Map of Bergen
BERGEN Founded by King Olav Kyrre in 1070. Bergen is one of the country’s oldest towns and probably its most interesting. In the 12th and 13th centuries, one... Read more
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Sights and Attractions in LUXEMBOURG CITY
SIGHTS Apart from the EEC buildings (the European Tower is 24 storeys high), the late Gothic Cathedral of Our Lady with its Renaissance door (17th century); the Grand... Read more
Travel to Trondheim Sights and Attractions in Trondheim
Sights The Nidaros Cathedral – the largest Gothic medieval church building in the Nordic countries and Norway’s national shrine. Archbishop’s Palacet. The oldest profane building in the Nordic... Read more
Travel to Venice
HISTORY The not so easily accessible lagoon island became the government seat of the Venetian Sea-League in 811. The independent city state was founded in the 11th century... Read more
Travel to Rotterdam
HISTORY In 1240 a dam was built which divided the Rotte from the Rhine and Maas delta. Rotterdam had rights of a city in 1340 and with the... Read more
Map of LUXEMBOURG CITY
LUXEMBOURG CITY For a city with only 80,000 inhabitants it is very important as the seat of the European Court of Justice and numerous institutions of the European... Read more
Madrit Spanish Map
MADRID The capital of the Spanish kingdom lies at the foot of the Sierra Guadarrama 40 degrees north, a high plateau 650 meters above sea level. In winter... Read more
Travel to Porto Portugal
HISTORY Apparently founded 200 years previously by Greek tradesmen, the town came in to the possession of the Romans in 1 BC and was called then Portus Cale.... Read more
Travel to LUXEMBOURG CITY
HISTORY The Frankish fortress Lucilinburhuc known as Lutzelburg (small castle 963 AD) became the seat of the Duchy of Luxembourg and was the foundation of the town. The... Read more
Lone Mountain from the Big Sky road
About 12 miles (20 km) south of the Big Sky Junction you begin to see eroded gray and yellow rock formations made of the same welded volcanic ash... Read more
Yellowstone: EAST ENTRANCE
The East Entrance will be your first choice as a way to enter Yellowstone if you’re interested in Native American lore or western museums (in Cody), or horseback... Read more
Map of Trondheim
TRONDHEIM Founded in 997 AD by the Viking King Olav Tryggvason. Capital of Norway and chief ecclesiastical seat Ages, Trondheim is today one of the three largest towns... Read more
Yellowstone: Road Logs and Destinations
I. NORTHWESTERN SECTION Each road log section begins at a gateway community and continues into the park to a junction on the Grand Loop Road. The exception is... Read more
Travel to Milan
HISTORY In the 5th century before Christ the Celts settled down in the site of what is today Milan. (To this date one can notice the Gallic influence... Read more