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Top 5 Places to Visit in Corfu

Posted: 30 Apr 2011 09:31 AM PDT

Do you like going to new and better destinations to spend some quality time? People normally prefer to go to some of the best and popular destinations on the planet, but if you are a frequent traveler then you must have already seen most of these places. Hence, it's time that you look out for some better holiday destinations where you can have more fun. Corfu is a Greek island in Ionian Sea and it is soon becoming one of the hottest places in Greece. Hence, you will find a lot of tourists and travelers coming here to spend some good time with their friends and family. Here we will take a quick look at some of the best places that you can look out for when you are in Corfu.

1. St. Spiridon's Church – If you are reading more about Corfu holidays you will certainly come to know more about this place. The church is named after St. Spiridon who was a bishop from Cyprus who had performed minor miracles. The church is very famous in Corfu and therefore you will find many tourists and visitors coming here to see a closer look at the church. If you are interested in enjoying your holidays then you should come here on Easter when the locals parade the mummified body of St. Spiridon.

The St. Spiridon church is surrounded by gray buildings that serve as religious trinket shops and apartments

2. Archaeological Museum of Corfu – Well, you should know that Corfu has been one of the oldest islands around Greece and therefore you can also find some references of it in the history. The Archaeological Museum of Corfu is something you should not miss out when you are here. The museum was built between 1962-65 and inaugurated in 1967. You can take a look at the Great Temple of Artemis here which was made around 585 B.C. You will even find clay pottery and terracotta statuettes that tell more about Archaic and Roman era.

Medusa from the west pediment of the Temple of Artemis, Corfu is among the oldest one in the museum

3. Corfu Golf Course – If you want to take break from your work, you can always come here for golf as Corfu has one of the best golf courses in Europe. The golf course has been designed by Swiss architect Donald Harradine and is open seven days a week.

Golf resorts are located in just about every vacation destination you can imagine, including Corfu

4. Achillion Palace – If you don’t want to spend too much of money because you are on cheap holiday budget then you can at least enjoy the beauty of this palace that is located in Gastouri outside Benitses. The palace was built by the Empress Elisabeth of Austria soon after she visited Corfu in 1890.

A great statue that you can’t miss at Achillion Palace

5. Aqualand – When you are on an island you have to take a splash in the water and you can do that in Aqualand which is one of the largest water parks in Europe. You can even get some discounts if you visit the park after 3 pm. However, it is always advisable to book your stay somewhere close to the park so that you can rest after splashing all over the rides.

Aqua Land is one of the most amazing Water Park in the world

Turkey: Pamukkale, One of the World’s Most Unique Touristic Destinations

Posted: 30 Apr 2011 08:24 AM PDT

Pamukkale is one of the world’s most unique locations which attracts large number of visitors by its unique nature and by unique combination of historical monuments, amazing natural features and welcoming touristic offers.


Credits: Studentsoftheworld.info

If we would translate the name of the Pamukkale into English, it would be called a Cotton Castle, and, indeed, this place could remind us, by its shinny whiteness, on a huge field covered with pure white cotton.


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Pamukkale is located at the south-west of Turkey, in the nearby of the city of Denizli. It is a complex of unique mineral and thermal springs, located in the valley of Menderes river, which are often considered to have a healing power.


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The fact that here you can also find the remains of the antic settlement Hierapolis which existed about more than 2000 years ago, and on this very location there are remains of ancient spas, tells us that this place has been recognized as unique and joyful by visitors for thousands of years in past.

There are 17 thermal springs in Pamukkale which are releasing the hot water whose temperatures are ranging from 35 to 100 Celsius degrees. The waters from those springs are rich with minerals and this is what caused the emergence of the beautiful white terraces on the places where this water has been passing. Those terraces are made from minerals such as calcium-carbonate and they were formed in a shape of various swimming pools. All this makes this location highly attractive for visitors from the rest of Turkey and from the whole world.


Credits: Turkeyexplore.com

The place is pretty accessible, there is an airport in Denizli which is about 65 kilometers away from Pamukkale and you can get from the airport to Pamukkale for about one hour of ride.

If you are one of those who are planning to visit this place, don’t forget to bring some sunglasses since this place can be pretty shiny because of the reflection of the sunlight from the white surface of the pools.


Credits: Swisseduc.ch


Beautiful formations of stalactites and stalagmites, Credits: Swisseduc.ch


The water from thermal springs colored by algae, Credits: Swisseduc.ch


Remains of ancient settlement Hierapolis, Credits: Swisseduc.ch


You could easily think that this place is covered by snow, Credits: Wikimedia


Everything is pure white here, Credits: Wikimedia

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