Archive for the 'Sightseeing' Category

Feb 16 2010

Top Castles and Palaces in the World

Published by Laura under Sightseeing

There are very many fascinating places in the world but the most attracting and fabulous are palaces and castles. Some of the most important places of interest for tourists and famous constructions in the world are the Forbidden City, Mysore Palace in India, The Great Scots at Edinburgh Castle, Prague Castle and many others. [...]

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Dec 24 2009

The World’s Largest and Greatest Christmas Tree

Published by Laura under News, Sightseeing

Christmas is joyfully celebrated all over the world. For Mexicans, Navidad (Christmas), is essential, despite the common problems people deal with every day. Naciamento is a traditional Mexican crèche or nativity scene, representing the birth of Christ. In Mexico, one top attraction is the ‘bionacimiento‘, which has life-size human figures, plants and live animals, [...]

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Nov 24 2009

The Monasteries of Meteora, Greece

Published by Laura under Destinations, Sightseeing

The monasteries of Meteora in Greece can be considered an unexplicable phenomenon, a mystery of nature because they were all built on huge rocks. Word by word, ‘meteora‘ means ‘hovering in the air’, just like these spectacular monasteries built on cliffs. Their construction originates back to the 11th Century, when monks, because of the [...]

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