Archive for mayo, 2009

Abuja, a city on a beautiful valley in Nigeria

Jueves, mayo 21st, 2009

Nigeria is the largest nation in West Africa as its beaches and tropical forests, savannas and its modern cities, has become one of the most developed tourist destinations on the continent. Nigeria mingle in the traditions of several cultures, is the most populous country in Africa and one of the richest, thanks to its oil fields. The capital of Nigeria is Abuja, which is perched on a beautiful valley grassland and sparsely developed land drenched wet rivers Niger and Benue. Abuja is made up of six local government areas: Gwagwalada, Kuje, Abaji, Abuja Municipal and Bwari Kwali. (más…)

Cultural activity and tourism Cartagena de Indias

Miércoles, mayo 20th, 2009

Declared in 1985 by the UNESCO World Heritage Site, Cartagena de Indias is considered one of the most beautiful cities in America and features. Still preserving its history in the urban and dominated by the Caribbean Sea, stands one of the key sites of the conquest of the Americas
The origin of the city is in the process of colonization of the continent, where there was a need for domination of the interior and, in turn, serve as a port for trade between the metropolis and its colonies. For this reason, Don Pedro de Heredia founded the city in 1533, rising on the site which had previously been occupied by the indigenous village Calamari. (más…)

Bologna, the city of two towers (Italy)

Miércoles, mayo 20th, 2009

Few cities are the essence of the Italian Renaissance as Bologna. Just need to know the beauty of the urban structure of the city that gives it the air of a single monument. Neither the bombing of World War II could disenchant a city that treasures stored in its gardens and parks, and around the cluster of works ranging from the time of the Etruscans to the Romans, and the Novecento Trecenta in which the museums, galleries, palaces and villas, churches and squares that are all this broad historical.
A unique urban development Bologna gives a special attraction, even with the recent past that gave the center’s strategic rear block fascist. Because Bologna, along with Venice, has one of the best preserved historical centers of Europe. (más…)

Cap D’Agde is a paradise for beach lovers and nature

Martes, mayo 19th, 2009

Located in the French Mediterranean, in the region of Languedoc, Cap D’Agde was founded by the Greeks for twenty-five centuries, at the base of an old volcano, the “Mont Saint-Loup. Lovers of the sun and the beach have in Agde an ideal place to practice, for its 14 km of beaches with blue flag of the European Union. Although one of its key attractions is its Quartier naturist, ie naturist quarter, which brings together each summer to more than 20,000 nudists around the world who benefit here from the “non-woven” France’s most important and one of the most important of Europe. (más…)

Auckland, “City of Sailboats”

Martes, mayo 19th, 2009

Auckland Harbor by cajaygle.

Auckland is the largest and most active city in New Zealand. This is its home port and eventually became the state capital. It is situated between the ports of Manukau and Waitemata in northern North Island. The city was founded in 1840 by English colonists in a Maori and Polynesian population is the largest of all there are: 57,000 people (más…)

Jakarta, a look inside

Lunes, mayo 18th, 2009

Indonesia is a country of great diversity, in which the traveler will find lush landscapes combined with idyllic beaches Virgin Islands. In the archipelago, visitors enjoy the beaches of Bali, one of the most admired tourist destinations for travelers, but also dazzle the visitor will remain on the volcanic cones of Sumatra, the charming Lombok, Jakarta, the capital and other small islands surrounded by temples, rivers, lakes, forests and seas.
The Indonesian archipelago consists of over thirteen thousand islands extending along the west coast of Sumatra. Jakarta and Bali are the main gateways to the country, because cities are coming more to the airlines. The Indonesian islands are floating beauty that has attracted mass tourism, for its magnificent beaches, mountains and volcanoes. (más…)

Travel to Beirut

Lunes, mayo 18th, 2009

Have a coffee with cardamom in a sunny terrace while a arguile smoke (smoking is a part) has once again become a daily event in Beirut and innocent. Ten years after the devastating war that filled with craters and ruins, the capital of Lebanon, Beirut resurgence with unusual power and back, gradually, to become the Pearl of the Middle East.

Throughout 2004, more than three million foreign tourists stopped in Lebanon for a vacation and for the first time in thirty years, European tourists outnumber those from Arab countries. And it is this small Mediterranean country has many attractions that make it a perfect tourist destination in just a few hours can go from skiing among the cedars that populate the mountainous interior to stroll along the beach before stopping to visit some of hundreds of archaeological treasures that this privileged place. (más…)

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