Manila is one of the liveliest capital cities on the planet, but it's also a city of great diversity, where luxury, affluence and tourist attractions are somewhat interspersed with squalor and poverty. It is this diversity that makes Manila such a fascinating tourist destination, and a city where things are rarely quiet and attractions are plentiful.
The influences of the Spanish, the Chinese and North Americans have also contributed greatly to the city's eclectic qualities and tourist … Read more ...
With a dry climate, optimal weather conditions in northern Chile and clear skies have turned our country into an excellent place for observing the universe.
Just 1 hour from the city to the mountains, we arrive at a mystical place from which you can contemplate the universe .Professionals will guide first-class instruments to show the most significant of the cosmos.
We will drive to Primorsky Park and take a stroll along this seaside promenade. You will see the striking ceremonial gate of the Count's Pier and the Monument to Scuttled Ships, which stands in the sea of the shore. This column with a bronze eagle erected in 1905 has become the symbol of Sevastopol.
Sevastopol is the second largest city of the Crimea. Founded in 1783 as a navy fortress and stronghold of the Russian Empire it was visited by Catherine II, Russian Czars, Churchill and … Read more ...
A Russian attack on 25 October 1854, during the Crimean War, on British positions, near a town in Ukraine, 10 km/6 mi southeast of Sevastopol. It was the scene of the ill‐timed Charge of the Light Brigade of British cavalry against the Russian entrenched artillery. Of the 673 soldiers who took part, there were 272 casualties. Balaclava helmets were knitted hoods worn here by soldiers in the bitter weather.
The Russian army broke through Turkish lines on 25 October and entered the valley … Read more ...
A 600-meter long tunnel runs from inside the harbor, allowing submarines to sail straight
in for maintenance and repairs. Seven submarines could be accommodated there. So
secret was the project, Balaklava disappeared from official Soviet maps.
"In the case of a nuclear attack, the base could stand a direct hit by a nuclear bomb,''
reads a guide to the site. It's now the Balaklava Naval Museum Complex, for tourists who
want to examine gigantic steel doors and bulkheads designed to … Read more ...
