PRAGUE PRAHA
PRAGUE (PRAHA) According to legend, Countess Libuse stood above the Vltava and declared, I see a grand city whose glory will touch the stars. Medieval kings, benefactors, and architects …
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KORCULA
KORCULA Within sight of the mainland are the macchia thickets and slender cypress trees of Korcula. Marco Polo was bom here, among sacred monuments and churches dating from …
Salamanca Map
Salamanca Map ENTERTAINMENT AND NIGHTLIFE According to Salamantinos, Salamanca is the best place in Spain to party; it is said that there is one bar for every one hundred …
Traveling in Barcelona
Traveling in Barcelona WATERFRONT MUSEU MARITIM. The Drassanes Reiales de Barcelona (Royal Shipyards of Barcelona) are considered the world’s greatest standing example of Civil (i.e. non-religious) Gothic architecture and …
GENEVA GENEVE
GENEVA (GENEVE) The Zermatt Alpine Center, which houses both the Bergfiihrerbiiro (Mountain Guide’s Office; 966 24 60) and the Skischulbiiro (Ski School Office; 966 24 66), is located past …
Dublin Vacations
Dublin Vacations BLOOMSDAY! Walk around Dublin on a normal day and you’ll see plenty of references to James Joyce’s famous novel, Ulysses. Walk around on June 16, however, and …
Venice Guide for Tourist
Venice Guide for Tourist SAN MARCO IS Le Bistrot de Venise, Calle dei Fabbri, S. Marco 4685 (041 523 66 51; www.bistrot- devenise.com). Scrumptious, beautifully presented pasta dishes prepared …
Madrid Map Tourist Attractions
Madrid Map Tourist Attractions MALASANA AND CHUECA BHostal-Residencia Dominguez, C. Santa Brigida 1, 1st fl. ( fax 915 32 15 47). M; Tribunal. Go down C. Fuencarral toward Gran …
Portugal Map Tourist Attractions
Portugal Map Tourist Attractions TOURIST SERVICES AND MONEY TOURIST OFFICES. The official tourism website is www.portugalinsite.pt. When in Portugal, stop by municipal and provincial tourist offices for maps and …
AMSTERDAM
AMSTERDAM Amsterdam is not merely the city of garish sin. While the aroma of marijuana smoke does waft out of coffeeshops and prostitutes do pose provocatively behind windows bathed …