An old town located near Portorož, from which you can get here in five minutes by bus or even just walk along the sea in about twenty minutes. Piran once belonged to the Venetian Republic, and this affected its appearance. The flavor of the Middle Ages still reigns here: many architectural monuments have been preserved […]
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How to Get to Thessaloniki, Greece
According to Best-medical-schools, Thessaloniki has a major international airport, so almost all tourists from Russia arrive in the city by plane. The exception is those who come from other places in Greece by train, bus or ferry. History In Thessaloniki, Cyril and Methodius were born and began their activities, who contributed to the spread of […]
Trakai, Lithuania
Gediminas founded this fortress 28 km west of Vilnius, making it his capital in 1320. Later, Keistut set up his court here. We are talking about Trakai and the historical national park of Lithuania – a beautiful small town surrounded by a lake, where every July the colorful Trakai Festival is held. The famous ancient […]
Gent, Belgium
When thinking about Belgium, the “three pillars of local tourism” that usually come to mind are Brussels, Bruges and Antwerp. In this case, it is worth thinking again – and you will remember Ghent. This city is a unique architectural ensemble, in the center of which is the Cathedral of St. Bavo (16th century) with […]
Sights of Pilsen, Czech Republic
Basically Pilsen is the city of Pilsner beer. Several beer brands, of which Pilsner Urquell is the best known, are important for attracting tourists and thus important for the city. The historic core of the city has a number of imposing buildings that have been well preserved. Special features such as the second largest synagogue […]
Sights of Geneva, Switzerland
In the French-speaking part of Switzerland, the beautiful city of Geneva is located on the lake of the same name. In addition to the many international organizations that have offices there, there are a number of impressive museums to visit, which make the city interesting. It is also a fairly green city with a number […]
History of France
According to agooddir, France has been a cultural and military power for centuries and is currently the second most important member of the European Union. In France, the remains of the oldest human, Cro-Magnon Man, named after the site of its discovery, the Cromagnon Cave in the Dordogne region, have been discovered. The history of […]
Economy of France
The French economy, which is one of the most advanced in the European Community, has seen a stormy development since the 1950s. Agriculture As the largest European producer and exporter of agricultural products, France benefits greatly from the generous subsidy policy of the European Union, despite the fact that the importance of agriculture is constantly […]
Geography of France
According to 800zipcodes, France lies in an advantageous position, washed to the west by the Atlantic Ocean, to the northwest by the English Channel and on the other side, to the south, by the Mediterranean Sea. The Pyrenees border Spain in the southwest, the Alps in the southeast with Italy, and the Jura Mountains in […]
Valaam, Republic of Karelia (Russia)
The Valaam archipelago is located in the northern part of Lake Ladoga in the Sortavalsky district of the Republic of Karelia. According to findjobdescriptions, the islands are 22 km away from the coast. The archipelago includes more than 50 islands with a total area of 36 sq. km. Valaam Island is the most popular among tourists. […]
Isle of Man General Information
General: Part of the Norwegian kingdom of the Hebrides until the 13th century, when the island was annexed to Scotland, became a British Crown possession in 1765. According to allpubliclibraries, the current problem is the revival of the almost completely extinct Manx Celtic language. Geography Location: Western Europe, an island in the Irish Sea, between […]
Belarus Physical Characteristics
According to a2zdirectory, Belarus is an Eastern European state. It borders with Poland to the West, with Lithuania and Latvia to the NW, with Russia to the NE and East, with Ukraine to South. Geologists include the region in the southern part of the Baltic shield from the Precambrian age, although formations from that era only […]
Eating in Madrid, Spain
Eateries Madrid is a city where you want to share experiences, meet people and take long walks through the streets and squares full of historical monuments and interesting tourist attractions. In Madrid, it is especially important to plan your itineraries, choosing the best places to stop and recharge. That is why it is impossible to […]
Performing Arts in Madrid, Spain
If the Autonomous Community of Madrid is known for something around the world, it is, first of all, for its cultural opportunities, capable of satisfying the requirements of the most refined public, thanks to the presence of more than 200 theaters. Large, medium and small stages of the capital and adjacent municipalities offer throughout the […]
Attractions in Madrid, Spain
Cultural life and leisure activities in the Autonomous Community of Madrid are among the most active in the world. The extensive program offered by the concert halls, theatres, cinemas, museums, stadiums of the city and its festivities ensure that any visitor visiting Madrid will have the opportunity to enjoy every moment of his stay, pleasing […]
University of Munich
University of Munich. Founded in 1472 by King Ludwig II as the union of different educational centers and schools. It started as a polytechnic school and later got the name of Technical University. It currently has more than 40,000 students and is therefore the second largest university in Germany. History Also known as the Ludwig […]
Italy High Education
The freedom of teaching which the Casati law had informed the university system instead of strengthening in practice and custom gradually disappeared and not only as a result of improvised laws. And since with the decline of that freedom the decay of the Italian university was felt, parliament and government worked around various bills concerning the […]
Albania Arts and Cinema
Arts – The birth of a national conscience for the liberation from five centuries of Ottoman rule coincides at the end of the nineteenth century with the awakening of Albanian figurative art. This occurs mainly in painting, where a break with the enduring Byzantine tradition is made: themes different from the traditional religious one are […]
Albania Subsoil Products
A systematic exploration of the mineral riches of Albania has not yet been carried out: some products, certainly exploited in antiquity – especially the silver of which some mines were still open in 1600 – have not been found so far, others are little more than suspects. Currently hydrocarbons, both solid (asphalt, bitumen) and liquid […]
Albania Rivers and Lakes
The waters. Springs, rivers, lakes. – The abundance of rains and snows explains the richness of the springs, which is a feature common to all of Albania, albeit to varying degrees, as their distribution is linked to the alternation of layers of different permeability. The springs feed a large number of mountain streams, which then […]
Albania Arts and Architecture
The excavation and restoration campaigns of late antique and early medieval buildings, which followed one another with ever greater rigor since the mid-20th century, have highlighted art and architecture in Albania as native variants within the Byzantine sphere. Examples are the basilica (three naves, transept and polygonal apse) and the baptistery of Butrint, from the […]
Albania Agriculture
The foundation of economic life in Albania is agriculture, to which, however, the different parts of the country lend themselves very differently. The best parts are the flat and hilly areas of central and eastern Albania, with the basins and river valleys that enter, first of all the great Còrizza basin, entirely cultivated with great […]
Albania Brief History
The oldest evidence of human presence in Albania dates back to the Middle Paleolithic (sites of Xara and Shën-Marina, near Tirana). The most ancient Neolithic facies, characterized by ceramic, indicate the area as a suture zone between the two Balkan-Anatolian and Adriatic areas. At the beginning of the Bronze Age, the arrival of Indo-European populations […]
Albania Arts and Literature 1929
Arts Albania lacks an original art of its own, for reasons that also refer to its geographical conformation and its historical vicissitudes. Very mountainous region, it is sparsely inhabited and therefore devoid of large agglomerations of people who could require notable constructions, embellished by the manifestations of art. Furthermore, the continuous succession of foreign dominions, […]
Albania Early History
Albania Parliamentary republic, in the south-western part. of the Balkan Peninsula, with its capital city Tirana. The oldest evidence of human presence in Albania dates back to the Middle Paleolithic (sites of Xara and Shën-Marina, near Tirana). The most ancient Neolithic facies, characterized by ceramic, indicate the area as a suture zone between the two […]
Albania Economic Conditions
Economic planning (started with the 1st five-year plan in 1951 and now at the end of the 5th plan) has radically transformed the Albanian economy, traditionally agricultural, into a modern agricultural-industrial economy. After leaving COMECON in 1961, the technical and financial aid of the Soviet Union was replaced by that of the People’s Republic of […]
Albania Economy Overview
Today we have official calculations on the distribution of land in Albania. From them it appears that 3450 sq. Km. (12.5%) are represented by workable land, 8260 by natural meadows and pastures (36%), 9910 by woods (35.9%), 1518 (15.6%) by uncultivated and unproductive land (including inland waters). It is confirmed that corn is the largest […]
Albania Geography
The geographical knowledge of the Albanian territory is almost entirely due to explorations and researches carried out in the last hundred years. The first large harvest of reliable knowledge comes from the explorations of the two French geologists Ami Boué (1834-1864) and Viquesnel (1842-44 and 1847), who traveled numerous itineraries in Northern Albania and gave […]
Albania Population and Ethnic Groups
According to 800zipcodes, the Albanian population is made up of over two thirds (67%) of Muslims, about one fifth (21%) of Greek Orthodox, and 12% of Catholics. There are almost no Jews, with the exception of a few traders in the major centers. As can be seen from the table on p. 102 Muslims are […]
York St John University
The university is beautiful and clear and less than a 5-minute walk from the city center and Münster. The campus offers enough opportunities to eat, meet in small or large groups, and relax – both indoors and outdoors. The main meeting point is the great library with student-friendly opening times or the “Students Union” which […]