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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 »

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 »

North Beach-Durban

north-beach-durbanThe North Beach from Durban, South Africa is known as being the most renowned beach from here and it is situated along the Golden Mile. In summer holiday, tourists who come here consider the North Beach is the perfect place where the biggest part of action could take place. The beach hosts annually the Vodacom Beach Africa Festival giving to the city a very recognizable image making the city a great tourist attraction. It is said not to waste your time and come here with your family any time you have a little free time.north-beach-durban-21 Here you will find pools for people with young children. If you want to eat; a variety of restaurants are expecting you.

 

Besides these actions, the seagives you the opportunity to do some water sport. All these activities you can do in your little holiday if you have decided to do a trip like that.

Posted on May 5th, 2009 by admin  |  No Comments »

Güell Park

The Güell Park started out with a development project. Güell opened in 1922 this place as a great tourist attraction for visitors. The Park Guell had one of the best Spanish gp1architects of that moment: Antonio Gaudi.

The park is a place where definitely you can relax, enjoy the sights that offer tourists great views of the Barcelona city. The best way you can travel is trekking. This is the way you can enjoy the beauty of the park with your friends or your family.

Güell Park is a fantastic land that combines the natural and the man-made. At first, the Güell Park was known as a residential garden built by A.  Gaudi for his patron, Güell .
Until 1922, the park hasn’t such a great fame, it had not enjoyed of an immediate success. The Park is located on  a hill,in the north part of the Barcelona city to give tourists excellent views of the city.

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Describing the park, we could mention it has some fantastic pavilions, stairways and columned halls. There is also a great  lizard that divides the grand stairway, being the most photographed thing of the park. The lizard is known as a small symbol of the Park.

As far as I know, most of tourists wanted to make more interesting their holiday and tried this chance.

Posted on April 23rd, 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 »

Trafalgar Square

One of the most important points of London was arranged between 1829 and 1841 to traf squarecommemorate Nelson’s victory in his battle. For tourists who come here, the market offers a giant column surrounded by 4 huge lions. Situated in the center of London, the Trafalgar Square it’s a real tourist attraction which attracts every year over 10 millions visitors. It also represent for travellers a great resting place, a palce where everybody can take a deep breath and enjoying the fabulous views.
The present architecture of the square was completed in 1845 by the great architect John Nash. Since Middle Ages, Trafalgar is a place for meetings and surely a holiday spent here without visiting it could be not completed. Teenagers who come here in summer would be very satisfied if they will succeed in feeding the pigeons without scaring them.
Because the square is the largest in London,  it has more success in visiting it. The Trafalgar square contains a several number of statues and fountains hosting more than 2300 paintings from Vincent Van Gogh, Rembrandt, Claude Monet, etc. Soon, the Square will have more than 2400 paintings, thing which will increase its chance to be more recognized all over the world.

Posted on February 21st, 2009 by admin  |  No Comments »