Pushkin is a historic estate originally given by Peter the Great to his wife Catherine as a rural getaway. Today, the main attraction is Tsarskoye Selo, a collection of historic palaces, churches and other buildings that make it a World Heritage Site. Highlights include the beautiful Alexander and Catherine Palaces. The town itself was founded in the early 1700s and was the home of the first railroad service in Russia, which still connects it to the capital.
Libya (/ˈlɪbiə/ ( listen); Arabic: ليبيا), officially the State of Libya (Arabic: دولة ليبيا Dawlat Lībyā), is a sovereign state in the Maghreb region of North Africa, bordered by the Mediterranean Sea to the north, Egypt to the east, Sudan to the southeast, Chad and Niger to the south, and Algeria and Tunisia to the west. The country is made of three historical regions, Tripolitania, Fezzan, and Cyrenaica. With an area of almost 1.8 million square kilometres (700,000 sq mi), Libya is the fourth largest country in Africa, and is the 16th largest country in the world. Libya has the 10th-largest proven oil reserves of any country in the world.
Minden is a town of about 83,000 inhabitants in the north-east of North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. The town extends along both sides of the River Weser. It is the capital of the district (Kreis) of Minden-Lübbecke, which is part of the region of Detmold. Minden is the historic political centre of the cultural region of Minden Land. It is widely known as the intersection of the Mittelland Canal and the River Weser. The town is over 1,200 years old and has yet some buildings in the Weser Renaissance style, in addition to its architecturally symbolic 1,000-year-old cathedral.
Nova Gorica (pronounced [ˈnɔ̀ːʋa ɡɔˈɾìːtsa] ( listen); population: 13,852 (town); 21,082 (incl. suburbs); 31,000 (municipality)) is a town and a municipality in western Slovenia, on the border with Italy. Nova Gorica is a planned town, built according to the principles of modernist architecture after 1947, when the Paris Peace Treaty established a new border between Yugoslavia and Italy, leaving nearby Gorizia outside the borders of Yugoslavia and thus cutting off the Soča Valley, the Vipava Valley, the Gorizia Hills and the northwestern Karst Plateau from their traditional regional urban centre. Since 1948, Nova Gorica has replaced Gorizia as the principal urban centre of the Goriška or Gorizia region, as the northern part of the Slovenian Littoral has been traditionally called.
Discover the best top things to do in Oland, Sweden including Fyren Lange Jan, Borgholms Slott, Ottenby Naturum, Lange Erik, Solliden Park, Vida Museum, Neptuni Akrar, Eketorp Fort, Lerkaka Vaderkvarnar, Graborg.
Grodno or Hrodna (Belarusian: Гродна, Hrodna [ˈɣrɔdna]; Russian: Гродно, tr. Grodno, IPA: [ˈɡrodnə], see also other names) is a city in western Belarus. It is located on the Neman close to the borders of Poland and Lithuania (about 20 km (12 mi) and 30 km (19 mi) away respectively). It has 365,610 inhabitants (2016 census). It is the capital of Grodno Region and Grodno District.
Cassino in Italy, from Europe region, is best know for Historic Sites. Discover best things to do in Cassino with beautiful photos and great reviews from traveller around the world here!
Grez-Doiceau is a Belgian municipality located in the province of Walloon Brabant. On January 1, 2006, Grez-Doiceau had a total population of 12,403. The total area is 55.44 km² which gives a population density of 224 inhabitants per km². Grez-Doiceay is watered by the Train, a tributary of the Dyle.
Newark-on-Trent or Newark /ˈnjuːək/ is a market town and civil parish in the Newark and Sherwood district of the county of Nottinghamshire, in the East Midlands of England. It stands on the River Trent, the A1 (on the route of the ancient Great North Road), and the East Coast Main Line railway. The origins of the town are possibly Roman, as it lies on an important Roman road, the Fosse Way. The town grew around Newark Castle, now ruined, and a large market place, now lined with historic buildings. It was a centre for the wool and cloth trades. In the English Civil War, it was besieged by Parliamentary forces and had to be relieved by Prince Rupert in a battle known as the Relief of Newark.
Discover the best top things to do in Mataro, Spain including Castell de Burriac, Club de Golf Llavaneras, Museu del Cantir d'Argentona, Supaddict Paddle Surf, Ballooning, Clos Arqueologic Torre Llauder, L'Atelier d'Stephane, Jardins Joaquim Passi, Tramvia 2, Nau Gaudi - Consorci Museu d'Art Contemporani de Mataro.
Discover the best top things to do in Varazdin, Croatia including Old Castle (Stari Grad) Varazdin Castle, Main Square, Medina Skrinja, Grgur Ninski, Catedral de Nuestra Senora de la Asuncion, Church of St. Florian, Ursuline Church of the Birth of Christ, Cimitero cittadino, Aquacity, Muzej Andjela.
Béjaïa (Arabic: بِجَايَة, Bijayah; Berber languages: Bgayet, Bgayeth, ⴱⴳⴰⵢⴻⵜ), formerly Bougie and Bugia, is a Mediterranean port city on the Gulf of Béjaïa in Algeria; it is the capital of Béjaïa Province, Kabylia. Béjaïa is the largest principally Kabyle-speaking city in the Kabylie region of Algeria. The history of Béjaïa explains the diversity of the local population.
Dürnstein is a small town on the Danube river in the Krems-Land district, in the Austrian state of Lower Austria. It is one of the most-visited tourist destinations in the Wachau region and also a well-known wine growing area. The municipality consists of the Katastralgemeinden Dürnstein, Oberloiben and Unterloiben.
Sissach in Switzerland, from Europe region, is best know for Castles. Discover best things to do in Sissach with beautiful photos and great reviews from traveller around the world here!
Karlovac (Croatian pronunciation: [kâːrloʋats], is a city and municipality in central Croatia. According to the National census held in 2011 population of the settlement of Karlovac was 55,705.
Discover the best top things to do in Santiago do Cacem, Portugal including Mirobriga, Badoca Safari Park, Passeios a Cavalo Melides, Saki, Castelo de Santiago do Cacem, Moinho de Vento da Quintinha, Museu Municipal de Santiago do Cacem, Flour Museum, Museu do Trabalho Rural de Abela, Pelourinho de Santiago do Cacem.
Oia is carved out of the cliffs, and visitors can see houses built for Venetian sea captains as well as the more typical "cave houses" of the villagers. You’ll find the pure white buildings with colorful roofs that are typical of Greek architecture, and you’ll probably enjoy poking around the town. But don’t breeze through in an hour—you must stay for the sunset. It’s legendary. Watch from a café, or, better yet, from a boat—you’ll be spellbound.
Warrenpoint is a small town and civil parish in County Down, Northern Ireland. It lies on the northern shore of Carlingford Lough and is separated from the Republic of Ireland by a narrow strait. The town sprang up within the townland of Ringmackilroy (from Irish Rinn Mhic Giolla Rua, meaning 'MacIlroy's point'). It is locally nicknamed "The Point".
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