Córdoba is a mid-sized city of 326,000 inhabitants (2018) and the capital of the province of Córdoba in the centre of Andalucia. A great cultural reference point in Europe, this ancient city has been declared a World Heritage Site and contains a mixture of the diverse cultures that have settled it throughout history. Very few places in the world can boast…
Les Sables d’Olonnes is a subprefecture in Vendee, a department of the Pays de la Loire region of west central France. The nearest airports are in Nantes and La Rochelle. Musée du coquillage (Museum of Shells) Musée de l’Abbye Sainte-Croix Seafood is a specialty of the region. L’Amarena, 7 quai René Guiné. Gastropub PV-Holidays Port…
The Principality of Monaco is a wealthy city-state on the Mediterranean Sea, bounded by the French Riviera. Though tiny, the country is packed with entertainment for those with money to burn: think yachts and casinos, plus the annual Formula 1 Grand Prix. This is the second smallest independent state in the world (after the Vatican)…
Helmsley is a market town in the Ryedale district of North Yorkshire, with a population in 2011 of 1515. The main attraction in town is Helmsley Castle, while Rievaulx Abbey is 3 miles west; the North York Moors surround the town. East Yorkshire Bus 128 runs from Scarborough via Seamer, Brompton, Thornton-le-Dale, Pickering and Kirkbymoorside…
Borkum is the biggest of the East Frisian Islands by area and the second most populous. In some ways Borkum is “the odd one out” of the East Frisian Islands. The largest in area and second only to Norderney in population, it is also (together with Norderney) one of only two not to ban motor…
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