Category: Europe

Ibiza is a Spanish island forming part of the Balearic Islands in the Mediterranean. World famous for its summer festivals and personalities visiting its famous nightclubs; the most famous one is Le Pacha. It was also the favorite of hippies, fairly visited between 1960 and 1980. The mild temperatures remain there all year.

Tips

If you like to eat fresh fish, this is one of the nicest places to do it on a pretty terrace by the sea.

If you love history and culture through the centuries, you will be satisfied there. Visit the Dalt Vila and Santa Eulària museums.

If you are passionate about archeology, take advantage of the Carthaginian, Roman and Arab sites that are scattered on the island.

If you like music and dance, you have nightclubs with theme nights with renowned DJ especially for electronic music lovers.

The island has just over 18 km of natural sandy beaches with crystal clear waters. You always have a lovely place for everyone.

Enjoy your stay to make a one-day visit to Formentera, you will find another island of the Balearic Islands where contact with nature is at the order of the day.

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Piazza Ducale is the main square of the town of Vigevano, a town in the Italian province of Pavia in the Lombardy region of Italy. It is a real jewel of the Renaissance, built on the rule of Ludovico Sforza, the Moro (1492-1494), who considered it like the hall of his castle. Originally, it was 138 meters long and 46 meters wide, project in which the architect Donato Bramante involved. At the time of Ludovico Sforza, the square was already closed on three sides by palaces with porches and facades painted fresco, arcades supported by 84 columns with capitals each different. The fourth side was occupied by two triumphal arches at the intersection of the current Via del Popolo and Via Silva, while a long ramp stone, which started from the center of the square, allowing riders and carriages the access to the castle.
The current architectural shape is drawn by the architect Juan Caramuel Bishop Lobkowitz in 1680. The Duomo facade extends curving across the width of the square. It continues to be surrounded by arcaded porticoes and palaces, with arched windows topped by an attic with an open oculus. The ramp to the castle or the triumphal arches disappeared. All the buildings are covered with a bright pictorial decoration. During the Austrian occupation (eighteenth century), they install the statue of St. John of Nepomuk. The paving of the square is formed with tiles of white and black granite from the Ticino River.
Between 1903 and 1910 there has been a big restauration where they found frescoes from the sforzesque time; so they were discovered and restaured. In 1911, they added the cast iron street lamps.
Even today, it is the main access to the Sforzesco Castle and the imposing crenellated Bramante tower .

Tips

Enjoy your visit and go up the Bramante tower to enjoy a panoramic view of the city.
In addition there are many cafes, restaurants and ice cream shops around the square that allow you to sit outdoors to admire the beauty of the place while having something to eat or drink.

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The city of Faro, capital of the Algarve, is located in the extreme south of Portugal. The international airport is in this city and receives more and more tourists, some of which remain in the beach of Faro which is on an island while the rest are distributed in the various seaside resorts of the coast. There is a beautiful part of the city which is surrounded by Roman walls having a place that formerly was a Roman forum. There are many small restaurants, bars, cafes and theaters as well as apartments. There are not many ancient buildings or monuments as the city was destroyed in the 1755 earthquake, however there are some Moorish and Roman ruins. To see: the Cathedral; the Church of Our Lady of Carmel, well known for bone collections of more than 1200 skeletons; the Archaeological Museum; the Ria Formosa Natural Park (10km from the city); among others.

Tips

If you like golf, you will find several courses all along the way to Albufeira.

If you are in the city between June and September, enjoy visiting the island of Barreta, one of the barrier islands of Ria Formosa Park, which is accessible by boat only (20 minutes from Faro). You could admire several species of birds and practice sailing or windsurfing. There are no buildings there except what is strictly necessary for the activity of the beach.

If you are with your family, the most popular beach to go with children is on Tavira Island. You could go by ferry only; there are two lines leaving from Tavira but only one from the city center, offers regular service. You will find 7 km of fine sand with several restaurants and cafes around and also a campsite. Unfortunately, the water is cold even in summer.

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