Tropea is a small town on the east coast of Calabria, in southern Italy. It’s known for its clifftop historic center, beaches and prized red onions. Built on a former Byzantine cemetery, the 12th-century cathedral has marble sarcophagi and a painting of the Madonna of Romania, the town’s protector. Nearby is a viewpoint over the hills. The centuries-old Santa Maria dell’Isola Church is on a rock overlooking the sea.
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Garden Walks: Claude Monet’s Home In Giverny
The Fondation Claude Monet is a nonprofit organisation that runs and preserves the house and gardens of Claude Monet in Giverny, France, where Monet lived and painted for 43 years. Monet was inspired by his gardens, and spent years transforming them, planting thousands of flowers.
Walking Tour: Trapani – Island Of Sicily (4K Video)
Trapani is a city in western Sicily with a crescent-shaped coastline. At the western tip, offering views as far as the Aegadian Islands, is the 17th-century Torre di Ligny watchtower. It houses the Museo di Preistoria e del Mare, with archeological artifacts. North of the harbor, the Chiesa del Purgatorio church holds wooden sculptures that are paraded around the city during Easter’s Processione dei Misteri.
Walking Tours: Village Of Nepi – Central Italy (4K)
Nepi is a town and comune in the province of Viterbo, Lazio, central Italy. The town lies 30 kilometres southeast of the city of Viterbo and about 13 kilometres southwest from Civita Castellana. The town is known for its mineral springs, sold and bottled under the Acqua di Nepi brand throughout Italy.
Walking Tour: Palermo – Island Of Sicily (4K Video)
Palermo is the capital of the Italian island of Sicily. The 12th-century Palermo Cathedral houses royal tombs, while the huge neoclassical Teatro Massimo is known for opera performances. Also in the center are the Palazzo dei Normanni, a royal palace started in the 9th century, and the Cappella Palatina, with Byzantine mosaics. Busy markets include the central Ballarò street market and the Vucciria, near the port.
Seaside Walks: Brighton – Southern England (4K)
Brighton is a seaside resort and one of the two main areas of the city of Brighton and Hove. Located on the southern coast of England, in the county of East Sussex, it is 47 miles south of London. Archaeological evidence of settlement in the area dates back to the Bronze Age, Roman and Anglo-Saxon periods.
Walks: New York City’s Meatpacking District (4K)
The Meatpacking District is a hip commercial area on the far west side. It’s home to the Whitney Museum of American Art, high-end designer clothing stores and a stretch of the High Line, an elevated park built atop former railroad tracks. At ground level, the cobblestone streets are filled with trendy restaurants and clubs that have taken over the cavernous spaces once occupied by the namesake meatpacking plants.
Views: Rodin Museum In Paris Reopens (HD Video)
The Musée Rodin in Paris, France, is a museum that was opened in 1919, primarily dedicated to the works of the French sculptor Auguste Rodin. It has two sites: the Hôtel Biron and surrounding grounds in central Paris, as well as just outside Paris at Rodin’s old home, the Villa des Brillants at Meudon, Hauts-de-Seine.
Walking Tour: Sorrento – Southwestern Italy (4K)
Sorrento is a coastal town in southwestern Italy, facing the Bay of Naples on the Sorrentine Peninsula. Perched atop cliffs that separate the town from its busy marinas, it’s known for sweeping water views and Piazza Tasso, a cafe-lined square. The historic center is a warren of narrow alleys that’s home to the Chiesa di San Francesco, a 14th-century church with a tranquil cloister.
Walks: Trafalgar Square – Waterloo Road, London
London, the capital of England and the United Kingdom, is a 21st-century city with history stretching back to Roman times.
TIMESTAMPS: 00:00 – Intro 0:30 – Trafalgar Square / St Martin-in-the-Fields 0:52 – Duncannon Street 1:20 – Charing Cross Station 1:34 – Strand 6:51 – Aldwych 8:08 – Waterloo Bridge 9:48 – City of London Skyline 10:23 – Waterloo Bridge 10:34 – National Theatre 10:55 – Waterloo 17:15 – Waterloo Underground Station 18:06 – Waterloo Road 19:32 – The Old Vic
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