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France stopped trains from Italy

The decision to terminate rail links, as noted by Reuters, was taken by the authorities bordering with Italy Alpes-Maritimes department.

The biggest brothel in Europe opened in Catalonia

In the tiny town of La Jonquera, which is located in the north Catalonia, almost on the border with France, recently opened Europe's biggest brothel. Paradise is the name of the new brothel, which fully occupies 12-storey building. And although its sign r

Gourmet Festival in Madrid

On April 11 Spanish capital Madrid welcomes all lovers of haute cuisine at the annual gourmet festival, which will take place for the 25th time (25th Salon de Gourmets Fair).

In Croatia will come the Frog Night

In Croatia, in the eastern part of Gorski Kotar mountain massif is located a small Croatian town of Lokve. It gained popularity among tourists thanks to the extraordinarily beautiful places near it. However, in late April in Lokve from all over Europe tou

Vacations in Salzburg: Easter festival

For many residents of old Salzburg the main sign of spring is opening of the Salzburg Easter Festival, which during 45 years starts on Saturday preceding the feast of the Palm Sunday. This year's grand opening of the Festival will be held on April 16 and

Crete will receive Ryanair flights

Ryanair, one of the most successful budget airlines in the world, opens new direction in its schedule. The airport of Chania, the second largest airport on Crete, will host two Ryanair flights.

In Croatia are now available all PayPal services

Planning of holidays in Croatia for many Internet users will now be much easier. From 2011 in Croatia are formally to available all services of the international electronic payment system PayPal.

CioccolaTO 2011, Italy: the largest exhibition of chocolate in the world

The main events of the CioccolaTò 2011 exhibition will take place on Piazza Vittorio Veneto. Here will be located offices of the leading confectioneries in Italy, where you will be able to taste chocolate from more than 6,000 manufacturers. On the Piazza
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Property in Spain: the market is returning to life?

The fourth quarter of 2010 was the most successful for the Spanish property market since the crisis began in 2008. The growth in the number of deals during this period is amounted to 14.2%.

Tenerife is now available in Facebook

Tenerife Tourism Corporation presented in Facebook special page that is designed to promote tourism in Tenerife in the largest social network in the world. The company reports first results, which were achieved thanks to the new marketing policy.

Russians rescue real estate market in Bulgaria

200,000 buyers from Russia - such figure was announced by the president of FIABCI Alex Romanenko in an interview with the Bulgarian edition Dnevnik. According to the head of FIABCI, the total amount of real estate transactions in Bulgaria is amounted to o

Property in London: investments are here

London remains for investors to be one of the most attractive real estate markets of the world. According to the CB Richard Ellis agency the total volume of prospective investments in the UK real estate objects is now accounted for about 7.5 billion pound

In Thessaloniki will be presented Constantinople 1900

The visitors of the unique exhibition, which is to be opened on February 10, 2011 at the Cultural Foundation of the National Bank of Greece in Thessaloniki, will be able to plunge into the atmosphere of more than century-year old Greece.

Berlin Film Festival 2011

Film Festival in Berlin in recent years has become a kind of “tribune of manifestos” for filmmakers from different countries. Among the contestants and winners of the festival are traditionally well represented films on urgent social themes.

UK train tickets can be bought abroad

UK domestic train tickets can now be bought not only in the UK, but also outside the Albion. The opportunity to sell tickets outside the UK the railway management of the country on behalf of the Association of Railway Operators (ATOC) provided for three c

Property in Germany: 19 billion euros of investments

Real estate market in Germany is recovering after a crisis. And the return to the previous performance is fairly rapid. The data, which is given by the American company CB Richard Ellis, indicates that investors are confident in the real estate market in

Spain: 5-year visas for the Russians

Spain intends to simplify visa procedures for the tourists from Russia. Under the new scheme, the Russians will be able to get a visa for 5 five years. Five-year visas are to be given to those, who have already received Spanish visa at least twice.

Holidays in Greece: the Russians hold the third place

In 2010 holiday in Greece was chosen by a large number of Russians. During the visit the Deputy Minister of Tourism of Greece George Gikitiadis to Moscow in mid-December the press reported the data on the number of Russian tourists, who visited Greek reso

Turkey invests in ski resorts

Turkey plans to actively develop its own ski resorts. To date, ski resorts in Turkey offer approximately 15 000 rooms. The most famous resort in the country is Palandoken. Today it receives more than half of those who spend vacations in the Turkish mounta

Spain: fiesta in honor of innocent infants or a fools' day?

This holiday in Spain is considered to be children’s and children are given more attention and they are forgiven all the tricks. However in sunny Spain December 28 has exactly the same name (La Fiesta de los Santos Inocentes), it has entirely different me

Austria has lost 500,000 euros for James Bond

The city of Bregenz in western Austria is at the center of a spy scandal. But the spy involved in this story is not real. The legendary James Bond, or rather the latest film about him, which is called "Quantum of Solace", despite the success in the world

New Year on Mallorca is celebrated with fiesta

The main city on Mallorca - Palma de Mallorca - invites you to visit it on December 31. Moreover, tourists will be able to celebrate not only the New Year on Majorca.

Christmas in Belgium: horse show in Mechelen

Christmas in Belgium offers much interesting, not only during the Christmas sales, but immediately after the holiday. Perhaps the most fortunate this year are the residents of the picturesque Belgian city of Mechelen. Because here since December 26, 2010

On Tenerife will be held the Gagarin festival

Tenerife next spring will be the venue for the Starmus festival – a commemorative event devoted to the first flight of Yuri Gagarin into space. In 2011 will be celebrated the half-century jubilee of the flight. Festival on Tenerife in honor of Gagarin is

The world's largest Santa Claus parade

The biggest parade of Santa Clauses in the world took place in Portugal on 12 December 2010. On the streets of one of the largest cities of the country - Porto - came more than 14,000 Santa Clauses.
Christmas in Europe. Photo: Dago Vidamann

Christmas 2010 in Europe

Christmas transforms Europe. From Madrid to Warsaw streets of European cities are filled with tourists and many Christmas markets, where you can find gifts for your family, friends and relatives.

St. Nicholas Day in Switzerland

Switzerland will celebrate the Day of St. Nicholas. In the evening of the third of December in the Swiss city of Kussnacht am Rigi, which is located on the shores of Lake Lucerne in the Schwyz canton, will be held very unusual, but impressive and entertai

A festival of whiskey was held In Zurich

The most refined alcohol, the most delicious chocolate, the purest mineral water and the most expensive cigars - all these attributes of refined pleasure were offered to the public from 27 to 30 November 2010 at the Whiskyship festival in Zurich.

To France for the Chablis wine festival

Hundreds of fans of white wine will gather on November 27, 2010 in the most northern wine-making region of Burgundy, Chablis, which center is the small town of the same name. The festival of white wine has been held in Chablis for many decades.

In Innsbruck will be held the Krampus race

Krampuslaufen is celebrated in many Austrian cities, but the most colorful and massive form of this celebration is held in Innsbruck. As darkness fell on the central streets of the resort there are plenty of people dressed in animal skins and scary mask w
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