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Cities of the World volume 16
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Costa del Sol, the Sunny Coast, together with its hinterland of great heritage, Andalusia is one of the most typically Spanish parts of the Iberian Peninsula.
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Cities of the World volume 22
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Morocco fulfills fantasies and dreams about the Tales of 1,001 Nights, even today. It is an exotic and romantic country with 1,000 miracles of the Arab world, old cities, mosques, bazaars, natural beauties from palm tree gardens to sand dunes and from the frosty tops of the Atlas Mountains to the beaches of Agadir.
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Cities of the World volume 11
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Istanbul is a fantastic heritage of the Byzantine Empire and Constantinople, and its unique quality is that it lies on two continents.
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Cities of the World volume 6
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Bavaria is the largest German territory. It is a land dotted with little towns and villages. Wooden shells, high red tiled roofs with many skylights, old signboards, town walls, ancient churches, domes and steeples, narrow streets and riverbanks, huge green areas and many flowers take us to a wonderfully calm and merry world.
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Cities of the World volume 8
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Brussels, being the center of the European Union, is not only the capital of Belgium but of Europe.
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Cities of the World volume 16
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Wandering among the endless hills, lakes and mountains of Southeast Poland, one can find cities, medieval castles, grandiose palaces and rich museums, each one more interesting than the previous. The city core of Krakow, with its old streets and squares, offer us the feeling of happy days. In the Wawel district, which is built on a hill. Fort walls and bastions protect the royal palace and the cathedral.
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Cities of the World volume 25
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Tunisia was established by the Phoenicians, but during its eventful history, it belonged to the Roman Empire, was under Spanish, Turkish and Arab influences, and was later under French rule. Its architecture, art and culture all reflect this diversity.
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Cities of the World volume 7
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China has one of the world's oldest civilizations. The capital, Beijing, with its 11 million inhabitants, is now a modern city with skyscrapers, highways and shopping malls. Its several ancient monuments are all oases of silence.
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Cities of the World volume 8
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Iran, formerly Persia, is the biggest country in the Middle East. Due to the fact that sky-high snowy mountains, extended deserts, verdant oases, turquoise cupola mosques and cultural and architectural relic sites of World Heritage are waiting for all visitors, it can be a very desirable destination even for tourists. In Tehran, the luxurious palaces of Persian shahs, the Museum of Archaeology and the Museum of Carpets and Rugs are the sights that...
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Cities of the World volume 9
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English
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Madagascar is rightly called as one of the “Pearls of the Indian Ocean”. Thanks to its special natural features, the diversity of habitats and about 2000 years long intact today it is one of the world’s five most valuable habitats. It is a fabulous island, we can admire at plants and animals in their natural environment that cannot be found anywhere else in the world. Rainforests, baobab trees, strange-loo-king lemurs, chameleons and other special...
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Cities of the World volume 22
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The United Arab Emirates are the pearls of the Persian Bay. Abu Dhabi and Dubai are the commercial and tourist centers of the area and were developed within breathtaking speed. The images of the cities are dominated by office buildings, luxury hotels and shopping malls. There are skyscrapers made of concrete, metal and glass but down below them are the old towered houses, the 'souqs', the roofed bazaars, mosques with multiple towers, the hectic...
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Cities of the World volume 19
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Cuba is the pearl of the Caribbean Sea. Thanks to its colonial past, Havana - the capital - has plenty of palaces, nice mansions, cathedrals, strong forts, and shady alleys. On its streets, American automtive classics from the 50’s create a huge contrast with coaches.Trinidad is full of palaces built by the sugar barons, while Santa Clara is the town of the legendary revolutionary, Che Guevara. Guama shows us an Indian village and a crocodile farm....
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Cities of the World volume 20
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The island of Aphrodite, Cyprus, lying in the eastern bowl of the Mediterranean Sea, awaits tourists with warm sunny weather, a diverse landscape and friendly locals.
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Cities of the World volume 18
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Croatia is blessed by an unfathomable natural richness. The lakes of the Plitvice and Krka National Parks, the waterfalls, the rapids and the caves are all among the most beautiful landscapes in the world.
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Cities of the World volume 11
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The islands of eternal spring are made up of various landscapes. One can find anything from the lush, green forests in the mountains to sand deserts.
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Cities of the World volume 13
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Corfu is different from the other Greek islands. Instead of dreary, rocky terrain, one can find lush flora, pine trees, lemon and olive trees. This is the place where Odysseus met Nausicaa, Queen Elizabeth built a palace and where Gerald Durrell fell in love with nature.
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Cities of the World volume 25
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Münich offers much more than Oktoberfest: the pretzel, large cups of beer and huge shopping malls. The neo-gothic palace of the City Hall, the unique domes of the Cathedral of Our Lady, the pillars of the generals, the city gates, the eclectic buildings of the Residenz are all there for you to see. You can also enjoy the markets and the taverns.
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Cities of the World volume 23
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Egypt is the land of pharaohs, pyramids, mummies and other archeological riddles.
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Cities of the World volume 18
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Spain, a country on the Iberian peninsula, has a 2,000 year old history steeped in art. In Madrid, we take a look at the Royal Palace and the treasures of the Prado, and from here, we take an excursion to Escorial.
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Cities of the World volume 13
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The second largest island of the Mediterranean managed to keep some of its natural, untouched beauty, which is more and more rare in modern Europe. Large herds of goat and sheep graze on the scarcely inhabited Campidano plain. Here the archaic patoral culture still lives on.
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