Holiday in Barcelona
Holiday in Barcelona L’EIXAMPLE L’Eixample has upscale bars and some of the best gay nightlife in Europe, as evidenced by the area’s nickname, Gaixample. ill Buenavista Salsoteca, C. Rossello …
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Galway Map Tourist Attractions
Galway Map Tourist Attractions PUBS With approximately 650 pubs and 70,000 people, Galway maintains an extremely low person to pub ratio. Indeed, the city’s intricate constellation of pubs is …
REVOLUTION IN THOUGHT 1555-1648
REVOLUTION IN THOUGHT (1555-1648) Unwilling to witness the fracturing of his empire, Charles V abdicated all his titles in 1555. His solution to the already present lack of unity …
ROME CENTRO STORICO
ROME CENTRO STORICO PIAZZA VENEZIA AND VIA DEL CORSO. The Via del Corso takes its name from its days as Rome’s premier racecourse, running between P. del Popolo and …
GIBRALTAR
GIBRALTAR From the morning mist just off the southern shore of Spain emerges the Rock of Gibraltar. Bastion of empire and Jerusalem of Anglophilia, this rocky peninsula is among …
CAUSEWAY COAST
CAUSEWAY COAST Past Cushendun, the northern coast becomes even more dramatic. Sea-battered cliffs tower 185m over white beaches before giving way to the spectacular geology of Giant’s Causeway, for …
VALENCIA
VALENCIA Stylish and cosmopolitan, Valencia (pop. 750,000) presents a striking contrast to the surrounding orchards and mountain range. Valencia seems to possess all the best of its sister cities: …
Madrid Map
Madrid Map ACCOMMODATIONS Make reservations for summer visits. Expect to pay ‚17-‚50 per person, depending on location, amenities, and season. Tourist offices provide information about the 13 or so …
LA FAMIGLIA
LA FAMIGLIA Powerful because people owed them favors, strong because they supported one another, and feared because they did not hesitate to kill offenders, the Sicilian Mafia founded a …
SHOPPING IN ROME
SHOPPING IN ROME SHOES It’s said that a building’s only as good as its foundation. In Italy, you’re only as good as your shoes. In a city where Birkenstocks …