Petrified wood & red sandstone are 2 of the natural features found at this hiking & camping spot.-Google. Dedicated in 1935, Valley of Fire is Nevada's oldest state park. It is located only 50 miles northeast of Las Vegas. The rough floor and jagged walls of the park contain brilliant formations of eroded sandstone and sand dunes more than 150 million years old. These features, which are the centerpiece of the park's attractions, often appear to be on fire when reflecting the sun's rays. READ MORE ->

In the extreme southwestern tip of La Maddalena, protected by a majestic granite cliff and a promontory surmounted by Fort Santa Teresa, there is a beach of intense colors, which takes its name from the characteristic smooth rocks, once used as roofs for houses. Punta Tegge is one of the busiest beaches on the largest island of the archipelago and faces Spargi and Porto Rafael. READ MORE ->

Torres del Paine National Park, in Chile’s Patagonia region, is known for its soaring mountains, bright blue icebergs that cleave from glaciers and golden pampas (grasslands) that shelter rare wildlife such as llama-like guanacos. Some of its most iconic sites are the 3 granite towers from which the park takes its name and the horn-shaped peaks called Cuernos del Paine.

What could be more wonderful than spending time together on a romantic getaway, dining at a Michelin-starred hotel and walking the city together. Download the best love songs to your player, book a suite in one of the most romantic hotels in America, pack your bags and enjoy your love in a beautiful setting.

The city was founded by the Orthodox, Rusyn prince Danila Galitsky as a powerful defensive fortress on the borders of the Galicia-Volyn principality, to fight the Mongol-Tatars, and named after his son, Leo. The first written mention of the city is found in the Galicia-Volyn Chronicle under 1256. From that moment on, the city of Lviv has been running its chronology - our city is already more than 750 years old. In 1272, Prince Leo transferred the capital of the Rusyn kingdom to Lviv (as the Galicia-Volyn state was called at that time).At the end of the XIV Art. Galicia-Volyn principality is declining. The dynasty of Galician princes ends. Taking advantage of the situation, Lviv is captured by the Polish king Casimir III the Great. From that moment Lviv became a part of the Polish state and became a Polish city for many centuries. Leopolis - this is how the city began to be called in the Latin manner. Medieval Lviv, built according to the Western European principle of urban planning with a powerful fortification system, and living according to the Magdeburg Law, is becoming the largest and richest economic and commercial center in Europe.At the end of the XVIII century. as a result of the 3 divisions of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth between Austria, Russia and Prussia, Poland as a state ceased to exist. Lviv, with a significant part of the modern territory of Western Ukraine, goes to Austria. Over time, this territory gained autonomy and became part of the Austro-Hungarian state under the beautiful name Kingdom of Galicia and Vladimir. Lviv, named Lemberg, became the capital of this Kingdom. It was the Austrians who turned gloomy, run-down, medieval Lviv into a bright, modern, slightly pathetic European capital.The ancient center of the city and its soul is the Market Square and the Town Hall, on the side, framed by the chapels of the Campians and Boims, rises the central Catholic church - the Latin Cathedral. In the Armenian quarter - a cozy Armenian Church, near - the Greek Catholic Church of the Assumption and the souvenir market Vernissage. On Svobody Avenue we will admire the monument to Shevchenko and the majestic opera and ballet theater named after Solomiya Krushelnitskaya. From the side of the Jewish quarter, it is worth visiting the Arsenal, the Lviv Chocolate Workshop. Do not miss the Bernardine and Dominican cathedrals.

National parks in the United States are not only beautiful nature, but also often crowds of tourists. The latter can be avoided in less popular (but no less beautiful) reserves.

One of the most scenics roads in the world.

Roman road built by Emperor Trajan.The road was completed in 109 as a shorter route than the Appian Way from Beneventa to Brindisi. Built with the personal funds of the emperor, the road reduced the travel time from Rome to the port of Brindisi by 2-3 days. A milestone found near Cannae (today Barletta) reports the construction of the road

The Kremlin is undoubtedly the main attraction of Ryazan. On the territory of the Kremlin, there is a historical and architectural museum, which is considered one of the oldest museums in Russia. It was founded in 1884. In total, the Kremlin ensemble includes 18 monuments of history and culture of the 11-19th centuries. There are a total of 8 churches on the territory of the Ryazan Kremlin. This is the oldest part of the city, formed in 1095. At that time Ryazan was called Pereyaslavl-Ryazan. In the 11th century, the Kremlin was a fortified wooden fortress, around which settlements of peasants and artisans were located. In the 16th century, the first stone tower was built - Glebovskaya. Human settlement on the territory of the Kremlin had occurred during the Mesolithic Era. Slavic tribes had colonized these places already by the 6th-7th centuries. Closest to the fortress of the future settlement of Borkovskoye, people on the island of Oka led an active trade with the Byzantine Empire, East, and West. In the 11th century, Pereyaslavl-Ryazan Kremlin was a fortified castle, located in the highest, north-western part of the modern architectural complex on the site of the present church of the Holy Spirit today, an area of 2 hectares. Around the fortress were various suburbs, and numerous neukreplёnnye settlements in which the peasants, fishermen, and poor artisans lived. Streets were paved with wood, and yards were located close to each other. A princes' tower apparently stood on the site of the modern Dukhovskoy church. READ MORE ->

Residences, castles, palaces. The Castle Road (Burgenstraße) is a tourist route, most of which runs in Germany through Baden-Württemberg and Bavaria, and also continues in the Czech Republic. The creation of the route was started in 1954. Now there are about seventy attractions of different eras: fortresses, castles, palaces, picturesque ruins and other architectural and historical monuments.

Santorini is actually not one island, but five islands that form a ring around the central lagoon. Santorini Island is a place where tourists bask in the gentle sun from May to mid-October; enjoy the warm clean Aegean sea. Santorini is famous for unforgettable sunsets and sunrises, the hospitality of local people, Greek cuisine, and traditional wine. The historical heritage of past civilizations, sandy beaches of volcanic black, red, and white sand, the azure Aegean Sea, and unique architecture, expressed in small houses painted in blue, blue, and white in combination with fresh flowers in pots have long become the hallmark of a heavenly holiday in Greece on Santorini Island. The island is covered with legends and myths about Atlantis. The volcanic eruption more than 3,500 years ago was a global disaster that changed the course of human history and created an unforgettable landscape.

Lake Maggiore (Lago Maggiore, lago Maggiore) is one of the most beautiful lakes in Italy, which fascinated the great Italian and foreign artists who lived here. It is considered the longest of the lakes of the pre-Alpine zone, which is why it was named 'Maggiore', that is, 'Big'.

This 400 km route starts in Würzburg and ends in Füssen near Neuschwanstein Castle. It runs through Bavaria and Baden-Württemberg. The Romantic Road (Romantische Straße) is the most famous and oldest tourist route in Germany. The total length exceeds four hundred kilometers. It starts in Würzburg and ends in Allgäu. Traveling along this road, you can visit Augsburg, Rothenburg an der Tauber (photo) and Dinkelsbühl, see Neuschwanstein Castle and many other attractions of Bavaria and Baden-Württemberg.

Gardens and parks that are the most visited and favorite places of rest for a modern person, where you can relax, take a deep breath while admiring the beauty and splendor of nature. Well, if it is a unique botanical garden or an elegant palace and park complex, which contains the rarest and most unusual plants of the world, and even decorated with incredible expositions of fragrant flowers and exotic shrubs with a huge number of fountains and lakes, then such a walk will become an unforgettable event and will bring a lot pleasure to all without exception.

Pink Lake is a lake that has a reddish or pink color. Although they are not the deepest or largest lakes in the world, these lakes are still incredibly visible on their own. Due to their unique colors, these 'pink lakes' are often photographed and won fame in their countries. Often the lake turns pink from the presence of algae, which produce organic pigments that emit a pink hue. Other lakes, such as Pink Lake in Ukraine or Retba Lake in Senegal, get their wonderful shades from a very high concentration of salt.

'Ta Meri - Beloved Country.' So the ancient Egyptians called their land. And they had every reason to love and admire their country. The unique nature allowed in very ancient times to arise on the banks of the Nile of a very early civilization. This civilization, developing over many centuries, has created the highest culture, which has presented to mankind wonderful works of architecture, literature, art.

On a hill overlooking the Moscow River rises a fortress - the Moscow Kremlin. Soul and heart of Russia. Within these walls the great history of a great country was written. Mighty, formidable, filled with legends and traditions, the Kremlin. Here, under the golden domes of churches, kings were crowned, major celebrations were held and foreign ambassadors were received.

The big panda has many names. This is a bamboo bear, and a Tibetan mountain bear, and a giant panda. Previously, the name "spotted bear" was still used. Interestingly, despite its name, the big panda is not part of the panda family, being a representative of the bear family. However, this animal has a number of signs characteristic of raccoons. True, it is worth noting that the bamboo bear is called a panda bear only in Western countries, and this name was obtained as a result of the alleged kinship with the small panda, which really belongs to the panda family. In China, this animal has long been called "cat-bear."