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Termessos Old City

Termessos is partly ruins of the ancient trading town, which, apparently, seem to be even humble by Alexander the Great. It is situated in Turkey, not so far by the Turkish Riviera, about 30 miles northwest of the amazing Antalya city, in the high mountains.

Termessos is a beautiful place tipic for ancient monuments, which offers every visitor a real and great mystery. Its original inhabitants called Solymové came here once during the first millennium BC. It is also called Sami after the Mount Solymos, which is known as Güllüg Dag.

Unlike the inhabitants of the ancient cities of the coast, those in the old city were originally from Anatylia. In 333 BC, the city was besieged by Alexander the Great but it was not conquered because of the city’s strategic location.

35 km travelled by car in north-west of Antalya, and two miles from climbing on the Güllük Dagi, will lead you, surely, to the best-preserved ruins of the Turkish Termessos city, where you can see the stunning Gulf of Antalya .

Surrounded by a thick pine forest and hidden by a carpet of plants, Termessos seems to be hidden namely by the world to keep the peaceful park area and to maintain harmony of the natural and historical treasures.

Due to the alarming increase in the number of species of plants and endangered animals that grow and live near the ruins of the old city, the city was included in Termessos National Park which stretches along the Korkuteli Antalya highway.

Posted on December 22nd, 2010 by admin  |  No Comments »

The Basilica of Saint Mark

The Patriarchal Cathedral Basilica of Saint Mark

The Basilica of Saint Mark is the most important tourist attraction after the San Marco Market and rightly so. It is a monument of Byzantine architecture, adorned with gold and bright mosaics and enough sculptures to impress any tourist.
The basilica was built to preserve the relics of Saint Mark the Evangelist, which were stolen from Alexandria by two Italian merchants in 828 AD. After 200 years, the remains were moved to the Basilica of Saint Mark. It has became the Cathedral of Venice in 1807, after many years as a local church, under the Doge ruling in the Venetian Republic. Many popes have served as the patriarchs of the cathedral, the most recent being Pope John XXIII and Pope John Paul I.


Basilica is in the form of a Byzantine cross framed as a square, each arm of the cross itself, forming a dome. The Basilica of Saint Mark is faithful to the Apostles of the Church architecture built by Justinian in Constantinople. The special place arranged for the choir is situated above a crypt. The interior plan shows several ships – three longitudinal and three transverse vessels.

Above the high altar is a canopy placed on decorated columns with bas-reliefs belonging to the eleventh century. The masterpiece that represent the altar forms Pala d’Oro, meaning the Golden wall. More specifically, its altar is a Byzantine metal-work done in 1105 in order to establish the apse facade that owns the altar . Behind the high altar is another altar, this time presenting as individual items, alabaster columns.

Inside, the basilica walls were covered with mosaics, forming a mixture of Byzantine and Gothic styles, while the floor features a syncretism of the twelfth century, featuring pieces of marble in geometric and animal Mitov.

The mosaics are made from pieces of gold, bronze and a variety of stones. Narthex mosaics depict scenes from the Old Testament, with beautiful series that shows the days of creation in the right dome of the basilica.

Step by step, the brick exterior came to be covered with various marbles and sculpture, some of them even older than the building itself (such as statues of the four tetrarch). A new facade was built, and the domes were covered with other domes and even larger, made of wood, in order to align the basilica to the Gothic architecture style of the Doge’s Palace, which had been reconfigured.

Posted on December 21st, 2010 by admin  |  No Comments »

The Cologne Cathedral

The construction of the Gothic Cathedral in Cologne began in 1248, but was only completed in 1880. It was built several centuries and is also a symbol of the European power of Christianity. On the UNESCO list, the cathedral was registered in 1996.

Included on the UNESCO list of World Cultural Heritage, is one of the most beautiful historic monuments in Germany, one of the largest cathedrals in the world and a perfect architectural expression of German architecture. Between 1880 – 1884 was also the world’s tallest building until the construction of the Washington Monument and the Eiffel Tower was complete. Works on this cathedral began in 1248 but will take more than 600 years for everything to be ready and the building to have the appearance today. After works have been completed, in 1880, the cathedral became the center of attraction of the city and a sacred place for believers. During the Second World War the cathedral was hit by no less than 14 bombs, but miraculously resisted.

The cologne is the ancient name of the German city Cologne. Full Roman Name of the millennia-old German cities was, in its founding year, 50 AD, Colonia Claudia Ara Agrippinesium. Emperor Claudius, its founder, gave this name because it was the birthplace of his wife Agripina. In the medieval period Cologne became an important economic center, because here the river Rhine is crossed by several trade routes, educationally through the university which was founded here in 1308, but also religious. Under this aspect, the prestige of the city was fully represented by the cathedral, whose construction started here since the thirteenth century, namely in 1248. For 600 years, with periods of work interruption or enthusiast, was built the largest cathedral in Germany.

On 15 August 1248 Archbishop Konrad von Hochstaden laid the foundation stone of the cathedral, dedicated to the Virgin Mary and the Apostle Peter, who came to be known, especially as the Cologne Cathedral. Its construction was important to keep in a single jewel in the Christian world, given by Emperor Frederick Barbarosa Archbishop Rainald of Dasel in 1164, namely the remains of the Three Wise Men who worshiped Christ in Bethlehem and brought them as offerings, gold , myrrh and frankincense. Although construction started initially with fervor, it entered then into a process of stagnation, being resumed and completed in stages after the enthusiast resumption of works, in 1880. The completion was celebrated in Germany as a national event. Its size says everythings: 144 meters length, 86 width and the main towers heigth of 157 meters. Upon completion of the works was the tallest building in the world, but it has lost its quality in 1884, after the construction of the Washington Monument. However, it still remains the tallest Gothic structure in the world.

Posted on December 18th, 2010 by admin  |  No Comments »

The Magritte Museum

The Magritte Museum, situated in central Brussels, has attracted more than half a million visitors in 2009, when it was opened. The museum, dedicated to Magritte Belgian surrealist artist’s work, was opened on 2nd of June 2009, since when has been visited by 535,000 people. Most visitors who come to admire the collection of this museum unique in the world, come from other countries, abroad. During the first months after opening, the interest was so great that the art lovers have had to reserve tickets in advance to avoid long lines at the entrance to the museum.

Even now, many visitors make advance reservations via the internet.
The museum works closely with the Menil Foundation in Houston, Texas. Cooperation with American colleagues made possible borrowing artworks from the Menhil collection of Magritte Museum. “Listening Room” and “Telescope” are currently checked out for twelve months. Also, by the end of the year, from Texas will come the work of Margritte, the “Secret Player” which will be admired for five months.

The Magritte Museum is located on Koningsplein, just opposite the Royal Palace. From Brussels Central Station you have to go on foot for five minutes.

Schedule:
From Tuesday to Sunday, 10.00 AM to 5.00 PM.
Wednesday, open till late at night, 8.00 PM.

Posted on December 5th, 2010 by admin  |  No Comments »

Piazza Navona

Piazza Navona is a true splendor. It is one of the most famous and most beautiful squares of Rome. Great, full of terraces and artists who paint outdoors, Piazza Navona has no less than three wells. The highest is  the Fontana dei Quattro Fiumi. Each of the four statues that decorate this moment is a river on many different continents: the Nile, Ganges, Danube and Amazon. The other two wells are in the northern market Fontana di Nettuno and Fontana del Moro in the South.
Here, during winter, it is organized one of the greatest Christmas fairs in Europe.
This is definitely one of the most beautiful and popular Baroque sites worldwide. Its aspect results from the ruins of Domitian Stadium. Once, here were held the races.
Today market is full of vendors and street performers and cafes where you can enjoy a cappuccino. It is very fun at night, when artists gather to draw portraits and caricatures.
This market is a marvel of light and sculpture. In the center of the market there is the most spectacular fountain which was also built by Bernini, La Fontana dei Fiumi, in 1651.
Piazza Navona is a lively place with outdoor cafes. At Christmas time, the market is full of stalls sit and making miniature Christmas atmosphere to be a true delight.

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Posted on July 21st, 2010 by admin  |  No Comments »

Montreal

Montreal is unique in North America, combining the New World modern with the romantic charm of historic districts and a European air Gallic lifestyle, evident in the cafes and the city’s dynamic nightlife.
Although skyscrapers downtown are testament of the economic influence of the second largest city of Canada, visitors are most likely attracted by the promise of rides in a cart on the cobbled streets of old town near the St. Lawrence River.
Montreal is on an island between Rivière des Prairies and Saint Lawrence River. When Jacques Cartier discovered the island in 1535, it was already inhabited. Until Paul de Chomedey arrived in 1642 to found the Ville-Marie, the first European colony has been already abandoned. Cross on the Mount Royal, which is visible from most of the city, marks the place where Maisonneuve planted a wooden cross to thank that the city was spared by the floods in the first winter.
French revolt against the British in the economy led to the “silent revolution” between 1950 and 1960, culminating in the crisis of 1970 and the referendum about royalty from 1980 to 1995.
As a result, French became the predominant language at work and a number of companies in Quebec have become active in global market forces. Approximately 65% of people claim that French is their native language, making Montreal the second most populous French-speaking city after Paris.
But in Montreal there is a cosmopolitan mix of immigrants around the world, who contributed to the rich cultural heritage and lively atmosphere in the city. This is most evident during one of the largest festivals in Montreal, International Festival of Jazz in Montréal, when tens of thousands of music fans fill the streets of every day.
Elegant buildings of Old Montreal, which was the heart of the city until the late nineteenth century, are now full of shops, bars, hotels and restaurants.
The best time to visit Montreal is summer, when even the nights are muggy and the whole city seems to spend. Autumn that reveals the leaves color is the right period to visit the Laurentians forest.

Posted on June 27th, 2010 by admin  |  No Comments »

Vive la France

If you decide to spend this year’s holiday not in a luxury hotel but on an adventurous camp site, there are lots of interesting places waiting to be explored. Especially France has a lot to offer in regard to outdoor holiday.  A lot of different provinces of France, some of them directly at the seaside, some of them located in the heart of the country itself leave a great choice. To help you find the perfect destination for your holiday, this article gives a short summary of places to set up camp, all over the beautiful country of France.

The Bretagne (or Brittany), one of the most famous parts of France considering holiday destinations, offers a stunningly beautiful coastline, especially in the region of Finistére. While part of Finistére, the Cotes-d’Armor and Ille-et-Vilaine are bordering the English Channel, the southern part of Finistére as well as Morbihan and the two islands Ile-de-Groix and Belle-Ile are situated along the Atlantic Ocean. In north France, not too far from Calais, the province of Normandy offers a long stretch of coastline along the English Channel. Probably the most famous part of Normandy is the island of Mont-Saint-Michel with its enormous Benedictine monastery which is named a UNESCO world heritage site. Situated more at the heart of the country, Burgundy is a province with lots of cultural and historical background. Cultural highlights in Burgundy include a wide variety of very old monasteries and churches, as well as impressive castles.

But not only beach holidays and sightseeing can be the destination of a camping trip. A variety of camp sites can be found located near to the city of Paris, so by setting up camp on one of these sites, one can enjoy the magnificent capital of France while keeping the accommodation costs considerably low. Not only the Eiffel tower, Notre Dame, the Louvre or Montmartre are worth seeing while in the French capital, but in close proximity to Paris and always worth a visit, the famous castle of Versailles can be another highlight on a camping trip to France.

Posted on June 17th, 2010 by admin  |  No Comments »

A holiday in Turkey

A tourist region par excellence, with a lot of sights that await you beyond the gates of all hotels in the all inclusive system. Tens of thousands of tourists choose each summer, for many years, holidays with no worries and rain in Antalya, Turkey.
A day in the city of Antalya runs smoothly with the sun disappearing into the sea and the history that comes alive as you descend from the new to the old port in the Mediterranean. Among the traditional houses carefully restored by new owners, shops and craft bazaar with goods that undulate in waves, the heart of the city hides even the heart of fun in the region which is supposed to be the coolest club outside the hotels where you can white your nights during holidays, the well known Ally Club .

Belek, situated in the Antalya region, has the most luxurious, but the most expensive too, five star resorts in the Antalya valley and the Side-Alanya area has low prices and is full of historical monuments, a paradise for fans. You make your choice as you like it, after your budget or passions.

Beyond Belek, toward Alanya, which is also located 140 km away from Antalya, is a few miles of coast and it lies one of the best preserved ancient buildings in the world, the amphitheatre in Aspendos, built by Marc Aurelius. Travel agencies offer daily trips here, and the money you will pay are going to be certainly well spent. Millennium Theater had also periods in which it abandoned the cultural mission. Seljuk from Turkey turned it into a caravanserai because it was an important trade route. Then, a sultan made palace for himself in a strange ancient construction. Meanwhile it was returned to its original form, of a theater. Performances are held at dusk, especially music. From Aspendos you can get to Side in a few minutes, also called the old Antalya, an abandoned city, with remnants of Greek, Roman and Byzantine, who once was one of the most prosperous ports in the region. On Side, the Temple of Apollo is still raising its trunks to the sky, and the trade history with slaves comes alive in guides stories.

Posted on June 16th, 2010 by admin  |  No Comments »

Bermuda Triangle

Bermuda Triangle is known to be a triangular area bordered by the Atlantic Ocean to the extremities of Miami, Bermuda and Puerto Rico. Legend says that many people, boats and planes have disappeared in a mysterious way surrounding. Its size varies from 500,000 sq. miles to three times more depending on the author’s imagination. As some people say, the mystery is known to date since Columbus times. Even so, estimates vary between 200 and 1000 incidents in the last 500 years. Howard Rosenberg says that in 1973 the U.S. Coast Guard has answered over 8000 requests for assistance in the area and that more than 50 ships and 20 aircraft sank in the Bermuda Triangle in the last century.

Many theories have been given about Bermuda Triangle to explain the extraordinary mystery of the disappearance of these vessels and aircraft. Evil aliens, residue crystals from Atlantis, evil men with other weird technologies are the favorites among writers of fiction prose. Strange magnetic fields are the favorite explanations of technical minds. Weather conditions such as hurricanes, tsunamis or earthquakes and many other natural causes are the explanations given by skeptical investigators.

There are skeptic persons who say that the facts in the Bermuda Triangle don’t confirm the legend, that there is no mystery that needs solving, and nothing to be explained. Number of wrecks in the area is not huge considering the size, location and traffic in the area. Many of the ships and planes that have been identified as missing in the Bermuda Triangle were not there at all. Investigations have not shown yet any scientific evidence of the existence of an unusual phenomenon involved in disappearances.

The modern legend of this place appeared shortly after five military aircraft have disappeared on a mission during an awful storm in 1945. The most logical explanation for this disappearance is that the Charles Taylor pilot compass has been damaged. Training planes were not equipped with navigation tools that should have worked well. The group was disoriented and simply ran out of fuel. No mysterious forces were involved except the mysterious effect of gravity forces on the aircraft without fuel.

So, the Bermuda Triangle mystery has become a real one just because of the mass-media who has passed without investigating speculation related to something mysterious that is happening in the Atlantic Ocean.

Posted on June 15th, 2010 by admin  |  No Comments »

Why To Choose A Motorhome

If you want to take a motorhome insurance, for example in the United Kingdom, you should know this is the cheapest form of  a car insurance.
You have to make your insurance not only for not being stolen, but also for winter if you have your own motorcaravan. The local autorities have often revealed that the salt levels are critically low because of the icy conditions. As the icy conditions continue to take hold, you should not waste your time and make your caravan insurance to cross the country if you want to relax during your holiday. mh
In this way, your camper van has relatively low risk of being stolen. There are even companes which will will give you benefits such as paying you some extra money. So that, don’t risk you motorhome and get one of it.
Otherwise, if you don’t have any vehicle and you want to take a time off, then you can also rent one. The best choice you can do is motorhomes, only if they are being driven by experienced drivers.
The best thing campervans have is that they can be used as an accomodation. You can relax during your journey. Even tough this vehicle is driven less than a car, it offers people much safety and better conditions.
Of course, you have less chances of theft in a motorcaravan rather than in a usual car. If you put together all prices you must pay in a holiday, you will realize this one is cheaper than any other and how cost effective the motor insurance is going to be.
Inside a motorhome which is equipped as a general house, you will have a large kitchen, a bedroom, and also a kind of living room, all of them being equipped. The basic does not miss of course. You will also have a proper toilet and a shower. Just exactly like a house. If you choose some of the best campervans, probably in the kitchen you will have an upscale galley. The furnishings in the kitchen look good and rezist things and scratches such as the stainless steel stove. Right on top you may have a microwave oven and a dish washer below too.
In the bedroom you will have a large queen bed, a TV and even a washing machine, if the campervan is at least a 2007 type. It’s a non-traditional styling. Depending on what you choose, you may have a full wall slide that opens up the inside.
Refering to the instrument panel we can say it is integrated with a steering column. There is also a pioneer navigation system that supplies data updates and entertainment as well.

Posted on February 21st, 2010 by admin  |  No Comments »