Popular Tourist Attractions - for Travel, Holidays and Leisure Breaks

The Blue Grotto in Malta
The Blue Grotto is a number of caves about 8 metres deep and all worn gradually by the sea over thousands of years. It is a beautiful natural wonder on the southern coast of Malta where, legend says, sirens bewitched seafarers with their songs. MORE

The Eiffel Tower, Paris
The Eiffel Tower - photographs and information. The Eiffel Tower in Paris is one of the most famous and frequently visited attractions in Europe and should be on every visitor's must-see list when travelling or holidaying in Paris. It was built in 1899 by Gustave Eiffel and stands a little over 300 metres high and has 1,652 steps to the top. MORE

The Walled City of Mdina, Malta
A visit to the walled city of Mdina should be on everyone's must-see list when visiting or holidaying in Malta. Mdina is a fascinating city to explore on foot or by horse and carriage, with so much evidence of its long history and ancient past. MORE

Lake Garda in Italy
Lake Garda is the largest lake in Italy and is located in northern Italy between Venice and Milan. MORE

Sirmione, Lake Garda
Sirmione is the best-known, historic town on Lake Garda and is located at the end of a 2km beautiful peninsular jutting out from the southern shore of the lake. MORE

An Early History of Scotland
About early Scotland and a brief history and outline of Scotland's origins and early past. Scotland dates from about AD 843 when Kenneth MacAlpine, King of the Scots, also became King of the Picts. In the tiny cemetery of St Oran are the graves of forty eight Kings of Scots, among them both Duncan and Macbeth. MORE

Madrid, Spain
Madrid is Spain's largest city and is best known for its cultural and artistic heritage. Madrid is located in the middle of the Spanish central Castillian plateau with a mainly dry continental climate so enjoys almost perpetual sunshine and a hot temperature in the summer. MORE

The Bridge of Sighs in Venice
The Bridge of Sighs in Venice received it’s name in the 17th century, because the prisoners who passed through it’s two passages inside on their way to the prison cells on the other side would more than likely see the beautiful sight of the lagoon and the island of S. Giorgio and freedom for the last time. MORE

Village of Borghetto sur Mincio, Italy
Borghetto is a small, picturesque village set in beautiful countryside just south of Lake Garda, Italy. Places to see in Borghetto include the Ponte Visconteo (Visconti Bridge), a fortified dam built in 1393, the Scaligero Castle which dominates the Mincio valley from the top of the hill, and the Church of San Marco Evangelista which was built in 1759. MORE

Fort Bravo, Spain (Western Films)
Fort Bravo, near Tabernas in Almeria, Spain is a purpose-made film set of an old American western town first used in the 1960's in the spaghetti western movies that became so popular. Later at Fort Bravo, films such as Lawrence of Arabia and Indiana Jones had scenes filmed there. Fort Bravo is open to visitors daily. MORE

The Mosta Rotunda Church in Malta
The Mosta Rotunda is the huge Church of the Assumption of Our Lady and is the main tourist attraction in Mosta, Malta. Known also as The Church of Saint Mary, this church is dedicated to the assumption of Our Lady into Heaven, and celebrates it's feast on the 15th of August. MORE

The Dolomites in Northern Italy
The Dolomites are a series of spectacular mountain ranges in northern Italy and form an important region of the Italian Alps. MORE

Les Invalides in Paris, France
At the request of King Louis XIV in 1670, soldiers of the French Army helped fund a project called Les Invalides to house and care for disabled and injured French soldiers from the various campaigns they had fought in. Work began on Les Invalides in 1671 and finally finished in 1706. MORE