Category: Vacations
NAVARRA Bordered by Basque Country to the west and Aragon to the east, Navarra’s villages from the rustic Pyrenean pueblos on the French border to bustling Pamplona are seldom …
The Lapps (Same or Samians), whose ethnic origin is the subject of dispute but who are probably part Mongol, live in northern Sweden, Norway and Finland and in Karelia …
The season for the Lofoten fisheries, for which thousands of fishermen gather with their boats, is from mid-January to mid-April. The main catch is cod (Norwegian torsk). From the …
These ore towns lie in the heart of Lapland. Here the coniferous forests have given place to expanses of open birch forestand great stretches of moorland and bog, with …
FERRARA Rome has its mopeds, Venice its boats, and Ferrara (pop. 135,000) has its bicycles. Old folks, young folks, and babies perched precariously on handlebars whirl through Ferrara’s jumble …
Ni Zan was one of the “Four Great Masters of the Yuan Period”. His work is characterised by a chalky colour-wash effect. One of his own poems usually accompanies …
SURROUNDINGS. To the W of the town rises the hill of Byhaugen (76 m 250 ft; fine views), extending as far as the Ryfylkefjell to the NE. 3 5 …
Visit to Venice THEATER, CINEMA, AND ART EXHIBITIONS Teatro Goldoni, Calle del Teatro, S. Marco 4650B (041 240 20 11; teatrogold-ini@libero.it), near the Ponte di Rialto, showcases varying types …
The new church, built of brick and Swedish granite, was modelled after some of the German cathedrals and the churches of Lund and Ribe. Its most characteristic features are …
Province: Ostergotland Ian. Region: Ostergotland. Altitude: 40 m (130 ft). Population: 110,000. Postal code: S-58 Telephone code: 013. T Linkopings Turistbyra, Stora Torget, S-58223 Linkoping; tel. 12 02 79 …