Biot, France’s artful village
Biot is a picturesque village perché, a perched village on the top of a rock buttress in the heart of the French Riviera, between Nice and Cannes.
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Spain’s Eye on Science
The Ciudad de las Artes y la Ciencias (“City of Arts and Sciences”) is a huge architectural complex that rises from the old bed of the Turia river in Valencia, Spain.
The 350,000 square meters (~3,790,000 sq.ft) of this modern center are dedicated to the promotion of scientific knowledge and cultural activities.
Sighișoara: precious and colored little gem
Sighișoara is a small medieval town of Transylvania. Founded by Saxons in the 12th century, it entered the UNESCO World Heritage list in 1999.
It is one of the most romantic cities in Romania, with its intact ancient walls strengthened by many towers and bastions.
Wrocław’s dwarves
There is no doubt: Wrocław is a wonderful city. And did you know that almost 200 of its 630,000 inhabitants are… dwarves? Yes, exactly: dwarves! This ever growing community lives in the town’s underbelly, but you might get lucky and meet a few of them walking down Wrocław’s streets, squares…
The Abandoned Circuit of the French Grand Prix
In the northern part of France, in the Champagne region, the city of Reims is not just the home of the famous sparkling wine and one of the most beautiful gothic cathedrals in the world. West of the city, near the village of Gueux, the roads of the region used…
Annecy, the Alpine Venice
On the northern tip of a lake that bears its name, Annecy is the largest city in the Haute-Savoie department in south-eastern France, and one of the most romantic places in Europe. Its first settlement on the lakeside dates 3,100 years before Christ, making this one of the oldest inhabited…
Spain’s Eye on Science
The Ciudad de las Artes y la Ciencias (“City of Arts and Sciences”) is a huge architectural complex that rises from the old bed of the Turia river in Valencia, Spain.
The 350,000 square meters (~3,790,000 sq.ft) of this modern center are dedicated to the promotion of scientific knowledge and cultural activities.
Sighișoara: precious and colored little gem
Sighișoara is a small medieval town of Transylvania. Founded by Saxons in the 12th century, it entered the UNESCO World Heritage list in 1999.
It is one of the most romantic cities in Romania, with its intact ancient walls strengthened by many towers and bastions.
Wrocław’s dwarves
There is no doubt: Wrocław is a wonderful city. And did you know that almost 200 of its 630,000 inhabitants are… dwarves? Yes, exactly: dwarves! This ever growing community lives in the town’s underbelly, but you might get lucky and meet a few of them walking down Wrocław’s streets, squares…
The Abandoned Circuit of the French Grand Prix
In the northern part of France, in the Champagne region, the city of Reims is not just the home of the famous sparkling wine and one of the most beautiful gothic cathedrals in the world. West of the city, near the village of Gueux, the roads of the region used…
Annecy, the Alpine Venice
On the northern tip of a lake that bears its name, Annecy is the largest city in the Haute-Savoie department in south-eastern France, and one of the most romantic places in Europe. Its first settlement on the lakeside dates 3,100 years before Christ, making this one of the oldest inhabited…