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CYPRUS – PAPHOS – MosaicsIn Greco-Roman times, Paphos was the capital of the island of Cyprus. The remains of villas, palaces, theatres, fortresses and tombs give the town an exceptional architectural and historic value. Even so much so that UNESCO simply added the wh [...]
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CYPRUS – PAPHOS – Tombs of KingsThe final resting place of about 100 Ptolemaic aristocrats who lived and died in the city between the 3rd century BC and the 3rd century AD. It is a warren of underground mausoleums which are carved out of solid rocks honeycombed with sarcopha [...]
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DORDRECHT – Ark van NoachNoah's Ark is a fun day out for young and old! Come aboard this replica of the oldest and largest wooden ship in the world and take part in activities the whole family can enjoy. You will see what Noah's Ark would have looked like, and how Noa [...]
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DOUGGA – DouggaDougga is a Roman ruin located on a 65 hectare site in the mountains inland of Tunisia.Originally a fortified Berber village, it later became the seat of the Numidian king Masinissa until it was occupied by the Romans in the late 2nd century B [...]
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DRENTHE – HihlightsDrenthe is a province of the Netherlands, located in the north-east of the country. The capital city is Assen. It is bordered by Overijssel to the south, Friesland to the west, Groningen to the north, and Germany (districts of Emsland and Bent [...]
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DROUWEN – DrouwenerzandDrouwenerzand is a charming family amusement park near Drouwen in the Northern part of the Netherlands.The most distinguishing aspect of the park is that the entrance fee includes... everything. Attractions, food, beverages, toilets... it's al [...]
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EINDHOVEN – HighlightsEindhoven has grown from a little village in 1232 to one of the bigger cities in the Netherlands.In 1891, the Philips brothers founded a small light bulb factory that would grow into one of the largest electronics firms in the world. Philips' [...]
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EL JEM – AmphitheatreEl Jem is home to some of the most impressive Roman remains in Africa.The city was built, like almost all Roman settlements in Tunisia, on former Punic settlements. It prospered in the 2nd century, when it became an important centre of olive o [...]
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FRIESLAND – AfsluitdijkThe Afsluitdijk ('Barrier Dike' or 'Closure Dike') is a major dam in the Netherlands that has a length of 32 km and a width of 90 m, at an initial height of 7.25 m above sea-level.The Afsluitdijk links the provinces of North Holland and Friesl [...]
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GALLIPOLI – Gallipoli CampaignThe Gallipoli Campaign, also known as the Dardanelles Campaign, the Battle of Gallipoli or the Battle of Çanakkale (Turkish: Çanakkale Savaþý), was a campaign of World War I that took place on the Gallipoli peninsula (Gelibolu in modern Turkey [...]
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GEORGIA – GeorgiaGeorgia is a country located on the junction of Eastern Europe and West Asia, and generally considered to be part of Europe. Nestled between the Greater Caucasus and Lesser Caucasus mountain ranges, it is bounded to the west by the Black Sea, [...]
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GOLDAU – Alt-GoldauGoldau is a town in the canton of Schwyz, Switzerland. It lies between two mountains, the Rigi and the Rossberg. It belongs to the community of Arth.On September 2, 1806 a huge landslide from Rossberg destroyed the old town of Goldau. The town [...]
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GOLDAU – Bergsturz von GoldauOn 2 September 1806 the largest disaster in the past history of Switzerland occurred. At the south flank of the Rossberg in the canton Schwyz an enormous rock mass (almost 40 million m³) separated and thundered down in the valley. The landslid [...]
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GÖTEBORG – Botaniska TrädgårdenThe Göteborg Botanical Garden differs in many aspects from most traditional botanical gardens on the European continent. It was conceived and planned by the municipality of Göteborg in the 1910's as a botanical garden with an extra emphasis on [...]
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GÖTEBORG – UniverseumThe Universeum is an experiment and experience centre in various fields of technology, science, universe, humankind and nature for young and old. An exciting venue that offers the visitors four different areas to experience: Water's Way, Small [...]
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GRACHEN – SANKT NIKLAUS – PanoramaGrächen and St.Niklaus are municipalities in the canton of Wallis, Switzerland. The villages are situated at an altitude of about 1600 meters. Picturesque footways along 400 years old water pipelines, black-burned 'Walliserhauser' and colorful [...]
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GRÄCHEN / ST. NIKLAUS – SchneevogelGrächen and St.Niklaus are municipalities in the canton of Wallis, Switzerland. The villages are situated at an altitude of about 1600 meters. Picturesque footways along 400 years old water pipelines, black-burned 'Walliserhauser' and colorful [...]
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GROESBEEK – BevrijdingsmuseumSet in one of the most beautiful locations in the Netherlands, a landscape of hills and forests, is the National Liberation Museum 1944-1945. This museum, close to Arnhem, Nijmegen and the German border, is a place where history comes to life. [...]
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GROESBEEK – Nationaal Bevrijdingsmuseum 1944-1945The Liberation Museum is set in the beautiful landscape near Nijmegen, Arnhem and the German border, a unique location: Operation Market Garden, the largest airborne operation in history took place here in September 1944 and Operation Veritabl [...]
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GRONINGEN – MartinikerkMartinikerk (Martin's church) is the oldest church in Groningen, The Netherlands. The church and its associated tower (the Martinitoren) are named after Saint Martin of Tours (316–397), the patron saint of the Archbishopric of Utrecht to which [...]
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