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36. Visegrad

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The relevant parts of historical Visegrad have been restored, or, shall I say, over-restored. Where Szentendre was merely pretty, Visegrad is of real historic relevance. Not only was this the place were, in 1335, the Hungarian, Czech and Polish kings came together to discuss the growing Habsburg threat – and failed to agree on anything, [...]
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33. Budapest (3)

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The last entry on Budapest explores the Buda-side of the city, with its churches and its castle, all heavily restored, and with its unique bath houses. We finally make it to Buda, the city part on the western side of the Danube. But before that, we need to finish the Pest-side of things; I am [...]
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16. the Spis region

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Like so often this trip, we face several attractions closed, but the biggest and perhaps the smallest church of the Spis Region are both opened, specially for us. Levoca, our base for the last few days, is also the capital of what is called the Spis area, a historical region that for a long time [...]
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12. the Orava region

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Although our base is not the most attractive of towns, the Orava region offers a range of heritage architecture, from castles and wooden churches and houses to the industrial complexes; you either hate them, or you love them, but photogenic they are. This is not the smoothest of our trips, I have said that before. [...]
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10. South Moravia: Telc and Slavonice

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Moving into Moravia, Czech Republic’s eastern region, we enjoy the medieval square and palace of Telc and sgraffitoed Slavonice, as well as the mostly ruined Landstejn castle. The weather doesn’t help, today. It is time to move further east, towards Moravia, that other half of the Czech Republic. Unfortunately, it is not a good day [...]
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08. Cesky Krumlov

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Cesky Krumlov is indeed one of the nicest medieval towns in the country, but can, at least in July, only be viewed together with lots of other tourists. Billed as the most charming Medieval town of the Czech Republic, Cesky Krumlov is also – outside Prague, perhaps – the most touristic town in the country. [...]
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07. South Bohemia: Pisek and Prachatice

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Descending into Southern Bohemia, the most touristic province of the Czech Republic, we encouter the lovely twows of Pisek and Prachatice, but also the with tourits overflowing Zvikov castle and the Sumava National Park. We have established that, indeed, there are few foreign tourists in the Czech Republic, just as we envisaged. But that doesn’t [...]
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02. Loket

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We base ourselves in the charming little Medieval town of Loket, to get acquainted with the Czech reality of pastel houses, cobbled streets and beer breweries, as well as monasteries and castles in the surroundings.
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September 2002 – 16. Cap-Haitien

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Charming Cap-Haitien in the north of Haiti is not only a good basis for visiting the Citadelle and Sans Souci, but also a charming place in its own right. In the North of the country is Haiti’s second largest city, Cap-Haitien, in colonial times known as Cap Francais or the Paris of the Antilles (and [...]
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08. Nakhchivan, the country

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Outside the capital, we visit a number of tourist attractions, varying from dilapidating to recently reconstructed, whilst enjoying the beautiful countryside.
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    • 02. the second Caucusus itinerary August 3, 2022
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    • 45. looking back at Slovakia and Hungary December 27, 2021
    • 44. Sopron December 26, 2021
    • 43. Koszeg December 26, 2021
    • 42. Villany December 22, 2021
    • 41. Pecs December 21, 2021
    • 40. Mohacs December 17, 2021
    • 39. Szeged December 16, 2021
    • 38. Kecskemet December 15, 2021
    • 37. Esztergom December 14, 2021
    • 36. Visegrad December 14, 2021
    • 35. Szentendre December 13, 2021
    • 34. the Memento Park December 12, 2021
    • 33. Budapest (3) December 11, 2021
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