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Supposedly charming home of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Salzburg, Austria

Salzburg is Austria’s fourth biggest city and is considered by many the most charming of them all. Its historical center is part of Unesco’s world heritage sites since 1997. It is full of massive squares and impressive churches. The Cathedral is located in the between three squares Residenzplatz, Kapitelplatz and Domplatz. It was first built in 774, rebuilt in 1181 ...

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Lost in central Europe: Liechtenstein

We passed through Liechtenstein when we were on the way from Zurique to Salzburg. Even though we’ve spent there only one afternoon, we want to share with you some facts, pics and our experience in the sixth smallest country in the world. This little principality is hidden in the Alps between Switzerland and Austria in the center of Europe. It ...

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Montreux: The Queen Experience

We were still in Oporto and I knew for a fact that Montreux would be a mandatory stop during our trip to Poland. Montreux is an essential place for every Queen fan out there and as so, I was anxious to get there. In the margins of lake Geneve we can found the famous Freddie Mercury statue that is the ...

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Top 5 Oporto’s viewpoints

Here is our Top 5 viewpoints of Porto. We had 11 diferent ones and choosing only 5 was not an easy task. Oporto’s Sé (Sé do Porto) If you are visiting the city, this is a mandatory place to visit. Enjoy the views over the old part of the city. Map here. Hotel Dom Henrique From the bar in the ...

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Mont Blanc without Mont Blanc: Chamonix, France.

Our visit in Chamonix was rather fast. Unfortunately, it was cloudy and the famous summit was not visible from the village. Chamonix is a mecca of mountaineering for the Alps region and a well-known ski resort in Europe. It’s a small pleasant village and like any other ski resort it is full of hotels and sport stores of the most ...

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A little bit of Italy: Sanremo.

Sanremo is a medium size city on the west coast of Italy, known as a tourist destination on the Italian Riviera.  It wasn’t on our initial plans to come here but a fortunate turn of event brought us here to see a little bit of Italy. We met our host Paolo in the main square and he immediately  took us ...

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Monaco. Supercars, yachts and unexpected Formula 1 Grand Prix.

We are having dinner at a great house in Sainte-Maxime, talking to our host Eric about our travel plans. We tell him that in the next few days we are planning to go Monaco and we ask him for recommendations and tips about parking spots. We are shocked to hear that it will be difficult to drive there, as there ...

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Côte d’Azur: Saint-Tropez, Cannes and Nice

Côte d’Azur (French Riviera) was one of the most awaited places during our western European part of the trip. Considered by many to be the most beautiful coast in the world, ideal for sunbathing in posh maritime towns like Nice, Cannes, Saint-Tropez, Saint-Raphael or Menton. But is it really that great? On the way to Côte d’Azur, we stopped in ...

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Southern French elegance: Montpellier

We left snowy and cold Andorra behind and drove east to Montpellier. It was our first stop in France. We spend a nice and calm morning in the old part of the city. The weather was sunny and bright again. We started our visit at Arc de Triomphe. It is located next to Place Royale du Peyrou, an elegant promenade, ...

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Small but tall: Andorra

Home of high mountains, free tax shops and great ski slopes. Many people come to this small country lost in the Pyrenees mountains between France and Spain for its cheap prices. As we were driving by car, the first thing we noticed was that the gasoline price was much lower than in Andorra’s neighboring countries (around 20-30 euro cents cheaper). ...

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