romance language. It has an area of ​​85.45 square kilometers and a population of 300,000. The climate of the city of Cagliari is the same as that of the Island of Sardinia, mainly Mediterranean, with a Mediterranean autumn and spring, and a hot summer and mild winter. This is influenced by the Atlantic and African air masses and. The NW wind, mistral, strongly dominates winter, and in the summer it makes the air dry and hard to breathe. In ancient times, Cagliari was an important Phoenician trading center. It went under Roman suzerainty, with the rest of the island in 238 BC. Then it was controlled in order by vandals, the Byzantine Empire (in 638), Genoa, Pisa, Aragon (during the Catalan domination the city was called Caller), Spain (1326), and briefly Austria, until it entered Piedmont Duchy in 1720. In 1847 the city returned to Italy.

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Posted by Admin - August 10, 2011 at 9:47 pm

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