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Cape Town is the legislative capital of South Africa and the oldest city in the country, founded in 1652 on the shores of the Cape of Good Hope as a supply point for the ships of the Dutch East India Company. Historically it was also the first European settlement in Africa.

Dominated by the majestic Table Mountain, from whose flat top you can enjoy a splendid view (you can also go by cable car), the peninsula has the most beautiful beaches of South Africa (above all, Clifton and Camps Bay) and lush vegetation.

Cape Town is an intriguing mix of Europe and Africa, but it has its own identity. In recent years there has been a great development of tourism and trade, which saw the birth of the Waterfront, the lively harbor area, completely renovated and became the hub of city life.

The most popular time for visitors is the summer, from October to March, from August to November, you can spot whales and dolphins up close.



What to visit

The Castle of Good Hope was built in 1666 and is one of the oldest European fort in Africa.
The South African Museum has reconstructions of dinosaurs and a large collection of natural history.
The area of the Victoria and Alfred Waterfront (with a new aquarium) is a tourist attraction irresistible.

The main districts of Cape Town (information from Wikipedia, under Cape Town):

Adderley: on this road, which passes through the upper part of the city from north to south, through the botanical gardens Company's Gardens, overlooking most of the museums and many historical buildings.

Central: the area of the Central develops around St. George's Mall and is full of shopping malls and offices.

Bo-Kaap: the Bo-Kaap Malay Quarter, which stretches from the slopes of Signal Hill, is characterized by a number of mosques and low houses of the early nineteenth century, painted in bright colors.

Waterfront: the dock of the Victoria & Alfred Waterfront is one of the most popular tourist destinations of the city, there is a maritime museum and the Two Oceans Aquarium, where you can admire the marine life of the Atlantic and Indian Oceans.

Observatory: Located in the south of the city, this district is the cultural heart of Cape Town, frequented by artists and students. It is close to campuses Groote Schurr, where Barnard carried out the first heart transplant in the world.

Kirstenbosch: Kirstenbosch Botanical Gardens, located on the east side of Table Mountain, is a green area of 530 hectares. In this garden are cultivated almost 10,000 species of plants.

Constantia is the most exclusive area of the city. Alternate villas (some of which are added to the museum) and vineyards.

The township: are the poor neighborhoods where they live the blacks remained at the margins of society. The townships of Cape Town is located in the area of the Cape Flats. Khayelitsha, Guguletu, Mitchell's Plain, Athlone and Atlantis are the suburbs where there are public housing and elsewhere in the Flats extend the so-called squatter camps, the slum

Tenerife is the largest of the seven islands that make up the archipelago of the Canary Islands, situated in the Atlantic Ocean off the African coast.
L 'island, an area of 3,208 km square, offers an impressive volcanic landscape (rock formations are incredible shapes and colors), as well as an enviable number of plant and animal species.
Like the rest of the Canary Islands, in fact, Tenerife is volcanic in origin and still has many active volcanoes, including the Pico del Teide, which is the island's highest point (3,718 m) and also the highest point of the Spain.
In Tenerife in a single day can make a world: green, flowers and banana plantations in the north, rugged coastline hot and dry in the south.


What to visit

The two main tourist centers are:

    Puerto de la Cruz in the north. Here you will find small black sand beaches and small coves obtained from wild beaches on the coast. Life on the beach takes place mostly around the pools of the various resorts. Puerto de la Cruz offers a relaxing environment, and a beautiful panoramic view.
    Playa de Las Americas, in the south, which has arisen in recent years and developed disproportionately quickly with modern hotels, accommodation complexes with each type of service, shopping centers, pubs and clubs. Playa de Las Americas is located about 20 km from Tenerife South has a drier climate than Puerto. Here are lava sand beaches equipped for water sports.

The capital Santa Cruz de Tenerife is famous for its Carnival celebrations, parades of floats, samba schools and music invading the streets and squares. Santa Cruz holds an important artistic heritage miss the church of Nuestra Señora.

You should also visit La Laguna Puerto de la Cruz, La Ortova (monumental city, in the middle of a natural site rich in forests, characterized by abundant exotic vegetation, has many houses with typical Canarian balconies), the volcanic peak of Mount Teide (3717 meters) and, at his feet, the Teide National Park.
Worthy of note is the nearby island of "La Gomera" UNESCO World Heritage Site for its pristine natural beauty.

Salzburg, situated in a wide valley with a mild climate, crossed by the Salzach River, at the northern edge of the eastern Alps at the Bavarian border, is the capital of the province of Salzburg.
From the three hills that surround it (the Moenchsberg, the Kapuzinerberg, the Rainberg) enjoy panoramic sea views.

Known throughout the world as the birthplace of the great Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791) is famous also for the musical and cultural events that take place each year.

The city has a beautiful old town in the Gothic and Baroque (Italian-inspired) was added to UNESCO's list of Historic Heritage of Humanity. The city's cathedral (Salzburger Dom) is the most shining example of this style.
The cultural and artistic splendor of Salzburg is due in large part to the interests of the prince-bishops who ruled the fate of the city between the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries.

What to visit

     the Festung Hohensalzburg (Hohensalzburg Fortress): fort commissioned in 1077 by a bishop, now the largest intact fortress in Europe. E 'connected to the city by a funicular extremely characteristic.
     Getreidegasse (Alley of Grains) with the birthplace of Mozart;
     the Benedictine Convent of St. Peter;
     Cemetery Petersfriedhof.

And again, the Residence and the Residence (Bishop's Palace), the Mozartmuseum, the Kapuzinerkloster, the Mirabell Palace.

Outside Innsbruck is a suburban palace, the Hellbrunn (Fontechiara), surrounded by formal gardens, fountains, water features and a zoo, active and much visited today.