3 September 2023 | Author/Destination: European Union / Europäische Union | Rubric: General , UNESCO World Heritage
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Český Krumlov (
German :
Krumau or
Böhmisch Krumau ) is a town in the
South Bohemian Region of the
Czech Republic . It has about 13,000 inhabitants. It is known as a tourist centre, which is among the most visited places in the country. The historic centre with the
Český Krumlov Castle complex is protected by law as an
urban monument reservation , and since 1992, it has been a designated UNESCO
World Heritage Site because of its well-preserved
Gothic ,
Renaissance and
Baroque architecture.
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2 September 2023 | Author/Destination: Great Britain / Großbritannien | Rubric: General , Universities, Colleges, Academies
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The University of Manchester is a
public research university in
Manchester , England. The main campus is south of
Manchester City Centre on
Oxford Road . The university owns and operates major cultural assets such as the
Manchester Museum ,
The Whitworth art gallery, the
John Rylands Library , the
Tabley House Collection and the
Jodrell Bank Observatory – a
UNESCO World Heritage Site . The University of Manchester is considered a
red brick university , a product of the civic university movement of the late 19th century. The current University of Manchester was formed in 2004 following the merger of the University of Manchester Institute of Science and Technology (UMIST) and the Victoria University of Manchester. This followed a century of the two institutions working closely with one another.
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1 September 2023 | Author/Destination: Yachting and Spa | Rubric: Cruise Ships , Yacht of the Month
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🔊 Listen to this Post Spirit of Adventure is a
cruise ship operated by
Saga Cruises and constructed by
Meyer Werft in
Papenburg ,
Germany . As Saga’s second new-build vessel, she was originally considered as an option in the cruise line’s pursuit to renew its fleet, but the company finalised the order in 2017 after seeing rising profits in its travel business following the announcement of her
sister ship ,
Spirit of Discovery . Her
keel was laid on 3 June 2019 and she was delivered on 29 September 2020, but in response to travel restrictions caused by the
COVID-19 pandemic , the inaugural cruise was continuously postponed until she officially debuted on 26 July 2021.
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1 September 2023 | Author/Destination: Levant / Levante | Rubric: General , House of the Month , Museums, Exhibitions , Union for the Mediterranean
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The Jordan Museum is located in Ras Al-Ein district of
Amman , Jordan. Built in 2014, the museum is the largest museum in
Jordan and hosts the country’s most important archaeological findings. Its two main permanent exhibitions are the
Dead Sea Scrolls , including the
Copper Scroll , and the 9000-year-old
ʿAin Ghazal statues , which are among the oldest human statues ever made. The museum presents artifacts from various prehistoric archaeological sites in Jordan.
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1 September 2023 | Author/Destination: Great Britain / Großbritannien | Rubric: General , Universities, Colleges, Academies
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The University of St Andrews (
Scots : University o St Andras;
Scottish Gaelic : Oilthigh Chill Rìmhinn; abbreviated as
St And , from the
Latin : Sancti Andreae, in
post-nominals ) is a
public university in
St Andrews , Scotland. It is the
oldest of the four
ancient universities of Scotland and, following the universities of
Oxford and
Cambridge , the third-oldest university in the
English-speaking world . St Andrews was founded in 1413 when the
Avignon Antipope Benedict XIII issued a
papal bull to a small founding group of
Augustinian clergy. Along with the universities of
Glasgow ,
Aberdeen , and
Edinburgh , St Andrews was part of the
Scottish Enlightenment during the 18th century.
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31 August 2023 | Author/Destination: North America / Nordamerika | Rubric: General , Universities, Colleges, Academies
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Cornell University is a
private Ivy League land-grant research university based in
Ithaca, New York . The university was founded in 1865 by
Ezra Cornell and
Andrew Dickson White . Since its founding, Cornell has been a
co-educational , non-
sectarian institution where admission has not been restricted by religion or race. The student body for the fall 2022 semester consisted of more than 15,000 undergraduate and 7,000 graduate students from all 50 American states and 130 countries.
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30 August 2023 | Author/Destination: European Free Trade Association | Rubric: General , Universities, Colleges, Academies
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ETH Zurich (English: ETH; Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Zürich; German: Eidgenössische Technische Hochschule Zürich) is a
public research university in
Zürich , Switzerland. Founded by the
Swiss federal government in 1854, it was modeled on the
École polytechnique in Paris, with the stated mission to educate engineers and scientists; the school focuses primarily on
science, technology, engineering, and mathematics , although its 16 departments span a variety of disciplines and subjects.
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29 August 2023 | Author/Destination: Levant / Levante | Rubric: General , Union for the Mediterranean , Universities, Colleges, Academies
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The Technion – Israel Institute of Technology is a
public research university located in
Haifa ,
Israel . Established in 1912 under the dominion of the
Ottoman Empire , the Technion is the oldest university in the country. The Technion is ranked as one of the top universities in both Israel and the
Middle East , and in the world’s top 100 universities in the 2022
Academic Ranking of World Universities .
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28 August 2023 | Author/Destination: European Union / Europäische Union | Rubric: General
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Le Crotoy is a
commune in the
Somme department in
Hauts-de-France in northern
France . The inhabitants are known as
Crotellois . Le Crotoy is situated on the D143 and D71 crossroads, on the eastern side of the
Baie de Somme , some 10 miles (16 km) northwest of
Abbeville . Today, the town is a seaside resort whose beach is one of its main assets. It is also close to Marquentera (Park of Marquenterre), an area with a number of lakes, marshes and habitat for flora and fauna. The beach is unusual for northern French beaches in that it faces south. In terms of wildlife, the bay supports a population of seals and shags.
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