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The city of Bratislava is the capital of Slovakia. Bratislava is the largest city of Slovakia located in the southwest part of the country on the Danube River near the Austrian and Hungarian borders, and relatively close to the border with the Czech Republic.
Bratislava is 50 km from Vienna that is 45-65 minutes run by train. The city marks the beginning of the Carpathian mountain range, with the Malé Karpaty Mountains (Little Carpathians), which are part of the Carpathians.
Bratislava’s Area is 367.59 km² and population is 617,049. The population is ethnically comprised of Slovak (85.7%), Hungarian (10.6%), Romany (1.6%), and Czech (1%), and religion wise, the population include 60% Roman Catholic, 10% Protestant, and 4% Orthodox.
Bratislava is a lovely tourist destination straddling the Danube River. It offers picturesque scenes around the river. Bratislava is also famous for “stag-hen” tourism. The city is “eat drink & merrymaking” destination of Europe. It’s one of the most sensuous cities of Europe. .
One of the most coveted cities for stag nights and stag weekends, Bratislava offers the liveliest of nightlife. The city goes rocking after dark. The hotels, restaurants, bars, pubs, clubs, and discos go bouncing. The city is full of unspeakable romances and adventures.
Major tourist attractions of Bratislava include the Bratislava Castle, the Devín Castle, the St. Martin's Cathedral, Bratislava's Town hall (containing the City Museum founded in 1868), Bratislava's Franciscan church, the building of the University Library, the Primate´s Palace, the beautiful Slovak National Theatre, the Michael's Gate, nový Most Bratislava is a bridge across the Danube River, featuring a UFO-like tower restaurant, and Kamzik TV Tower.
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The heart of Europe—Prague, straddling the Vltava River, is the capital of the Czech Republic. Pargue, the former capital of Czechoslovakia, is the largest city of the Czech Republic situated in the western part of the country, on both banks of the Vltava River in central Bohemia.
Prague, also known as Praha, Prag, Czech capital, has earned several beautiful epithets and nicknames because of its beauty. Prague, commonly dubbed as the “city of a hundred spires”, “the golden city”, “the Left Bank of the Nineties”, the “mother of cities”, “the heart of Europe”, is one of the most beautiful cities in the world.
One of the most popular tourist destinations in the world, Prague is the city in Europe that never sleeps. The city is famous for its vibrant nightlife. The home to several luxury hotels, delicious restaurants, vibrant bars, pubs, clubs, and discos— the city of Prague is popular destinations for stag parties, stag nights, and stag weekends.
Prague attracts volumes of tourists every year. The city’s beautful old buildings, murals, and the most pristine architectures ranging from Art Nouveau to Baroque, Renaissance, Cubist, Gothic, Neo-Classical And Ultra-Modern, give come-hither calls to travelers from all over the globe.
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The gem of Baltic States, Riga is the capital of Latvia, situated on the Gulf of Riga, an inlet of the Baltic Sea bordering on Latvia and Estonia, on the mouth of the River Daugava in Eastern Europe.
Riga, the largest city, a major Baltic port, a rail junction, a military base, and an industrial & cultural hub of Latvia, is one of the most coveted tourist destinations of the world.
Riga is known for offering the most vivacious nightlife in the Baltic States, which has made the city the most popular destination for the stag nights, stag parties, and stag weekends.
Riga is the perfect place for the ceaseless fun loving tourists whose fun hours do not stop at 6:00 PM. Riga is home to numerous restaurants, bars and nightclubs, featuring entertainments that can satisfy the substance of any taste. The Old R?ga booms with its open-air cafés and beer gardens in summer, and the central Liv Square gets highly popular for ice skating in winter. The Old R?ga is exceedingly vibrant, and remains alive at midnight, and even after.
Riga is also home to numerous concert halls, museums and art galleries. The city is one of the greenest cities in Europe with countless parks and gardens.
The city of Riga is known for its extensive art nouveau architecture. The Historic Centre of Riga has been declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
Riga is also famous for religious tourism. The Dome Cathedral, St Peter’s Church, St Jacob’s Cathedral, and Synagogue in Old R?ga are highly reverend places in Riga. The Dome Cathedral, considered the largest church in the Baltic States.
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The capital and the largest city of Lithuania—Vilnius is situated in Southeastern Lithuania at the confluence of the River Vilnia and the River Neris in the Eastern Europe.
Vilnius is also known as Vilna, Vilno, or Wilno. The name of the city Vilnius is believed to have come from the river Vilnia.
Vilnius, a rail and highway junction, a commercial and industrial city, and a center of education and the arts, is a cosmopolitan city with diverse architecture. The city is home to more than 40 churches, great restaurants, hotels and museums.
Vilnius has earned well-deserved reputation of being the most hospitable city in the world, and the Hospitality Club is the great attestation for that.
Vilnius is one of the most charming tourist destinations of the world. The city is known for its peppy nightlife, and is home to one the most vibrant pubs, clubs, bars, and discos in Baltic States.
Vilnius’ major attractions include numerous palaces of feudal lords, many gothic & renaissance buildings, Pilies Street, The Old Town, the Gediminas Castle, the Cathedral Square, Cathedra Basilica, Frank Zappa statue, Lithuanian National Museum, The Centre of Europe, The overpriced European Park, Old Arsenal Building, Artillery Bastion of Vilnius Defensive Wall, Three Crosses Hill, Trakai (Water castle outside Vilnius), and the cemeteries, interesting jewish cemetry in Seskine.
Vilnius is often dubbed as the baroque city because of its gothic & renaissance buildings. The Old Town of Vilnius, home to churches and other building built in 13th-19th centuries, has a place in the UNESCO World Heritage List.
Facts about Vilnius—
• Area: 402 sq kms
• Population: 540,318
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The capital of Scotland— Edinburgh is located in the Lothian Region on the south side of the Firth of Forth, in the Central Belt region of the country.
Edinburgh, popularly known as the Athens of the North, grew up around a castle built in the 11th century by King Malcolm III, successor to Macbeth.
Edinburgh became the capital of Scotland in 1437. The city developed into an important literary and cultural center and venue of an annual international festival of the arts.
Affectionately known as “Auld Reekie”, Lowland Scots for “Old Smoky” and “Embra,” the city of Edinburgh is one of the most popular tourist destinations in the United Kingdom. The city is known for its rare scenic beauty.
Edinburgh is home to several gorgeous architectures, beautiful mansions, ancient churches and castles. The city known for its vibrant nightlife, is also home to numerous bars, clubs, and restaurants that have made it a popular destination for stag weekends, stag nights or stag hen parties.
The city of Edinburgh offers the exquisite combination of the nightlife of highlands and lowlands exhibiting the operas and theatre of the Edinburgh culture.
The Old Town, the New Town and Leith are major destinations in Edinburgh. The Old and New Towns of Edinburgh were listed as World Heritage Sites by UNESCO in 1995.
Edinburgh becomes extremely crowded during the main festival periods of high summer (August to early September) and Hogmanay (around New Year's Day / 1 January). It becomes tough to find accommodation during these times.
Facts about Edinburgh—
• Area: 260 sq km (100 sq miles)
• Population: 453,000
• Currency: Pound Sterling (£)
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One of the gem cities of Northern Europe, Tallinn is the capital of Estonia. The city of Tallinn, a major Baltic port, a rail and highway junction, an industrial center, and the largest city of Estonia, is located on the Gulf of Finland, opposite Helsinki, on Estonia's north coast to the Baltic Sea.
Tallinn is divided into eight administrative districts naming Haabersti, Kesklinn, Kristiine, Lasnamäe, Mustamäe, Nõmme, Pirita, and Põhja-Tallinn.
Tallinn has made marvelous development in the information technology sector in recent years. On 13 December, 2005, the New York Times dubbed Estonia as “a sort of Silicon Valley on the Baltic Sea”. Skype is one of the several IT startups under Tallinn’s belt.
Tallinn is the city blessed with exquisite natural beauty. The city Lake Ülemiste, Lake Harku and The river valley provide exquisite clad of natural beauty to adorn the city. The city is a wonderful tourist destination in the Baltic region.
The hill of Toompea is at the historical heart of the city. The lower town spreads out from the foot of the hill, still protected by the remnants of a city wall, and around the city wall is a series of well-maintained green parks, great for strolling.
Tallinn receives volumes of tourists, especially daytrippers from Helsinki, its sister city across the Baltic Sea. The city is home to several clubs, pubs, bars, and restaurants, and is known for its vibrant nightlife.
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The gorgeous ‘bride of the sea’—Venice, a city of northeast Italy is built on 118 islets within a lagoon in the Gulf of Venice, an arm of the Adriatic Sea.
The 'Queen of the Adriatic'—Venice is locally dubbed as ‘The Most Serene One’ for its tranquil and placid beauty.
Venice is one of the major ports besides commercial & industrial center of Italy. It is the capital of the region of Veneto and of the province of Venice.
The ‘city of canals,’ Venice has a great network of canals instead of streets. The Grand Canal serves as its main canal. The people use gondolas and other boats to move around the city. Shakespeare has beautifully portrayed the beautiful city of gondolas in ‘the merchant of Venice’ and ‘Othello’.
Unfortunately the city started sinking an average of 1/5th of an inch yearly until the middle 1970s, whereby the government restricted the use of water from the city's underground wells. Yet there is enough romantic charm in the city. It is one of the most coveted tourist destinations in the world.
The main attractions of the city of Venice include Saint Mark's Square, on which sits the Basilica of Saint Mark, the Bell Tower, Piazza San Marco, Campo San Polo, the Palace of the Doges (the former rulers of the city), Palazzo Grassi, Ca' d'Oro, Ca' Rezzonico, Peggy Guggenheim Collection museum, Palazzo Labia and the Academy of Fine Arts. The city is also home to the famous paintings of such Venetian masters as Titian, Tintoretto, and Paolo Veronese. Venice is famous for its nightlife, museums and hotels.
Climate—
Summer is the worst time to visit Venice because it becomes very hot, canals stink, and there are infestations of flies. Spring and fall are probably is the best time to tour the city.
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Your destination for lofty architectures, majestic mansions, charming canals, fantabulous shopping malls, luxury hotels, wonderful bars & restaurants, vibrant nightlife, and sensual pleasures — Amsterdam is fantastic city situated on the point where the small bifurcated Amstel River is joined by a sluice dam, built in 1240; it’s from this the city has got its name “Amste-r-dam”.
Sitting on the banks of two bodies of water; the IJ bay and the Amstel River in Netherlands, Amsterdam was founded as small fishing village in the late 12th century. However, the modern Amsterdam is the largest city and official capital of the Netherlands. The Dutch Capital is the financial and cultural hub of the country.
Amsterdam is a wonderful vacation destination full of tourist attractions including canals, the architectures, nightlife, the Red Light District, museums & art galleries, zoos, botanical gardens, parks, scenic countryside, windmills, and many more.
Amsterdam is one of the most beautiful, the most romantic, and the most marvelous cities of the world. The series of 17th century concentric, semi-circular canals (grachten) that were dug around the old city centre, adds to the beauty and romance of the city. The captivating canals, which make the city, your “Venice of the North,” are the major attractions of the city. The fine houses and mansions situated along side the canals just enhance the beauty of canals.
Amsterdam has a rich architectural treasure including about 7000 registered historic buildings, fine churches, mediaeval wooden houses, Begijnhof, canal houses and mansions. The city offers mesmeric countryside with windmills, and a beach at the coast west of the city.
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The City of Lilies – Florence is one of the most beautiful cities of the world. Located in the central Italy on the Arno River, at the foot of the Apennines, east of Pisa, the heart of Tuscany – Florence – is the capital city of Tuscany, the region in the northwest Italy surrounded by Apennines, the Ligurian Sea, and Tyrrhenian Sea.
Florence was the center of the Italian Renaissance from the 14th century to the 16th century, and produced various artists and intellectuals like Boccaccio, Botticelli, Dante, Donatello, Filippo Brunelleschi, Galileo, Leonardo da Vinci, Raphael, Michelangelo, Niccolò Machiavelli etc. flourished in the city.
The Modern city of Florence has area of 102 km² and population of 366,488. It is a commercial, industrial, rail junction, and a tourist center. It is wonderful tourist destination with ample of tourist attractions. Florence is one of the most beautiful manifestations of scenic beauty that finds fantastic expression thru its hills, mountains, lakes, rivers, skyline, flowers, airs, etc. etc. Florence is a mesmeric destination for lovely romantic vacation.
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The Pearl of the Danube – Budapest is located in the north-central part of the country on the both banks of Danube River. The capital and largest city of Hungary – Budapest is the industrial, cultural, and transportation hub of Hungary.
Budapest is one of the most beautiful and fascinating cities of the world, often nicknamed as the ‘Paris of the East’. It is wonderful tourist destination. Budapest is your destination for vivacious nightlife, scenic beauty, arresting islands, captivating churches, majestic museums, etc. The city has wide array of theaters, opera houses, performance halls, cinemas, swimming pools, spas, restaurants and discos.
Attracting bulks of tourists every year, Budapest is the city full of tourist attractions. Some of the major attractions of Budapest include –
ANDRÁSSY AVENUE – with the State Opera House, the Pest Broadway, and the House of Terror; BUDA CASTLE – with the Royal Palace, the Funicular, Hungarian National Gallery and National Széchényi Library, Matthias Church, and Fisherman's Bastion; CITY PARK – with Széchenyi Medicinal Bath, Vajdahunyad Castle, the Zoo, the Municipal Grand Circus, and the Amusement Park; DANUBE PROMENADE (Duna-korzó) with Vigadó Concert Hal; DOHÁNY STREET SYNAGOGUE – with the Holocaust Memorial (weeping willow statue); ERZSÉBET BRIDGE; FERENCIEK TERE – with Paris Courtyard and Inner City Parish Church nearby
Franz Liszt Academy of Music; Gellért Baths, GELLÉRT HILL – with Gellért Statue, Cave Church and Citadella
Grand Market Hall and Liberty Bridge; HEROES' SQUARE – with the Millenary Monument, the Palace of Art, and the Museum of Fine Arts; –
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It’s a majestic city – a wealthy city holding rich treasure of cultural heritage and unique historic architecture – a lordly city of Spain – certainly, it is Barcelona!
The city placed in northeastern Spain – Barcelona is the capital of Catalonia. It is the 2nd largest Spanish city located in the comarca of Barcelonès, along the Mediterranean coast between the mouths of the rivers Llobregat and Besòs. Barcelona is the major port, and industrial, commercial, cultural and educational center of Spain.
Barcelona really is one of the fines cities of the world. It is one of the most celebrated destinations of Europe. The Spanish jewel – Barcelona is purple destination for art & architecture, museums, churches & cathedrals, parks & gardens, and vibrant nightlife.
Barcelona is very famous for the wonderful architectural creations of Antoni Gaudí including Park Güell, Sagrada Familia, Casa Batlló, Casa Milà or La Pedrera, and Colonia Guell. The most famous works of Gaudi – Sagrada Familia has been under construction since 1882. Casa Milà or La Pedrera, one of the best works by Antoni Gaudi was recognized as a World Heritage site by UNESCO in 1984.
Barcelona is also known for the modernist Architecture designed by Lluís Domènech i Montaner. Palau de la Música Catalana, one of the famous works of Lluís Domènech i Montaner, was recognized as a UNESCO World Heritage site in 1997.
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The Eternal City is an eternal epic written on the rich history, culture, and religion of Roman. Located on the confluence of the river Aniene and the river Tiber, in the central-western portion of the Italian peninsula, Rome was founded by Romulus in 753 B.C.
The present Rome is the capital and largest city of Italy, the capital of Latium, and the capital of the province of Rome. Rome is also the see of the pope – Vatican City – the holy kingdom is located within Rome. Created in 1929 by the Lateran Treaty, the Vatican City is the sovereign territory of the Holy See and smallest nation in the world is enclave of Rome. Rome is often dubbed as “threshold of the Apostles” because of the Vatican City, which widely popular destination for spiritual and exotic vacation.
Rome is also known as the “City of Seven Hills,” as geographically the Seven Hills are located east of the Tiber form the heart of Rome. Rome, being one of the greatest cultural, religious, and intellectual hubs of the world, is often dubbed as the “Capital of the World.” Rome is also known as the “City of Love.”
Rome is one of the most glorious cities of the world. It is one of the most celebrated & coveted tourist destinations. Profusely stuffed with tourist attractions, Rome attracts volumes of tourists every year.
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Ireland, located in the northern Atlantic Ocean, west of Great Britain, is the part of the United Kingdom. Politically, Ireland is divided into the independent Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland. “Eire” is the Irish name, and “Hibernia” is the Latin name for Ireland. Dublin is the capital of the Republic of Ireland.
Ireland is the third-largest island in Europe. One of the most beautiful countries of the world, Ireland is also known as the Emerald Island because of its bewitching and enamoring lush green natural beauty. The western parts get heavy rain, which is responsible for the brilliant green grass.
Ireland is blessed with the rare scenic beauties of nature including beautiful mountains, truly luminous greens, meadows, pastures, and profuse wildflowers.
The Emerald Isle is the perfect destination to explore the natural beauty. It is one of the most desired tourist destinations of the world. Ireland attracts bulks of tourists from all parts of the world, and thus tourism and hotel industry is one of the cornerstones of Irish economy. Irish hotels are known for their comforts, luxuries, hospitability, and quality services.
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Scotland, one of four constituent nations of the United Kingdom (England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland), occupies the northern part of the island of Great Britain.
Scotland, divided into three main regions; the Highlands, the Midland Valley and the Southern Uplands, includes 787 islands, of which most belong to groups known as the Hebrides, Orkney and Shetland. Tay, Spey, Clyde, Tweed, Dee, Don and Forth are famous rivers of Scotland.
Edinburgh is the capital, Glasgow is the largest city, and Aberdeen, Dundee, Inverness and Stirling are the other major cities of Scotland. English is the official language, although Gaelic is spoken, primarily in the North and West of Scotland.
Scotland, poetically known as Caledonia, is also known as “the land of cakes” for its world famous oatmeal cakes. Scotland, also known for its lochs (this name is generally used for lakes in Scotland), is one of the most coveted tourist spots in the world. Loch Lomond, Loch Ness and Loch Awe are famous lochs of Scotland. Scotland, the land of beauty and romance, is home to the finest hotels in the world.
The Caledonian countryside is a wild, beautiful tumble of raw mountain peaks and deep glassy lakes. Scotland is a place where one can watch golden eagles soar over the rocky peaks of the Cuillin and play golf on some of the world's most hallowed courses. The beautiful Caledonian land reveals her true depth and complex flavors only to those who relish her slowly and feelingly.
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London, the largest city of United Kingdom is graphically positioned on River Themes in South-East England and enclosed about 7.5 million people within its boundaries. The figure of 14 million for population of entire urban area of the city reflects the size and value of the capital city of United Kingdom.
Historically, London represents a greatest city, the leader of world political affairs, traditions, fashion, trade and finance in the list capital cities of historical world map.
From visitor’s point of views, London is a thrilling place to spend your vacation. The enjoyable moods of the city craft inexperienced feelings in visitor’s lifestyle. City enclosed a variety of world class historical architectures, the high-tech museums, different classes of art galleries and numbers of historical institutes that hold the economy of country at the top in the list of most powerful economies of the world.
London is also considered the world’s second largest fashionable city and the traditional sites of the city such as Big Ben, Westminster, St Paul’s Cathedral, Abbey, tower of London and Buckingham Palace are continually achieve success in attracting visitors towards the historical importance of European countries.
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Stockholm is the capital and the largest city of the Scandinavian kingdom— Sweden. Stockholm was officially recognized as the capital of Sweden in 1634. The city of Stockholm is located in the eastern part of the country on the Baltic Sea.
Sweden is known for Nobel Prizes and Stockholm is home to the Nobel Institute. The economic, transportation, administrative, and cultural hub of Sweden, Stockholm is home to textiles, clothing, paper, chemicals, communications equipment, motor vehicles, rubber, processed food, printed materials, porcelain, liquor and ship manufacturing industry. The city is also the seat of Sweden's principal stock exchange.
Stockholm has earned several nicknames such as “Eken - The Oak”, “Tjockhult - Fat town” and “Fjollträsk – Sissyville”. The city is also known as “Nordens Venedig” meaning the Venice of the North.
Stockholm is one of the most coveted tourist spots in the world. The city is home to several museums including Nordiska Museet (Nordic Museum), Vasamuseet, Kulturhuset (The House of Culture), Moderna Museet (The Museum of Modern Art), Nationalmuseum, Tekniska Museet (the museum of Science and Technology), Nobelmuseet, Historiska Museet (The Museum of History), Skansen (The first open air museum of the world), and Swedish Museum of Natural History.
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The most popular tourist destination in Southern Europe—Italy or Repubblica Italiana or Italia is a peninsula extending into the central Mediterranean Sea, northeast of Tunisia. The peninsula looks like boot thus Italy is nicknamed as “Boot”.
Italy shares its northern alpine boundary with France, Switzerland, Austria and Slovenia. The independent countries of San Marino and the Vatican City are located within the Italian territory.
Italian is the official language, and the Eternal City-Rome is the capital and the largest city of Italy. Italy is one of the top tourist spots in the world with some of her extremely mesmerizing cities like Naples, Rome, Milan, and Venice.
Italy is often called “il Bel paese” (beautiful country) due to the beauty and variety of its landscapes. The country has exquisite scenic beauty—the majestic Alps in the north, the soft and undulating hills of Umbria and Tuscany, and the romantically rugged landscape of the S Apennines. The Bay of Naples, dominated by Mt. Vesuvius, is one of the world's most famous sights
The tourism also flourishes in Northern Italy on the Italian Riviera, in the Alps (including the Dolomites), on the shores of its beautiful lakes (Lago Maggiore, Lake Como, and Lake Garda), and in Venice. Gran Paradiso that rises in Valle d'Aosta, is the highest peak wholly situated within Italy.
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It’s the country with a rich cultural heritage that has had a significant influence on the arts, literature, language, philosophy, politics, and sports of western society; it’s the nation of Socrates, Plato, and Aristotle; and it’s the birthplace of democracy, and the Olympics.
The land of Olympia, Athens was the venue of the first Olympic in 776 BC. Historically known as Hellas, the country is regarded as cradle of Western civilization.
Greece, officially known as Hellenic Republic, is a Southeastern European country on the southern end of the Balkan Peninsula, with extensive coastlines and islands in the Aegean, Ionian, and Mediterranean Seas. The country borders Bulgaria, the Republic of Macedonia, and Albania to the north and Turkey to the east.
Athens is the capital, and Heraklion, Patra, Thessaloniki and Volos are the major cities of Greece. Greek is official language, but English and French are also spoken in Greece. The currency of Greece is ‘euro’.
Geographically, Greece is very appealing place to visit, with a mountainous mainland and idyllic island beaches. One of the world's most popular tourist destinations, ranked in the world's top 20 countries— Greece attracts volumes of visitors from all parts of the world.
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