A trip to Olympus Cyprus

Posted on May 26, 2011 by Travel Info

Although Cyprus is famous for its beaches and its references to the goddess Aphrodite, there is a list of Byzantine churches, some World Heritage-camouflaged in the woods and villages in the Troodos Mountains in itself justify a trip to this piece of Mediterranean. Although the island seems the exclusive province of Aphrodite, the Troodos Mountains stand against the pagan goddess with a wealth of celestial magnitude. And, in addition to the hig… Continue reading →

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Venice in the moonlight

Posted on March 1, 2011 by Travel Info

… water buses traverse the Grand Canal from the train station of Santa Lucia to the Rialto bridge drawing a perfect zigzag through the heart of the city. When changing the sunset, the sun tinged with gold and pink palazzos and churches emerging from the water. It is even better after dark: the swarm of tourists is scattering by small canals and the buildings are lit. If you have not been off the last rays of sunshine to reach San Marcos, the suns… Continue reading →

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Turkish culture

Posted on May 18, 2010 by Travel Info

…them. Now the ban on images of faces and figures is not actual any more, but the Turkish art is still more inclined to ornament. Architecture Strictly speaking, there’s no Turkish architecture existing. There is Roman, Byzantine and Ottoman architecture. But the Turkish – which is not more than eighty years – is still very young. It’s too early to talk about it as something complete. A characteristic feature of the archit… Continue reading →

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Tipaza, the boundless love of Albert Camus

Posted on February 15, 2011 by Travel Info

…l Mausoleum, a curious circular building stone of colossal dimensions, which houses the seplucro of the daughter of Cleopatra and Mark Antony. To walk around this beautiful set of ruins Phoenician, Roman, early Christian and Byzantine Heritage Site by UNESCO is an excellent way to learn a little more intense relationship between Northern Africa and the Mediterranean countries. Tipaza modern city was founded in 1857 and its coast is a powerful a… Continue reading →

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The deadly sins travelers

Posted on January 22, 2010 by Travel Info

…play the great, nothing like a trip to Las Vegas, where dozens of casinos which delirious await those eager to try their luck. If this is your sin you can not miss the amazing erotic sculptures that adorn countless Romanesque churches like St. Peter’s Collegiate Cervatos and many others on horseback between Cantabria and Palencia as the church of Bolman, in Reinosa. In Italy, fresh from the ruins of Pompeii are about as risque as extremely … Continue reading →

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