TOURNAI
TOURNAI The first city liberated by Allied forces, Toumai’s (pop. 68,000) medieval old town has a history of being bounced between various empires; it was once a Roman trading …
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Glasgow Subway Map
Glasgow Subway Map SIGHTS Glasgow is a budget sightseer’s paradise, with splendid architecture, grand museums, and chic galleries that are often free to visitors. Your first stop should be …
BRIGHTON MAP
BRIGHTON MAP According to legend, the future King George IV sidled into Brighton (pop. 180,000) for some decidedly common hanky-panky around 1784. Today, Brighton is still the unrivaled home …
France Map
France Map WHEN TO GO In July, Paris starts to shrink; by August it is devoid of Parisians, animated only by tourists and the pickpockets who prey on them. …
EMERGENCY AND COMMUNICATION FOR VIENNA
EMERGENCY AND COMMUNICATION FOR VIENNA Police: s 133. Ambulance: 144. Fire: 122. Medical Assistance: Allgemeines Krankenhaus (hospital), IX, Wahringer Gurtel 18-20 (404 00 19 64). Emergency care: 141. Crisis …
BRITAIN MAP
BRITAIN MAP Having spearheaded the Industrial Revolution, colonized two-fifths of the globe, and won every foreign war in its history but two, Britain seems intent on making the world …
THE CHIEMSEE
THE CHIEMSEE The region’s dramatic crescent of mountains and its picturesque islands, forests, and marshland have lured visitors for 2000 years. Today, prices have risen and the area has …
BLOIS MAP
BLOIS MAP Blois (pop. 50,000) is one of the Loire’s most popular and historical cities. Home to monarchs Louis XII and Frangois I, Blois’s chateau was the Versailles of …