Category: Vacations
CASHEL Cashel sits at the foot of the 90m SRock of Cashel (ak.a. St. Patrick’s Rock), a huge limestone outcropping topped by medieval buildings. (Open Mar.-Sept. daily 9:30am-5:30pm; Oct.-Feb. …
Mariehamn is a popular seaside resort situated on a promontory at the S end of the island. In Norra Esplanadgata, in the middle of the town, stands the church …
Lu Xun, China’s most celebrated modern writer, was said to be a lonely Lu Xun shy man and yet was inextricably linked with events in his country. He (1881-1936) …
Area: 13sq.km/5sq. miles. Population: 117,000 (conurbation 666,000) Jiaxing is situated at 120°45’E and 30°43’N, in the extreme north of the province of Zhejiang, north-east ofthe provincial capital Hangzhou, in …
Travel to Galway B&BS St. Martin’s, 2 Nun’s Island Rd. (568 286), at the end of the O’Brien Bridge. Located near Galway’s best pubs, St. Martin’s also has a …
The Chinese civilisation, which developed along the muddy, fertile banks and in the wet lowlands of the Changjiang, was chiefly an agricultural culture. Recent excavations have revealed that even …
Dai Jin (1388-1462) ranks among the most influential artists of this period and he was the founder of the Zhejiang School. His works, which betray a gift for close …
Spain Map Tourist Attractions EMERGENCY Emergency: 112. Local Police: 3092. National Police: s091. Ambulance: s 124. TOURIST OFFICES. The Spanish Tourist Office operates an extensive official website (www.tourspain.es) and …
Every summer geological, botanical, musical and dancing weeks are organised in Jamtland. Information about dates can be obtained from tourist information offices. Jamtland, a mountainous province of central Sweden …
While China divides into two in a topographical sense, the same is true in hydrographical terms. From the cold, dry central highlands with irregular internal drainage in the west, …