Most European nations have kept ski resorts shut over fears that crowds and apres-#ski revelry could fuel the spread of #Covid-19. In the Pyrenees, only ski resorts in #Spain‘s northeastern Catalonia region have opened. FRANCE 24’s Sarah Morris reports.
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Travel Video: ‘Vatican City’
Vatican City, a city-state surrounded by Rome, Italy, is the headquarters of the Roman Catholic Church. It’s home to the Pope and a trove of iconic art and architecture. Its Vatican Museums house ancient Roman sculptures such as the famed “Laocoön and His Sons” as well as Renaissance frescoes in the Raphael Rooms and the Sistine Chapel, famous for Michelangelo’s ceiling.
Home Tour: Chamonix – Mont Blanc, France
Le Lustre, a beautiful modern-contemporary duplex penthouse, located in the historic heart of Chamonix. Covering more than 400m2 and with a rooftop south-facing terrace of more than 100m2, the duplex offers breath-taking 360 degree views of the Mont Blanc mountain landscape. Over a 2-year period, with the involvement of leading architect firms from Hong Kong and Chamonix in conjunction with the best local artisans, Le Lustre moved from concept to reality and this iconic building came back to life in the center of town.
Chamonix-Mont-Blanc (usually shortened to Chamonix) is a resort area near the junction of France, Switzerland and Italy. At the base of Mont Blanc, the highest summit in the Alps, it’s renowned for its skiing. Year-round, cable cars take visitors up to several nearby peaks with panoramic views, including Aiguille du Midi above town, and Pointe Helbronner, across vast glacier fields on the Italian border.
Walking Tour: ‘Edinburgh Castle & Prison’, Scotland
Edinburgh Castle in Scotland is one of the oldest place in Europe when is about castle fortified. They have own prison, military garrison and a famous Royal Residence. Join me in 1 hour of Scotland’s capital famous castle on the rocks – Edinburgh Castle .
Edinburgh Castle is a historic fortress which dominates the skyline of Edinburgh, the capital city of Scotland, from its position on the Castle Rock. Archaeologists have established human occupation of the rock since at least the Iron Age, although the nature of the early settlement is unclear.
Top Train Travel: ‘Glacier Express’ In Switzerland
The Glacier Express is a direct train from Zermatt to St. Moritz. The train is also referred to as the ‘slowest express train in the world’: the journey takes about 8 hours. There is a good reason for this slow pace: the train squeezes its way through the Alps, through narrow valleys, tight curves, 91 tunnels, and across 291 bridges.
Walking Tour: Canterano -Near Rome, Italy (Video)
A walking tour in 𝗖𝗮𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗮𝗻𝗼, 𝗟𝗮𝘇𝗶𝗼 region, center Italy, a small town of about 325 inhabitants. The virtual walk starts just in the souhtern part of this very cute town, on a sunday morning walk. Very few people around unfortunately, in full Coronavirus period.
Canterano is a comune in the Metropolitan City of Rome in the Italian region Latium, located about 45 kilometres east of Rome. Canterano borders the following municipalities: Agosta, Gerano, Rocca Canterano, Rocca Santo Stefano, Subiaco.
Travel Tours: ‘Miramare Castle’ In Trieste, Italy
Miramare Castle is a 19th-century castle direct on the Gulf of Trieste between Barcola and Grignano in Trieste, northeastern Italy. It was built from 1856 to 1860 for Austrian Archduke Ferdinand Maximilian and his wife, Charlotte of Belgium, later Emperor Maximilian I and Empress Carlota of Mexico, based on a design by Carl Junker.
The castle’s grounds include an extensive cliff and seashore park of 22 hectares (54 acres) designed by the archduke. The grounds were completely re-landscaped to feature numerous tropical species of trees and plants.
Travel: ‘Normandy’ In Northern France (Video)
Normandy is a region of northern France. Its varied coastline includes white-chalk cliffs and WWII beachheads, including Omaha Beach, site of the famous D-Day landing. Just off the coast, the rocky island of Mont-Saint-Michel is topped by a soaring Gothic abbey. The city of Rouen, dominated by Cathédrale Notre-Dame de Rouen, is where military leader and Catholic saint Joan of Arc was executed in 1431.
Walking Tours: ‘Historic Town Of Mitarai’, Japan
Mitarai is a port town on Osaki-Shimojima (Kure City, Hiroshima Prefecture) in the Seto Inland Sea. This area was selected as an Important Preservation District for Traditional Buildings in 1994.
Video timeline: 00:00 タイトル（title） 00:14 高速船（High-speed boat） 00:46 御手洗の町並み（Townscape of Mitarai） 01:27 天満宮（Tenmangu shrine） 01:59 菅公の井戸（Well of Kanko） 02:11 お宮のトンネル（Shrine tunnel） 02:24 御手洗の町並み（Townscape of Mitarai） 02:52 若胡子屋跡（Wakaebisuya Historic Place） 03:04 御手洗の町並み（Townscape of Mitarai） 04:40 常磐町とおり（Tokiwamachi Street） 07:02 御手洗の町並み（Townscape of Mitarai） 08:15 松浦時計店（Matsuura Watch Shop） 08:36 御手洗昭和館（Mitarai Showa Museum） 08:53 御手洗の町並み（Townscape of Mitarai） 09:12 乙女座跡（Otomeza Theater） 09:21 御手洗の町並み（Townscape of Mitarai） 10:19 おいらん公園（Oiran Park） 11:36 歴史の見える丘公園（The Rekishi-no-Mieru-Oka Park） 11:55 大東寺（Daitoji-temple） 12:40 御手洗の町並み（Townscape of Mitarai） 13:09 足長小学生？（Long-legged elementary school student） 13:12 満舟寺（Mansyuji-temple） 14:14 御手洗の町並み（Townscape of Mitarai） 15:23 恵美須神社（Ebisu Shrine） 15:42 御手洗の町並み（Townscape of Mitarai） 16:13 住吉神社（Sumiyoshi Shrine） 17:13 千砂子波止（Chisago Wharf）
Health: ‘CommonPass’ Smartphone App Confirms Covid-19 Vaccinations
In the coming weeks, major airlines including United, JetBlue and Lufthansa plan to introduce a health passport app, called CommonPass, that aims to verify passengers’ virus test results — and soon, vaccinations. The app will then issue confirmation codes enabling passengers to board certain international flights. It is just the start of a push for digital Covid-19 credentials that could soon be embraced by employers, schools, summer camps and entertainment venues.
The advent of electronic vaccination credentials could have a profound effect on efforts to control the coronavirus and restore the economy. They could prompt more employers and college campuses to reopen. They may also give some consumers peace of mind, developers say, by creating an easy way for movie theaters, cruise ships and sports arenas to admit only those with documented coronavirus vaccinations.
The CommonPass, IBM and Clear apps, for instance, allow users to download their virus test results — and soon their vaccinations — to their smartphones. The apps can then check the medical data and generate unique confirmation codes that users can show at airports or other locations to confirm their health status.
But the health passes do not share specific details — like where and when a user was tested — with airlines or employers, developers said. The QR codes, they said, act merely as a kind of green light, clearing users for entry.
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