Category: Europe

Christkindlesmarkt in Nuremberg 0

Christkindlesmarkt in Nuremberg

This Friday the world’s most famous Christmas Market the Christkindlesmart will bring Christmas cheer to around 2 million visitors in Nuremberg, Germany. The market is a special place with magical scenes of snow, Christmas...

Istanbul’s Hagia Sophia 0

Istanbul’s Hagia Sophia

The magnificent Hagia Sopia is probably Turkey’s most known building. A former basilica and mosque and since 1935 it has been a museum and is building alone is the museums greatest treasure. The massive...

The Colosseum 0

The Colosseum

The Colosseum is probably the best known of Rome’s ancient buildings. It is a huge arena even in today’s standards and had seating for over 50,000 people and rising 160 feet above street level....

Picnic under the Eiffel Tower 1

Picnic under the Eiffel Tower

  The Eiffel Tower is one of the world’s most beautiful structures and to think it was only built temporary and the city planned to pull it down before it became useful as a...

The Fernsehturm or television tower to you! 0

The Fernsehturm or television tower to you!

The Fersehturm is one of Berlin’s more striking icons, close to Alexanderplatz this tour was built by the former German Democratic Republic and rises 268 metres above street level. There is a visitors platform...

The treasure chest of the Vatican 0

The treasure chest of the Vatican

Nearly 4 million people queue for hours to visit the amazing history, artworks and culture of the Vatican Museums or Musei Vaticani. The museum has just celebrated its 500th anniversary and is home to...

A ride on the Gelmerbahn Funicular 0

A ride on the Gelmerbahn Funicular

[youtube edGVWXfezE8] The Gelmerbahn is Europe’s steapest funicular which is an inclined railway similar to a tram which is pulled up and down a incline with a cable. The Gelmerbahn in Switzerland is Europe’s...

Black taxi political tours 0

Black taxi political tours

Well here’s a trip with a difference, imagine jumping in a black London taxi and touring the famous political icons of Belfast. This entertaining and informative tour takes in all the sites, the murals,...

The Rialto Bridge on the Grand Canal 0

The Rialto Bridge on the Grand Canal

The Ponte di Rialto or Rialto Bridge is one of Venice’s most famous landmarks. Dating back to 1588 the bridge spans the Grand Canal and was the only way to cross the canal on...