The Amazing Island Of Santorini- Oia And Fira

Oia is considered to be the artistic capital of the island and probably the most picturesque, postcard perfect village on Santorini, inviting you with its narrow, cobbled streets, with jewel-like shops on both sides selling all kind of beautiful things, a treat for your eyes.

It perches on the top of the cliff; the village looks both inward on to the caldera and northward onto the Aegean Sea. It seems to be a smaller quieter version of Fira, and is a very trendy place. It is packed every day, by thousands of tourists who arrive every single day during the season for the “out of this world” views of the caldera.

Oia seems to be a living picture of a natural beauty and it is worth to see at least once in your life. A view of Oia is showing the density of churches within the town. The houses are built one on top of the other, the courtyard of the house above being the roof of the house below.

The village has a small port, Ammoudi, with fishing boats, waterfront taverns and restaurants, and a path that leads you around the base of the mountain to a diving area. This was once the main port for Santorini, until the entire town was razed by the earthquake in 1956.
Ammoudi port can be reached by car or by catching a ride on the back of a mule or by a set of cca. 300 steps leading down.

Though if you have to choose between two different way, either car or boat , I should recommend the last one, instead of the first, because the cliff road to Oia is dangerous, for someone who is not used to drive in narrow streets with many turns and a lot of traffic, almost all day in full season.

Fira is the capital of the island and the most important village. Early in the 19th century the capital of the island was moved from Pyrgos to Fira. After the earthquake of 1956 a part of the town was destroyed (only a small part of the 18th century buildings were saved).

Fira is perched on the edge of an impressive cliff 260m high and offers a great panorama over the submerged volcano. It is made of many white painted houses in stepped streets with blue domed churches and sun-bathed verandas.

Plateia Theotokopoulou (Theotokopoulou Square) is the main square of Fira and it is where all the locals meet. The small streets during peak season period are crowed and filled with all kind of shops, jeweleries, cafe, restaurants, bars and night clubs.

The main road of 25 Martiou (25th March) intersecting the square and is lined with travel agencies. The bus and the taxi station are located at the beginning of the road also. Erythrou Stavrou, one block west of 25 Martiou, is the main commercial thoroughfare. Another block west, Ypapantis runs along the crest of the caldera and provides some staggering panoramic views.

Santorini’s Cable Car was created in 1979, serves 1200 persons per hour totally and is constructed by Doppelmayr according to the EU Regulations. At the same time, it gives value to Fira port, which has been devaluated by the difficulty of the access to Fira.

 

New York - You didn’t know

It’s one of the greatest cities in the entire world. It’s a symbol for the modern way of living, modern architecture and style. Most of us dream about visiting New York at least once in our life but most of us don’t know the amazing stories that lie hidden in the city’s history books.
The island of Manhattan was bought for only $24 by the dutch explorer Peter Minuit. This is why the original name of the city was New Amsterdam. It was stolen back from the dutch and renamed New York.

The subway is used by almost 4.9 milion people each day and it is illegal to place a bag on an empty seat even if the train is empty. The fine is up to $50.
If you want to sing in the subway you need to audition first at the Metropolitan Transportation Authority. So be really careful who entertains you. You might pass by a well known musician. it is the city where the Ballerina Project was first began by Dane Shitagi. On these streets and all around New York, better or worse neighbourhoods, photos are being taken and for 12 years now, the collection if starting to give the expected outcome.

 

The notorious Washington Square Park was a place for execution in the late 18th century after being a cemetery since 1700s. The Hangman’s Elem is there to prove it.

It became the city with the lowest crime rate with the mayors Giuliani and Bloomberg. Their efforts to reduce crime rate started by cleaning Times Square, a famous place for prostitution.

Art nouveau and Riga

Riga is the capital of Latvia and it is located in the northern part of Europe. Lying in the Gulf of Riga, it is an important seaport and industrial, commercial, cultural and financial center for the region that surrounds it. There are many things that make this city worth visiting and this is demonstrated by the simple thing that in 2014 it will be the European Capital of Culture. It is very well known for its Art Nouveau architecture and as well the 19th wooden one.

 

Riga is separated in two different parts – the Old City and the New Town. In the old city you will see the elegant at nouveau buildings and the rest of the town where remains from the communism period can be sizable. These can be seen everywhere, in the way people are, in the way streets are, the shops are and everything is.

 

 

The art nouveau architecture that this city adopted in the late 19th century was known in Riga as “Jugendstil”. This is a term that was taken from another movement that was in Germany – “Jugend” which actually means “youth”. Each architectural style has the possibility of being personalized according to the country it is in and the community it serves. Therefore, art nouveau had two different directions in Riga –as in one direction of decorative and another one of romantic and nationalistic style. Many buildings that represent the art nouveau style were designed by really Latvian architects. The most famous of them proved to be Mikhail Eisenstein. To be able to see how everything mingled one should go along the Elizabetes and Alberta streets.
What can you see in Riga? You can see the Museum of the Occupation of Latvia, the Mezaparks, the Vermanes Park, Riga Cathedral, Saint Peter’s Church, the Nouveau District which will take you through and entire travel in time, the Latvian National opera House, the Freedom Monument, the Laima Clock, the Livu Square, the Dome Square, the Academy of Science Building, the Dome Square

Apart from these above, there are many things to do here, as in visiting clubs, restaurants, museums, cinemas, theaters. Enjoy!

Top 10 most visited cities in the world

Top 10 most visited cities in the world. We Discussed Bellow. Take A look for these 10 Cities.

1. Paris is the capital of France, and, also a romantic city. The museums and the interesting constructions with an extraordinary architecture offer you an amazing scenery where you can enjoy your holiday, of course. The most representative monuments in Paris are Eiffel Tower, Notre Dame Cathedral, Les Invalides, Louvre Museum and a lot more. Paris has 14.8 milion international visitors per annum.

2. London, located in England, has 14 milion visitors per year. People come here for especially for its attractive parks and gardens, museums, architecture. Main attractions are Trafalgar Square, Covent Garden, London Eye, London Zoo, the Natural History Museum, the Globe Theatre, the Charles Dickens Museum and Madame Tussauds. Big Ben is the great bell of the clock tower and is very famous in the entire world.

3. Bangkok is the capital of Thailand and is the most visited city in Asia at 10.2 million tourists per year. Big tourist attractions in Bangkok include the Grand Palace, Wat Pho and Wat Arun.

 

4. Singapore is a world financial center and popular city with tourists. The city of Singapore is very visited and loved by the tourists due to its two casino resorts which attract a lot of people year after year. This city has 9.7 milion visitors annually. 

 

5. Kuala Lumpur, situated in Malaysia, is the 5th most visited city in the world and home to the magnificent Petronas Towers which were the tallest buildings in the world from 1998-2004. It has 8.9 milion visitors per year.

 

6. New York ranks only in sixth place, but has 8.7 milion visitors per year. The major destinations here are Empire State Building, Statue of Liberty, Ellis Island, Broadway theater productions, museums such as the Metropolitan Museum of Art, greenspaces such as Central Park and Washington Square Park, Rockefeller Center, Times Square, the Natural History Museum etc.

 

 

7. Dubai is one of the seven emirates of the United Arab Emirates and certainly  one of the most fascinating architectural places in the world today. With 7.6 milion visitors annually, it ranks a well-deserved seventh place. 

 

8. Istanbul, in Turkey, sees 7.5 million tourists per year which ranks 8th in the world and 3rd in Europe.  The main attractions here are the mosques, the palaces, the restaurants, and, of course, the people who are very nice and friendly.

 

9. Hong Kong is a major financial center in the world which helps the city attract 7 million visitors per year. The personal feature of this city is that attracts with the diverse contrasts of stunning city scapes and soaring mountains, heritage sites and extensive green countryside.

 

10. Shanghai located at the mouth of the Yangtze River,  Shanghai has 6.7 million visitors each year. Popular tourist attractions in Shanghai include the Bund and the City God Temple.

 
 

Paris - You Did Not Know About

Paris - You Did Not Know About. Paris in spring is the best European choice for your holiday. Before arriving to this extraordinary city you might want to hear some fun facs.

• There are three theories about where the name of the city comes from. Some say that it takes after the son of the King of Troy who fell in love  with the beautiful Helen. Other say it was named after Parisii, a Gaul tribe who was located in Ile de la Cite between 250 BC and 200 BC. There are also some who believe it comes from the word “paname” meaning enormous.
• The city is well known as the City of Lights. Most of the people think it is because of the lights of the Eifel Tower. This is not true. The city became the symbol of light because of the “enlightened intellectuals ”  who made tremendous progress in arts, literature, science, architecture and so much more.
• Immediately after the French Revolution, the Palais Royal was the center of all open air brothels.
• In front of the Notre Dame you can find “Point Zero” where all distance miles in France are measured from Paris.
• The first public striptease dance was performed in Paris in 1894 in the infamous Moulin Rouge.
• Paris was designed to allow access for the tanks. During the time of Napoleon was neighborhoods were destroyed to create large boulevards so that tanks would have easy access to stop revolutions.