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Syros Island, Greece
2008-04-14 23:25:00
Syros, or Siros or Syra is a Greek island in the Cyclades, in the Aegean Sea. It is located 78 nautical miles (144 km) south-east of Athens. The island is home to the municipalities of Ermoupoli, Ano Syros, and Poseidonia. Ermoupoli is the capital of the island and the Cyclades. It has always been a significant port town, and during the 19th century it was even more significant than Pireus. Syros (Greek: Σ��ος), or Siros or Syra is a Greek island in the Cyclades, in the Aegean Sea. It is located 78 nautical miles (144 km) south-east of Athens. The island is home to the municipalities of Ermoupoli, Ano Syros, and Poseidonia. Ermoupoli is the capital of the island and the Cyclades. It has always been a significant port town, and during the 19th century it was even more significant than Pireus. Very cool travel location for honeymoon vacation in Greece . GPS tourist coordinates: 37° 27′ 0″ N, 24° 54′ 0″ E
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Porto Moniz, Madeira Island
2008-04-14 12:35:00
Porto Moniz is a town located in the northwestern part of the Madeira Island s. It is located W of Santana, W of Machico, and WNW of Funchal. It is linked with a road linking to Santana and to Funchal via Calheta. The main source of industry are agriculture and fishing while a small number of ...
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The Tholos, Delphi
2008-04-13 21:43:00
The Tholos at the sanctuary of Athena Pronaia is a circular building that was constructed between 380 and 360 BC. It consisted of 20 Doric columns arranged with an exterior diameter of 14.76 meters, with 10 Corinthian columns in the interior. The Tholos is located approximately a half-mile (800 m) from the main ruins at ...
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Blarney Castle, Cork
2008-04-13 21:32:00
Blarney Castle is a medieval stronghold in Blarney, near Cork , Ireland. It is near the River Martin. The castle originally dates from before AD 1200. It was destroyed in 1446, but subsequently rebuilt by Cormac MacCarthy, the King of Munster. It is currently a partial ruin with some accessible rooms and the battlements. At the ...

Bellver Castle, Palma de Mallorca
2008-04-13 10:57:00
Bellver Castle (Castell de Bellver) is a circular castle on a hill near Palma de Mallorca on the Island of Majorca, Balearic Islands. It was built in the 14th century for King James II of Aragon. It was used as a military prison during the 18th and 19th centuries. Now it is one of the main tourist attractions of the island. It was used as a prison in the 1950s, a period where many people where still being prosecuted for their loyalty and commitment to the Republic during the Spanish Civil War 1936-39. After the Civil War, the insurgents, being victorious in part through the aid of National Socialist Germany and Fascist Italy, and also the reluctance to come to the aid of the democratic Spanish Republic by such major European powers as Great Britain and France, the leader of the Nationalist-Falangist rebellion, Franco, established a dictatorship that would last until his death in November 1975. Some estimates put the total number of executed prisoners in Spain in the first decade of ...

Phaistos, Greece
2008-04-12 18:37:00
Phaistos, also transliterated as Phaestos, Festos and Phaestus is an ancient city on the island of Crete. Phaistos was located in the south-central portion of the island, about 5.6 kilometers from the Mediterranean Sea. It was inhabited from about 4000 BC. A palace, dating from the Middle Bronze Age, was destroyed by an earthquake during ...
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Los Cristianos, Isla de Tenerife
2008-04-12 09:03:00
Los Cristianos is a town in Spain with population approximately 11,500 (1991), situated on the south coast of the Canary Island of Tenerife . Located in the municipality of Arona between the cone of Montaña Chayofita and the imposing Montaña Guaza, the town centre?s around the bay of Los Cristianos, but is rapidly expanding inland with ...
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Menorca
2008-04-11 12:28:00
  Menorca (Minorca “minor island”) is one of the Balearic Islands (Islas Baleares in Spanish) located in the Mediterranean Sea and belongs to Spain. It takes its name from being smaller than nearby island of Majorca. Menorca has a population of approximately 88,000. It is GPS located around 39°47′ to 40°00′N, 3°52′ to 4°24′E. Its highest ...

Soller, Palma de Mallorca
2008-04-11 07:20:00
Soller is a town and municipality near the northwest coast of Majorca, in the Balearic Islands of Spain. As of 2004, the present-day economy is based mainly on tourism, complementary to an agriculture based on massive orchards of citrus and olive trees, which has, in recent years, suffered from low prices. Sóller is also known for the houses built in the early twentieth century by emigrants who returned wealthy to the town. Since 1980, Soller has hosted a week-long international folklore festival every July. The town proper is some 3 km inland, from the Port de Soller, in a large, bowl-shaped valley that also includes the village of Fornalutx and the hamlet of Biniaraix. The combined population is around 13,000. A tramway links Soller to Port de Soller. The Torre Picada (watchtower) and the castle in the port were constructed in the 16th century to defend against the “Corsairs” or Barbary pirates. Part of the town was also fortified, but all that remains of this is a pi...
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Alcazar, Sevilla
2008-04-10 15:40:00
The Alcazar of Seville (”Royal Alcazars of Seville”) is a royal palace in Seville, Spain. Originally a Moorish fort, the Alcazar has been expanded several times. The Almohades were the first to build a palace, called Al-Muwarak, on the site. Most of the modern Alcazar was built over Moorish ruins for King Pedro of Castile ...
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Belfry Tower / Belfort ., Brugge
2008-04-10 07:26:00
The belfry of Bruges, or Belfort , is a medieval bell tower in the historical center of Bruges, Belgium. One of the city’s most prominent symbols, the belfry formerly housed a treasury and the municipal archives, and served as an observation post for spotting fires and other danger. A narrow, steep staircase of 366 steps, accessible ...
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Bolshoi Theatre, Moscow
2008-04-09 10:17:00
  The Bolshoi Theatre (Large Theatre) is a historic theatre in Moscow , Russia, designed by famed architect Joseph Bové, which holds performances of ballet and opera. The company was founded in 1776 by Prince Peter Urussov and Michael Maddox. Initially, it held performances in a private home, but in 1780, it acquired the Petrovka Theatre and began producing plays and operas. The current building was built on Theatre Square in 1824 to replace the Petrovka Theatre, which had been destroyed by fire in 1805. It was designed by architect Andrei Mikhailov, who had built the nearby Maly Theatre in 1824. At that time, all Russian theatres were imperial property. Moscow and St Petersburg each had only two theatres, one intended for opera and ballet (these were known as the Bolshoi Theatres), and one for plays (tragedies and comedies). As opera and ballet were considered nobler than drama, the opera houses were named “Grand Theatres” (”Bolshoi” being the Russian for &...

Potsdamer Platz, Berlin
2008-04-08 07:33:00
Potsdamer Platz (English Potsdam Square) is an important public square and traffic intersection in the centre of Berlin , Germany, lying about one kilometre south of the Brandenburg Gate and the Reichstag (German Parliament Building), and close to the southeast corner of the Tiergarten park. It is named after the city of Potsdam, some 25 km ...

Mozart?s Birthplace, Salzburg
2008-04-07 14:33:00
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart was born to Leopold and Anna Maria Pertl Mozart in Getreidegasse 9 in Salzburg , the capital of the sovereign Archbishopric of Salzburg, in what is now Austria, then part of the Holy Roman Empire. His only sibling who survived past birth was his sister Maria Anna (1751-1829), called “Nannerl”. Wolfgang was baptized ...

John Hancock Center, Chicago
2008-04-07 07:37:00
The John Hancock Center at 875 N. Michigan Ave. in Chicago , Illinois, is a 100-story, 1,127-foot (344 m) tall skyscraper designed by structural engineer Fazlur Khan of Skidmore, Owings and Merrill. When completed in 1969, it was the tallest building in the world outside New York City. It is the third-tallest skyscraper in Chicago and ...

Balboa Park, San Diego
2008-04-06 21:26:00
Balboa Park is a 1,200 acre (4.9 km²) urban cultural park in San Diego , California, United States. Unlike some city parks which are mostly free of buildings in favor of open space and recreational fields (e.g. New York’s Central Park), Balboa Park is a cultural complex. Besides open areas and natural vegetation, it contains a ...

Acropolis in Lindos Town, Rhodes
2008-04-06 08:56:00
Lindos is a town and an archaeological site on the east coast of the island of Rhodes, in the Dodecanese in south-eastern Greece. It is about 55km south of the town of Rhodes and its fine beaches make it a popular tourist and holiday destination. Lindos is situated in a large bay and faces the fishing village and small resort of Haraki. Above the modern town rises the acropolis of Lindos, a natural citadel which was fortified successively by the Greeks, by the Romans, the Byzantines, the Knights of St John and the Ottomans. This makes the site difficult to excavate and interpret archaeologically. The acropolis offers spectacular views of the surrounding harbors and coastline. Greece is one of best travel location in Mediterranean with lot of historical travel attractions. GPS tourist destination: 36° 5′ 30″ N, 28° 5′ 10″ E
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Marienplatz, Munich
2008-04-05 23:02:00
Marienplatz (Mary’s Square) is a central square in the city center of Munich , Germany since 1158. In the Middle Ages markets and tournaments were held in this city square. The Glockenspiel in the new city hall was inspired by these tournaments, and draws millions of tourists a year. Marienplatz was named after the Mariensäule, a Marian column erected in its centre in 1638 to celebrate the end of Swedish occupation. It is home to Munich’s Old City Hall (Altes Rathaus) and the New City Hall (Neues Rathaus). Munich’s old city hall is the most easterly building on the square. It’s a gothic council hall and ballroom and tower, which have been reconstructed. The New City Hall was built 1867 - 1909 in Flanders gothic style; its facade, over 300 feet in length, features strikingly elaborate stone ornamentation. Its 260-foot tower with carillon is, with the nearby St. Peter’s Church and the twin towers of the Cathedral, one of the most distinctive features of t...

Grand Bazaar, Istanbul
2008-04-04 23:47:00
The Grand Bazaar (or Covered Bazaar (”Covered Bazaar”)) in Istanbul is one of the largest covered markets in the world with more than 58 streets and 4,000 shops, and has between 250,000 and 400,000 visitors daily. It is well known for its jewelry, pottery, spice, and carpet shops. Many of the stalls in the bazaar ...

Fisherman Bastion (Halaszbastya), Budapest
2008-04-04 18:36:00
The Halaszbastya or Fisherman ’s Bastion is a terrace in neo-Gothic and neo-Romanesque style situated on the Buda bank of the Danube, on the Castle hill in Budapest , around Matthias Church. It was designed and built between 1895 and 1902 on the plans of Frigyes Schulek. Its seven towers represent the seven Magyar tribes that settled ...

Space Needle, Seattle
2008-04-04 12:56:00
The Space Needle is a tower in Seattle , Washington. It is a major landmark of the Pacific Northwest region of the United States and the symbol of Seattle. Located in Seattle Center, it was built for the 1962 World’s Fair, during which time nearly 20,000 people a day used the elevators, with over 2.3 million ...

Zocalo, Mexico City
2008-04-04 07:29:00
La Plaza de la Constitucion, informally called El Zocalo, is the main square in Mexico City . Located in the historic center of Mexico City , it is one of the largest squares in the world. Plaza de la Constitucion (and the area that surrounds it) has been the center of Mexico City since pre-Hispanic times, when ...

Plaka, Athens
2008-04-03 19:04:00
Plaka is the picturesque old historical neighbourhood of Athens , just under the Acropolis, incorporating labyrinthine streets and neoclassical architecture. It is visited by hundrends of thousands of tourists around the year. Museums in Plaka include the new Jewish museum, the Greek Folk Art Museum and the Frissiras Museum. Adrianou Street is the oldest street in ...

Almudena Cathedral, Madrid
2008-04-03 10:03:00
  Santa Maria la Real de La Almudena is a Catholic cathedral in Madrid . Plans for the construction of a new cathedral for Madrid dedicated to the Virgin of Almudena began in the 16th century, but the slow construction did not begin until 1879. Francisco de Cubas, the Marquis of Cubas, was the architect who designed ...
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Palais de Justice, Brussels
2008-04-02 20:25:00
The Law Courts of Brussels or Brussels Palace of Justice (Dutch: Justitiepaleis van Brussel, French: Palais de Justice de Bruxelles) is the most important Court building in Belgium and is a notable landmark of Brussels. It was built between 1866 and 1883 in the eclectic style by architect Joseph Poelaert. The total cost of the ...

La Scala, Milan
2008-04-02 09:34:00
The Teatro alla Scala (or La Scala , as it is known), in Milan , Italy, is one of the world’s most famous opera houses. The theatre was inaugurated on 3 August 1778, under the name Nuovo Regio Ducal Teatro alla Scala with Salieri’s Europa riconosciuta. A fire destroyed the previous theatre, the ancient Teatro Ducale, on ...

The Vienna State Opera
2008-04-02 07:56:00
The Vienna State Opera (Wiener Staatsoper), located in Vienna, Austria, is one of the most important opera houses - and opera companies - in the world. The members of the equally prestigious Vienna Philharmonic are recruited from the orchestra at the Staatsoper. The building was the first major building on the Wiener Ringstraße commissioned by ...

Casa Loma, Toronto
2008-04-01 09:48:00
Casa Loma (Spanish for House on the Hill) is the former home of financier Sir Henry Mill Pellatt and a major tourist attraction in Toronto . Due to its unique architectural character in Toronto, Casa Loma has been a popular location for movies and TV. For example, it has served as a location for movies such ...
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Fernsehturm (TV Tower), Berlin
2008-04-01 07:51:00
The Fernsehturm (German for “television tower”) is a television tower in the city centre of Berlin , Germany. It is a well-known landmark, close to Alexanderplatz. The tower was built between 1965 and 1969 by the former German Democratic Republic (GDR) and its image was used as a symbol of Berlin by the GDR administration. The ...
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Batu Caves, Kuala Lumpur
2008-03-31 12:59:00
  Batu Caves is a limestone hill, which has a series of caves and cave temples, located in Gombak district, 13 km north of Kuala Lumpur , Malaysia. It takes its name from the Sungai Batu or Batu River, which flows past the hill. Batu Caves is also the name of the nearby village. The cave is ...