Famous since Antiquity, its therapeutic waters and muds are used to treat rheumatism and blood disorders. Dax is a commune in Nouvelle-Aquitaine in southwestern France, sub-prefecture of the Landes department. It is known as a spa, specialising in mud treatment for rheumatism and similar ailments. It is also a market town, former bishopric and busy local centre, especially for the Chalosse area. Sights Roman archaeological crypt, including the foundations […]
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Avellino is a capital city and province in the Campania region. The whole area was completely devastated by the 6.9 Irpinia earthquake in 1980, leaving 250,000 homeless and almost 2,500 people dead. Billions was spent on reconstruction and there are still areas under construction. Avellino is a town and comune, capital of the province of Avellino in the Campania region […]
Fifty kilometres east of Europe’s premier gambling capital lies San Remo, Italy’s own Monte Carlo, a sun-dappled Mediterranean resort with a casino, a clutch of ostentatious villas and lashings of Riviera-style grandeur. Beaches aside, San Remo (spelled Sanremo in Italian) hides the atmospheric lanes of a medieval district called La Pigna. Sanremo is a city […]
Lisieux is a French commune located in the department of Calvados in the region Normandy and populated by 20 171 inhabitants called Lexovii and Lexoviennes. Lisieux is the capital of the Pays d’Auge , a region characterized by its valleys and bocage . Sights Two tourist walks marked with descriptive panels allow you to discover the city. The first circuit is entitled “In the footsteps of Saint Thérèse”. It is indicated […]
Modica is an attractive historic town in south-eastern Sicily, one of the area’s UNESCO-listed Baroque towns. Modica is particularly famous for its chocolate, and it is an appealing destination for food-lovers, making a good holiday base or day-trip destination. Modica is a city and comune of 54.456 inhabitants in the Province of Ragusa, Sicily, southern Italy. The city is situated […]
Anzio is a medium-sized fishing port on the coast of Lazio, south of Rome. It was an important Roman port, but now is best-known for its military significance as a landing-spot for the Allies in the Second World War. Anzio is a city and comune on the coast of the Lazio region of Italy, about […]
Visit Bitonto, stroll through the streets of the old town, discover the most suggestive views, smell flavours , taste good food, meet people, talk with them, listen to their dialect. Bitonto is a city and comune in the Metropolitan City of Bari (Apulia region), Italy. It lies to the west of Bari. It is nicknamed the “City of Olives”, due to the numerous […]
Known as the ‘Pearl of Puglia’, beautiful Trani has a sophisticated feel, particularly in summer when well-heeled visitors pack the array of marina-side bars. The marina is the place to promenade and watch the white yachts and fishing boats in the harbour, while the historic centre, with its medieval churches, glossy limestone streets, historic Jewish […]
Millau is a commune in the Aveyrondepartment in the French Occitanie region in southern France. It is 70 kilometres (43 mi) from the Aveyron prefecture headquarters in Rodez. It is located at the confluence of the rivers Tarn and Dourbie. It is surrounded by the landscapes of Gorges du Tarn, Causse du Larzac and Causse Noir. It is part of the former province of Rouergue where they also […]
Foligno is among the rare cities in Umbria which are built across the plain and it rises until the banks of the River Topino. Foligno is an ancient town of Italy in the province of Perugia in east central Umbria, on the Topino river where it leaves the Apennines and enters the wide plain of the Clitunno river system. HIGHLIGHTS It is located 40 kilometres (25 […]
Faenza is a fascinating town best known as the centre for production of faience, a type of ceramic pottery that has been made here and exported worldwide for hundreds of years and is still produced and sold in the town, and the Ceramics Museum is the principal attraction. Faenza is an Italian city and comune in the province of Ravenna, Emilia-Romagna, […]
Legnano is a smaller but beautiful upcoming tourist destination that is worth a visit. You will be surprised by some of the unique things to do and places you can explore at this hidden destination. Legnano is an Italian town and comune in the north-westernmost part of the Province of Milan, about 20 kilometres (12 mi) from central Milan. HIGHLIGHTS With 60,259, it […]
In Matera you’ll spend a lot of time in caves. You’ll sleep in a cave, eat in a cave, drink an aperitivo in a cave, and even view modern sculpture in a cave. The ancient neighbourhoods, known as sassi, are a series of grottoes carved out of limestone, teetering on the edge of a ravine. Matera is a […]
Alba is considered the capital of the Langhe, and has big-city confidence and energy while retaining all the grace and warmth of a small rural town. Alba is a town and comune of Piedmont, Italy, in the province of Cuneo. It is considered the capital of the UNESCOHuman Heritage hilly area of Langhe, and is famous for its white truffle and wine production. The confectionery group Ferrero is based there. The […]
Behind Savona’s sprawling port facilities, the city’s unexpectedly graceful medieval centre is well worth a stop. Among the old-town treasures to survive destruction by Genoese forces in the 16th century are the baroque Cattedrale di Nostra Signora Assunta and the lumbering Fortezza del Priamàr. There’s also a nice urban buzz, with lots of new shops, […]
Once one of the most glamorous seaside resorts in Italy, Viareggio is still very popular and retains a good deal of the Art Nouveau architecture for which it is well known. It is situated north of Pisa and west of Lucca in northern Tuscany on the Versilia Coast. Viareggio is a city and comune in northern Tuscany, Italy, […]
Latin for “My force is in the wheel” – the quote of Carrara, a town most famous for its legendary marble quarries used to build the Pantheon and Trajan’s Column in Rome, and a place with over 2,000 years of history. Carrara is a city and comune in Tuscany, in central Italy, of the province of Massa and Carrara, and notable for the […]
With the largest fishing fleet in Italy, a world famous Dancing Satyr netted from the sea, a labyrinthine North African Kasbah in the town centre and some delightful architecture, Mazara del Vallo offers a fascinating mix of culture, history, ethnicity and art. Mazara del Vallo is a town and comune in the province of Trapani, southwestern Sicily, Italy. It lies […]
A town and its river, an indissoluble relationship that has made of Pordenone what it appears today in the eyes of the tourist: a town still very much tied to its past, as testified by the historical buildings, frescoes and monuments of the charming old town , yet a center also ready to embrace the challenges of […]
Siena is likely Italy’s loveliest medieval city, and a trip worth making even if you are in Tuscany for just a few days. Siena’s heart is its central piazza known as Il Campo, known worldwide for the famous Palio run here, a horse race run around the piazza two times every summer. Movie audiences worldwide can see Siena and the […]
The first stop on a discovery of the homonymous Province should be Cuneo itself, surrounded by the snow-covered Alps and dominated by the Torre Civica. Piazza Galimberti, a vast, central square, is the point of departure for a visit to Cuneo Vecchia (or old Cuneo) with its arcades, lanes and monuments: the Cathedral, the former Church of St. Francis and the Civic […]
Its prominence in the plastics industry has earned it the name Plastics Valley. Oyonnax is the second most populated commune in the Ain department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region in eastern France. Its residents are known as Oyonnaxiens. Oyonnax lies in a valley of the Jura Mountains in the far north of Ain. It is near the Parc naturel régional du Haut-Jura. The city is on the river Ange. The name of […]
Located on a cape on the outskirts of Palermo, Bagheria is a historic and interesting city in its right, though it is often overshadowed by its urban neighbor. Bagheria is a town and comune in the Metropolitan City of Palermo in Sicily, Italy, located approximately 10km to the east of the city centre. HIGHLIGHTS The city dates back to the Phoenicians, […]
Vigevano is a charming town in the heart of Lombardy’s Lomellina valley. Despite being rich in history, culture, and traditions, few people know about it and there’s not much information around. Vigevano is a town and comune in the province of Pavia, Lombardy in northern Italy. A historic art town, it is also renowned for shoemaking and is one of the main centres of Lomellina, a rice-growing agricultural district. Vigevano […]
The Haute-Ville as it’s called, is so steep that in medieval times special stairways were built to help its citizens get down to the river safely. Auch in Gascon depending on the spelling, is a French commune located in the department of Gers , in the Occitanie region . Prefecture of the department, capital of the arrondissement and centralizing office of its three cantons, it is […]
Olbia is a port and airport town in the north-eastern corner of the island of Sardinia. The town has a long history, and although nowadays it is mostly seen as a transit town for travellers arriving in or leaving Sardinia, Olbia has enough charms to merit some attention in its own right. Olbia is a city and comune […]
Gallarate is a city and comune of Alto Milanese of Lombardy and of Milan metropolitan area, northern Italy, in the Province of Varese. It has a population of some 54,000 people. It is the junction of railways to Varese, Laveno and Arona (for the Simplon). Some 10 kilometres (6 miles) to the west are the electric works of Vizzola, where 23,000 hp are derived from the river Ticino. Its […]
Bruay-la-Buissière is a commune in the Pas-de-Calaisdepartment in the Hauts-de-Franceregion in northern France. Sights Places and monuments Historical monuments Aire-sur-la-Lys has a rich heritage registered in the inventory of historical monuments and several buildings present on the sites n o 94, 95 and 96 of the list of goods of the mining area of Nord-Pas-de -Calais registered on the World Heritage list of UNESCO . The city of Electricians , where part of the film Bienvenue […]
The motto of Les Lilas is “I was a flower, I am quoted”. Les Lilas is a French commune located in the department of Seine-Saint-Denis in the region Île-de-France . Its inhabitants are called the Lilasiens, Lilasiennes . Sights Places and monuments City Hall completed in 1884 , decor mayor of the III e Republic , especially the paintings: in the town hall: Le suffrage Universitaire , by Alfred-Henri Bramtot . Oil on mounted canvas, 1890 , exhibited in 1891 at the Salon des Champs-Élysées, chosen […]
Radovljica is a town in the Upper Carniola region of northern Slovenia. It is the administrative seat of the Municipality of Radovljica. Country Slovenia Government • Mayor Ciril Globočnik Area • Total 118.7 km (45.8 sq mi) Population (2002) • Total 18,164 • Density 150/km (400/sq mi) Time zone UTC+01 (CET) • Summer (DST) UTC+02 (CEST) Geography The town is located on the southern slope of the […]
Brežice is a town in eastern Slovenia in the Lower Sava Valley, near the Croatian border. It is the seat of the Municipality of Brežice. The area was traditionally divided between Lower Styria (territory on the left bank of the Sava River) and Lower Carniola (territory on the right bank of the Sava River). The […]
Trbovlje is Slovenia’s ninth largest town, and the seat of the Municipality of Trbovlje. It is located in the valley of a minor left bank tributary of the Sava River in the Central Sava Valley in central-eastern Slovenia. Country Slovenia Government • Mayor Jasna Gabrič Area • Total 57.8 km (22.3 sq mi) Population (2002) • Total 18,248 • Density 320/km (820/sq mi) Time […]
As a municipality, Rezekne City Council is responsible for providing its residents with social services. The city in the heart of Latgale invites you to enjoy famous Latgalian hospitality, hear Latgalian language and get acquainted with the diverse offer of culture and recreation in the Rezekne city! The Latgale liberation monument is a symbol of […]