Europe Travel Destinations

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The largest city in Europe is London. You don’t really feel the tourist crunch, although a stream of visitors come to visit exciting every year. The city embraces the modern life though it is filled with history.   The tower is one of the popular attractions in London. It was being used for variety of reason. The Norman Conquest in 1066 it was the first came into existence. A site for executions and then a secure location for the Crown jewels, it’s been a prison ever since. The royal family’s Crown Jewels are still can be viewed. It was established in 1485 that you might even meet the yeoman warders as Kings Henry VIII’s bodyguards and have been protecting the tower ever since.

A different kind of sun bathing and swimming is making tourists consider about making Croatia as their next vacation spot. This horseshoe-shaped island is located at the Mediterranean in South-Central Europe and is quite popular for its naturist or nudist beaches. Naturism has been an all-too-familiar concept in the Croatian Adriatic coast and naturist beaches are even marked with signs that say “FKK” for “Freikorperkultur” which mean “Free Body Culture” in German. Although clothing is optional in some places, Croatia’s beaches have been an attractive and famous naturist destination for almost five decades. Rates are even more economical and reasonable compared to other holiday tourist spots in the world. So whether you’re just curious about nude bathing or seriously thinking about spending your summer vacation in one of the most beautiful places in the world, one thing’s for sure – Croatia will definitely take your breath away.

If you want to go to Sweden and would want to party with people in their early to mid-twenties, then going to Lund, Sweden won’t be a bad idea. Located in Southern Sweden, inhabitants of this place are mostly made up of students from the most prominent educational institution of the area – Lund University.

These students, grouped into organizations called as nations, hold functions and parties every week and these parties would depend on the nation’s nature or vision and mission, if there were any. Some would hold pretty big parties and some would like to have small intimate banquets. These functions are open to all since the university is so big that they can actually pin point who the students are from the outsiders. But some are actually for members only, so you need to make some friends in the area for you to be able enter those events.

Europe has been famous for its medieval architecture with its grand castles and structures. But if you would want to visit the biggest of them all, you might as well go to the Czech Republic and visit the Prague Castle

It is actually crowned by the Guiness Book of World Records as the biggest ancient castle with around 570 meters in length 130 meters wide. And don’t despair since the castle is open for visitors, and actually has a gift shop where you can buy souvenir for your loved ones at home.

A visit here would definitely round up your visit in the Czech Republic.

Source: Wikipedia, Prague Castle

Living in Europe’s poorest country must be definitely tough, still, Moldovans are determined to prove to the world that they are not giving up this uphill struggle for survival. Though the country’s economy has spiraled downwards over the past decades, Moldova’s established wine industry is continuously marketing its finest wines to travelers at really low prices in order to salvage this small, landlocked country. Since January 2007, citizens of the U.S., Canada and EU member countries can now enter Moldova without going through the hassles of applying for a visa, while anyone with a passport can be given a 10-day free visa to attend Moldova’s Wine Festival held on the second Sunday of October. This way, Moldova can still have the chance of redeeming itself economically and of further opening itself to a world that simply cannot live without great tasting wines.

When one thinks of the beach, images of sunny and warm Maui, Rio de Janeiro, Bali, and Ibiza are the first ones to come into the picture. Now, try putting Germany and beach together in one sentence. Does that still sound like a beach holiday to you?

Located in northeastern Germany in the Baltic Sea, Rügen Island or Rugia is Germany’s largets island and is said to be the most beautiful in the region – with white sandy beaches, rough cliffs, and dunes with green beeches adorning the long 580 kilometers stretch of coastline. Rügen has long been an inspiration to the world’s most artistic and most romantic people and as the region keeps getting warmer, people will soon realize that Germany and beach do paint a picture of a lovely and unforgettable holiday.

Antwerp or the city on the river Scheldt, is the second largest city in Belgium and the major city of the Flemish region. The approximate 500,000 inhabitants call it the Metropolis. This city has so many different facets that it takes a while before one gets to know it thoroughly. There is a variety of unique neighborhoods — each with its own personality.

The Old City Many of the splendid architectural highlights can be found in the old city which is the area around the Cathedral of Our Lady and the Grote Markt. The destruction of the two world wars has unfortunately left scars on the old city which dates from the 16th and 17th centuries but recent renovation projects have restored part of the glory. The Vlaeykensgang is a typical example of the picturesque medieval streets. The golden age of Antwerp can also be found in the numerous paintings of Peter Paul Rubens who lived in Antwerp in the early 17th century.

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A trip to Paris, France won’t be complete if you won’t go to the Louvre Museum, or locally known as the Musée du Louvre. It is actually one of the most visited museums in the world.

The museum holds some of the most valuable pieces of art by the greatest masters of all time such as works of Leonardo Da Vinci, Jacques Louis David, Delacroix and Alexandros de Antioch among others.

If you wish to visit this place, you may need to allocate a day or to for you to really appreciate the work of the masters. And yeah, you get to see where the Da Vinci Code was filmed.

The place is accessible by taking the train and dropping of at Palais Royal – Museé du Louvre Métro Station.

Source: Wikipedia, The Louvre

Ask a Stockholmer where they are from, and they will most probably say the name of their closest subway station. Being a city practically on water, it is best getting around its many narrow streets and alleys on public transport. Furthermore, the subway stations separate the different parts of the city.

Stockholm is a city of many beautiful faces and each area of town is distinctive. T-Centralen, for example, is a typical downtown area with traffic jams and bustling crowds. This is the part known as the City or Norrmalm. From here you can choose to walk alongside the water to Djurg�rden,, a lovely island ideal for walks and picnics, and visit Skansen or Gr�na Lund. Why not stroll through �stermalm? This is the most elegant part of town where some of the city’s most impressive buildings are found (�stermalms Saluhall should not be missed!). Go through Kungstr�dg�rden ( The King’s Garden) and walk over the bridge to cosy, little Skeppsholmen, popping into Moderna Museet or Skeppsholmen’s church. You could take one of the ferries out to the magical archipelago and you will still be, geographically at least, within the borders of Stockholm. Of course, you could also take the subway a couple of stations and spot modern, daring architecture (The City Library at R�dmansgatan subway station and the new Cultural Centre at T-Centralen) or see the little red cottages. Whilst strolling around Mosebacke or Fj�llgatan (subway station Slussen) you will still be in the same lovely city – Stockholm, the country’s capital, and the Venice of the North.

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