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A few parks in London

St James Park It is considered the most beautiful park in London, recalling the bucolic countryside of Kent, Hampshire and Sussex. Henry VIII has exploited the potential of wetlands, turning  them in amusement park and hunting ground. At the will of Charles II, the architect Le Notre gave the shape of an English garden. John [...]

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Torture Museum, Amsterdam

Torture Museum is considered the scariest, interesting and unusual museum where can be found some instruments of medieval torture in a dark atmosphere so that the visitor can make an idea about the criminal justice system that existed five hundred years ago. Torture Museum is an example of history of human cruelty when the government [...]

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Mini Europe Park-Brussels

If until now you weren’t ready to make a spectacular tour of Europe and you didn’t have enough money for such a trip, then you can go to the world’s craziest park in Brussels, and try such a great alternative. Mini Europe in Brussels is the greatest tourist attraction. Here you can see the majority [...]

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Christiansborg Palace

Danish Parliament is located in the impressive Christiansborg Palace whose copper towers dominate the center of Copenhagen. During the tours, you can visit including the Parliament House, where sessions are being held. The most impressive is the building of the Parliament: Christiansborg Palace and the Palace Square, where Danish citizens often come to protest against [...]

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Cadiz

Cádiz is one of the pretenders to the title of Europe’s oldest city. Its origin dates back to Phoenician and legend connects the foundation of the settlement and one of the myths about Hercules. Cádiz was founded around the year 1104 BC under the form of the Gadir Phoenician colony. Inhabitants even say today to [...]

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DisneyLand

Disneyland Paris is located 32 km from central Paris. It has two theme parks, a shopping center,a district especially designed for dining and entertainment and seven hotels belonging to Disney. Since its opening on 12 April 1992, it was the second Disney park known to be opened outside the United States (after the one located [...]

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Canary Islands

Canary Islands have become one of the most popular tourist destinations. They are yearly chosen as a vacation spot by 11 million tourists, especially Europeans. The reasons are many: pleasant weather, crystal-clear sea water, spectacular sandy beaches and unique nature. Many visitors come here because the islands give them the chance to spend holidays in [...]

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Eisriesenwelt

Frozen waterfalls with giant icicles are exposing in the massive mountains in Austria. Eisriesenwelt- the World of Ice Giants-is considered the largest system of ice caves in Europe, its network of galleries and stately rooms extending over at least 40 km in Tennengebirge Massif, located south of Salzburg. Near the entrance there is a wall [...]

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Pico de Teide

Seen from the sea, Pico de Teide is enveloped in striking colors. White snow-covered peak gradually gives way to dark purples of the volcanic slopes, which lies over the intense green of vegetation bordered by the blue ultramarine ocean. In travel guides, the island of Tenerife, the largest from the Canary Islands, as almost half [...]

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Eiffel Tower

If there is something about Paris that does not need presentation, then this is definitely the Eiffel Tower. Symbol of Paris in France and at the same time, of the entire humanity, the Eiffel Tower is the most visited paid monument in the world with more than 6 million visitors per year. Did you know [...]

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