Travel to Europe

Republic of Ireland

The Republic of Ireland shares the island of Ireland with Northern Ireland (part of the United Kingdom) located off the coast of northwest Europe. The country is divided into 26 counties, and the major cities are Dublin, Cork, Limerick, Galway and Waterford. The Irish are mostly of indigenous Neolithic ancestry, with some population of English, Scottish, Anglo-Norman, Viking and Welsh ancestry. The Celtic culture and language forms an important part of national identity, being Irish and English the official languages.

The Leaning Tower of Pisa

The Leaning Tower of Pisa in Italy is the bell tower or campanile of the Cathedral, situated behind the building. The foundation started to shift due to loose substrate and poor laid foundation, back in 1173. It is 186 feet high with 294 steps. The most famous legend of this tower is the one that tells that Galileo Galilei went up to the tower and dropped 2 cannon balls of different masses, to demonstrate his theory that the descending speed was independent of the mass.

The Colosseum

The Colosseum is a giant amphitheater in the center of the city of Rome, the capital of Italy, used for the Gladiators fights and public spectacles, during the time of the Roman Empire. Gladiatorial games, animal hunts, executions, reenactments of famous battles, were held at this place for over 500 years, and it is considered an iconic symbol of Imperial Rome, and one of the finest examples of the Roman architecture.

Lido

Lido is an island (actually, a sandbar) in Venice, that splits the sea and the lagoon, very famous nowadays for its Movie Festival held every year. Back in 1920 it used to be the most important beach in Italy, and still maintains its aristocratic atmosphere. You can enjoy the beach bathed by the Adriatic Sea, ideal for swimming. A couple of interesting facts: Thomas Mann wrote "A Death in Venice" on this island, and some scenes of "The English Patient" were shot here, inside the Hotel Des Baines.

Sorrento

Sorrento is a small city in Campania, Italy, and a very popular tourist destination. You can reach this town from Napoli and Pompeii by the Circumvesuviana rail line.
Many viewpoints in the city allow the sight of Naples, wich is visible across the Sorrentine Peninsula, and of course, the Vesuvius. The Amalfi drive, which connects Sorrento with Amalfi, is a narrow road that threads around and around the cliffs above the Mediterranean. Ferry boats provides service to Naples, Amalfi, Positano, Ischia and Capri, so you you will have a very easy way to experience all this cities. Sorrento is very famous for the production of Limoncello, which is an alcoholic aperitif made from lemon, alcohol, water and sugar; but it´s productions also include citrus fruit, nuts, olive and wines.

Sicily

Sicily is an autonomous region of Italy and the largest island in the Mediterranean Sea, and is directly adjacent to the region of Calabria via the Strait of Messina to the east. We can find in its territory the volcano Etna, wich is close to Catania and with its 10,900 feet high, is the tallest volcano in Europe and one of the world's most active volcanoes.
Sicily has been noted for 2000 years as a grain-producing territory. Oranges, olives, and wine are among its other agricultural products. The mines of the Enna and Caltanissetta district became a leading sulfur-producing area in the 19th century but have declined since the 1950s.

Ardennes

Ardennes is a region of extensive forests and rolling hills country, mostly in Belgium and Luxembourg, but stretching into France. Much of the Ardennes is covered in deep dense forests, with hills averaging around 1148-1640 feet high and rising to over 2132 feet in the boggy moors of the Hautes Fagnes region of north-eastern Belgium. The region is typified by steep sided valleys with fast flowing rivers, being the Meuse the most prominent of them. Its principal cities are Liège and Namur, both in the Meuse valley.

Kaysersberg

Kaysersberg is a small town and commune, located in the Haut-Rhin département, in Alsace. It is considered one of the most beautiful cities on the wine route, with its high fortress dominating the city, serving as a reminder of its strategic importance and warlike past. In the present days, this city has a medieval atmosphere, being the best setting for an Alsatian Festival. It is considered one of the finest wine growing areas in Alsace, the first vines were brought there around the 16th century, from Hungary. There's an old well made of stones in the town that has an inscription, this inscription advises you to drink wine with dinner and stay out from water.

Toulouse

Toulouse is located in southwestern France, near the Pyrenees, and has become a center of aviation and spaceflight in the past 20 years, with almost 10% of its population working in the civil aviation and space industries. It is built over an ancient Roman settlement, with many small streets following their Roman counterparts and red brick buildings with a pseudo-Roman style, giving Toulouse the nickname of La ville rose (the Pink city).

Grote Markt

The Grand Place or Grote Markt is the central market square of Brussels, and it is surrounded by the Town Hall, guild houses and the Breadhouse. The town hall dates from 1402, and has a gothic tower designed by architect Jan van Ruysbroeck, with a statue of St. Michael, the patron of Brussels at the top. The original Breadhouse was from the 13th century, and in 1873 it was restored with its present neo gothic style.