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Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bosnia and Herzegovina - The best countries of Europe
Total area: 51,129 km2 Population: 4,613,414(2009 estimate) Density: 90,2/km2 Currency: Convertible Mark (BAM) Official languages:Bosnian, Croatian, Serbian Capital: Sarajevo Governement: Federal democratic republic Internet TLD: .ba Calling code: + Bosnia and Herzegovina is a country in South-Eastern Europe, home to three ethnic co...
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Belgium
Belgium - The best countries of Europe
Total area: 30,528 km2 Population: 10,827,519(2010 estimate) Density: 354.7/km2 Currency: Euro (€) Official languages: Dutch, French, German Capital: Brussels Governement: Federal parliamentary democracy and Constitutional monarchy Internet TLD: .be Calling code: +32 Belgium is a country located in Western Europe. It is one...
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Albania
Albania - The best countries of Europe
Total area: 28,748 km2 Population: 2,986,952 (2010 estimates) Density: 111.1/km2 Currency: Lek (ALL) Official language: Albanian Capital: Tirana Governement: Parliamentary republic Internet TLD: .al Calling code: +355 Albania is a country situated in the south-eastern part of the Balkan Peninsula and covers an area of 28,748 km2, of...
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Belarus
Belarus - The best countries of Europe
Total area: 207,595 km2 Population: 9,648,533(2009 estimate) Density: 45.8/km2 Currency: Belarusian ruble (BYR) Official language(s): Belarusian, Russian Capital: Minsk Governement: Presidential republic Internet TLD: .by Calling code: +375 Belarus is a country located in Eastern Europe. The bordering countries of Belarus are Latvia...
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Austria
Austria - The best countries of Europe
Total area: 83,872 km2 Population: 8,356,707(2009 estimate) Density: 99/km2 Currency: Euro (€) Official language(s): German (Standard: Austrian German) Capital: Vienna Governement: Federal Parliamentary republic Internet TLD: .at Calling code: +43 Austria is located in Central Europe. It is bordered by: Germany and the Czech Re...
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Andorra
Andorra - The best countries of Europe
Total area: 467.63 km2 Population: 84,082(2009 estimate) Density: 179.8/km2 Currency: Euro (€) Official language: Catalan Capital: Andorra la Vella Governement: Parliamentary democracy and Co-principality Internet TLD: .ad Calling code: +376 Principality of Andorra is a small principality located in southwestern Europe, in the ...
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La Recoleta Cemetery in Buenos Aires, Argentina
La Recoleta Cemetery in Buenos Aires, Argentina - The most famous cemeteries in the world
If you ever get to Buenos Aires, you should not miss one of its major tourist attractions, namely La Recoleta cemetery. La Recoleta is located in the exclusive Recoleta neighborhood of Buenos Aires. The most famous tomb inside it is definitely the one of Eve Peron; here there are also buried a lot of politicians, poets and other great personalities from Argentina, among which Raúl Alfonsina and several presidents of Argentina. La Recoleta Cemetery features some statues that...
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Zentralfriedhof in Vienna, Austria
Zentralfriedhof in Vienna, Austria - The most famous cemeteries in the world
Zentralfriedhof (German for "Central Cemetery") is the largest and most famous cemetery in Vienna. It was built in 1863, due to the fact that by that time, the city's population has increased largely and communal cemeteries were no longer sufficient. Later, Zentralfriedhof cemetery became the burial place for the writers and composers of that time. With a size of 2.4 square kilometers, Zentralfriedhof is the second largest cemeter...
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Old Jewish Cemetery in Prague, Czech Republic
Old Jewish Cemetery in Prague, Czech Republic - The most famous cemeteries in the world
The Old Jewish Cemetery is located in Josefov, the Jewish Quarter of Prague in the Czech Republic. It is one of the oldest cemeteries in Europe, dating from the second half of the XVth century. Since the local government of that time did not allow Jews to use another place of burial, the graves were dug very deeply, so that 12 people would be buried here, in an upright position. The result is one of the world's most “crowded” cemeteries. The number of people buried her...
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Pere Lachaise Cemetery in Paris, France
Pere Lachaise Cemetery in Paris, France - The most famous cemeteries in the world
Pere Lachaise Cemetery in Paris is one of the most famous and fascinating places in the world, attracting thousands of visitors each year. It is no wonder, if we think about the great personalities that have found their eternal peace here: Moliere, Marcel Proust, Jim Morrison, Oscar Wilde, Edith Piaf, Honore de Balzac, Chopin and others. Stretching over 44 hectares with more than 12,000 trees, it is a true oasis of greenery and an ou...
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Highgate Cemetery in London, UK
Highgate Cemetery in London, UK - The most famous cemeteries in the world
Highgate Cemetery originates from the Victorian era and is acknowledged as one of the most famous tourist sights in London. It is located on a hill, in an elegant district of north London. Highgate Cemetery in London is a fascinating place because of its location in a wooded area. Thus, burial tombs and crypts are surrounded by trees, ferns and wildflowers. Over 850 personalities found their eternal peace here. The cemetery consists o...
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Almudena Cemetery in Madrid, Spain
Almudena Cemetery in Madrid, Spain - The most famous cemeteries in the world
Almudena cemetery in Madrid City, the largest in Europe and one of the largest in the world, is home to nearly 5 million graves and has become a tourist attraction. With a history of 125 years, Almudena is the cemetery of Spain’s greatest personalities and offers tours to tourists interested in its existence. The cemetery covers 120 acres of land and it is crowded with visitors especially on All Saints' Day, celebrated on Novemb...
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Forest Lawn Memorial Park in Los Angeles, USA
Forest Lawn Memorial Park in Los Angeles, USA - The most famous cemeteries in the world
Forest Lawn Memorial Park on Hollywood Hills in Los Angeles, the place where Michael Jackson has found his eternal peace, is among the world's most fascinating and famous cemeteries, being one of the tourist attractions in the City of Angels. Forest Lawn is located on the hills of Hollywood, on the southern slope of the San Fernando Valley, near Burbank and is bordered by Disney, Universal and Warner Bros. It is a cemetery of stars an...
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National Gallery of Art in Washington
National Gallery of Art in Washington - The best art galleries in the world
The richest collection of ancient paintings in the United States is displayed at the National Gallery of Art, located on the National Mall in Washington, D.C. National Gallery of Art is closed only two days a year, on Christmas day and on the 1st of January 1 and access is free of charge. A unique feature is the guided visits organized for the blind people. The collection owned by the National Gallery of Art comprises, on one hand, works be...
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Musée d'Orsay
Musée d'Orsay - The best art galleries in the world
Musée d'Orsay is one of the most popular tourist attractions in Paris and houses an incredible collection of art works from the 19th and 20th century belonging to some of the greatest artists in the world such as Degas, Monet, Manet, Renoir, Cézanne, Seurat, Sisley, Gauguin or Van Gogh. It is one of the most interesting museums of modern art in the world, not just for its collection, but particularly for its history. A f...
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National Gallery of London
National Gallery of London - The best art galleries in the world
National Gallery of London houses a brilliant collection of European art from the early period of the Renaissance (XIIIth century) up to Impressionism period (XIXth century). The gallery contains around 2300 paintings from each great European school, and was founded in 1824 when the private collection of 38 paintings of the banker John Angerstein was bought by the British Government. The 38 paintings were originally displayed at Angerstein's house Pall Mall. It was opened in 1938 ...
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Pushkin Museum
Pushkin Museum - The best art galleries in the world
The Pushkin Museum of Fine Arts houses one of the richest art collections in Russia and it is conveniently located in downtown Moscow, few steps away from Kremlin and the Red Square. Pushkin Museum is the second largest museum of foreign art in Russia after the Hermitage Museum in St. Petersburg and the largest museum of European art in Moscow. One of the most beautiful buildings in the world, Museum Pushkin in Moscow was built in 1898 at t...
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Art Institute of Chicago
Art Institute of Chicago - The best art galleries in the world
Art Institute of Chicago is a world-class art museum and a famous, independent school of fine arts. It was founded in 1866 and from 1868 became an arts high school in Chicago, Illinois. Institute of Arts was born as a result of the city's wealthiest citizens' initiative, which donated funds and their collections of paintings, among these there are Arthur Jerome Eddy, Bertha Honoré Palmer and Martin Antoine Ryerson. The first bu...
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Sao Paolo Museum of Art
Sao Paolo Museum of Art - The best art galleries in the world
The largest city in South America and the third most populated one in the world, with over 10 million inhabitants, Sao Paulo is Brazil's economic capital, but also one of the most important cultural centers in the region, with numerous museums and attractions. Sao Paulo Museum of Art is a must-see destination for all those who arrive in town, even if they are not very interested or connoisseur in the domain. The museum was founded in 1947 by Assis Chateaubriand and Pietro Mar...
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Hermitage Museum in Saint Petersburg
Hermitage Museum in Saint Petersburg - The best art galleries in the world
Hermitage Museum is the largest art gallery of Russia, one of the most remarkable museums in the world and certainly the main attraction in St. Petersburg. Hermitage Museum was founded as a collection of art works by Empress Catherine the Great in 1764, and opened to the public in 1852. The main building of the Hermitage Museum is the Winter Palace, built by the architect Bartolomeo Rastrelli (1754-1762), in Baroque style. The first p...
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Museo del Prado in Madrid
Museo del Prado in Madrid - The best art galleries in the world
Museo del Prado in Madrid, Spain features one of the greatest collections of European art from the fourteenth century until the early nineteenth century. This collection is impressive and can easily compete with what can be found in the Louvre Museum in Paris. Besides the art collection at “El Prado” (Spanish equivalent), here there is also found an impressive collection of over 5,000 drawings, 2,000 prints, 1,000 coins and almost 2,000 decorative objects. Sculpture is...
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Egyptian Museum in Cairo
Egyptian Museum in Cairo - The best art galleries in the world
The Museum of Egyptian Antiquities is commonly known as the Egyptian Museum and is located in Cairo in Egypt. Egyptian Museum is one of the greatest museums in the world, housing the richest collection of ancient Egyptian art, among which the famous treasures of Tutankhamun's tomb, the museum's most valuable artifacts: jewelry, the gold coffin, the mask of solid gold, sandals and the young pharaoh’ gold gloves. If you are in Cairo, do not miss a visit to this museum –i...
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The British Museum in London
The British Museum in London - The best art galleries in the world
The imposing British Museum exhibits works of art created from prehistoric times up until nowadays, presenting human culture from its beginnings to the present in impressive collections that bring together masterpieces from all over the world. A museum of human history and culture, it is currently one of the largest and most comprehensive museums in the world. The museum was founded in the mid eighteenth century, in 1753, on the basis...
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The Museum of Modern Art in New York
The Museum of Modern Art in New York - The best art galleries in the world
The Museum of Modern Art, also referred to as MoMA, is an art museum located in Midtown Manhattan in New York City, on 53rd Street, between Fifth and Sixth Avenues. Founded in 1929 as a settlement of culture and education, the Museum of Modern Art in New York is considered to be the most influential museum of modern art in the world. MoMA hosts the most beautiful art work collection in the world from the 19th century up to the present, including those belonging to van Gogh, Picass...
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Uffizi Gallery
Uffizi Gallery - The best art galleries in the world
In the Italian city where Renaissance has flourished, the imposing palace of arts houses for centuries one of the richest art collections in the world. Uffizi Gallery is the largest Renaissance pinacoteca. Also, it is one of the oldest and most famous art museums of the Western world.The building, originally designed in 1561 at the request of Cosimo I de Medici for the Florentine magistrates' offices, turned into a museum. Gallery owe...
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Vatican Museums
Vatican Museums - The best art galleries in the world
Vatican City is the smallest state in the world, occupying an area of only 50 hectares. The population of this state is only slightly more than 550 people, and its form of government is theocracy, headed by Papa. Inside the Vatican City there are the Vatican Museums, which are considered to be among the greatest museums in the world, with an impressive collection, where one can admire some of the world’s most renowned classical ...
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Louvre Museum in Paris, France
Louvre Museum in Paris, France - The best art galleries in the world
Louvre Museum is the most visited art museum in the world, a monument full of historical meaning and the greatest national museum of France. It is a central tourist attraction in Paris, located on the Right Bank of the Seine, in the first arrondissement. Here there are displayed over 35,000 art objects dating from the 6th millennium BC and up to the nineteenth century AD. Louvre Museum is housed by Louvre palace, which was originally...
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Avila Cathedral
Avila Cathedral - The most beautiful cathedrals of Spain
Avila is one of the most romantic and beautiful cities in Spain. You will never confuse it with another city due to the fortress wall that surrounds it. It is the oldest and best preserved city wall, something in which Spain has no shortage. With its resistant medieval walls, the city looks more like a mountain fortress from far away. The city is one of the most highly located cities in Spain and there is always chilly weather here. Also, it is one of the cities with the highest n...
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Cathedral of Valencia
Cathedral of Valencia - The most beautiful cathedrals of Spain
Valencia is the third largest city in Spain and one of the few cities that still preserves among its walls century-old vestiges, along with impressive, futuristic and ingenious buildings. Paella, the festival of Las Fallas –all these words you will often hear in this cosmopolitan and lively city. Located on the eastern coast of Spain, with access to Mediterranean Sea, Valencia was an important port of the Iberian Peninsula, as well as an economic power and a cultural center ...
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Cathedral of Toledo
Cathedral of Toledo - The most beautiful cathedrals of Spain
The Cathedral, El Greco, the Inquisition, marzipan, Visigoths, Majorica pearls, Christians, Muslims, Hebrew, armor, ancient instruments of torture, Alcazar, synagogues, Don Quixote de la Mancha, Sancho Panza, windmills, knightly tournaments, "the City of the three cultures", mosque, UNESCO patrimony, Puente de San Martin, Corpus Christi Festival, Castle of San Servando, Puerta de Sol -these are just some of the beautiful emblems of Toledo. Am...
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Leon Cathedral
Leon Cathedral - The most beautiful cathedrals of Spain
Castilla Leon is a magical realm of castles, where Castellano language was born and the legendary hero El Cid emerged. It is the place where history, myth and legend have woven over the years, making it difficult to separate the truth from reality. It is the result of the union of two ancient kingdoms -Old Castile (Burgos, Palencia, Valladolid, Avila, Segovia and Soria) and the Kingdom of Leon (Salamanca, Zamora and Leon), which were separated and reunited several times over medie...
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Cadiz Cathedral
Cadiz Cathedral - The most beautiful cathedrals of Spain
Cadiz is a city of myth and legend, with images of antiquity, the braveries of Hercules, fascinations of Troy and famous gaditani. Considered one of the oldest cities in the Western world, Cadiz is a delight for most of the tourists staying here. Cadiz could easily compete for the title of the city with the most churches in the world, being one of the most spectacular citieson the east coast of Spain. The most popular attraction in town is undoubtedly the Cathedral of Cadiz. ...
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Barcelona Cathedral
Barcelona Cathedral - The most beautiful cathedrals of Spain
In the center of Barri Gotic, in the very heart of Barcelona there is located the beautiful Gothic cathedral called La Seu. The cathedral was constructed throughout the 13th to 15th centuries, with the principal work done in the 14th century, but the cathedral was only completed in the early 20th century. The church is dedicated to Eulalia, co-patron saint of Barcelona. The official name of this cathedral is the Catedral de la Santa C...
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Burgos Cathedral
Burgos Cathedral - The most beautiful cathedrals of Spain
The Burgos Cathedral is a Gothic-style Roman Catholic cathedral in Burgos. It is dedicated to the Virgin Mary and is famous for its vast size and unique architecture. The entire history of Gothic art is summed up in the gorgeous architecture and its unique collection of artworks, including paintings, tombs and stained glass. Works of extraordinary artists are preserved here, such as the architects and sculptors of the Colonia family (Juan, Simón and Francisco), the sculptor...
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