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Obor Market - one of the oldest market in Bucharest

For many tourists, visiting local markets it is a habit. You will always find in this kind of places a wide variety of people. Starting with poor villagers who sale their vegetables and ending with corporate employees who want to eat bio food this places are one of the busiest areas in the city. One of the oldest market in Bucharest is...

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Postojna Cave - the greatest tourist attraction in Slovenia

The greatest tourist attraction in Slovenia is Postojna Cave. This is one of the world's largest karst monuments. The cave, formed by the Pivka River, is a network of 20 kilometres of passages, galleries and chambers into which experienced guides have accompanied more than 35 million visitors in the last 188 years. From 300 metres of accessible...

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One such landscape you will not see nowhere in the world - Twelve Apostles, Australia

The Twelve Apostles is a collection magnificent rock stacks that rise up majestically from the Southern Ocean on Victoria's dramatic coastline, in Australia. Situated in the Port Campbell National Park, the massive limestone structures are at around 70 metres high. Created by constant erosion of the limestone cliffs of the mainland beginning...

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Angel Waterfall of Venezuela - the tallest waterfall in the world

The highest waterfall in the world is in Venezuela, in Canaima National Park. The Canaima National Park was established in 1962 and was designated a UNESCO National Heritage Site in 1994. Angel Falls, named Salto Ángel in Spanish and Kerepakupai Vená – “waterfall of the deepest place” – in the Pemon language, is...

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Four most dangerous places in the world

Travelling is a pleasant and nice mod to escape the daily routine, for relax and invigorate the body. On the other hand, travel can present a danger in the true sense of the word. But some places worth seeing, even if these present one or more hazards. Such a place is Lake of Death of Sicily, which is considered one of the most poisonous and...

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Antelope Canyon

Antelope Canyon is the proof that nature is the most inspired artist. Located on Navajo land near Page, Arizona, Antelope Canyon is generally overlooked by people traveling to Arizona. Not many are they who know the beauty of this place. These canyons have narrow paths, created by water flowing through them for millions of years. Some fissures...

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Petra - the ancient city carved in the sandstone cliffs of southern Jordan

Petra, former capital of the Nabataeans, half built and half carved into the cliffs, is undoubtedly the most famous turistic attraction in Jordan. It lies on the slope of Jebel al-Madhbah (identified by some as the biblical Mount Hor) in a basin among the mountains which form the eastern flank of Arabah (Wadi Araba), the large valley running from...

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Salzburg Museum, Austria

Housed in the Neuen Residenz, the Salzburg Museum is the museum of artistic and cultural history for the city and region of Salzburg, Austria. The Salzburg Museum was founded in 1834 when a small collection of military memorabilia was made accessible to the public to formalize the memories of the Napoleonic wars. The Salzburg Museum...

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Cano Cristales – the river of five colours

Known as the "river of five colors", "rainbow river" and "the river that ran away from paradise", Cano Cristales is the most beautiful river in the world. The river, located inside the National Natural Park La Macarena in the department of Meta in the Eastern region of Colombia - The Plains, is a small one, that runs...

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Salar Uyuni - the biggest salt plain in the world

Salar Uyuni is the biggest salt plain in the world, with an area of over 10,000 square kilometers. Located in southwest Bolivia, at an altitude of 3,665 meters above sea level, Salar de Uyuni is one of the smoothest places on Earth. This is the place where “the sky merges with the earth”. Salt layer of a thickness of about 120 meters...

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The National Museum of Scotland

The National Museum of Scotland is one of the Top 10 UK visitor attractions, and in the Top 20 of the most visited museums and galleries in the world. It was formed in 1985 and incorporates the collections of the former National Museum of Antiquities of Scotland, and the Royal Museum. As well as the main national collections of...

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Bansko, a dream location for winter sports

Located at the foot of the Pirin Mountains at an elevation of 927 m above sea level, the town of Bansko is the best winter resort in Bulgaria with the longest ski runs and the richest cultural history, which attracts many Bulgarian and foreign tourists. Ski area lies at an altitude of 2000 - 2600 m and offer to their visitors ultimate...

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Dunnottar Castle, Scotland

On the north-east coast of Scotland, about 3 kilometres south of Stonehaven is found Dunnottar Castle, a ruined medieval fortress that holds many rich secrets of Scotland’s colourful past. The Castle is positioned on a high plateau surrounded on three sides by the North Sea. Because of its excellent positioning, Dunnottar was...

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Surprising facts about Istanbul

Istanbul, while being the ancient capital of many empires, from Rome to the Ottoman era, it is not the modern capital of Turkey as Ankara is.When the Republic of Turkey was born in 1923 after the War of Independence, Kemal Ataturk moved the capital to the city of Ankara. The city of Istanbul has continued to expand dramatically...

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The Gullfoss Waterfall

Located in the Canyon of Hvita River or the White River, in southwest Iceland, Gullfoss Waterfall is one of the most interesting tourist attractions in this country. The Waterfall is also known as the Golden Fall because of the golden hue of the water at sunset. The waterfall offer a spectacular view of the forces and beauty of...

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The beauty of The Great Wall of China

The Great Wall of China is one of the greatest sights in the world. Just like a gigantic dragon, the Great Wall winds up and down across deserts, grasslands, mountains and plateaus, stretching approximately 8,851.8 kilometers from east to west of China. The longest wall in the world, it is an awe-inspiring feat of ancient defensive...

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Machu Picchu - The one of the Seven Wonders of the World

Machu Picchu is one of the Seven Wonders of the World. It is located in the Cusco Region, Urubamba Province, Machu Picchu District in Peru. The ruins stretch over a mountain ridge high above the Sacred Valley which is 80 kilometres northwest of Cusco and through which the Urubamba River flows. Machu Picchu was built in the fifteenth...

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The beautiful island of Hokkaido, Japan

Hokkaido is the second largest and least developed of Japan's four main islands. Japan’s northernmost island homes harsh winters and bountiful snowfalls, with the temperature staying below freezing for half the year. Most of Hokkaido was settled by the Japanese within the last 100 years, compared to the thousands of...

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Eilean Donan Castle, Scotland

Originally built in the 13th century as a defense against Vikings, Eilean Donan Castle is one of Scotland’s best-known architectural treasures. It is situated on a small island in Loch Duich in the western Highlands of Scotland near from the village of Dornie. Eilean Donan Castle last played a historical role during the 18th...

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Yalta – the southern capital of Ukraine

Yalta is a resort town on a Southern coast of Crimean peninsula, situated between Alushta and Sevastopol in about 100 km. from International airport in Simferopol. Yalta - is a "Southern capital of Ukraine", the most important tourist destination in Crimea. Population is about 80,000 inhabitants. Learn some Russian before you...

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The Victoria Falls

Victoria Falls is a waterfall in southern Africa on the Zambezi River at the border of Zambia and Zimbabwe. It is one of the "Seven Wonders of the World" and one of the largest and most spectacular waterfalls on Earth. The name Victoria Falls was given to the falls by the Scottish explorer Dr. David Livingstone. He named the falls after...

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Top 6 monuments in modern architecture

Art Nouveau, which flourished in Europe between 1890 and 1910, was one of the earliest (and shortest-lived) efforts to develop an original style for the modern age. Here are presented 10 of the most famous monuments and buildings of the 20th century in the West: Tower Bridge in London, La Defense and Pompidou Center in Paris, Sidney Opera House...

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Palace of the Popes, Avignon

One of the interesting attractions in Avignon is the Palais des Papes (Palace of the Popes), a vast castle of significant historic, religious and architectural importance. Avignon became the home of the popes in 1309, who were fleeing the violent chaos of Rome. The Palace is one of the largest and most important medieval Gothic buildings in...

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What is Agritourism?

Agritourism is basically where agriculture and tourism intersect. It is one of the fastest growing sectors in the eco-tourism industry. Typically vacationers will book a room, cottage, or villa on a farm or rural property. In many cases, vacationers are able to assist in chores such as picking fruit, helping in the grape harvest, and...

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Exploring ancient Greece in Nashville, TN: The Parthenon

Nashville is probably the last place you’d expect to see a full-scale replica of the Parthenon of Athens. The city has been called the Athens of the South since the mid 19th century. In a part of the country which at the time, wasn’t renowned for educating its citizens, Nashville could boast not only a public...

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Giant's Causeway, North Ireland

If you want to experience one of nature's true wonders in Ireland, visit the Giant's Causeway. Situated on the North coast of Ireland, in county Antrim, the Giant's Causeway is an area of approximately 40,000 interlocking basalt columns, the result of an ancient volcanic eruption. Formed between 50 and 60 million years ago, the 'causeway' is...

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Havasu Falls – a beautiful waterfall in Grand Canyon

Havasu Falls is an amazingly beautiful waterfall located in Grand Canyon in Arizona. Many visitors to the Grand Canyon do not know about the spectacular series of waterfalls in the western canyon. Havasu is one of four major waterfalls in the heart of the Havasupai Tribe's homeland. Navajo, Mooney, and Beaver Falls are also located in this...

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Snagov Monastery – the Burial Place of Dracula

Snagov Monastery is an important feudal religious and historical edifice, built in 1408 on an island situated in the centre of Lake Snagov, 40km north of Bucharest. Built by Mircea the Elder, the monastery was said to have been the burial place of Vlad the Impaler. also known as Dracula. Legend has it that he was murdered and...

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Scarisoara Cave - one of the biggest ice caves in Romania

Located deep inside the forests of the Apuseni Mountains, Scarisoara is the biggest ice cave in Romania, a unique phenomenon in Southeastern Europe. It's not known when it was discovered, but the first scientific information about it appeared in 1861. In 1863 the Austrian geographer Arnold Schmidl it made some observations and the first map of the...

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Aleppo, Syria

Aleppo is one of the oldest continuously inhabited cities in the world. Evidence of habitation at the current site of Aleppo dates to about 8,000 years ago, but excavations at a site just 25 kilometers north of the city show the area was inhabited about 13,000 years ago.The city is first mentioned in cuneiform tablets from...

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