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Top 10 Things to do in Mersin, Turkey

Mersin is a large city and a port on the Mediterranean coast of southern Turkey. It is part of an interurban agglomeration – the Adana-Mersin Metropolitan Area – and lies on the western part of Çukurova, a geographical, economical, and cultural region. The city was named after the aromatic plant Myrsine (Greek: Μυρσίνη) in the family Primulaceae, a myrtle that grows in abundance in the area (Turkish: mersin); the 17th-century traveler Evliya Çelebi wrote that there was also a clan named Mersinoğulları

What to do and see in Naples, Italy: The Best Places and Tips

Romantic Naples, two hours south of Rome, is the largest city in southern Italy. It has some of the world's best opera and theater houses and is often called an open-air museum, due to its many historic statues and monuments. Join families on promenade as the sun sets on the Bay of Naples. View finds from Pompeii and Herculaneum, destroyed by Mount Vesuvius in 79 A.D., at the Museo Archeologico Nazionale or revel in the art and architecture of Museo Cappella Sansevero, built in the late 1500s.

Where to Eat in Porirua: The Best Restaurants and Bars

Discover the best restaurant in Porirua, New Zealand including Sandbar Mana, Peppermill Deli and cafe, Topor Bistro, The Big Salami, The Co-Op Kitchen & Bar, Groundup Cafe, Natraj Restaurant, Whitby Taj, El Porteno, Plimmerton Fish Supply

Top 10 restaurants in Kalimpong, India

Kalimpong is a bustling bazaar town set among the rolling foothills and deep valleys of the Himalayas. Kalimpong has become an important tourist destination owing to its temperate climate and proximity to popular tourist locations in the region. It is famous for its flower market, especially the wide array of orchids. Other attractions include Buddhist monasteries including the Zang Dhok Palri Phodang - known for its rare Tibetan Buddhist scriptures, churches, an excellent private library for the study of Tibetan and Himalayan language and culture. Kalimpong is home to Karmapa Trinley Thaye Dorje - 17th Karmapa. Kalimpong is also known for its traditional handicrafts.Although not many travellers bother to visit Kalimpong, there's enough here to keep you occupied for a couple of days, and for the energetic there's some good trekking and river-rafting in the river Teesta.

Where to Eat in Antwerp Province: The Best Restaurants and Bars

Discover the best restaurant in Antwerp Province, Belgium including Numerus Clausus, Het Gerecht, De Pastorie, Bolivar, Eetkamer a l'Infintiste, Mojo, Velazquez, Sombat Thai Cuisine, The Jane, Falafel Tof

Top 10 restaurants in Republic of North Ossetia-Alania, Russia

Discover the best restaurant in Republic of North Ossetia-Alania, Russia including Cafe Magiya, Royal Bar, Grusha, Les, Bavaria, Americano, Lookoom Chaikhana, Koyroi, NASH Cafe, Vincenzo

Where to Eat in Tulcea: The Best Restaurants and Bars

Tulcea (Romanian pronunciation: [ˈtult͡ʃe̯a]; Bulgarian, Russian and Ukrainian: Тулча, Tulcha; Greek: Αιγισσός, Aegyssus; Turkish: Hora-Tepé or Tolçu) is a city in Dobrogea, Romania. It is the administrative center of Tulcea county, and had a population of 73,707 as of 2011. One village, Tudor Vladimirescu, is administered by the city.

Where to Eat in Cochabamba: The Best Restaurants and Bars

Cochabamba (Aymara: Quchapampa, Quechua: Quchapanpa) is a city & municipality in central Bolivia, in a valley in the Andes mountain range. It is the capital of the Cochabamba Department and is the fourth largest city in Bolivia, with a population of 630,587 according to the 2012 Bolivian census. Its name is from a compound of the Quechua words qucha, meaning "lake", and pampa, "open plain". Residents of the city and surrounding areas are commonly referred to as cochalas, or, more formally, cochabambinos.

Where to Eat in Puchberg am Schneeberg: The Best Restaurants and Bars

Puchberg am Schneeberg is a town in the south-eastern part of Lower Austria with approx. 2650 inhabitants. It is situated about 80 Kilometres from Vienna. The highest point of Puchberg is the Schneeberg with 2076 m, the highest mountain of Lower Austria.

Ukunda Food Guide: 10 Must-Eat Restaurants & Street Food Stalls in Ukunda

Ukunda is a coastal town in the southern part of Mombasa mainly inhabited by the Mijikenda (the nine tribes) from the coast of Kenya. It paves way into Diani Beach a major tourist attraction.

8 Things to Do in Verkhovyna That You Shouldn't Miss

Verkhovyna (Ukrainian: Верховина; before 1962, Ukrainian: Жаб'є, Polish: Żabie) is an urban-type settlement located in Ivano-Frankivsk Oblast in western Ukraine. Verkhovyna serves as the administrative center of Verkhovyna Raion. Population: 5,857 (2016 est.).

Top 10 restaurants in Anjuna, India

Anjuna is among the most famous beaches in India. Popularly known for its Hippie culture, most people's reasons for coming to Anjuna are the same as they were in the 1970s. On Wednesdays, the famous flea market of Anjuna, a major shopping hangout beside the beach, opens for business. Bathing is generally safer at Anjuna than at most of the other beaches. Taking long walks and watching sunsets are among the favorite pastimes of visitors at Anjuna. Anjuna has emerged as a destination for rave parties and that take place over here from time to time, especially around the Christmas-New Year full moon period.