San Gimignano
2007-08-27 05:27:18
San Gimignano is a small walled medieval hilltop town in Tuscany, Italy, about a 35-minute drive northwest of Siena or southwest of Florence. It is mainly famous for its medieval architecture, especially its towers, which may be seen from several miles outside the town. The town also is known for the white wine, Vernaccia di San Gimignano, grown in the area. If you are visiting Italy, great vacation spot. Tourist spot coordinates: 43°28′N, 11°03′E
Ponte Vecchio
2007-08-24 04:50:46
The Ponte
Vecchio (Italian for Old Bridge) is a Medieval bridge over the Arno River, in Florence, Italy, noted for having shops built along it. Butchers initially occupied the shops; the present tenants are jewelers, art dealers and souvenir sellers. It has been described as Europe’s oldest wholly-stone, closed-spandrel segmental arch bridge, but there are far older segmental arch bridges such as Alconétar Bridge. North Italy is great tourist and vacation destination. You will enjoy with all senses.
GPS location: 43.768068, 11.252703
Sagrada Família
2007-08-30 02:32:52
La Sagrada Família (’The Holy Family’) is a large Roman Catholic basilica under construction in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. Construction began in 1882 and its formal title is Temple Expiatori de la Sagrada Família. Antoni Gaudí worked on the project for over 40 years, devoting the last 15 years of his life entirely to this endeavour. On the subject of the extremely long construction period, Gaudí is said to have joked, “My client is not in a hurry.” After Gaudí’s death in 1926, work continued under the direction of Domènech Sugranyes until interrupted by the Spanish Civil War in 1935.
According to the newspaper, 2.26 million people visited the partially built basilica in 2004, making it one of the most popular attractions in Spain. Barcelona is great tourist spot with great people, food, wine and nightlife.
GPS coordinates for your sightseeing tour: 41°24′13″N, 2°10′28″E
Altamira Cave
2007-08-29 02:18:04
Altamira is a cave in Spain famous for its Upper Paleolithic cave paintings featuring drawings and polychrome rock paintings of wild mammals and human hands. It is located near the town of Santillana del Mar in Cantabria, Spain, 30 km west of the city of Santander. The cave with its paintings has been declared a World Heritage Site by UNESCO. This tourist attraction you can find in any school book.
GPS location of sightseeing: 43°22′57″N, 4°6′58″W
Royal Palace of Madrid
2007-08-28 04:26:23
The Royal
Palace
of Madrid
is the official residence of the King of Spain, located in Madrid. King Juan Carlos and the royal family do not actually reside in this palace, instead choosing the smaller Palacio de la Zarzuela, on the outskirts of Madrid. However, the Palacio Real de Madrid is still used for state occasions. The palace is owned by the Spanish state and administered by the Patrimonio Nacional agency. The palace is located on Bailén street, in the western part of downtown Madrid, east of the Manzanares River, and is accessible from the Ópera metro station. The palace is partially open to public, except when in official use. Madrid is great vacation location.
Coordinates: 40°25′5″N, 3°42′50″W
Epidaurus
2007-08-31 02:30:52
Epidaurus was a small city (polis) in ancient Greece, at the Saronic Gulf. The modern town Epidavros , part of the prefecture of Argolis, was built near the ancient site. You can find there ancient theater, if you like archeology and history great vacation location to visit. GPS coordinates of theater : 37°35′46″N 23°4′45″E
Kutna Hora
2007-09-26 03:40:41
Kutna Hora is a city in the Czech Republic in Central Bohemian Region of Bohemia. During the thirteenth and sixteenth century the city competed with Prague economically, culturally and politically. Since 1995 the city center has been a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Beside well known Prague, this town also worth to be added on your travel route.
GPS location of city: 49°57′N 15°16′E
Palais Garnier
2007-09-18 09:11:35
The Palais Garnier, but more commonly as the Paris Opéra, is a 2,200 seat opera house in Paris, France. A grand landmark designed by Charles Garnier in the Neo-Baroque style, it is regarded as one of the architectural masterpieces of its time.
Upon its inauguration in 1875, the opera house was officially named the Académie Nationale de Musique - Théâtre de l’Opéra. It retained this title until 1978 when it was re-named the Théâtre National de l’Opéra de Paris. After the opera company chose the Opéra Bastille as their principal theatre upon its completion in 1989, the theatre was re-named as the Palais Garnier, though its more official name, the Académie Nationale de Musique, is still sprawled above the columns of its front façade. In spite of the change of names and the Opera company’s relocation to the Opéra Bastille, the Palais Garnier is still known by many people as the Paris Opéra, as have all of the many theatres which have served as the principal
Herculaneum
2007-09-11 02:52:41
Herculaneum is an ancient Roman town, located in the territory of the current commune of Ercolano. Its ruins can be found in the Italian region of Campania. Great spot for archaeological sightseeing tour in Italy.
It is most famous for having been destroyed, along with Pompeii, in the eruption of Mount Vesuvius beginning on August 24, AD 79, which buried them in superheated pyroclastic material that has solidified into volcanic tuff. 150 skeletons were found near the beach, many of which showed evidence of lead poisoning because lead seeped into the syrup of cheap wine, which was stored in lead containers.
Its ruins can be found at the co-ordinates: 40°48′21″N, 14°20′51″E
Spanish Steps
2007-09-07 17:03:34
The Spanish
Steps is a set of steps in Rome, Italy, climbing a steep slope between the Piazza di Spagna at the base and Piazza Trinità dei Monti, dominated by Trinità dei Monti, the church that was under the patronage of the Bourbon kings of France, above. The Scalinata is “without a doubt the longest and widest staircase in all Europe”.
The monumental stairway of 138 steps was built with French diplomat Étienne Gueffier’s bequeathed funds of 20,000 scudi, in 1723–1725, linking the Bourbon Spanish Embassy to the Holy See, today still located in Palazzo Monaldeschi in the piazza below, with the Trinità dei Monti above.
Rome is beautifuf city, visit it in spring and you will enjoy perfect vacation. It is romantic and fantastic tourist spot.
Tourist attraction GPS location: 41°54′22″N 12°28′60″E
York Minster
2007-09-05 04:30:48
York Minster is the largest Gothic cathedral in northern Europe and is situated in the city of York in Northern England. It is the seat of the Archbishop of York (the second highest office of the Church of England), and cathedral for the Diocese of York, and is run by a Dean and Chapter under the Dean of York. Its formal title is The Cathedral and Metropolitical Church of St Peter in York. Include this in your England sightseeing tour.
It has a very wide Decorated Gothic nave and chapter house, a Perpendicular Gothic choir and east end, and Early English north and south transepts. The nave contains the West Window, constructed in 1338, and over the Lady Chapel in the east end is the Great East Window, (finished in 1408), the largest expanse of medieval stained glass in the world. In the north transept is the Five Sisters Window, each lancet being over 16 metres high. The south transept contains the famous Rose window.
GPS Tourist spot : 53°57′43″N, 1°4′55″W
Cardiff Castle
2007-10-02 05:56:07
Cardiff
Castle
is a medieval castle and Victorian revival mansion, transformed from a Roman fort, in the capital of Wales. Nice Wales tourist location.
Coordinates: 51°28′56.47″N, 03°10′52.39″W
Centre Georges Pompidou
2007-10-05 04:37:02
Centre
Georges Pompidou (constructed 1971–1977) is a complex in the Beaubourg area of the IVe arrondissement of Paris, near Les Halles and the Marais. It houses the Bibliothèque publique d’information, a vast public library, the Musée National d’Art Moderne, and IRCAM, a centre for music and acoustic research. Because of its location, the Centre is known locally as Beaubourg. It is named after Georges Pompidou, who was president of France from 1969 to 1974, and was opened on January 31, 1977. The building was designed by the architects Renzo Piano, Richard Rogers and Sue Rogers and engineers Peter Rice and Edmund Happold, whose design was not very popular at first. However, under the guidance of its first director, Pontus Hultén, it quickly became a noted attraction in Paris.
GPS location: 48.860653, 2.352411
Millau Viaduct
2007-10-03 06:13:09
The Millau Viaduct is a large cable-stayed road-bridge that spans the valley of the River Tarn near Millau in southern France. Designed by English architect Norman Foster and French bridge engineer Michel Virlogeux, it is the tallest vehicular bridge in the world, with one mast’s summit at 343 metres (1,125 ft) — slightly taller than the Eiffel Tower and only 38 m (125 ft) shorter than the Empire State Building. The viaduct is part of the A75-A71 autoroute axis from Paris to Béziers. It was formally dedicated on 14 December 2004 and opened to traffic two days later.
If you are traveling with car this is must travel route.
Coordinates: 44.077165, 3.022887
Salisbury Cathedral
2007-10-23 15:13:06
Salisbury
Cathedral
is an Anglican cathedral located in Salisbury, England. The cathedral has the tallest church spire in the UK, the largest cloister in England, and one of the four surviving original copies of Magna Carta(All copies are in Britain). Although commonly known as Salisbury Cathedral, the official name is the Cathedral of Saint Mary. It is nice part of country vacation destination for art experts.
Location of cathedral: 51°03′53″N, 1°47′51″W
Grauman’s Chinese Theatre
2008-03-11 01:35:06
Grauman’s Chinese
Theatre is an iconic movie theatre located at 6928 Hollywood Boulevard in Hollywood. The Chinese Theatre was commissioned following the success of the nearby Grauman’s Egyptian Theatre which opened in 1922. Built over 18 months beginning in January 1926 by a partnership headed by Sid Grauman, the theatre opened May 18, 1927 with [...]
Ming Tombs, Beijing
2008-03-10 01:40:42
The Ming Dynasty Tombs lit. Thirteen Tombs of the Ming Dynasty) are located some 50 kilometers due North of Beijing
at a specially selected site. The site was chosen by the third Ming Dynasty emperor Yongle (1402 - 1424), who moved the capital of China from Nanjing to the present location of northwest Beijing. The [...]
Harvard University
2008-03-09 14:57:03
Harvard University
(incorporated as The President and Fellows of Harvard College) is a private university in Cambridge, Massachusetts, U.S., and a member of the Ivy League. Founded in 1636 by the colonial Massachusetts legislature Harvard is the oldest institution of higher learning in the United States. It is also the first and oldest corporation in [...]
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Old-Town Hall & Astronomical Clock, Prague
2008-03-08 07:44:25
The Prague
Astronomical
Clock
or Prague Orloj is a medieval astronomical clock located in Prague, the capital of the Czech Republic, at 50°5′13.23″N, 14°25′15.30″E. The Orloj is mounted on the southern wall of Old Town City Hall in the Old Town Square and is a popular tourist attraction. The Orloj is composed of three main [...]
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Basilica of Santa Croce, Florence
2008-03-07 16:26:14
The Basilica di Santa
Croce (Basilica of the Holy Cross) is the principal Franciscan church in Florence, Italy, and a minor basilica of the Roman Catholic Church. It is situated on the Piazza di Santa Croce, about 800 metres south east of the Duomo. The site, when first chosen, was in marshland outside the city [...]
Florence Cathedral
2008-03-07 00:33:53
The Basilica di Santa Maria del Fiore is the cathedral church (Duomo) of Florence, Italy. The basilica is notable for its dome designed by Filippo Brunelleschi, its exterior facing of polychrome marble panels in various shades of green and pink bordered by white. The basilica was built on the site of a previous cathedral, Santa [...]
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Trinity College, Dublin
2008-03-06 02:29:04
Trinity College
, Dublin
(TCD), corporately designated as the Provost, Fellows and Scholars of the College of the Holy and Undivided Trinity of Queen Elizabeth near Dublin, was founded in 1592 by Queen Elizabeth I as the “mother of a university”, and is the only constituent college of the University of Dublin. Trinity and the University [...]
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Checkpoint Charlie, Berlin
2008-03-06 00:39:37
Checkpoint Charlie
was the name given by the Western Allies to a crossing point between East Berlin
and West Berlin during the Cold War, located at the junction of Friedrichstraße with Zimmerstraße and Mauerstraße (which coincidentally means ‘Wall Street’). It is in the Friedrichstadt neighborhood, which was divided by the Berlin Wall. Many other sector [...]
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Hofburg, Vienna
2008-03-05 00:33:24
Hofburg Imperial Palace is a palace in Vienna
, Austria, which has housed some of the most powerful people in Austrian history, including the Habsburg dynasty, rulers of the Austro-Hungarian empire. It currently serves as the official residence of the President of Austria. It was also known as the winter residence, while Schönbrunn Palace was the [...]
Ipanema, Rio de Janeiro
2008-03-04 00:36:29
Ipanema is a neighborhood located on the southern region of the city of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, between Leblon and Arpoador. The beach at Ipanema was immortalized in the song “The Girl from Ipanema”, written by Antonio Carlos Jobim and performed by Jobim, João and Astrud Gilberto, and Stan Getz. The song reached the U.S. [...]
Museu Picasso, Barcelona
2008-03-13 09:56:02
The Museu Picasso
(Picasso Museum) in Barcelona
, Spain, has one of the most extensive collections of artworks by the 20th century Spanish artist Pablo Picasso. This is one of the most popular and most visited museums in Barcelona. The museum is housed in five adjoining medieval palaces in Barcelona’s Barri Gotic. The original idea for [...]
Christ Church Cathedral, Dublin
2008-03-13 01:42:47
Christ Church
Cathedral
(The Cathedral of the Holy Trinity, commonly known as Christ Church, Cathedral of the United Dioceses of Dublin
and Glendalough and Metropolitical Cathedral of the United Provinces of Dublin and Cashel) in Dublin is the elder of the city’s two mediæval cathedrals, the other being St. Patrick’s. It has been the seat [...]
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Trastevere, Rome
2008-03-12 13:54:28
Trastevere is rione XIII of Rome, on the west bank of the Tiber, south of Vatican City. Its name comes from the Latin trans Tiberim, meaning literally “beyond the Tiber”. The correct pronunciation is “tras-TEH-ve-ray”, with the accent on the second syllable. Its logo is a golden head of a lion on a red background, [...]
Temple of Heaven, Beijing
2008-03-12 01:42:09
The Temple
of Heaven
, literally the Altar of Heaven is a complex of Taoist buildings situated in southeastern urban Beijing
, in Xuanwu District. The complex was visited by the Emperors of the Ming and Qing dynasties for annual ceremonies of prayer to Heaven for good harvest. It is regarded as a Taoist temple, although Chinese [...]
Imperial Palace, Tokyo
2008-03-11 13:47:53
The Tokyo
Imperial Palace
is the imperial palace of Japan and the residence of the Emperor of Japan. It is located in Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo and is close to Tokyo Station. It is roughly the size of Central Park, which has an area of 3.41 squared kilometers. After the Meiji Restoration and the resignation of Tokugawa [...]
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