TRAVEL TO PRAGUE
Prague evolved from about 40 fortified farms, a settlement between the castles of Wyscherhrad and Hradschin. This was described by the Arabian businessman Ibrahim Ibn Jakub in the 10th …
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Sights and Attractions in BRATISLAVA
The Hrad, the medieval castle which burnt down in 1811 and was built up again. The Gothic St. Martins Cathedral (14th/15th centuries) which between 1563 and 1830 was the …
LINZ MAP
On a bend between the rivers Danube and Traun lies Linz the capital of Upper Austria. Linz with its 200,000 inhabitants is the third largest city of Austria and …
Sights and Attractions in Greece
SIGHTS Byzantine Churches (4th-14th c.): Agia Aekatermi, Agfa Paraskevi, Agla Sofia, Agios Panteleimon, Agios Georgios, Agios Dimitrios (St. Dimitrios is also the city’s patron-saint), Agii Apostoli, Panagia ton Ch&lkeon, …
Travel to Ireland
SIGHTS Casino Marino; Christ Church Cathedral (1038); City Hall; Custom House; Dublin Castle; Fitzwilliam Square, Four Courts; General Post Office; Grafton Street; Grand Canal; Guinnes Brewery (St. James’ Gate); …
SOFIA MAP
Surrounded by the Ljulin mountains, the Sredna-Gora mountains and the 2325 meter high Vitoscha (the city’s “own mountain”), the city of Sofia, the capital of Bulgaria and of the …
Travel to Greece
HISTORY In 315 BC the Macedonian King Kassandros founded the settlement and named it after his wife Thessalonike, a sister of Alexander the Great. Both during the Roman and …
Back on the boardwalk
Shell Spring (actually a small geyser) has an irregular crater that may remind you of a clamshell. The crater has a mustard-colored lining from sulfurous deposits splashed on during …
TRAVEL TO BRUSSELS
It started with a castle on the Zenne island in the 10th century and already had a fortified wall in 1100. This protection was transformed into a commercial place …
Black Sand Basin Walking Tour Yellowstone
NOTE: c This hot spring area is accessible to wheelchairs, but has no curb cut. See the map on 83. If you take the sidewalk a short distance back …