LUCERNE LUZERN
LUCERNE (LUZERN) Lucerne (pop. 60,000) is the Swiss traveler’s dream come true. The old city is engaging, the lake is placid, and sunrise over the famous Mt. Pilatus has …
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Chinese travel tours
The Huaqing Hot Springs are to be found 26km/16 miles east of Xi’an at the foot of Mount Lishan in a large park containing a number of public baths …
Chengdu Map
Capital of Sichuan Province Altitude: 500m/1640ft. Area: 1447sq.km/559sq. miles Population: 2,540,000 (conurbation 4,420,000) Situation and Chengdu lies in an important rice and wheat-growing region in the centre Communications 0f …
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Aurakatu runs SE to the Aura Bridge (Auransilta). To the right, on the banks of the river, is the Town House (,Kaupungirttalo, 1885), and near this, the oldest surviving …
URBINO
URBINO With picturesque stone dwellings scattered along steep city streets and a tur-reted palace ornamenting its skyline, Urbino (pop. 15,000) encompasses all that is classic Italy. The city’s most …
Guangxi Map
Area: 236,OOOsq.km/91,OOOsq. miles Population: 43,240,000. Capital: Nanning The autonomous region of Guangxi lies in south China, between 104°29′ and 112°03’E and 20°54′ and 26°23’N. In addition to the Han …
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Visitors to the four Scandinavian countries from the United Kingdom, the United States, Canada and many other countries require only a valid passport, without visa, for a stay of …
SOUTHEAST IRELAND
SOUTHEAST IRELAND A base first for the Vikings and then the Normans, the Southeast echoes a fainter Celtic influence than the rest of Ireland. Town and street names in …
Tai’an Map
Population: 1,200,000 Tai’an lies at 117°08’E and 36°12’N, in Shandong province, 70km/43’/2 miles south of Shandong, the provincial capital. There are rail and bus links with Shandong. One of …
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Province: Jiangxi. Area: 555sq.km/214sq, miles Population: 364,000 Jiujiang lies at 115°58’E and 29°47’N, in the north of Jiangxi Province. The city is 135km/84 miles from the provincial capital, Nanchang, …