Barcelona - Basilica Santa Maria del Mar

Free entrance Normally for the entrance to Basilica you have to pay: €5, if you want to enter both church and crypt it's €8,50 it includes towers and roof too. Off course you can avoid this payment if you will visit on: Monday - Friday: 09:00 am - 13:00 pm and 17:00 pm - 20:30pm Sundays and holidays: 10:00 am - 14:00 pm and 17:00 pm - 20:30 pm Daily mass on 19:30 pm and Sunday mass on 12:00 am Unfortunately, during evenings it is possible to enter only the church (without crypt, towers and roof). At least there are no queues :)  my Tipp: I recommend to put...

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Barcelona - Palau Güell

Short description: Palau Güell was designed by the best well-know Spanish architect Antoni Gaudi; a men who went beyond his times. It was built between 1886 and 1890. This place shows not only the essence of Gaudi's architecture but also collaboration between him and Eusebi Güell (industrialist and politician) - the first and the last Gaudi's client. Gaudi and Güell - imagination and money, this is how one of the most specific style was born.   Free entrance Once in every month entrance to Palau Güell is free of charge, when? First Sunday...

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Matosinhos - a big kitchen of Porto

Where the food is everywhere... Hi, it's been a while since we wrote something. Today we want to show you one of our experience from Portugal. The town is called Matosinhos and it is famous from the huge port and street restaurants in its vicinity. Matosinhos - a big kitchen of Porto The food (fish and shells) is really being stored and cooked on the streets. One traffic line is appropriated by restaurants where they put theirs grills and tables for visitors. In following pictures you will see snapshots from cooking procedure, choosing the fish, preparation and cooking. We were there...

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Christmas markets: Nürnberg Weihnachtsmarkt

Christmas market by night Nürnberg - this place don't need a special invitation, especially before Christmas. Except values of the city, you can take part in one of the oldest Germans Christmas market: Nürnberger Christkindlesmarkt which means exactly: "Christ Child market". View on the Nürnberger Christkindlesmarkt The Christmas market is located on the main town square (Hauptmarkt) and the easiest way to get there is to use a public transport - bus and metro stops you can find on the map below. If you are coming from another city, you can use a train (DB) or more...

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Bamberg - full of faith and controversy

View on the Michelsberg Abbey and Little Venice of Bamberg Settled on a 7 hills City of Bamberg was built on seven hills (as Rome) and on each of them stands a tower (of the church or castle). Thanks to the hilly landform they can be seen on different levels into perspective, which leads to magnificent views.  The model of the old town of Bamberg next to the tourist information Follow me to see the most important parts of the city...  A Little Venice Venice is one of the most recognizable cities in the World, that why many other towns are compared to it. Generally,...

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Schwäbisch Hall - small town on the slopes of the valley

Welcome to Schwäbisch Hall Schwäbisch Hall is a medium sized town in Southern Germany. It belongs to the province: Baden-Wurttemberg. The town includes mixture of old and modern buildings, but the old ones are very well preserved and picturesquely situated at the banks of the Kocher river. The river is situated in a valley, therefore the old town is located on the valley slopes, which gives even nicer impression.  Can be misleadingly considered as the most famous view of Rothenburg Second Rothenburg? The climate inside the old town is very comparable to Rothenburg ob der...

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