If you are traveling to France this year during your holiday, you should really try to visit the Versailles palace, which is a huge estate in the city of Versailles. The big gold-colored gates, lead to the entrance of this former royal residence of King Louis XIV and his descendants. …
The Prague Castle is a very large complex of palaces and churches on top of a hill, and it is the largest castle in the world. The first castle was built in 880 by Duke Bořivoj, and it does not resemble what it is today. Lol Travel Momondo Viator Booking.com …
If you travel to Hungary during your holiday, you should really visit the the Buda Castle in Budapest, which dates back to the thirteenth century, and dominates the skyline. If you’re on the eastern bank of the Danube, your eyes are automatically drawn to the castle, which lies on top off …
Belfast Castle stands at Cave Hill, a 360 meter high hill, which can clearly be seen from the city. In earlier times this castle was the residence of local chiefs. The castle is now used for conferences and parties, but at the Visitor’s Centre you can learn all about the …
Circus Maximus is the largest building for shows of all time. It is 600 meters long and 140 meters wide. The stadium Circus Maximus was widely used for the, at that time, extremely popular chariot racing. The stadium is situated in the valley between the Aventine and Palatine hills, and could …
The Atomium, is an international tourist attraction. This unique piece of architecture for the Brussels World Fair (Expo 58) is today the Europe’s capital most popular attraction. The Atomium was designed by André Waterkeyn for the Universal Exhibition of 1958. The monument at the Heysel district symbolizes an iron crystal magnified …
The construction of the Basílica i Temple Expiatori de la Sagrada Família, started in 1882, and it is still not finished. Some parts that are already complete, need to be restored already. Lol Travel Momondo Viator Booking.com cheapOair OneTravel Click Travel Agencies to see the providers in other countries They …
The spot where Notre Dame now stands has always been the religious center throughout the history of the city. For the Celts, this was a sacred piece of land, and the Romans built a temple to honor the god Jupiter. In the 6th century, Christian basilica were built on that …
During the Battle of Verdun, there were many casualties on both sides. Sometimes the bodies could be identified immediately, and buried after that, but a lot of the times, this was impossible. Often the bodies were so maimed that they could not even tell if it was a French or …
The Amalienborg Palace in the center of Copenhagen was designed in the eighteenth century by the court architect Nicolai Eigtved. In 1794, the palace became the residence of the royal family after the Christiansborg had gone up in flames. Queen Margrethe II lives in the Christian IX palace on the southeast …
