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Santorini Serenade Brings Ancient Greek Music and Myths to Life

April 13, 2019 By Candi Licence

Yannis playing Triton's Trumpet

Yannis Pantazis’s Passion recreates Classical Greek Music and Mythology in the present As you stroll through the traditional Greek village of Megalochori, on Santorini Island, you’ll hear the ethereal wail of a bagpipe or the reedy melody of a panpipe echoing through the streets. The sounds … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Sightseeing Tagged With: ancient Greek music, Greece, Greece sightseeing, Greek mythology, music, santorini, Symposion by La Ponta, things to do, Yannis Pantazis

Korkeasaari or Helsinki Zoo: on an island!

August 3, 2010 By Helen Page

Helsinki Zoo Animals Come All the Way from the Frozen Arctic to the Sweltering Tropics: Known as Korkesaari to the Finns, Helsinki Zoo is far from the largest, even in northern Europe, but it is one of the oldest zoos, having been founded in 1889.  It may not be the largest, but Helsinki Zoo is … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Sightseeing Tagged With: helsinki attractions, helsinki holiday, helsinki zoo, korkeasaari, things to do, zoolandia

Helsinki – Finland’s Capital City

July 30, 2010 By Helen Page

Helsinki, A Fascinating Mixture of Historical and Ultra-Modern: Helsinki, the capital of Finland, has the distinction of being the second northern-most capital city in the world. Although its main attractions and monuments are a stark reminder of its past history, Helsinki today is a very … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Destinations Tagged With: helsinki, helsinki attractions, helsinki city, helsinki holiday, helsinki travel, hotels helsinki, things to do

Via dell’Amore – Cinque Terre’s Pathway of Love

March 28, 2010 By Helen Page

Seal your Love with a Padlock at Via dell'Amore: Via dell'Amore is Cinque Terre's most famous walk and one that most visitors to Cinque Terre are capable of doing. Apart from some steps up to the trail, it's an easy 25 minutes walk on flat, paved walkway that stretches for some 850 metres. … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Sightseeing Tagged With: Cinque Terre, cinque terre walks, manarola, riomaggiore, things to do, via dell amore

Destination: Amsterdam

January 16, 2010 By Helen Page

Amsterdam Attractions and Things to Do: Many people think of Amsterdam as the capital of the Netherlands, but the actual seat of the government is at Den Haag. Nevertheless, Amsterdam is the largest city in the Netherlands and as far as tourism is concerned it is also the most visited, with … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Destinations, Featured Tagged With: amsterdam art, amsterdam attractions, amsterdam canal, amsterdam canal boat, amsterdam canal tours, amsterdam holiday, Amsterdam sightseeing, amsterdam travel, amsterdam vacations, canal bus amsterdam, canal tours, things to do, travel in amsterdam, travel to amsterdam

Livadia (White) Palace, Yalta Conference, Yalta

November 18, 2009 By Helen Page

Livadia Palace - Site of the 1945 Yalta Conference: Anyone interested in WWII history will have heard of the 1945 Yalta (or Crimean) Conference.  It was here at the Livadia Palace that the Churchill, Roosevelt and Stalin met to negotiate how post-war Europe  was to be carved up. Livadia is a … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Sightseeing Tagged With: big three, churchill, conference yalta, conferencia, crimea, crimean peninsula, crimean war, livadia, livadia palace, romanovs, roosevelt, sightseeing attractions, stalin, things to do, tsar nikolas II, white palace, yalta, yalta conference, yalta crimea, yalta travel, yalta ukraine

Portugal: Madeira’s Flower Festival

April 6, 2009 By Helen Page

Madeira's Flower Festival Spring is in the air in Europe and along with spring comes the glorious flower festivals. Whereas Chelsea's annual May Flower Show is world renowned, Madeira has a Flower Festival that dazzles. Every April, the main streets of Funchal are filled with celebrations to … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Sightseeing Tagged With: festivals, flower festivals, Madeira, Portugal sightseeing, things to do, Wall of Hope

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