https://www.cottages-for-holidays.com Planning your vacation? Cottages-for-holidays gives you useful tips and hints about vacation rentals and holiday rentals for preparing successful holidays! https://www.cottages-for-holidays.com/resources/userdata/images/maxtdlogo.gif https://www.cottages-for-holidays.com en-en https://www.cottages-for-holidays.com/ Thu, 18 Apr 2024 00:41:53 +0100 https://www.cottages-for-holidays.com/174/2012-0499/Sharapova-wedding-en.html https://www.cottages-for-holidays.com/174/2012-0499/Sharapova-wedding-en.html This autumn will be the last girlhood period for the Russian celebrity Maria Sharapova: Russian sports star and the brightest society lioness will soon put on a wedding dress. Wedding of the famous Russian tennis player Maria Sharapova and basketball star Sasha Vujacic will be held in Turkey on November 10. Thu, 19 Jul 2012 20:19:40 +0100 https://www.cottages-for-holidays.com/174/2012-0498/Clasicos-en-Verano-2012-en.html https://www.cottages-for-holidays.com/174/2012-0498/Clasicos-en-Verano-2012-en.html One of the largest music festivals will take place in Madrid. From July 1 to August 19 "Clásicos en Verano" festival invites all lovers of classical music to the capital of Spain. This year the largest European classical music festival "Clásicos en Verano" celebrates its 25th anniversary and promises to be one of the brightest in the history. Thu, 19 Jul 2012 20:12:40 +0100 https://www.cottages-for-holidays.com/174/2012-0497/ierland-houses-1000-closed-en.html https://www.cottages-for-holidays.com/174/2012-0497/ierland-houses-1000-closed-en.html Owners of many rental houses in Ireland could lose their revenue due to the new law requirements. A special act, adopted by the government in 2009, requires owners of all types of rental properties built before 1963 to improve the quality of its services. In particular, each apartment in the house must have its own bathroom. Sun, 15 Jul 2012 17:57:00 +0100 https://www.cottages-for-holidays.com/174/2012-0496/swiss-bern-en.html https://www.cottages-for-holidays.com/174/2012-0496/swiss-bern-en.html For over forty years tourists and musicians from all over the world come in summer to Bern, the capital of Switzerland, to the Gurten music festival. Festival got its name because of the Gurten Mountains, which is located right in the city and local people are very proud of this fact. Thu, 05 Jul 2012 22:51:20 +0100 https://www.cottages-for-holidays.com/174/2012-0495/viking-week-sweden-en.html https://www.cottages-for-holidays.com/174/2012-0495/viking-week-sweden-en.html In southern Sweden in the province of Skåne is located the third largest city in the country - Malmo. As a major cultural and commercial center it always attracts the attention of tourists from all over Europe. One of the Malmö attractions is the largest in Scandinavia open-air Foteviken archaeological museum, which is located near the city. Thu, 05 Jul 2012 22:45:20 +0100 https://www.cottages-for-holidays.com/174/2012-0494/nice-church-en.html https://www.cottages-for-holidays.com/174/2012-0494/nice-church-en.html On July 1, 2012 all Orthodox Christians of France and the whole Western Europe will celebrate a great event. After nine months of reconstruction Russian St. Nicholas Cathedral in Nice was reopened. It is the biggest Orthodox cathedral outside Russia. Thu, 28 Jun 2012 20:43:40 +0100 https://www.cottages-for-holidays.com/174/2012-0493/germany-b-parade-en.html https://www.cottages-for-holidays.com/174/2012-0493/germany-b-parade-en.html After two years of break the infamous Love Parade festival of techno music backs to Germany, however in different format. On July 21 B-Parade (new name of the music festival) will be held in Berlin. In addition to its name Love Parade has also changed its concept. Thu, 28 Jun 2012 20:40:30 +0100 https://www.cottages-for-holidays.com/174/2012-0492/shopping-boom-mcarthur-en.html https://www.cottages-for-holidays.com/174/2012-0492/shopping-boom-mcarthur-en.html One of the largest European retailers - McArthurGlen - reported about the boom of tourism shopping in its stores. McArthurGlen outlets, where are presented the most famous world fashion brands, for the first 4 months of 2012 recorded growth of sales among international travelers by 62%. Sun, 24 Jun 2012 20:13:00 +0100 https://www.cottages-for-holidays.com/174/2012-0491/finland-strawberry-en.html https://www.cottages-for-holidays.com/174/2012-0491/finland-strawberry-en.html The town of Suonenjoki is located in the south-east Finland. However Suonenjoki is really small, it has quite official status of the capital… the capital of strawberries. Sat, 23 Jun 2012 21:19:50 +0100 https://www.cottages-for-holidays.com/174/2012-0490/kipr-drama-en.html https://www.cottages-for-holidays.com/174/2012-0490/kipr-drama-en.html This summer Cyprus welcomes all the fans of Melpomene. The traditional 16th International Festival of Ancient Greek Drama 2012 will be held on the island from 1 to 27 July. The festival takes place throughout the Greek part of Cyprus, but the main events and performances take place in Paphos Ancient Odeon (Paphos), Curium Theatre (Limassol) and Makarios III Amphitheatre (Nicosia). Fri, 22 Jun 2012 23:22:50 +0100 https://www.cottages-for-holidays.com/174/2012-0489/norg-troll-en.html https://www.cottages-for-holidays.com/174/2012-0489/norg-troll-en.html Trollstigen (Troll’s footpath), which is one of the most popular tourist destinations in Norway, this weekend received the official status of the national tourist route. Trollstigen is an artificial mountain road connecting the town of Åndalsnes in the Rauma municipality and Valldal town in the municipality of Nordahl. Construction of the Troll’s footpath began in 1928 and lasted for eight years. This project was called insane, but on July 31, 1936 the King Haakon VII personally opened the new road and named it Trollstigen. Wed, 20 Jun 2012 18:00:30 +0100 https://www.cottages-for-holidays.com/174/2012-0488/spain-paramount-en.html https://www.cottages-for-holidays.com/174/2012-0488/spain-paramount-en.html At the end of May a symbolic ceremony of laying the first foundation stone of the Paramount Theme Park, which promises to be the largest amusement park in Spain. It is planned that construction of the Paramount Theme Park will end within 3 years in 2015. Thu, 14 Jun 2012 21:03:50 +0100 https://www.cottages-for-holidays.com/174/2012-0487/greece-vacations-discounts-en.html https://www.cottages-for-holidays.com/174/2012-0487/greece-vacations-discounts-en.html Greece, a country that has everything, is now experiencing hard times in its history. The financial crisis that has affected almost all sectors of the Greek economy also affected tourism. Holiday industry in Greece is one of the major sources of income for the country. The share of tourism in the GDP of Greece is around 17%. Thu, 14 Jun 2012 20:49:50 +0100 https://www.cottages-for-holidays.com/174/2012-0486/portugal-good-en.html https://www.cottages-for-holidays.com/174/2012-0486/portugal-good-en.html Many foreigners vacationing in Portugal prefer to travel Portugal has been one of the major tourist destinations in Europe. Portuguese housing sector is always ready to offer tourists a wide range of opportunities for recreation whether it is a villa in Algarve, Lisbon apartments or private hotel in Porto. And as in any other country in the world Portugal has its pluses and minuses. The Portugal News edition decided to find out how critical they are for foreigners. Tue, 12 Jun 2012 23:20:50 +0100 https://www.cottages-for-holidays.com/174/2012-0485/turkey-all-incl-marmaris-en.html https://www.cottages-for-holidays.com/174/2012-0485/turkey-all-incl-marmaris-en.html "All inclusive" is one of the main features, which attract tourists in Turkey. Hundreds of hotels, villas and apartments in Turkey position themselves as "all inclusive". There is even a special grading of hotels, which allows to determine, where the "all inclusive" service is the fullest. Tue, 12 Jun 2012 23:12:20 +0100