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    Visit Trakai, Lithuania

    Visit Trakai, Lithuania

    Trakai is a historic city and lake resort in Lithuania. It lies 28 kilometres (17 miles) west of Vilnius, the capital of Lithuania. Because of its proximity to Vilnius, Trakai is a popular tourist destination. Trakai is the administrative centre of Trakai district municipality. The town covers 497.1 square kilometres (191.9 square miles) of area and, according to 2007...
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    Visit Tripoli Medina, Libya

    Visit Tripoli Medina, Libya

    Tripoli is the capital and largest city in Libya. The city's old town, the Medina, is still unspoiled by mass-tourism, though it was increasingly exposed to more and more visitors from abroad, following the lifting of the UN embargo in 2003. However, the walled Medina retains much of its serene old-world ambiance. The Red Castle Museum (Assaraya al-Hamra), a vast pala...
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    Visit Úbeda & Baeza, Spain (UNESCO site)

    Visit Úbeda & Baeza, Spain (UNESCO site)

    Úbeda and Baeza are towns in the province of Jaén in Spain's autonomous community of Andalusia. Both this cities benefited from extensive patronage in the early 16th century resulting in the construction of a series of Renaissance style palaces and churches, which have been preserved ever since. In 2003, UNESCO declared the historic cores and monuments o...
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    Visit Udong, Cambodia

    Visit Udong, Cambodia

    Udong is a town in Cambodia, situated in the north-western part of Kandal Province. The town is located at the foothill of the mountain Phnom Udong, about 40 km northwest of the capital Phnom Penh. The temples are located on the mountain, which runs from the southeast to northeast, with a low saddle in the middle. From 1618 until 1866 it was formally called "Udong Mea...
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    Visit Uglich, Russia

    Visit Uglich, Russia

    Uglich is a historic town in Yaroslavl Oblast, Russia, which stands on the Volga River. A local tradition dates the town's origins to 937. It was first documented in 1148 as Ugliche Pole (Corner Field). The town's name is thought to allude to the nearby turn in the Volga River. Uglich had been the seat of a small princedom from 1218 until 1328 when the local princes s...
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    Visit Uji, Japan (UNESCO sites)

    Visit Uji, Japan (UNESCO sites)

    Uji is a city on the southern outskirts of the city of Kyoto, in Kyoto Prefecture, Japan. Founded on March 1, 1951, Uji is located between the two ancient capitals of Nara and Kyoto. The city sits on the Uji River, which has its source in Lake Biwa. Most visitors are attracted to Uji for its centuries old historic sites which include many Shinto shrines and Buddhist t...
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    Visit Valletta, Malta (UNESCO site)

    Visit Valletta, Malta (UNESCO site)

    Valletta is the capital of Malta, colloquially known as Il-Belt (The City) in Maltese. It is located in the central-eastern portion of the island of Malta. Valletta contains buildings from the 16th century onwards, built during the rule of the Order of St. John of Jerusalem, also known as Knights Hospitaller. The city is essentially Baroque in character, with elements...
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    Visit Venice (Venezia), Italy (UNESCO site)

    Visit Venice (Venezia), Italy (UNESCO site)

    Venice, Italy is perhaps one of the most unique and lovely cities in the world. Built on a lagoon, Venice has remained virtually unchanged for the past 600 years. The main part of the city is spread over 120, or so, islands and is where the most frequently visited sites in the city are located. There are no automobiles in the city and the canals separating the land ma...
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    Visit Verdun, France

    Visit Verdun, France

    Verdun is a small city in the Meuse department in Lorraine in north-eastern France. It is a sub-prefecture (arrondissement) of the department. Verdun is the biggest city in Meuse, although the capital of the department is the slightly smaller city of Bar-le-Duc. There are many French and German cemeteries throughout the battlefield. The largest is the French National ...
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    See Verla Groundwood and Board Mill, Finland (UNESCO site)

    See Verla Groundwood and Board Mill, Finland (UNESCO site)

    Verla at Jaala, Kouvola, Finland, is a well preserved 19th century mill village and a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 1996. The first groundwood mill at Verla was founded in 1872 by Hugo Nauman but was destroyed by fire in 1876. A larger groundwood and board mill, founded in 1882 by Gottlieb Kreidl and Louis Haenel, continued to operate until 1964. The historical pap...
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    Visit Vienna, Austria (UNESCO site)

    Visit Vienna, Austria (UNESCO site)

    Vienna is the capital of Austria in nearly every way. It maintains the largest population and is the center of government, culture and the economy for the Republic of Austria. Vienna is an historic city with a significant past as a metropolitan area extending thousands of years to at least 500 BC. Art and culture have long been synonymous with Vienna and presentations...
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    Visit Vigan, Philippines (UNESCO site)

    Visit Vigan, Philippines (UNESCO site)

    The City of Vigan is a city in the province of Ilocos Sur, Philippines. The city is located on the western coast of the large island of Luzon, facing the South China Sea. It is a World Heritage Site in that it is one of numerous Hispanic towns in the Philippines, and is well-known for its cobblestone streets, and a unique architecture that fuses Philippine building de...
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    Visit Virginia City Historic District, Virginia City, Nevada

    Visit Virginia City Historic District, Virginia City, Nevada

    Virginia City Historic District is a National Historic Landmark encompassing the former mining villages of Virginia City and Gold Hill, both in Storey County, as well as Dayton and Silver City, both to the south in adjacent Lyon County, Nevada, United States. Declared a National Historic Landmark in 1961, it is one of only six in the state of Nevada. Virginia City was...
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    Visit Visby, Sweden (UNESCO site)

    Visit Visby, Sweden (UNESCO site)

    Visby is arguably the best-preserved medieval city in Scandinavia and has been named a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Among the most notable historical remains are the 3.4 km long stone wall called Ringmuren ("the Ring Wall"), that encircles the city and the old church ruins. The name "Visby" comes from the Old Norse Vis, (genitive singular of Vi) meaning sacrificial pla...
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    Visit Vlkolínec, Slovakia (UNESCO site)

    Visit Vlkolínec, Slovakia (UNESCO site)

    Vlkolínec, Slovakia, is a picturesque village under the administration of the town of Ružomberok. Historically, however, it was a separate village. The first written mention of the village came from 1376 and after 1882 it became part of Ružomberok. Its name is probably derived from the Slovak word "vlk", i. e. wolf. Vlkolínec has been listed as a UNESCO ...
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