Thursday, August 8, 2013

10 Most Beautiful cities in Italy

Picturesque historic sights, antique atmospheric old towns, ancient ruins, art resources, beautiful countryside, and wonderful natural settings, trendy fashion, and passionate people make boot-shaped country of Southern Europe ‘Italy’ an incredibly fascinating and the world’s most popular tourist destination. Italy offers too much to explore and too much to feel magnificent and classy. An overview of the best places can ensure the truth.

Verona

Verona Italy, courtesy: 1zoom.net

Verona Italy, courtesy: 1zoom.net

Fourth most visited city in Italy Verona is not only the most romantic site where William Shakespeare set his Romeo and Juliet but also the most beautiful place stuffed with genuine antiquities and incredibly well-preserved arena, ancient Roman ruins, spectacular piazzas, historic churches, medieval castle and treasure including Juliet’s balcony built 400 years after Shakespeare wrote his play, and many more.
Roman Amphitheatre (Teatro Romano), Piazza delle Erbe, The Arena, Juliet’s House (Casa di Giulietta), Scaliger castle, Lamberti Tower (Torre Lamberti), Castelvecchio, Porta Borsari, Verona Cathedral (Duomo), and Giardino Giusti are some of the most interesting tourist attractions in Verona

Venice

venice at night

Picturesque waterways and distinctively grand historic architectural monuments, castles, churches and show-stopping St. Mark’s Square and wealth of other attractions for contemporary visitors make Venice one of the best cities in the world. Venice is a classy romantic city in northeastern Italy, built upon a lagoon encircled by the Adriatic Sea or better to be called an archipelago of 118 islands that all are connected by series of bridges and pictorial canals among which the most popular is the Grand Canal that separates the city into two sections.

Canal Grande (The Grand Canal), Basilica di San Marco (St. Mark’s Basilica), Palazzo Ducale (Doge’s Palace), Rialto Bridge, Riva Degli Schiavone, Scuola Grande di San Marco, Squero di San Trovaso, Teatro La Fenice, Santa Maria della Salute, Gondola and countless sightseeing opportunities.

Rome

Rome in Summer

With millennium (2,500 years) long glorious history, the largest city in Italy, Rome is the significant center of power, culture and religion and definitely is one of the world’s greatest and oldest testimony to a great civilization. Rich historical heritage, infinite archaeological sites, art museums, ornamented statues and fascinating fountains, ancient churches, and ruins certainly make it the most fascinating place to visit.

The most thrilling ancient sight Colosseum, the iconic sight Pantheon, elegant neoclassical piazza Piazza del Popolo, Piazza di Spagna & the Spanish Steps, the world’s largest bath complex Baths of Caracalla, the largest remaining Roman triumphal arch the Arch of Constantine, late-16th-century Counter-Reformation architecture Chiesa del Gesù and many attractions to explore.

Florence

florence

The Renaissance city in the heart of Tuscany Florence is the city of remarkable streets and squares, graceful and elegant architectures, cobblestoned streets, beautiful cathedrals and churches and masterpieces of Michelangelo, Leonardo da Vinci, Raphael, Titian, Caravaggio, and showstoppers like the Duomo and Palazzo Vecchio.

Florence’s most famous square Piazza della Signoria, The most popular oldest art gallery in the Western World The Galleria degli Uffizi, one of the most visited Italian architecture The Basilica di Santa Maria del Fiore, The National Museum of the Bargello that features the most remarkable sculptures from the leading artists of the Renaissance era, The Accademia, Pitti Palace that houses the art collection of the Medici family, San Lorenzo â€" a place of monumental tombs of some of the most famous Italian artists including Galileo, Machiavelli, Michelangelo, and the world’s oldest elliptic arch bridge Ponte Santa Trinita and many more to see.

Pisa

Pisa

Pisa, the city of great history and tremendous artistic wealth along the Arno River in the northwestern region of Tuscany, carries the conspicuous remnants of its Middle Ages and is best known for its famous Leaning Tower and a lot more attractions worth a visit, including the Baptistry, the Field of Miracles, with the Duomo, the Monumental Cemetery and the Tower. The Museum of the Duomo and the Museum of the Sinopie houses remarkable treasures of former golden days.

One of Europe’s greatest groups of Romanesque buildings Campo dei Miracoli, Europe’s most famous tower Leaning Tower, Museo dell’OPera del Duomo, a picturesque modest church Santa Maria della Spina, white-marble building of late fourteenth century The Battistero or Baptistery that portrays the life of Christ through sceneries, Piazza dei Cavalieri, Europe’s oldest Botanical Garden and a lot more attractions in this city makes it worth a visit.

Siena

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Image Courtesy: www.kootation.com

Nestled upon three hills in the heart of Tuscany, Siena is best preserved prettiest medieval town that offers its well-preserved fresh-looking stunning works of art and architecture from the medieval era. one of the great Piazzas of Italy Piazza del Campo is the heart of the city and the town holds its famous medieval summer horse racing tradition, known as Il Palio.

Siena’s Gothic town hall building Palazzo Pubblico, 102 meters tall Italy’s second highest medieval bell tower Torre del Mangia, beautiful square Piazza del Duomo, Siena’s art museum Pinacoteca Nazionale that features some of Italy’s greatest paintings of the 13th and 14th centuries, contemporary art gallery Palazzo delle Papesse that holds medieval religious art, charming towns San Gimignano, Pienza, and world famous wine towns Montalcino and Montepulciano and many more.

Milan

Milan

Almost ruined and extensively damaged from profound bombing during the World War II, Milan has since renovated and today it is the primary source of the country’s economy and seems to be one of the Italy’s most fashionable cities and the richest cities in Europe. Milan is nestled in northwest Italy in the Lombardy region, which is around 30 miles south of the Alps. Milan is a paradise for fashion lovers who can find world-class quality clothing, footwear, and other accessories.

Milan has survived with world famous treasures including one of the world’s largest Gothic cathedral and Leonardo da Vinci’s painting, The Last Supper, the La Scala Opera House, the Castello Sforzesco. There are also many other attractions including National Museum of Science and Technology Leonardo da Vinci, Milan’s most prestigious art gallery Pinacoteca di Brera that has housed a vast collection of more than 600 works, a museum complex Castello Sforzesco, a huge glass-roofed shopping arcade Galleria Vittorio Emanuele II lined with classy bars, shops, and restaurants.

Naples

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Courtesy: kathika.com/

The capital of the Campania region in Southern Italy Naples is one of the busiest metropolitan cities. The city is widely visited for incredible art works and historic sites and a vibrant atmosphere of bars, shops, restaurants and nightlife venues. Famous favorite Italian foods originated from this place includes pizza, spaghetti and parmigiana.

There are huge list of things worth a visit including Naples’ well-known port with the Egg Castle Castel dell’Ovo, which is now the Museum of Prehistory; Museo Nazionale di Capodimonte that houses the Farnese, Burgia, and Borbon collections with primarily Renaissance and Baroque Italian painting; A Carthusian monastery Certosa di San Martino, which today is the Museum of City History; Medieval catacombs Catacombe di San Gennaro; The New Jesuite Church Piazza del Gesù and Piazza S.Domenico Maggiore; the biggest roman architectural museum in the World Museo Archeologico Nazionale that features wall paintings and different objects removed from Herculaneum, Pompeii, and other excavation sites; Naples’ main square Piazza del Plebiscito; Naples’ famous opera house Teatro San Carlo; A church and a picture gallery Pio Monte della Misericordia; An artificial cave underneath Posillipo Grotta di Seiano; Pinacoteca della Accademia di Belle Arte that houses 19th Century Italian painting and many more in the list.

Lucca

Lucca

A top city to visit in Tuscany Lucca, a short train ride from Florence, is the perfectly preserved treasure trove of medieval architecture and grad buildings, cobblestoned streets, elaborate churches and graceful palaces, and a ring of Renaissance-era fortification walls and many more. Everything in the city seems to be the living testimony that displays different layers of history, kingdoms and dominions. It is also the birth place of the great composer Giacomo Puccini.
The city holds enormous tourists attractions including the large square San Michele Church, Lucca’s cathedral San Martino Cathderal, The amphitheatre Piazza dell’Anfiteatro, Church and Baptistery of San Giovanni and Reparata, a main shopping street in the historic center Via Fillungo and Torre delle Ore, Villa Giunigi National Museum, the famous opera composer Puccini’s Puccini House Museum, Lucca’s botanic garden Botanic Garden, Duomo of San Martino, Villa Giunigi National Museum and Guinigi Tower.

Cinque Terre

Cinque Terre

With the meaning Five Lands, Cinque Terre Lands is comprised of the five picturesque villages â€" of Vernazza, Riomaggiore, Monterosso, Manarola, and Corniglia along the coast encircled by olive groves, vineyards, and woods. These villages today are enlisted on the UNESCO World Heritage List. Laying in Italy’s northwestern coastal region of Liguria, Cinque Terre offers the hundreds years old incredibly beautiful landscapes, cliff sides and wine terraces. Riomaggiore features a medieval castle and the active main street of Via Colombo, Manarola is popular for colorful boats, swimming holes and caves, Vernazza that is surrounded by beautiful olive groves offers a sparkling nightlife scene, Monterossa has beautiful beach lined with resorts and Corniglia is festooned by sloping vineyards. Wonderful view of these villages, natural sceneries and green hills and the Cinque Terre National Park make the place one of the most popular tourist destinations.

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Wednesday, August 7, 2013

Andreas L Charter Yacht: The Perfect Venue for Event Charters

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196-foot-long superyacht Andreas L Charter is the most innovative custom Yacht with the contemporary décor, luxurious accommodations, moderate designed spaces, distinctive interior and classic color that offers its customers most precious once in-a-life-time experience. It is considered to be the “Ferrari of the Sea” with all generous furnishings and excellent materials deck jacuzzi, a fully-equipped gymnasium and a dedicated, serene massage room, Beautician and Masseuse onboard, the latest audio visual entertainment and communication that provides an exclusive feelings. Exotic meal, and delicious dinner on the aft deck, relaxation in the illuminated Jacuzzi, sunbathes on the open sunpads on the sun and entertainment with the vast collection of water sports equipment including two stand-up paddle boards, a jet ski, two sets of dive gear, an inflatable slide and wetsuits, iceberg, two Malibu kayaks, a water trampoline, and a 32ft Intrepid tender certainly brings expensive experience.

Andreas L Motor Yacht - The Main Saloon

ANDREAS L cruises different locations and remote destinations of the Eastern and Western Mediterranean, Caribbean, and the Indian Ocean. Depending upon the different seasons, its rates can vary but the Monaco based Mediterranean charter averages from $397,215 to $441,350 per week.

This highly successful charter superyacht was launched in 2008 with interior design accomplished by Redman Whiteley Dixon. 12 guests can be accommodation in six huge, spacious and airy cabins constructed and organized as a master suite, VIP suite, and two double and twins with additional Pullman berths in every twin. ANDREAS has fifteen professional crew dedicated to serving different purposes â€"from serving unique delicious and exotic meals cooked by famous and talented chefs on boards to comforting and soothing massage from experts in the massage therapy rooms.

Andreas L - The Jacuzzi Pool By Night With Lighting

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Incredible Rothschild Villa: French Riviera’s Most Beautiful Architecture

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The Magnificent French seaside villa Ephrussi de Rothschild, located on the narrowest part of the Saint-Jean-Cap-Ferrat promontory, is French Riviera’s one of the most beautiful architectures featured by nine marvelous gardens ranging from Japanese, Spanish, French to Florentine offering dancing waterfalls, lily ponds, herbaceous borders, refection pools, sheltered paths, rare trees and variety of flowers. Nine different gardens the Garden à la française, Florentine, Spanish French, garden de Sèvres, Exotic, Japanese, Stone and Provencal gardens were created between 1905 and 1912 by landscape architect Achille Duchêne and each features different themes.

Villa-Ephrussi-de-Rothschild History

History

The villa was designed between 1905 and 1912 under the direction of the French architect Aaron Messiah, and constructed by a French art collector, and an important member of the Rothschild banking family of France Baroness Béatrice de Rothschild. She was a widow without having any children so she decided to bequeath her remarkable villa and its content to the to the Académie des Beaux Arts division of the Institut de France who opened it up to the public. Her various collections include medieval and renaissance works of art and elements from the Far East and furnitures and equipments from across the world. She left over than 5,000 works of art to the Académie.

Ephrussi de Rothschild Gardens

Gardens

The Garden à la française is the biggest garden which occupies larger area behind the villa. The formal French garden is created around a large decorative pond, the rose garden is a highlight and a must-view-sight for near 100 different rose varieties, surrounds an exquisite hexagonal temple. The Spanish garden, with its cavern supported by pink marble columns, features a dolphin fountain and pergola and shaded courtyard, with Catalan amphorae, aromatic plants and a gallo-roman bench. The stone garden features architectural ingredient including fountains, sculpted capitals, gargoyles and grotesque figures from ancient, medieval and Renaissance periods. The Florentine garden has a wide horseshoe stairway, an ephebe of marble and an enchanting artificial grotto with water hyacinth, philodendron and giant papyrus. The Japanese garden has a wooden pavilion, a bridge, and lanterns, exquisite ceramic temples and pagodas, bamboo thickets and lily ponds bounded by massive acanthus plants. The exotic garden is full of extraordinary range of agaves and giant cacti.

Villa_Ephrussi_de_Rothschild evening

Events

Every year the Villa Ephrussi de Rothschild organizes different festivals including The Musical Fountains, The Rose Festival, A day’s painting, Heritage Days, The Cactus Festival where visitors can enjoy.

Visiting The pink and white villa certainly offers an incredible feelings. Visitors around the world arrive to experience white Carrara marble, light grey marble, the red Verona marble, and bass reliefs from Catalan cloisters, arts, architectural beauty and rare objects from across the world and nine different gardens.

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Tuesday, August 6, 2013

Top Seven Reasons to Visit Dubai

Dubai is the wealthiest Emirate (region) in the United Arab Emirates and is the most luxurious and modern desert city with lively cosmopolitan culture and exciting nightlife. Over the past 10 years, Dubai has emerged as one of the most sought after entertainment destinations with several global icons including the world’s tallest building Burj Khalifa; the world’s largest shopping destination The Dubai Mall; an amazing Arabesque dining out destination Souk Al Bahar; a five star premium hotel The Palace Downtown Dubai; and The world’s largest dancing fountain The Dubai Fountain Lake and many other attractions.

Beautiful Dubai

The world’s tallest building

Dubai stands with some of the world’s most magnificent and tallest buildings and skyscrapers such as The Burj Khalifa that reaches 828 metres into the sky above the downtown Dubai. The top of the building offers a striking 360 degree view of everything floating on the fog around Dubai. It is surrounded by hotels, incredible shopping centers and a variety of entertainment options. There are 911 completed high-rises among which 88 buildings stand taller than 180 metres. Princess Tower, 23 Marina, Elite Residence, Almas Tower, JW Marriott Marquis Dubai Tower 1 and 2, Emirates Office Tower are tallest among others.

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Courtesy: Mirror.Co.Uk

The world’s largest dancing fountain, The Dubai Fountain Lake

World’s largest performing fountain The Dubai Fountain Lake offers the most remarkable and brilliant leisure experience within Downtown Dubai. It has been choreographed to music and shoots water as high as 500 feet. Tourists across the world arrive here to explore and experience its varied attractions from a various visual perspective.

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Courtesy: photobucket.com

Unparallel Shopping experience

Dubai is undoubtedly one of the incredible destinations for shopping experience. Here, you can spend hours stepping across dozens of malls including the world’s largest mall the Dubai Mall which occupies over 12 million square feet. The Dubai Mall is widely considered to be a mini world of shopping. You can shop millions of items ranging from food and groceries to clothes, accessories and gadgets. It houses the underwater zoo (indoor aquarium and a large fish tank which is 45 metre long and has about 33000 species), gold souk, an ice ring and an indoor theme park. Besides, the city is surrounded by huge shopping malls, shops, and boutiques that offer diverse variety of goods in excellent bargains and most of the things are taxfree.

Courtesy: The Dubai Mall

Courtesy: The Dubai Mall

Beaches and activities

Dubai has a long way of coastline and white sandy beaches with shinning clean water. Mamzer Beach Park, Jumeirah Beach Park, Russian Beach, Jebel Ali Beach, Burj Beach, Ghantoot Beach, Royal Island Beach Club are amongst top Dubai beaches. Spending time in beaches in high hot temperature is certainly an intriguing idea. There are many coastal hotels that offer private beaches and water sports and people who are not staying there can also visit and enjoy them for some fee.

Courtesy: Wikipedia

Courtesy: Wikipedia

Art in Dubai

Dubai has plenty of options for art lovers and it is rapidly growing. Art Dubai, which is organized at March, is growing to be the largest art fair in the Middle East. There are several privately-owned local galleries open to the public and a group of 39 galleries that offer a contemporary view of Middle Eastern art. XVA Gallery, JamJar, Third Line, Mojo Gallery, the Fridge, Basta Art Café, Artspace, Boutique 1, Carbon 12, The Courtyard are top ten art galleries in Dubai.

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Courtesy: emirates247.com

Sports

Dubai is one of the favorite choices for sports lovers. It hosts tennis and golf tournament (Dubai Tennis Open and the Desert Golf Classic) and has two renowned racetracks in the world â€" The Dubai Autodrome and The Yas Marina Circuit. One can also find various options of sports including the typical diving, sailing, camel racing and falconry.

Courtesy: Dubai Autodrome

Courtesy: Dubai Autodrome

Besides, tourists also arrive here to enjoy the gorgeous and glamorous nightlife, some reach for warm vacation to take a break from cold weather of home land and some arrive for business purposes as Dubai hosts numerous exhibitions and business events throughout the year.

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5 Magnificent Hotels on the French Riviera

French Riviera is one of the finest holiday destinations where stunningly luxurious resorts and villas contrast with sleepy hillside villages, modern glamour and ancient architecture, wonderful gardens, magnificent beaches, and mild Mediterranean ambiance and eternal sunshine, making it the ideal place to stay and explore. There are numerous luxurious hotels in French Riviera but the five most classic hotels will take you a tour of great artists including Fitzgerald, Hemingway Picasso who often spent their relaxing summers along France’s Cote d’Azur.

Belles Rives, Juans-les-Pin, Antibes

Belles Rives

An authentic paradise the Belles Rives is more than an ordinary hotel, which has been immortalize by F. Scott Fitzgerald who stayed here with his wife Zelda from 1925 to 1927 and wrote Tender Is the Night. The hotel is on The Mediterranean coast near Juan-les-Pins and at the commencement of “Cap d’Antibes”.
Besides offering the memories of great writer, it offers its guests delightful, graceful and comfortable accommodation with ancient 1930′s decoration. The hotel has immortalized with a library near Fitzgerald memorabilia and the Fitzgerald Jazz Bar.

Welcome Hotel, Villefranche-sur-Mer

Welcome Hotel, Villefranche-sur-Mer

The Welcome Hotel is situated in the heart of Villefranche-sur-Mer between Nice and Monte-Carlo and close to Baie des Fourmis Beach, Chapelle de St-Pierre, Passable Beach, Ephrussi Villa and Kerylos Villa. It invites its guests with its own distinctive personality â€" with peaceful and warm environment. This mythical heritage or boutique hotel will tour you to its fascinating history where many artists have enjoyed their pleasant summer including Jean Cocteau in particular. After 1920, the funky Hotel de l’Univers, which is today’s Welcome hotel, was made as a winter holiday destination for high-class Brits. Besides discovering a fascinating history, tourists can enjoy the views of turquoise Mediterranean from its balcony and rooms.

Hotel du Cap-Eden-Roc, Antibes

Hotel du Cap-Eden-Roc

The luxury Hotel du Cap-Eden-Roc is nestled between Nice and Cannes on the splendid Côte d’Azur. Nestling in the midst of approximately twenty-two acres of pine forest with an immaculate coastline and magnificent views of the Mediterranean Sea, it is such a perfect elite heaven that offers the extreme luxury and privacy. It was the Grand Hotel du Cap, one of the most glamorous spots in the South of France, which has been memorialized in Fitzgerald’s Tender Is the Night as the Hotel des Etrangers. It became a fashionable summer party center with the gathering of artists Fitzgerald and Picasso, and a symbol of first-class-living expats.

The hotel is 20-minute drive away from Nice Côte d’Azur Airport and 15 minutes from Cannes. Some historic villages and towns including Eze, Saint-Paul-de-Vence, Gourdon and Biot and famous tourists destination including Nice, Monaco are easily accessible from here.

Le Negresco, Nice

Frankrike Nice Negresco

The striking pink and white building ‘Hotel Negresco’ â€" situated on the Promenade des Anglais on the Baie des Anges in Nice, France â€" is one of the most magnificent hotels in Europe with the historical landmark of Cote d’Azur and world-class museum-worthy art works and collections of Moretti, Dalí and sculptress Niki de Saint-Phalle created by art connoisseur Jeanne Augier. It offers an amazing view of the rare antique interiors and historical paintings and feelings of exclusive living. It was named after Henri Negresco who constructed this splendid hotel in 1912. In keeping with the conventions of the times, when the Negresco first opened in 1913 its front opened facing the Mediterranean Sea. With a total of 119 guest rooms plus sumptuous 22 suites, the Negresco has maintained its hotel and spot to be of the most elegant and luxurious destination. Art lover Guests can also visit the nearby museums including Musée Matisse and Musée National Marc Chagall.

The family owned the building for more than fifty years. In 2003, the government of France enlisted the Hotel Negresco as a National Historic Building and is now a member of Leading Hotels of the World.

La Colombe d’Or, St-Paul de Vence

La Colombe d’Or, St-Paul de Vence

The world famous Hotel La Colombe d’Or with an enthralling garden, which was constructed as an artists’ café, is situated at the threshold of the village of Saint-Paul de Vence. It the favorite constellation place for popular artists like Matisse, Picasso, Jacques Prévert, Yves Montand, James Baldwin, Bonnard, and Dufy who would often come for their meal. Today the hotel holds the priceless collection of artwork of Chagall, Modigliani, Leger, Braque, and Calder and every room features distinctive art and vintage furniture and décor â€" French farmhouse décor, wood-beamed ceilings and terra-cotta floors. Hotel guests can enjoy the lovely heated pool, which is crowned by a Calder mobile. It is also known that Scott Fitzgerald’s wife Zelda walked a few stone steps when Fitzgerald flirted with dancer Isadora Duncan.

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Europe’s Top Ten Summer Destinations for 2013

With the world’s best iconic sights, idyllic Mediterranean getaways, breathtakingly beautiful landscapes, charming beaches, cosmopolitan atmosphere, architectural treasures, prosperous historic and artistic heritage, historical monuments, museums and extremely delicious cuisines, and extreme sports adventures, Europe has always been the most exhilarating holiday destination. Here are top 10 European Destinations for Summer 2013, you might think you should be heading right now.

Barcelona, Spain

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Courtesy: favim.com

Walking on the streets of the Barcelona is wondrous and magical. It will introduce you to the wealth of rich historic and artistic architectural treasures including astounding nine UNESCO World Heritage Sites. Besides, fine sunny beaches, raucous nightlife, cosmopolitan atmosphere, cultural wealth like the Sagrada Família Cathedral and numerous restaurants fairy-land-like surroundings altogether invite its visitors to participate in diverse and comprehensive entertainment, in the slice of heaven, far away from crowded and noisy world. Barcelona definitely tops the list when it comes to be out with the nearest and dearest one in the summer.

Stockholm, Sweden

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Courtesy: elledecor.com

Stockholm is another most beautiful city in Europe. Magnificent natural setting, architectural wonders, twisted and cloistered streets, boutiques, pleasant restaurants, striking yellow buildings and cobblestones in Stockholm’s old town the Gamla Stan, crazy and gorgeous bars with chandelier all over the place are exceptional vitality and energy of this place. Moreover, it is the city of innovation and technology, cuisine and entertainment, fashion and fun. The City Hall, The Vasa Museum, Gamla Stan â€" The Old Town, Ecopark, The Royal Palace, The Nordic Museum, The Gold Room at the Museum of National Antiquities, Skansen and The Drottningholm Palace are some of the main attractions of this city.

Cinque Terre, Italy

cinque terre in summer

The Cinque Terre, are five small villages Monterosso al Mare, Manarola, Corniglia, Vernazza, and Riomaggiore hanging precariously to the most rugged portion of the “Costa Ligure of Levante”. Since 1926, the Cinque Terre towns have been the integral part of the province of La Spezia. Towns have their distinctive beauty, personality and different niche which are best explored on walking. Beautiful beaches, the wine shops, artisan shops, hotels and restaurants, wonderful sceneries are the best natural work of art.

Algarve, Portugal

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Courtesy: telegraph.co.uk

The Algarve region, located in southern Portugal, is the hub of Europe’s most stunning coastlines, top golf courses, splendid cliff scenery, implausible grottoes, sports and leisure activities and warm year-round climate. Though 1755 earthquake destroyed the major cultural attractions of the region but its exotic and scenic beauty continues to attract thousands of people from across the world. Sagres, Albufeira (Picturesque white fishermen’s village), Almancil (two of Europe’s best resorts), Vilamoura (Europe’s largest leisure complex), Tavira (exquisite riverside town), Odeceixe, Silves (Old Moorish capital), and Portimão (shopping town) are some of the most wonderful places to visit in Algarve. Meia Praia, Praia da Oura, Praia de Odeceixe, Praia da Marinha, Ilha de Tavira, Praia da Rocha, Praia dos Barcos and Praia de Vale do Lobo are some of the exciting beaches of the place. You can visit Eastern Algarve for Spanish border, lovely Tavira, and sandy islands; Central Algarve for the luxury resorts and inland villages; and Western Algarve for the spectacular beaches of Lagos and the ‘End of the World’.

Istanbul, Turkey

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Courtesy: geotourismturkey.com

Istanbul is one of the most beautiful places combining the historical, natural and man-made beauty. It contains the infinite list of world-class attractions â€" most famous architectural building Aya Sofya, minarets and palaces, Rio de Janeiro, Parisian style buildings around Istiklal street, wooden Mansions at Princes Islands and along the Bosphorus, significant monuments including Blue Mosque, Sophia, Topkapi Palace, Suleymaniye Mosque, natural settings and the mystique romanticism of sunset on the Bosporus. Istanbul is such a place that compels you return several times in your life.

Bordeaux, France

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Courtesy: francemadeeasy.com

Bordeaux is the largest French city built on the banks of the Garonne River, dotted with shops, remarkable historic attractions, abundant sidewalk cafés and bars, numerous wine museums near Bordeaux including the Cork and Stopper Museum in Mézin and the Private Museum of Wine in Art in Pauillac. You can take an energizing break in one of the largest interactive art spots The Water Mirror in front of the enthralling Place de la Bourse, reflecting the cityscape along the Garonne River.

Amsterdam, Netherlands

Summer Evening in Amsterdam

One of the most beautiful cities in Europe, Amsterdam is the capital and the biggest city of the Netherlands. With an estimated population of 820,000 people it is one of the most lively and happening cities with 800 year-old-history, diverse culture, spectacular architecture, nature scenery, famous museums, stunning beaches and plenty of bicyclists. Its Historic canals, the Rijksmuseum, Hermitage Amsterdam, the Van Gogh Museum, Anne Frank House, cannabis coffee shops attract over 3.66 million international visitors every year.

Rome, Italy

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The Eternal City Rome offers a kaleidoscope of diversity and natural attractions (sea, the hills, lakes, rivers and vineyards), rich historical monuments, churches and restored ruins of the days of the great Roman Empire for visitors. The Colosseum, Roman Forum, Vatican Museums, Catacombs of San Callisto, Hadrian’s Villa, The Spanish Steps, The Ara Pacis Museum, St. Sebastian Catacombs, Santa Maria degli Angeli e dei Martiri and Pyramid of Cestius are among several wonderful places to explore in the summer.

Berlin, Germany

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Courtesy: Telegraph.Co.Uk

After a reminiscent history and the fall of the Berlin Wall, rapid changes over the past two decades have given Berlin a different distinctive shape. The capital today is a young, vibrant, dynamic and cosmopolitan city at the heart of Europe consistently flourishing and re-inventing itself in its own way. Brandenburg Gate, Reichstag, Museum Island Berlin, Berlin Jewish Museum, Berlin’s East Side Gallery, Memorial to the Murdered Jews of Europe, Unter den Linden Boulevard, Tiergarten Park, Hackescher Market, Berlin’s Victory Column are some of the major attractions of the place.

Budapest, Hungary

Summer in Budapest

Budapest is one of the most magnificent cities in the world. Amongst hundreds of stunning places, one can spend summer exploring beautiful parks, majestic river, museums and galleries, historical places, monuments and castle, tall church spires, the largest synagogue in Europe, first Underground Railroad on the continent, the third largest Parliament building in the world. Budapest is often described as the “Little Paris of Middle Europe”. Buda Castle Hill, Chain Bridge, Budapest Opera House, Matthias Church, Budapest Parliament, Royal Palace, Heroes’ Square, Fishermen’s Bastion, Great Synagogue, Andrássy Avenue, Gellért Hill, Central Market Hall, Fishermen’s Bastion, Budapest Broadway, Vörösmarty Square, Danube Promenade, Shoes on the Danube, Millennium Underground, Margaret Island and Váci Street and many more.

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The Ramadan Night Market in Dubai 2013

Did you miss the world famous Ramadan Night Market in Dubai last year? Well now you will get another chance.

The Ramadan Night Market is a shopping extravaganza held in Dubai over 10 nights of Ramadan 2013 starting on 1st August . Here you will find retailers from all over the world. The Ramadan Night is a very popular event in Dubai and brings out the best of this multi-cultural city. Only a few times each year you can experience this unique mix of nationalities in one place. The Ramadan Night Market will be a great opportunity to see Dubai bringing together people with their own cultural heritage.

Here you can find international furniture, toys, apparel, food, shoes, jewelry, accessories and even electronics. Exhibitors from all over will bring their best products to the show.

At The Ramadan Night Market you will meet people from all over the world

At The Ramadan Night Market you will meet people from all over the world

A huge success last year

Last year the Ramadan Night Market was visited by more than 50 000 people. The market will probably be most crowed at the opening day as well as in the end of the show. We at Yallah Dubai suggest you visit the market day 2-5 since these days last year had fewer visitors and you will get better chance to speak to the many exhibitors on the market.

The market was formally inaugurated by Abdul Rahman Saif Al Ghurair, Chairman of Commerce and Industry.

Opening hours and dates

The Ramadan Night Market is held 1st-10th August 2013 at Hall7, Dubai World Trade Centre. The opening hours are 8.00 pm to 2 am During Ramadan and 5.00 pm to 12.00 am (Midnight) During Eid.

 More information about Ramadan Night Market

Read more about the Ramadan Night Market in the official website.

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