Melbourne is the coastal capital of the southeastern Australian state of Victoria. At the city’s centre is the modern Federation Square development, with plazas, bars, and restaurants by the Yarra River. In the Southbank area, the Melbourne Arts Precinct is the site of Arts Centre Melbourne – a performing arts complex – and the National Gallery of Victoria, with Australian and indigenous art.
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Walking Tour: ‘American Revolution Landmarks In New York City’ (Video)
New York City LIVE: Downtown Manhattan in the American Revolution with Karen Q’s Patriot Tours.
Karen Q is a Revolutionary War and Founding Era historian. She is the author of Theodosia Burr: Teen Witness to the Founding of a New Nation, 21st Century Imprints, Lerner Books. She also appears in area Revolutionary War reenactments as “Mrs. Q”. Karen is a regular cast member of the Travel Channel’s *Mysteries at the Museum* and has appeared on more than twenty episodes. You can see a full list of episodes here.
Walking Tour: ‘Dortmund – Germany’ (4K Video)
Dortmund is a city in Germany’s North Rhine-Westphalia region. It’s known for its Westfalen Stadium, home to the Borussia soccer team. Nearby Westfalen Park is marked by the Florian Tower, with its observation platform. The Dortmund U-Tower is topped by a huge letter U and houses Museum Ostwall’s contemporary art exhibits. Rombergpark botanical garden has local trees and greenhouses with cacti and tropical plants.
Walks: ‘Ortigia Island, Syracuse In Sicily’ (Video)
Ortygia is a small island which is the historical centre of the city of Syracuse, Sicily. The island, also known as the Città Vecchia, contains many historical landmarks. The name originates from the ancient Greek ortyx, which means “Quail”.
Video timeline: 0:00 Drone intro and Map 1:59 Walk begins at Ponte Umbertino 3:41 Archimedes Statue 6:59 Temple of Apollo 8:26 Outdoor Market 15:42 Temple of Apollo 18:24 Via Cavour 22:58 Piazza Duomo 23:43 Cathedral of Syracuse 31:24 Piazza Minerva 33:21 Via Roma 34:56 Piazza Archimede 36:53 Fish House Art Gallery 41:06 Porta Marina 42:07 Foro Vittorio Emanuele II 48:43 Giardino Aretusa 50:54 Lungomare and Arethusa Spring 57:30 Ortigia Promenade 1:07:35 Forte Vigliena 1:15:40 Jewish Quarter 1:20:24 Piazza Minerva 1:24:58 Largo Aretusa 1:26:59 Lungomare and Arethusa Spring
Walks: ‘Lloret De Mar Beach’, Costa Brava, Spain
Walking from the viewpoint of Dona Marinera along the Platja de Lloret de Mar Beach and boulevard.
Lloret de Mar is a Mediterranean coastal town in Catalonia, Spain. It is 40 kilometres (25 miles) south of Girona and 75 kilometres (47 miles) northeast of Barcelona. With a population of 39,364 in 2009, it is the second largest town in the Selva comarca of Catalonia.
Arctic Travel: Iceland’s ‘Vatnajökull’ – Largest Glacier In Europe (Video)
Iceland truly is the land of fire and ice – aside from having some of the world’s most active volcanoes, it’s also home to Europe’s largest glacier: Vatnajökull. The Vatnajökull glacier stretches some 143 kilometers east to west, and over 98 kilometers north and south, holding a massive 3000 cubic kilometers of pure ice. As well as the breathtaking hiking routes across the glacier, there are also many beautiful blue ice caves to take you quite literally into the heart of the glacier. Our Euromaxx-Reporter Hendrik Welling went to Iceland to find out what makes this mountain of ice so amazing.
Vatnajökull is the largest and most voluminous ice cap in Iceland, and the second largest in area in Europe after the Severny Island ice cap of Novaya Zemlya. It is in the south-east of the island, covering approximately 8% of the country.
Walking Tours: ‘Antalya – Turkey’ (4K Video)
Antalya is a Turkish resort city with a yacht-filled Old Harbor and beaches flanked by large hotels. It’s a gateway to Turkey’s southern Mediterranean region, known as the Turquoise Coast for its blue waters. Remnants remain from Antalya’s time as a major Roman port. These include Hadrian’s Gate, built to honor the Roman emperor’s visit in 130 A.D and 2nd-century Hidirlik Tower, with harbor views.
Ecology: ‘The Great Green Wall’ Of Africa (Video)
Development banks and states pledged a total of $14.32 billion over the next four years to build a “Great Green Wall” to help contain desertification in Africa’s northern Sahel region. But what exactly is it and how much progress has been made?
The Great Green Wall or Great Green Wall of the Sahara and the Sahel is Africa’s flagship initiative to combat the increasing desertification. Led by the African Union, the initiative aims to transform the lives of millions of people by creating a mosaic of green and productive landscapes across North Africa.
Walking Tour: ‘Hanover – Germany’ (4K UHD Video)
Hanover is the capital and largest city of the German state of Lower Saxony. Its 535,061 inhabitants make it the 13th-largest city in Germany as well as the third-largest city in Northern Germany after Hamburg and Bremen.
Winter Walks: ‘Tønsberg – Southern Norway’ (Video)
Tønsberg, historically Tunsberg, is a city and municipality in Vestfold in Vestfold og Telemark county, southern Norway, located around 102 kilometres south-southwest of Oslo on the western coast of the Oslofjord near its mouth onto the Skagerrak. The administrative centre of the municipality is the city of Tønsberg.
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