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Thinking about a trip to Italy?. Wonderful country full of history, art and culture evident in every corner of its geography. Rome, Florence, Venice … fascinating places you should not miss. Whether you plan to spend a long holiday or a short three or four days there will be a range of information, advice and interesting that I offer, I hope they will help you organize your trip to Italy.
A trip through history
Many factors make it know to Italy for its art and culture. It was the basis of many human activities in prehistoric times it has been found in numerous archaeological regions. After Greece, the Etruscan civilization and especially the Roman Empire, dominated for many centuries part of the world. Then the medieval and Renaissance humanism helped the formation of European art.
It is impossible to travel a great distance in Italy without finding reminders of the profound influence that the country has had on Western culture. The proud temple ruins
Yes, oddly enough, existed before the Bilbao Guggenheim, and it had excellent museums. Some of the most important city can be enjoyed for free.
The Museum of Fine Arts in Bilbao has more than 100 years in the city. The museum’s collection includes more than eight thousand pieces, including paintings, sculptures, works on paper and applied arts, a leading equity group that includes a timeline from the twelfth century to the present. Preserves important examples of ancient art, modern and contemporary painting are particularly interested in Spanish and Flemish schools and the large presence of Basque artists. Every Wednesday admission is free.
The next day, Thursday, I suggest a little walk by the “Kasko” and take advantage of free admission on Thursdays at the Museum Bilbao Basque Euskal Museoa. The museum is located in the heart of the old, in a Baroque style building. The Museum’s collections reflected Prehistory and Archaeology of Bizkaia and Ethnography and History of the Basque Country.
Thursday is also the day free at the Museum Reproductions. In 1927 he managed the first board of the museum. The value of the reproductions of the museum lies in the quality of copies since it first decided to order copies, ie, exact reproductions of works from the Vatican Museums, the Academy of Florence, the Berlin Museum, the Louvre Museum among others. To house the museum, was restored Heart of Mary Church in the suburb of San Francisco.
Another showroom where you can enjoy for free is Rekalde, space for deeper understanding, receiving and disseminating different practices of contemporary art. Since its inception in 1991, his career has been linked to the contemporary production research inside and outside our borders, working through proposals able to echo the discussions revolving around the art of today.
Well, walking is always free, so if I recommend going to Bilbao wander through “Seven streets” and see the beautiful multicolored houses, enjoy a stroll along the Paseo de Uribitarte Olabeaga to the dock, the widening …
Palacio Real. The largest palace in Europe in terms
extension, contains within it a rich heritage,
important paintings, sculpture and tapestry.
Museo del Prado. One of the major museums worldwide,
between their large funds include the best collections of
Velazquez, Goya, Titian and Rubens, the world. Each season
organizes temporary exhibitions.
Parque del Retiro. One of the best urban parks
world has interesting points of interest, how
Rose Garden, the Promenade of Sculptures, the Crystal Palace or
Pond with the Monument to Alfonso XII and the pier.
Museo Thyssen-Bornemisza. The historic Palace building
Villahermosa, home to a wide and careful selection of
private collection of the Thyssen-Bornemisza.
Plaza Mayor. The origins of this plant arcaded square
rectangular, dates from the fifteenth century, when held in this
site’s main market town. Of the 9 gates,
the best known is the Cutlers.
From the four terminals of Madrid Barajas airport,located 12 miles northwest of the city, easily accessible to the Metro and at taxi ranks.
An airport express bus line, which connects 24 hours several points in the city center. It costs 2 euros and has last approximately 40 minutes, depending on traffic.
www.emtmadrid.es / lineaAeropuerto
Flights operated by airlines of the Oneworld alliance, and Thus, Iberia, come to the modern T4. www.aena.es The AVE from Barcelona, Lerida, Huesca, Zaragoza, Valladolid, Segovia, Cordoba, Malaga, Sevilla, Albacete and Valencia, reaches Atocha station, located in the heart of the city. Similarly,is connected to the Metro and Suburban. It also has taxi and bus. www.renfe.com / travelers / bird Chamartin station, located in the north of the city, is the the other point of arrival of trains bound for Madrid.
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Bora Bora is becoming one of those exotic paradise where to go for a honeymoon. Bora Bora is located about 200 miles northwest of Tahiti, and about 3000 km south of Hawaii. Its discovery dates back to 1722, and is considered by many the most beautiful island in the world.
Status of Bora Bora
Its former name suggests the original inhabitants of the island (Vava’us) reached around 7 million years from Tonga. A curious fact is that in the local Tahitian language there is no letter “B” and everybody calls the place Pora Pora, meaning first born.
Paradise in Bora Bora
Bora Bora, had its origin in a large volcano which is now covered by a lake of crystalline waters. Bora Bora and other islands are completely surrounded by coral reefs. Its beaches, its beauty, and the reason that mass tourism has not yet reached the hidden paradise of French Polynesia, Bora Bora make an incredible destination.
Although many people usually travel with your pet, the reality is that car owners is a lack of knowledge about the rules governing animal transport vehicles. Some insurance companies are very sensitive to the time of executing a policy.
Pets and Road Safety
The data is telling: According to a recent study by Royal Canin and the Royal Automobile Club of Spain (RACE), 70% of pet owners know the basic rules for traveling with them by car. Nor do they pay attention to whether your accident insurance to cover any eventuality leaves arising from failure of this legislation.
And the truth is that not surprising. If you read the text of the current Road Safety Act: “The driver must take care [...] the proper placement of objects or animals transported for no interference between the driver and any of them”, is the scope of seen indications that it is very general and open to more than one interpretation.
Common faults at the time of car travel
- Save key elements such as fire extinguisher and first aid kit, under the luggage and the spare tire. Must be always at hand, and not carrying carries a penalty of 15 daily minimum wages in force.
- Traveling with stuffed animals, coats or briefcases leaning against the back glass. Obstruct the view. The National Traffic Code provides a penalty of four current daily minimum wages for doing so.
- Stick stickers on any of the windows of the car, more if you stand in the visual field. The penalty is eight times the statutory minimum daily wage in force.
- Load the entire neighborhood in the car. Carry more passengers than authorized card ownership implies a fine of 15 minimum wages in force daily.
As indicated, the proper protocol is to go directly to the accredited institutions of Foreign Health, adopted by the World Health Organization (WHO) guide for every traveler.
However, the role of the family doctor is also important, since in many cases “patients go to your doctor inquiries requesting information, so these professionals must have a correct knowledge about preventive measures in order to avoid infections a journey, “said Dr. Glen, who insists that” these consultations should take to complete the patient’s immunization schedule, in many cases is incomplete.”
In order to be able to keep a record of vaccinations and the dose and date, and avoid re-vaccination, experts suggest having a vaccination card in the adult. And, in the opinion of Dr. Tanker, “unless it satisfies the schedule, 95 percent of people who travel to other countries would not need more vaccines than that very specific destination.”
In general, when scheduling a trip abroad, the travelers to be informed of the necessary vaccines or preventive treatments, getting to know the status of the country and prevention measures to be taken; visit doctor before the trip if you suffer from any illness or allergy or is taking any treatment, and carry a small kit with material cures and medicine to relieve minor symptoms such as pain relievers or antihistamines.
In addition, once you reach the destination country, we must be careful with food and beverages, the most common cause of illness in travelers, as specified by Health in a statement.
Therefore, stresses the importance of washing their hands frequently to prevent infection, alcohol drinking bottled or treated water and avoid eating ice consume only bottled milk and dairy cleaned, cooked and preserved food to take the proper temperature or avoid consumption product of market traders, among other measures.
2011 Destinations. Discover what to visit in 2011
Hot destinations for travel are marked by things as diverse as travel deals, sporting and cultural events or the economy. Today we discover what you can not miss in 2011. Top destinations 2011.
Daegu – South Korea
Probably the star of the 2010 target was South Africa. And the sport is moving thousands of people to destinations almost unthinkable. The great event of 2011 are the World Athletics Championships held in the fourth largest city in South Korea, Daegu.
The tour guides often remind us that South Korea is not one of countries where you can easily move up speaking English. You can learn basic Korean and free on the web Kornet (Korean government official site) or in the tourism website of South Korea.
World athletics will take place from August 27 to September 4, 2011 at Daegu Stadium. The book entries can be done in the website of globaliza www.daegu2011.org. Obtenddrás 10% discount if you book before March 31, children under 12 and groups over 50 people receive a discount of 30% of the total price.