Hungary's capital, while providing a history of 2000 years, has an origin quite recent: it dates back to the last century, the unification of the three cities - Buda, Pest, Óbuda - until then independent, that gave rise to the current Budapest .
The Danube divides it into two distinct parts and is un'attrattazione important for its colors and its majesty. On the right bank lies Buda, famous for its past and crowned by the fortress (Varhegy) on the left bank extends Pest, more lively and modern. The two parts are connected by eight bridges (some huge) and each possessing its own center. In the middle of the river extends Margaret Island, a real oasis of green.
A city with undeniable charm to beauty, historical, hospitality and good food.
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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.
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Cosmopolitan and multicultural Amsterdam is the capital of the Netherlands. Its origins date back to the thirteenth century when it was a fishing village built on the banks of the river Amstel (Amsterdam, hence the name, which means "dam in"). Also known as the "Venice of the North" for the abundance of channels and the beauty of luxurious buildings along them, Amsterdam invites you to stroll through its streets or turn them over by bicycle, Dutch style. But the city is also famous for shopping and nightlife, with its coffee shops and red light district.
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Mexico City is the oldest city in America and is located on a plateau in the center of the country. The capital of Mexico will attract you for its museums and traditions, the buildings of the colonial era and the modern ones, but also for its vibrant cultural life.
The history of Mexico City, whose first name was Tenochtitlan, the city of palaces, is a long and rich legacy of great nations, from the Aztecs to the Maya. Third largest city in the world after Tokyo and New York, the Mexican capital invites you to discover its historical center, its parks and archaeological finds of pre-Columbian peoples.
With the Spanish conquest of 1521 and the end of the Aztec, begins the modern history of Mexico City. Today the city is home to over eight million people, while another twenty populate the huge metropolitan area.
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Paris is a city that invites you to dream. Founded around 250 BC on a small island on the River Seine, the Gallic Parisii, is one of the most romantic destinations in the world. Paris charms visitors with its monumental buildings and symbols, such as the Eiffel Tower or the Opera House, but also with its bohemian atmosphere and avant-garde, you breathe from Montmartre to the corner most unexpected. Paris invites you to discover little by little, getting lost in its streets. Cradle of artistic and cultural movements, Paris was the city of artists and intellectuals such as Jean-Paul Sartre, Rene Descartes, Monet, Renoir and Dumas.
To really appreciate the spirit of this city, you will need to escape from the usual tourist routes. Relax at the table of a small cafe, savor a glass of wine and watch the comings and goings of the street. Paris, romantic ... and beyond.
In Paris, the problem is where to start.Places the icons, the Eiffel Tower, the bridges of the Seine, the Arc de Triomphe?
Museums, the Louvre, the Picasso museum, the Musée d'Orsay or the Beaubourg?
Districts, the Marais, the Latin Quarter, Montmartre, Belleville? From the new Paris la Defense or La Villette?
The suggestions are useless: each construct the following visit their emotions.
Lovers of literature can sit at a table in the Café Les Deux Magots, imagining to see Sartre in the next, and wander through the narrow streets of St-Germain-des-Prés.
Those who love art in all its forms has a hundred museums available.
The romantics can stroll in the moonlight along the banks of the Seine, the "vicious" to hunt for sins to Pigalle, the "trendy" hang the trendiest neighborhoods (at this time, the ethnic mix of Belleville).
And of course, all the tourists who are not ashamed of it can climb the Eiffel Tower, Notre-Dame to join, make a stop on the steps of Sacre Coeur and the Place des Vosges on the benches.
Last stop, the top of the Tour Montparnasse, to see the sun set and deliver to Paris on his heart.
What to visit
- The museums (Louvre, the Picasso Museum, the Palais de Chailot, the Centre Pompidou, the Musée d'Orsay: these are, um ... "mandatory").
- Monuments (see above); neighborhoods (ditto).
- The shops and department stores.
- Parks (the Luxembourg, the Tuileries Gardens, the parc Montsouris, that of the Palais de Chailot).
