Travel Guides: Amazing Barcelona

Posted in: Featured, Travel by Theo Grigore | October 26th 2010 | no comments

Being the second largest city in Spain and having a population which exceeds 1,620,000 inhabitants, Barcelona is certainly one of the most beautiful tourist attractions in Europe. Holding some of the most interesting sights to be seen in the world’s oldest continent, Barcelona is a destination [...]

Travel Guides: Salzburg

By Gabriel Popa | January 5th 2011 | no comments

Salzburg, with population of 150,000 in 2006, is the fourth largest city in Austria, capital of the federal state of Salzburg. The Old Town (Altstadt) in Salzburg, with its famous baroque architecture in the world, has kept one of the best centers in the Germanic world registered as [...]

Travel Guides: Honolulu

By Gabriel Popa | January 5th 2011 | one comment

Honolulu is the seat of Hawaii, USA. Honolulu has 377,000 inhabitants and it is a major resort and recreation center. Honolulu is located in the Mamala Bay on Oahu, the third largest island in the archipelago. The town takes its name from its beneficial geographical position, [...]

Travel Guides: Austria Part 2

By Gabriel Popa | January 4th 2011 | no comments

Austria is a mountainous country, about two thirds of the territory being at altitudes of over 500m and 40% at over 1000 m, with an average altitude of 1000m. The mountainous relief covers almost three quarters of the country, the plain reducing to a corridor that joins the Danube [...]

Travel Guides: Austria Part 1

By Gabriel Popa | January 4th 2011 | no comments

Austria is a landlocked country with approximately 8.3 million inhabitants, located in Central Europe. It borders Germany and Czech Republic in the north, Slovakia and Hungary east, Slovenia and Italy to the south, and Switzerland and Liechtenstein to the west. The Austrian [...]

Travel Guides: Bucharest Part 2

By Gabriel Popa | January 3rd 2011 | no comments

Despite the fact that Bucharest is situated on the Dambovita River, because this river is not navigable, the city has never functioned as a port, that role being reserved for other cities, such as Oltenita and Giurgiu, these cities being located at short distances: 65, respectively [...]

Travel Guides: Bucharest Part 1

By Gabriel Popa | January 3rd 2011 | one comment

Bucharest is the capital of Romania and at the same time, the biggest city, the largest industrial and commercial center of the country. With a population of 1,944,367 inhabitants (January 1, 2009) makes Bucharest the sixth city in population in the European [...]

Travel Guides: Mumbai

By Gabriel Popa | December 29th 2010 | one comment

Mumbai, formerly Bombay, is the capital of Maharashtra state and is the most populous Indian city. Mumbai is located on an island near the west coast of India. With a metropolitan population estimated at 17 million inhabitants (2005), it is the third largest metropolitan area in the world, and [...]

Travel Guides: Jerusalem, The Holy City

By Gabriel Popa | December 29th 2010 | 3 comments

Jerusalem is an ancient historical town in Palestine, in the Middle East, considered holy city in Judaism, Christianity and Islam. Around the year 1010 BC, David, the second king of the Jews conquered Salem, according to the Bible, a city of a local population, akin to the Jews, called [...]

Travel Guides: Lyon

By Gabriel Popa | December 28th 2010 | one comment

Lyon is a city in France located at the confluence of the river Rhône with Saône river, 460 km south-east of Paris and 314 km north of Marseille. It is the capital of the Rhône department and Rhône-Alpes region. The geography is marked by the confluence of the Rhone (Rhône) and [...]

Travel Guides: Cyprus Part 2

By Gabriel Popa | December 28th 2010 | no comments

The official name is Republic of Cyprus and the conventional short name is Cyprus. The region in the north of Cyprus is known as the "Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus”, recognized only by Turkey. Currently, to all socio-cultural activities, economic and interstate policies participates only [...]

Travel Guides: Cyprus

By Gabriel Popa | December 28th 2010 | no comments

Cyprus is an island nation in the Mediterranean, a member of the European Union. Cyprus is currently divided into two de facto states. The island of Cyprus has seen many rulers in history: the Assyrian, Egyptian, Persian, Roman and Byzantine. In the twelfth century it was occupied by the [...]

Travel Guides: Hague

By Gabriel Popa | December 27th 2010 | one comment

Hague is the seat of government of the Netherlands. It is located in the province of South Holland (Zuid-Holland), in the West and it is its residence. Hague is the seat of Dutch government de facto, but not the Dutch capital, Amsterdam being the municipality constitutionally designated with [...]

Travel Guides: Albania Part 2

By Gabriel Popa | December 27th 2010 | no comments

For some it is questionable whether the Albanians are the oldest people in south-eastern Europe. It is believed they are descendants of immigrants, including Illyrians, Macedonians and Epirots. The area was ruled by the Romans in 229 BC until the first century, when Christianity [...]

Travel Guides: Albania

By Gabriel Popa | December 27th 2010 | one comment

Albania is a country in southeastern Europe having borders with Montenegro in the north, Kosovo to the northeast, Macedonia in the east, Greece in the south, the Adriatic Sea in the west and the Ionian Sea in the southwest. It is a democratic state, with the official name Republic of [...]

Travel Guides: Stockholm

By Gabriel Popa | December 26th 2010 | no comments

Stockholm is the capital and the largest city in Sweden. The city is also residence of the administrative region Stockholms län. In 2009 Stockholm had a population of 829,417 inhabitants (2,019,182 in the metropolitan area). As the Swedish capital, Stockholm is the seat of the Government and [...]

Travel Guides: History Of The Shroud Of Turin

By Gabriel Popa | December 26th 2010 | one comment

For several centuries, the Shroud of Turin is the subject of heated controversy. Christian believers say that it would be the lintolium with which Jesus would have been covered after the descent from the cross; skeptics say it would be a refined false. With the image of Jesus [...]

Travel Guides: Turin

By Gabriel Popa | December 26th 2010 | no comments

Turin is an important industrial city in northwest Italy. It is located on the left bank of the river Pad, near its confluence with the rivers Sangone, Dora Riparia, and Stura di Lanzo. With a population of 905,209 inhabitants and 1.7 million in the metropolitan area, it is the [...]

Travel Guides: Brussels Part 3

By Gabriel Popa | December 25th 2010 | no comments

There is a card that allows tourists to explore this charming city. This card offers unlimited transport on the metro, bus and tram. Brussels Card includes free access to most museums and attractions, discounts at restaurants, bars, shops and the Atomium (25% reduction). Those who [...]