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The most essential places to visit in Barcelona! Part II

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Montjuic  National Art Museum of Catalonia, 1 The prominent hill of Montjuic, located opposite the sea, with a height of 173 meters, has become one of the best viewpoints of Barcelona and an ideal place for leisure, cultural and sport activities. Panoramic View from Montjuic Thanks to the Universal Exhibition of 1929 and the 1992 Olympic Games, this hill has become one of the favorite places for tourists and locals. From the Plaza España, crossing the Venetian towers, you can access the Magic Fountain of Montjüic, where a light and water show is performed at night. Panoramic View, 2 From there, going up the stairs, you will reach the National Art Museum of Catalonia, with a large collection of Romanesque art. In addition, the museum hosts temporary exhibitions of great artists and performs activities within it. Further up is the Olympic Ring, which is home of the Olympic Stadium, built for the 1992 Summer Olimpics. At the top stands the castle of Montju...

What to see in Sofia, the capital of Bulgaria. Part I

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Sofia, capital of Bulgaria, with 1.3  million of inhabitants (1.7 million in the metropolitan area) is the largest city of the country. It is one of the most visited tourist destinations in Bulgaria alongside coastal and mountain ski resorts. Sofia, Bulgaria Located at the foothills of Vitosha mountain, Sofia is authentic, worthy of knowing, like many other capitals of Eastern Europe it’s a city full of contrasts -  you can still feel the Soviet air of its historical past in the decadent ostentation of its monuments and architecture that transports you to other times. Former Headquarters of the Bulgarian Communist Party Historical monument Knowing the character of its people, discovering its markets, its gastronomy, its parks are some of the things you can do in Sofia, it is also a great unknown, little visited and gives you the advantage of walking through its streets without many tourists , a luxury that many European capitals can not afford. The...

Places to see in Amsterdam

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Beautiful, cosmopolitan, open-minded and full of attractions: Amsterdam is a city that will enter your eyes and, if you can see beyond its stereotypes, it will steal a little bit of your heart. Amsterdam is much more than its red-light district, coffee shops and canals: its museums are admired (and envied) all over the world, its architecture gives it a unique personality and its green character with its mythical bicycles has won the battle over cars. Amsterdam, Known as Venice of the North, is the perfect destination for one of those weekend getaways., the city is captivating with its romanticism, cleanliness, order  but also its parties, its coffee shops and its red light district. Canals of Amsterdam Walk along the channels, the hallmark of the Dutch capital!    Amsterdam  has more than 100 kilometers of canals, more than 1000 bridges and more than 2000 floating houses, part of which are in the historic center. Strolling along the banks of ...

The most essential places to visit in Barcelona! Part I

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Barcelona is one of the most dazzling cities on the European continent!  With an urban area of 4.8 million people it is the  largest metropolis on the Mediterranean Sea. It is a major cultural, economic center  and financial center  in southwestern Europe. Port of Barcelona There are many places to visit in this cosmopolitan city with a wide range of cultural and leisure activities. Its streets, neighborhoods, modernist buildings, parks, museums, along with a great gastronomy of tapas, fish and seafood, as well as an incredible traditional Catalan cuisine, we assure you, will make you fall in love with it immediately. Barcelona, Panoramic View  Here it is a list of 7 places to visit in Barcelona in no particular order. Sagrada Familia  La Sagrada Familia  If there is a representative symbol of the city of Barcelona this, without any doubt, are the sharp and modernist towers of the Sagrada Familia by the most illustrious ar...

Five places to eat cheap in Paris

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Strolling around the neighborhoods of Paris, discovering its mysteries and being amazed by its most famous attractions will leave you very, very hungry. If your budget does not allow you luxuries do not worry that you will have to eat  cheap soup from the supermarket every day or French tortilla sandwiches - eating good and cheap in Paris is possible.  To prove it, here five  places to eat for less than € 13. You just have to choose which one you want to visit and go for it!  TAST EAT An ideal restaurant for lovers of Vietnamese food: the tapas that serve as a starter are cheap and delicious and there are several options to combine menus (main + drink + dessert) for about 8.5-12€. If you prefer to eat "a la cart" we leave you some prices: 4 Vietnamese rolls € 3.3, soups for € 8, Vietnamese sandwiches € 5.5, desserts from  €3.30  to €3.70. Address:  78 Rue Lamarck More info: http://tasteatparis.fr/en  THAI EXPRES...