Popular Tourist Attractions, Destinations and Places to Visit - Leisure or Holidays

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Attractions, Destinations and Places to Visit for Holidays and Leisure Breaks
Popular holiday and tourist attractions to visit on holidays and leisure breaks. Ideas and suggestions of what to see and what to do when travelling or holidaying in the UK or Europe.

Limone - Lake Garda, Italy

The exceptionally scenic and sunny promenade in Limone is the perfect place for a walk any time of day and has the most dramatic views of the mountains on the eastern side of Lake Garda.
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The Blue Grotto - Malta

The Blue Grotto in Malta is a beautiful natural wonder on the southern coast where, legend says, sirens bewitched seafarers with their songs.
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Borghetto - 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.
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The Bridge of Sighs - Italy

The Bridge of Sighs in Venice received its 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.
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The Dolomites - Italy

The Dolomites are a series of spectacular mountain ranges in northern Italy and form an important region of the Italian Alps. The Dolomite region has easy access by roads and a wide choice of holiday and leisure accommodation available to rent.
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The Eiffel Tower - Paris, France

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.
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Fort Bravo - Spain

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.
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Madrid - Capital City of 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...
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Lake Garda - Italy

Lake Garda is the largest lake in Italy and is located in northern Italy between Venice and Milan. The lake has numerous small islands and five main ones, the largest being Isola del Garda.
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The Walled City of Mdina - Malta

The walled city of Mdina was Malta's medieval capital and can trace its origins back for more than 4,000 years, and it was here in 60 AD that the Apostle St Paul lived after being shipwrecked on his way to stand trial in Rome.
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Les Invalides - 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.
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The Mosta Rotunda - Malta

The Mosta Rotunda is the huge round Church of the Assumption of Our Lady and is the main tourist attraction in Mosta, Malta. Known also as the Church of St Mary, it was finally consecrated in 1871. The walls are up to 6 metres deep to support the massive dome.
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A Brief 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.
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Sirmione - Lake Garda, Italy

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. The entrance to Sirmione is guarded by the magnificent 13th-century Scaliger fort known as the Rocca Scaligera with its massive walls and tower.
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