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Lake Garda is the largest lake in Italy. This video explores some of the beautiful lakeside towns including Malescine, Limone and Riva del Garda.

Miami is one of America’s most exciting new cities with major museums, performance spaces and events such as Art Basel Miami, the premier contemporary art fair in America. Miami is a city located on the Atlantic coast in southeastern Florida and the county seat of Miami-Dade County. The 42nd largest city proper in the United States, with a population of 408,568, it is the principal, central, and most populous city of the Miami metropolitan area, and the most populous metropolis in the Southeastern United States. The most important places to visit in Miami are: Ocean Drive (the yearlong party atmosphere [More]

Venice is a city in the north eastern part of the Italian country right at the Adriatic within the province of Venetia and is often called La Serenissima. The city counts 270.884 inhabitants, with only 62.000 people living in the historic centre, called centro storico and 30.000 more on other island in the lagoon. There are more than 100 islands in the lagoon of Venice. The republic of Venice has been an important political and economic power in europa for about 1000 years, but lost its independence in 1897, when Napoleon set foot on the well known St. Mark’s Square [More]

Enjoy the busy harbour with its salty market and timber warehouses dripping with Hanseatic history, then stroll the pedestrian-friendly old quarter, with cute lanes of delicate wooden houses. Then for a modern contrast, head for Bergen’s urban heart — which has a thriving personality all its own.

In Siena you can tour the town’s innovative medieval hospital, lavish cathedral, and a bakery that makes panforte (like fruitcake, only delicious). In Assisi, you can follow the footsteps of St. Francis, from his humble chapel to the Giotto-frescoed basilica that holds his tomb.

Everything you need to know when you visit the administrative capital of the Netherlands. Get shown around in The Hague and get informed about trips, shopping, restaurants, hotels, museums, night life and a lot more ideas on what to visit in the City of the Dutch Government.  

India, subcontinent of diversity and contrasts, has attracted and fascinated travellers from time immemorial. India’s unsettled past, its diverse culture, art and architecture make up a great mosaic that bewitches the visitors.

The Amalfi Coast is a stretch of coastline on the southern coast of the Sorrentine Peninsula in the Province of Salerno in Southern Italy. The Amalfi Coast is a popular tourist destination for the region and Italy as a whole, attracting thousands of tourists annually. The Amalfi Coast is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site as a cultural landscape.

Situated on the southern coastline of Maine, part of Portland’s great charm is its working waterfront. You can stroll down Commercial Street and spend a few hours exploring the wharves and piers. Discover the streets and lanes of the historic port district and then visit the historic home of Henry Wadsworth Longfellow or the Portland Museum of Art.  

In this video you can lose your way in the Grand Bazaar and munch your way through the famously fragrant Spice Market. Follow the fall of the ancient capital of Byzantium and the rise of Islam at the city’s ancient wall, and wander among the treasures of Hagia Sophia, the Blue Mosque, and Topkapı Palace. To escape the city bustle, cruise the churning waters of the Bosphorus, make friends over backgammon, and try a traditional Turkish bath.

From taking someone’s reserved seat to bringing stinky food onto a train. There are some unwritten rules of European train travel. A couple of additions for the UK: Some trains have “quiet carriages”. If you want to use your mobile phone, DO NOT do it in the quiet carriage as the people there may have reserved seats in it specifically to get away from this. Do not take someone’s reserved seat. The person whose seat you’re sitting in may have bought an Advance ticket to get a cheaper fare, and they CAN’T sit anywhere else. Advance tickets come with reservations [More]

Most visitors to Tangier take a tour, daytripping in from Spain for a predictable series of experiences. But wandering through this delightfully disorienting town, at your own pace, is more fun. And to enjoy it with maximum understanding, you can hire a local guide.

Lille is just one hour and twenty minutes away from London on the Eurostar. The shopping, in particular, is worth travelling for but there are some really smart new hotels with great restaurants that make alternatives look pretty dull in comparison. As with many French cities, Lille possesses a great contrast between the old and the new. In under two hours on the smart Eurostar train from London’s stunningly renovated St Pancras station, Lille has everything you could wish for on a day out or short break. Think great food, excellent shopping, attractive architecture that reflects a long history, a [More]

Yosemite Valley, which despite being only 7 miles long and 1 mile wide, packs in more jaw-dropping scenery than just about any other place on Earth. Yosemite National Park sits on the western slopes of California’s Sierra Nevada Mountains.