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Category Archives: Travel
Views: Colosseum In Rome Opens Up Substructure
Visitors will be able to walk in the footsteps of Roman Gladiators in the same areas where they prepared to fight to the death. The Colosseum is opening up its deepest depths to the public. Chris Livesay reports.
The Colosseum is an oval amphitheatre in the centre of the city of Rome, Italy, just east of the Roman Forum. It is the largest ancient amphitheatre ever built, and is still the largest standing amphitheatre in the world today, despite its age.
Tropical Architecture: The Dominican Republic
The house reveals itself slowly. On a remote stretch of the Dominican Republic coast, a stone footpath winds its way through a dense landscape of old-growth trees, zamia, and native flowers. Gradually, a timber structure comes into focus, its undulating form seemingly afloat above the jungle floor.
Only upon stepping past that wood-clad volume, under a 70-foot-wide span and up into the central courtyard, do you see the ocean.
That progression is all expert choreography on the part of architect Bryan Young, principal of the Brooklyn-based studio Young Projects and nowadays very much a name to know. “Every decision facilitates the experience of the landscape,” he notes of the property, which includes two additional houses of his design. One is a low-slung string of four adjoining stucco bungalows, the other a monolithic enigma—chamfered at the corners and covered in graphic, almost pixelated tile, earning it the name Glitch House. Together this trio of buildings provides the ultimate escape, a place for friends and extended family to come together and decompress, as envisioned by his intrepid clients, Mike and Sukey Novogratz, a New York City couple with wellness on the brain.
Tours: Desenzano Del Gardo, Italy (4K Video)
Desenzano del Garda is a resort town on the southern shore of Lake Garda, in northern Italy. The remains of the Roman Villa include elaborate mosaic floors. The Antiquarium is home to artifacts excavated at the villa, such as kitchenware and lamps. In a former convent, the Rambotti Archaeological Museum displays items from the Paleolithic to the Bronze Age, including a plow. Desenzano Castle has sweeping lake views.
Travel & Culture: Paris And ‘Les Parisiens’ (Video)
#Paris has been a source of fascination for centuries and the #French capital is one of the most visited cities in the world. By day or by night, it’s a beautiful city packed with towering #monuments, inspiring #museums and romantic cafés and yet, #tourists often say Paris would be so nice if it weren’t for the Parisians. So where does this bad reputation come from? In this episode of French Connections Plus, Florence Villeminot and Genie Gordula turn the spotlight on the City of Lights and its peculiar inhabitants: les Parisiens.
Seaside Walks: Bali – North Crete, Greece
Bali is a seaside village in the Mylopotamos municipality, Rethymno regional unit, Crete, Greece. It is part of the community Melidoni. Located on the site of ancient Astale, and the harbor of Axus, in more recent times the sleepy fishing village of Bali has been transformed into a popular beach tourism destination.
Walks: Cannaregio Area Of Venice, Italy (4K Video)
Cannaregio is one of six neighbourhoods or Sestrieri that make up Venice, a great place to explore if you want to appreciate the true local life of the city. It is the second largest sestiere by land area and the largest by population.
Video timeline: 00:00 Santa Lucia Train Station 01:10 Grand Canal and Church of San Simeon Piccolo 02:47 Ponte degli Scalzi 03:20 Rio Terà Lista di Spagna 04:50 Into a 05:30 Trash collectors on Grand Canal 08:10 Campo San Geremia 08:24 Church San Geremia and Lucia (Close) 09:55 Salizada S. Geremia 10:22 Ponte delle Guglie 12:50 Fondamenta Cannaregio 19:37 Ponte dei Tre Archi 22:47 Calle Cannaregio 25:18 Calle del Forner 25:50 Fondamenta delle Case Nuove 29:20 Fondamenta Carlo Coletti 36:45 Bridge to Venetian Ghetto 37:57 Campo de Ghetto Nuovo 38:46 The Jewish Museum of Venice 39:57 On memorial 44:00 Bridge over “Rio del Ghetto” 47:57 children’s skateboards in front of the nursery school
Aerial City Views: Bari – Southern Italy (4K)
Bari is a port city on the Adriatic Sea, and the capital of southern Italy’s Puglia region. Its mazelike old town, Barivecchia, occupies a headland between 2 harbors. Surrounded by narrow streets, the 11th-century Basilica di San Nicola, a key pilgrimage site, holds some of St. Nicholas’ remains. To the south, the Murat quarter has stately 19th-century architecture, a promenade and pedestrianized shopping areas.
Aerial Views: Minsk – Capital Of Belarus (4K)
Minsk is the capital and the largest city of Belarus, located on the Svislač and the Niamiha rivers. As the capital, Minsk has a special administrative status in Belarus and is the administrative centre of Minsk Region and Minsk District.
Belarus, officially the Republic of Belarus, is a landlocked country in Eastern Europe. It is bordered by Russia to the east and northeast, Ukraine to the south, Poland to the west, and Lithuania and Latvia to the northwest.
Views: Landscapes, Cities & Landmarks Of India (4K)
India, officially the Republic of India, is a country in South Asia. It is the second-most populous country, the seventh-largest country by land area, and the most populous democracy in the world.
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