The Gallery of Fine Arts has some of Venice's Finest Artistic Treasures: One of Venice's foremost institutions of art, L'Accademia di Belle Arti di Venezia was founded in 1750 by the Venetian Senate. It contains some of the city's finest artistic treasures and out of it evolved the gallery … [Read more...]
Teatro La Fenice – The Rise and Rise of the Phoenix
Teatro La Fenice - Venice's World Famous Opera House: First constructed in the late 18th century, the Teatro La Fenice ("The Phoenix") was so named because for the opera company responsible for its construction there was a sense of having "risen from the ashes" . Fire had destroyed the original … [Read more...]
Gaudi Architecture of Barcelona
Antonio Gaudi - A Nut or a Genius: When Elies Rogent signed the diploma in 1878 certifying Gaudi as an architect, he made the following statement "Qui sap si hem donat el diploma a un boig o a un geni: el temps ens ho dirà." (Who knows if we have given this diploma to a nut or to a genius. Time … [Read more...]
Palau de la Música Catalana – A Palace for Catalan Music
The Palau de la Música Catalana is the Most Beautiful Concert Hall in Europe: Few concert halls are as exuberant as Barcelona’s century-old Palau de la Música Catalana (Palace of Catalan Music). Said to be the most beautiful concert hall in Europe, the Palau Musica has the UNESCO World Heritage … [Read more...]
Plaza Mayor – A Historical Madrid Plaza
Plaza Mayor - This Madrid Square has been the Scene of Many Historical Events: Plaza Mayor is one of Madrid's main tourist attractions. This Madrid square is the most likely venue for visitors having a drink at one of the many cafes and enjoying the Spanish sunshine. However, things have not … [Read more...]
Madrid Shopping
Madrid Shops, Shopping Malls and Shopping Precincts: While perhaps not as famous for its shopping as Paris, Milan, London or New York, Madrid nevertheless has heaps of excellent places to shop - 60,000 shops open their doors every day in Madrid! Whether you're looking for a valuable antique … [Read more...]
Schanigärten – Typically Viennese Sidewalk Cafés
Vienna's Summertime Sidewalk Cafés: As sure as springtime brings on the blooms of Vienna's flower gardens, summertime in Vienna sees something quite different springing up on Vienna's sidewalks: Between March 1 and November 15 each year, Vienna's Schanigärten (sidewalk cafés) spring to life - … [Read more...]
"River Victoria" on the Imperial Waterways of Russia
River Victoria is the Latest of Uniworld’s Russian river cruise boat: River boats operating on the Russian rivers are generally not as grand as those plying the Rhine or the Danube. As we understand from the tour manager of a company we travelled with, river cruise operators are somewhat … [Read more...]
The Seine River – An Inspiration to Many Artists
The Seine - A River that Divides Paris: The Seine River divides Paris into two distinct areas, the Rive Gauche (Left Bank) and Rive Droite (Right Bank) - the Left Bank on the south side and the Right Bank on the north side of the Seine. But more than just dividing the capital into two, it also … [Read more...]
Palacio Real – The Royal Palace of Madrid
Madrid's Palacio Real is Second only to Versailles in Size and Splendour: Twenty-five years in construction and spanning the reign of two Bourbon monarchs, Madrid's Palacio Real (Royal Palace) was built to impress. And who can dispute this when you learn that there are nearly three thousand … [Read more...]
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