WESTERN EUROPE: A QUICK HISTORY
WESTERN EUROPE: A QUICK HISTORY As you travel through Western Europe, you are bound to encounter the unique political and cultural histories of each country you visit; from architecture …
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MADRID
MADRID After Franco’s death in 1975, young madrilenos celebrated their liberation from totalitarian repression with raging, all-night parties in bars and on streets across the city. This reveliy became …
PERUGIA
PERUGIA Perugia (pop. 150,000) may boast the most polite people in Italy. With its gorgeous countryside, big-city vitality, and world-renowned chocolate, this city’s residents have much to smile about. …
FLORENCE
FLORENCE The rays of the setting sun shimmer over a sea of burnt-orange roofs and towering domes to reveal the breathtaking concentration of beauty in Florence (pop. 376,000). Once …
Dublin Guide for Tourist
Dublin Guide for Tourist REPUBLIC OF IRELAND Queen of Tarts, 3 Cork Hill (670 7119). This little red gem offers homemade pastries, scones, cakes, and coffee. Continental breakfast ‚4-6. …
LOCARNO
LOCARNO A Swiss vacation spot, Locarno (pop. 48,000) gets over 2200 hours of sunlight per year more than anywhere else in Switzerland. For centuries, visitors have journeyed here solely …
Italy Map Tourist Attractions
Italy Map Tourist Attractions COMMUNICATION Country code: 39. International dialing prefix: 00. The city code must always be dialed, even when calling from within the city. From outside Italy, …
DAYTRIPS FROM BARCELONA
DAYTRIPS FROM BARCELONA MONTSERRAT. An hour northwest of Barcelona, the mountain of Montserrat is where a wandering 9th-century mountaineer had a blinding vision of the Virgin Mary. In the …
Galway Map
Galway Map SIGHTS NORA BARNACLE HOUSE. The little home of James Joyce’s life-long companion has hardly changed since its famous-by-association inhabitant left. Today, a friendly staff happily discusses their …
ITALY
ITALY One of the few countries whose very geography seems active it resembles a boot poised to kick Sicily clear across the Mediterranean Italy has never been inclined to …