Top 10 famous landmarks in Spain

1. Cordoba

Many visitors believe that Cordoba was the most beautiful destinations in southern Spain. This city is a testament to many different cultures have developed here. The small streets are whitewashed, houses ... are part of the charm in Cordoba.

2. Madrid

The capital of Spain's most famous boulevard, enchanting palaces, museums and bustling squares. Glitz features ancient mix of Madrid always make those who have come to admiring.

3. Barcelona

Come to Barcelona you can not skip the museums and art galleries. Gaudi buildings will fascinate you with its refined lines with beautiful colors.

4. Valencia

 

If you intend to visit Valencia, you select the time in August. Because, then you will have the opportunity to participate in Tomatina tomato throwing festival - is considered the largest food festivals in the world. Also, Valencia is also known for Las Fallas festival.

5. Seville

 




If arriving in Seville, you should not ignore the grave of famous explorers - Christopher Columbus and the Giralda bell tower.

6. Granada

 

If you can only go to a city in Spain, you should choose Granada. Alhambra in Granada is one of the fort to visit most of the world. The beauty of the Alhambra is summarized in the sentence: "There is no pain in life when evil than blind in Granada".

7. Marbella    

If you are looking for a beautiful beach, a great beach, then do not ignore Marbella in Malaga. Admire nature, enjoy good food, premium wine sipping at Marbella, you have the perfect vacation.

8. Bilbao

 




Guggenheim Museum Bilbao has become a symbolic landmark of this city. Built in 1997, the museum is sheathed in titanium. In addition, Begoña cathedral built in 1519 to commemorate the arrival of St. Mary is also an attractive destination at Bilbao.

9. Segovia

 

The most popular attractions is the palace Alcazar in Segovia, a picture perfect fortress from the 13th century.

10. Palma de Mallorca

 

Palma de Mallorca is the largest city in Majorca. The oldest church architecture with unique visitors certainly will not regret visiting.  

Visit the settlement of the Neolithic period in Scotland

Skara Brae is the ruins of a settlement period of the Neolithic, located in the Skaill Bay on the west coast of the Orkney Islands of Scotland, is one of the prehistoric monument most notably in Europe.

In winter 1850, a major storm struck the Skaill Bay in the Orkney Islands in the north east of Scotland, was Skara Brae village buried under sand dunes, until 1927, the archaeologists new school embarked on the excavations of this area, where people lived there 5,000 years ago.
After Skara Brae village excavated, was found and only 10 houses, built with flat stones stacked in earth dams without mortar. The walls of each house is made of sandstone slabs with walls and roof gravel, and sometimes the bones of animals.

The house is fairly simple design, they look like small square huts linked together by the entrance of the complex. The average size of each house here is about 40m2, with the number of residents living in that period is not more than 50 people.

The interior of the house including tables, chairs, beds and several stone artifacts are mysterious carvings. The space between each house was placed a rectangular fireplace, used for heating and cooking food. Along each side wall is a stone bed covered with animal skins, are listed next to a pantry. All items in daily use remains intact and best preserved is probably covered by sand dunes for thousands of years.
Residents lived in this area are farmers doing animal husbandry, horticulture, hunting and fishing. They are also skilled craftsmen working on the animal skeletons, stone sculpture, decorative vessels, fabrication tools and pottery workers.

Skara Brae village is a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1999. Today, under the action of natural erosion and invasion of fierce sand and sea makes the village more and more sea. Add to that the large number of tourists caused many problems for the region. Faced with this critical condition, local authorities are implementing several different measures to preserve, to reduce the damages are and will be held for the relics.
     

Top 10 destinations of New York

With its skyscrapers, the largest library of modern and monumental stage in Broadway, New York is the city has many firsts in the U.S. and the world.

In numerous tourist destinations, top 10 iconic of New York for foreign visitors gathered in Manhattan.

Empire State Building at night

1. Empire State Building

Built in 1930-1931, this skyscraper is one of the most famous symbols of New York, is the context of every star of countless Hollywood films.

The building was inaugurated on 1-5-1931, 381m high (including the antenna as high as 448.7 m columns) with 102 floors. Top of the building is illuminated with different colors depending on the individual events, from National Day holidays to sporting events.

This observatory annual catch of about 3.5 million visitors.86 from the floor, visitors will launch sweeping views both bustling city all day and night.

 

2. Fifth Avenue (Highway No. 5)

Line shoppers do not always rest at Avenue 5

5th Avenue is the perfect blend of luxury shops and ambitious architecture.It is also an important road of downtown Manhattan and is one of the symbols of the wealth of New York.

According to many tourists, which is also known as Fashion Avenue attracts many famous fashion world has brought endless passion as they sunk into the world of high fashion one, though sometimes can not buy any item due to higher prices ...

3. Rockefeller Center

Skating rink at Rockefeller Plaza

As a definition dotted middle of the city, commercial complexes by the billionaire Rockefeller family built this building includes 19 magnificent gardens with romantic, luxury restaurants, an underground trade corridor , the magazine of the same theater offices and more than 100 works of art (wall paintings and statues) were displayed.

Rockfeller Center's program is always in the travel company through numerous seasonal events are held here, and especially, a restaurant and bar at Rockefeller Plaza in the summer will be "call processing" as a skating rink in the fall and winter.

Since 1936 to date, Rockfeller Center is one of the busiest of New York as a weekly average of 200,000 visitors to find. Number of visitors also increased sharply when the giant tree is lit ...

4. Statue of Liberty

Statue of Liberty

French statue was awarded the U.S. in the late 19th century, located in the Hudson River overlooking New York Harbor, is one of the most famous symbols of America and is one of the first images of immigrants in the U.S. seen from the east.

The statue weighs 229 tons, 10.6 m wide back, 91cm wide mouth, hand held torch flame length 12.8 m, only one finger is 2.4 meters long  46m high statue of the whole body, if one includes the base has a total height of 93m.Statue intestinal spiral staircase, a similar high 12-storey house, to help visitors climb the statue area.

Part of the crown opening to admire the panoramic view of the city from September 7-2009, after temporarily closed since the terrorist attacks on the twin towers two 11-9-2001.

 

5.Ellis Island Immigration Museum (Museum of Immigration)

Migration Museum

The museum is located on the island of Ellis Island - where immigrants from Europe first steps to put the U.S. in 1892 to make "American Dream", and also from New York is becoming a multiethnic city today. Museums open to visitors starting from July 9-1990, after the restoration of the building to welcome immigrants previously completed

6. Theater District Times Square (Times Square) 

Times Square Times Square

  Is a neighborhood in Manhattan and was nicknamed "Intersection of the world", Times Square is one of the most famous and busiest lines like the world never stops flowing in a forest of twinkling lights.There are about 365,000 shoppers daily.

Also, Broadway town world famous as the stage gathered over 40 often spectacular performances of the musical quality ...

Every year, the majority of people in New York has a habit of pouring on the Times Square countdown to New Year period. Dated 31-12-1999, about two million people come to Times Square ceremony to celebrate the new millennium.

 

7.  Central Park (Central Park)

A corner of Central Park

The park is larger artificial 340 ha, is a green oasis in the heart of the city with a forest of concrete skyscrapers, is the largest green space in New York.  Almost any visitor to New York are once come to the park is located in this magnificent Manhattan.

In summer, the orchestra's New York performances held outdoors. From June to August every year, Summerstage festival held here have attracted many artists in the world to participate in outdoor concerts ...

  According to estimates by local authorities, every year about 25 million tourists sightseeing at Central Park. To ensure security for visitors, the park management has set the security department, including hundreds of police and volunteers regularly patrol.

8. Metropolitan Museum of Art

Metropolitan Museum of Art is always busy travelers

Often referred to as The Met Museum, located in Manhattan, next to Central Park. Open to visitors starting from July 2-1872, this is one of the largest art museums in the world.  Visitors will take up every week to watch more than two million diverse art objects from around the world on display here.

This art museum owns the most beautiful collections in the Western world, next to the galleries of the ancient civilization of Greece and Rome, to the works of European masters .Visitors also find a treasure of art from Egypt, Africa, Asia, Oceania, Middle East, Islam ...

 

9.Guggenheim Museum

Spiral structure of the Guggenheim Museum

This is the address not to be missed for those who love contemporary art with full name Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum. Guggenheim Museum.Location map of the museum are quite favorable when situated on Highway No. 5, of the Upper East Side.  Guggenheim Museum was originally called "Museum paintings three dimensional" and where exhibitions of contemporary artists and pioneers such as Kandinsky Piet Mondrian.

 

With spiral structure, the first step of visiting the museum at the top, then go down to the ground through a slightly inclined ramp.After the art show prize, visitors can stop in the restaurants, cafes or street view goods in three shops and bookstores on the campus museum.

10. American Museum of Natural History

Museum of the American Museum of Natural History

Famous for its fossil skeletons of dinosaurs, this museum is entering the era of the space center specializing Rose Earth and Space is extremely impressive. Museum of Natural History is the world's largest located opposite Central Park.

Open to guests since 1877, has 32 million museum artifacts and fossils on display in 45 galleries often open with over 1,200 service personnel.Besides the 47 rooms preserve the artifacts and work of 200 researchers.

Sydney street

Not the capital of Australia, but Sydney is the city's most famous land of kangaroos. Here are the familiar tourist destination here.

Sydney Opera House is one of the most striking architecture and 20th century performing arts center of the world's most famous.

UNESCO has recognized the song "clamshell" This is the world's cultural heritage since 2007.

Farm Cove is a shallow bay Sydney Harbour.

Sydney Harbour Bridge was opened 3 / 1932. Iron bridge is responsible, "download" trains, automobiles, bicycles and pedestrians from Sydney CBD to the busy business area of North Shore residents.

Aboriginal Australia

St Mary's, Australia's largest church (though not the highest church) located in College Road, the city center. Whether standing in any direction you can easily see this work.

Giant chess board in Hyde Park Square, right in front of St Mary.

Sydney Tower is the tallest tower the city and is Australia's second highest (after the Q1 building on the Gold Coast).

Royal Botanic Gardens is a botanical garden in the three largest public Sydney. It is recognized as World Heritage and is open every day of the week.

University of Sydney was built in 1850, is the oldest university in Australia.

Star City - the only legal casino in Sydney - is Australia's second largest casino, next to Crown in Melbourne first.

When night falls, Darling Harbour heating up the nightlife in Sydney.

10 castles, palaces, ancient world's most magnificent

Palace Palaci vo da Pena (Portugal) is the vast green or Predjamski Castle (Slovenia) is protruding out of a cave ...  are marvels that man has created.

1.  Lowenburg Castle (Germany)

Construction period: 15th Century

Although built in the 15th century and the bombs were destroyed during the First World War 2 but the castle remained Lowenburg beautiful romantic surroundings.

2.Palace Palaci vo da Pena (Portugal)

Construction period: 15th Century

Palacio da Pena is built on a hill in Sintra, Portugal. Magnificent palaces in the middle of vast greenery.

3. Castles Mont Saint Michel (France)

The palace lies on the Bay of Mont Saint Michel Saint-Malo, northwest France. X. Around the castle are many monasteries built in the 13th century. Today many local and foreign tourists choose to Mont Saint Michel to visit.

4.Potala Palace (China)

Construction time: 6 Century

Potala Palace is the ancient palace, the world's highest (3768 m).To complete this work needs to 7,000 workers and 1,500 architects and craftsmen.

5. Predjamski Castle (Slovenia)

Construction period: 12th Century

Each castle has its own characteristics. Tourist attractions of the castle Predjamski is it in a cave.

6. Matsumoto Castle (Tokyo, Japan)

Construction period: 15th Century

Matsumoto is considered one of the most beautiful castles in Japan.

7. Neuschwanstein Castle (Germany)

Construction period: 19th Century

This is considered the most beautiful palaces of 3 palaces built for Louis II.

8. Hunyad Castle (Romania)

Construction period: 13th Century

The castle consists of many tower-side.  Every year the castle to welcome so many visitors both at home and abroad to visit.

9. Prague Castle (Czech Republic)

Construction period: 19th Century

Prague is considered the largest ancient castle (570 m long and 130 m wide). Many precious jewelry stored here.

10. Malbork Castle (Poland)

Construction period: 12th Century

Malbork Castle is considered to be brick-built Gothic architecture in the world's largest.

London is the capital of Europe's great

Paris - capital of light had to give way to No. 1 for "rivals" Made in the fog in every category, with scores far less.

London is very proud to be rated on tourism in Europe.

This is the information in the report by the Tourism Committee of Paris-Ile region of France (CTR) implementation is called "24 hours in a capital city." Report to London (the capital of England) 82 / 100 points, because attitude for international travelers. On the surface, such as food, public transport, scenic, London will be appreciated.

This result might be startled to Paris, because this ancient French are proud of their cuisine is exquisite in the world. Paris ranked second with Amsterdam of the Netherlands with 79 points. Rome (Italy) Madrid (Spain) and Rome (Italy) in the same class next position with 76 points. Berlin (Germany) ranks last among the top six with 74 points.

Paris flooded feelingly as "runner."

Public transport (train, bus ...) to reach 93 points.Taxi system to reach 84 points. Bus travel to 86 points. Transportation to the airport reached 90 points. Meanwhile, Paris is just the corresponding period 74-65 - 76-67 - 85. Public transport in Paris was assessed only on the average because it is difficult to buy train tickets and old, dirty.

Jean-Pierre Blat, president of CTR, said: "The survey reflects reality. Paris attracts many tourists, but also often complain so much."

Survey report on 116 items, from signage at the airport to museum quality. The only minus point for London is that people here do not know many foreign languages, mostly using English as their mother tongue. In the French capital, English, Italian and Spanish are used frequently.