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Nicosia

Nicosia is the capital of Cyprus. This great attraction is known in our days as the Europe’s only divided city. The city today is very modern from different points of view: around you will find many elegant tree-lined suburbs, mostly tourists would prefer the old town which lately it has had several renovations.

The Nicosia city is divided in two: Turkish Cypriots in the north part and Greek Cypriots in the south.

Nowadays, Nicosia is known to have several department stores, many restaurants, malls and great museums to visit. The biggest city of Cyprus, Nicosia has a population of around 270 000 inhabitants.
Here, every visitor could receive a new and unique experience in their life. Be sure of that.

About the old town, we could say Nicosia was encircled by very strong fortress walls which were built in the sixteenth century. The old Nicosia also was mainly pedestrian-only.

But the city today has seriously become a well known cultural center, with has to offer a lot of facilities tourists from all over the world.

Museums are the unique attractions they could ever choose. The Cyprus Museum  houses today very important collections of antiquities, treasures of Cyprus since the Roman Period. Another two great museums are the Jewels Museum and the Municipal Arts Center and Ethnological museum. They shouldn’t be missed.

The best outdoor activity is football, a very popular sport in Cyprus. But if you don’t want this, you can try another kind. A day of shopping in areas as Makarios Avenue, Stasikratous Street, Ledra Street. Take advantage of all these opportunities we can offer you.

Posted on August 10th, 2009 by admin  |  No Comments »

Marbella Holiday

Tourists around the world who are very excited to find out the main attractions of Marbella should take a break and prepare a couple of days for a marvelous holiday in one of the most popular tourist attraction of Spain.

At first, Marbella has some of the most beautiful beaches that offer tourists a variety of water sports and don’t miss the tennis and golf clubs.

There are a lot of attractions that each visitor must see it. If you like horse-riding, than don’t waste time and get to the Costa del Sol Equestrian Art School which is not so far away from Marbella.
If you would like to choose something else, then try the Selwo Animal Park which is practically a safari park where animals are kept in safe to not hurt adults and children.

As we said, Marbella has a lot of beaches to offer and a lot to choose from. Funny Beach and Paseo Maritimo are not some exceptions.

Funny Beach is a place where children can make many outdoor activities with motor bikes, boats or children’s cars. This beach has even a great restaurant and bar where families can eat a delicious barbecue food. But this beach is specific to kids when whey host their birthday.

The weather couldn’t be better than that. With plenty of sun and warm summer time, no raining in the afternoon, golden sandy beaches there is no doubt Marbella attracts more and more tourists around the world.

Another two attractions of the city are the Alameda Park and Murallas del Castillo.

Alemada Park is the place where you should go in the morning, with fresh air and shade trees for passers, jasmines and many other flowers. But two centuries ago, in the park there were no botanical species of plants planted. Now, the Alameda Park has around 20,000 sq. metres only with plants and sculptures of the great artist, Salvador Dali.

Murallas del Castillo is known to be the only building that remains even nowadays from the Muslim era. This castle was initially built in the tenth century and continued in the fourteenth century.

Throughout these centuries, people said a lot about the posible legends of the castle. There is even said that the old castle has some underground passages and secret doors. The castle measures now only  90 x 160 square meters. Unfortunately, tourists could not visit the castle inside of it.

The last landmark we have to mention is the Paseo Marítimo which stretches more than five kilometers. On both sides of this boardwalk you can see a plenty of palm trees, several buildings and mini shops. A promenade along this boardwalk makes you very delighted in any season of year.

Posted on July 10th, 2009 by admin  |  No Comments »

Tel Aviv Museum of Art

Tel Aviv Museum of Art is situated in Israel and is known to be the most visited museum from Israel. This famous museum hosts some of the most renowned paintings of important artists as Auguste Renoir, Claude Monet,Vincent Van Gogh, Pablo Picasso, etc.

Through these marvelous objects there are also many exhibitions and cultural programmes for children and adults with classical music, dance, different types of arts, important events and cinema for movies. It has even a department for design and architecture.

Tel Aviv Museum Of Art is also considered the biggest museum from Israel representing the specific traditions of Tel Aviv and sombolyzing the Israelian culture and art.

This museum has been opened since 1932. Interesting is that the Israel state has been not founded yet.
The most important attraction of this museum is that it offers a peek into the fascinating world of Israel’s art created by artists.

Posted on July 9th, 2009 by admin  |  No Comments »

Nanjing Road in Shanghai

Nanjing Road situated in Shanghai and is kown to be the most important tourist streets from here. It is considered the best place where visitors have the chance to learn something about the history of Shanghai City.

Tourists should also know that Nanjing Road is the first commercial road ever built Shanghai. At the beginning of this century, there were only 4 stores along the Nanjing Road.

But in time, the street has become  the most visited shopping center in Shanghai and now beside departament stores, there are several restaurants, shopping malls, souvenir shops, and even an incredible night scene and different hotels where every tourist can spend his night.You wil never be sorry to visit this place, it is a must-see tourist attraction for every traveler who comes to Shanghai.

The road which is situated to the east part of Tibet Road is practically the East Nanjing Road and the road to the west part of it is called the West Nanjing Road.

Around this famous street, there are a lot of cultural buildings as Shanghai Museum, Shanghai Theatre, People’s Square,  etc that you can visit all day.

Posted on July 7th, 2009 by admin  |  No Comments »

Tokyo Dome City

Tokyo Dome City is an amusement park situated in central Tokyo. tokyo-dome-city-1This place is recomended for all tourists who want to spend their free time in a perfect holiday. One of Japan’s most significant, wonderful and colossal domed stadiums, the Tokyo Dome City is renowned for its excitement and relaxation centre, a destination where travellers want to have fun. For people who want to eat something, there are some restaurants and specialty shops attracting more and more people around the world.
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For those who love the nature, to stay in the middle of it or if they want to have a perfect relaxation trip, Tokyo Dome City is the right place where you should go. It is a must-see attraction available anytime for everyone.
In one word, Tokyo Dome City is an amusement complex opened in 2003. Now, if you want to visit it, all you have to do is to buy your airline tickets and discover the various types of entertainment.

Posted on May 11th, 2009 by admin  |  No Comments »

Barcelona Zoo

This Zoo from Barcelona city is one of the most famous from Spain. Being a well-known attraction, the Zoo has a lot to show tourists who come here. It even allows visitors to bz1touch animals. With different species of animals, birds, the zoo is the perfect destination for children.

The Zoo houses around 6,500 animals belonging to 400 species.
There is the only and the unique feature of the zoo, a gorilla, the only one in captivity in the world. About reptiles, the Zoo has to offer you reptiles as iguanas, chameleons and many other species.

Even nowadays, the Barcelona Zoo is renowned because of its oldness, being the most modern from all around the world. People around are proude because the Zoo gives wild animals places where to live and different facilities.
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As a conclusion,  the Barcelona Zoo is a perfect target when you want to spend a bit of your time.

Posted on April 24th, 2009 by admin  |  No Comments »

The Grand Palace

The Grand Palace is a must-see attraction from Bangkok, Thailand. This palace has tgpan area of 220,000 square metres. The walls of this great building were constructed in 1782 by King Rama I, with a length around 2,000 metres.

If someday you will hear about a place in Thailand that tourists should visit , be sure it is The Grand Palace. Situated in the location of the most recognized temples and statues, the Palace remains one of the most beautiful and visited places of the Thailand country.

If you want to get there, more than that, getting inside, you should pay a small price to the entrance in the Palace. This only if you want to see some architectural delights.

About the interior of the Palace, there are no words. It’s too beautiful, as in a paradise. The gold spirals and ornate mirror encrusted statues entrance. It was built in a classic and architectural style. Even if it’s weird, you should pay attention to the way you are dressed( for example no shorts and no bare shoulders). It’s a kynd of rules.

Most of tourists are wondering: When do they most feel like having this trip? In conclusion, the majority decided that the best time is between November to March.

As you can see, the Grand Palace is the largest tourist attraction of the Bangkok, a perfect place where you can plan a trip.

Posted on April 22nd, 2009 by admin  |  No Comments »

The Empire State Building

The Empire State Building is one of the most recognized symbol of New York city and the esbtallest skyscraper from all over the world until 1970, when another building took its place.

The top of the Empire State has famous coloured lights representing for its owners a great success, owing to their ambition to build towers tht can reach for the skies. Today, it was decided to become “green” for the reason to make the project to save 4.4 million dollars in the energy costs.

Even though today the Empire State Building is not the tallest from the world, it still being a symbol of the New York city. At its time, the skyscraper was called the eighth world wonder.

At the time it was built on Fifth Avenue, the Empire State Building broke all records and was dubbed ‘the 8th world wonder’. At the beginning, the building had 64 elevators, but now it has 102 and 1050 rooms. Its construction started in March 17 1930 and finished in May 1 1931 , one year later.

To make this attraction more impressive for travellers, there will be replaced around 6500 windows of the Empire State Building, the system of heating and air conditioning, showing how to reduce the consumption.

Empire State Building will be as famous as it was someday in New York city for inhabitants and tourists.

Posted on April 15th, 2009 by admin  |  No Comments »

Atlanta History Center

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The Atlanta History Center is a must-see destination because of its incredible and interesting history. The center includes a museum, five gardens, a library and temporary exhibits. a

The center also includes community events, such as holiday events and summer camps for children. If you have decided to do this type of journey, make sure all attractions are available for you.

Most of the great changes that took place in the history center occurred between 1983 and 1991.  For example, the historical society decided to build new facility that would house a large museum and many other things based on professional growth.  That’s why its name was changed from Atlanta Historical Society in Atlanta History Center.

The center is renowned through different parades. A few years ago here have been brought some important collections of soldiers uniforms, several  weapons and different artifacts, attracting more and more tourists around the world.
The five gardens (Quarry Garden, Cherry Sims Asian American Garden, etc) are another touristic attraction. You could visit it in you free time. An important thing is what you see there, not what another people say about it.

Posted on April 14th, 2009 by admin  |  No Comments »

Two Oceans Aquarium

toaThe Two Oceans Aquarium represents a wonderful view under the sea. It is located in Cape Town, South Africa. The main creatues you will find here are the colourful fishes, turtles,sharks even frogs.

In surrounding area there is apenguin pool where children love to come, they can even have fun on a beautiful child play area. Especially it is necessary in holiday. Besides penguins, there are more than 300 creatures, making the aquarium the largest and the greatest from South Africa.
The Two Oceans Aquarium is open every day for tourists. It is called like this because here the Atlantic and Indian Ocean meet.

The most important exhibits are: The Oceans of Contrast, Indian Ocean gallery, the Sappi River Meander, etc.
The aquarium is a great popular attraction and it also offers a unique chance for sports entertainment spending a while under the watchful eye of one of the aquarium’s divers.

The aquarium remains the most important touristic destination of  the city.

Posted on April 11th, 2009 by admin  |  No Comments »