Filed Under (Europe) by ariV on 28-07-2010
San Gimignano is one of the most exciting city in the Tuscany hills. You can see a lot of medieval towers in this city. If you walk through the Piazza della Cisterna, don’t forget to visit the 13th-century town hall, the Palazzo del Popolo and enjoy the view from the Rocca citadel. San Gimignano is also famous for its museum of torture in various times and places.
Filed Under (Europe) by admin on 27-04-2010
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Filed Under (Europe) by admin on 17-04-2010
Norfolk Island National Park welcomes visitors to explore its stunning scenery and rich diversity of bird life. From bushwalks beneath the planet’s tallest tree ferns to barbecues overlooking spectacular ocean cliffs, there is something for everyone.
Norfolk Island also holds important biological significance as its flora and fauna are derived from the chance dispersal of plants and animals over vast distances of ocean. Many species have evolved into unique, or endemic, forms due to isolation from other populations and having different evolutionary pressures.
Discovered by Captain James Cook, it was claimed by him for Great Britain and named in honour of the Duchess of Norfolk. Cook’s crew were struck by the island’s rugged beauty and the abundance of flax and pine.
Cook sailed on, and the island was to remain uninhabited for a further 14 years. Since then the island has seen two penal settlements come and go, the second of which was the most brutal ever established by Britain.
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The popular Snow Festival will soon begin. Located at Kiruna Sweden. Festival which was held cold for 25 consecutive years will commence on 29 and ended on January 31, 2010.
This city is also famous ICE HOTEL was. The location is very close to the festival. You can also visit it during the day if you do not feel like sleeping there.
There will be countless winter activities for all ages at the Snow Festival, including a snow scooter jump show, sled races, a winter fair, reindeer race, and more. Flights from Stockholm to Kiruna only take about 90 minutes and it’s definitely worth the trip!
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A number of ancient Roman statues might lie beneath the turquoise waters of the Blue Grotto on the island of Capri in southern Italy, according to an underwater survey of the sea cave.
Dating to the 1st century A.D., the cave was used as a swimming pool by the Emperor Tiberius (42 B.C. – 37 A.D.), and the statues are probably depictions of sea gods.
“A preliminary underwater investigation has revealed several statue bases which might possibly hint to sculptures lying nearby,” Rosalba Giugni, president of the environmentalist association, Marevivo, told Discovery News.
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