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Artful Travelers will embark on a trip to Ireland this spring, visit the Pacific Coast in August and participate in a river cruise to Vienna and Christmas Markets in December.

n A few spots are remaining for Alamance Arts’ nine-day Treasures of Ireland trip this spring. The trip will be for nine days beginning March 27 and will include visits to Dublin, Limerick and Killarney. Cost is $3,599 and price includes roundtrip airfare transportation to and from RDU Airpor… (View original article)

Minister of Tourism and Antiquities Lina Annab said the ministry will install security cameras, lights and guiding signs at various tourist attractions to serve visitors. (Shutterstock)

With Karak residents calling for better services to revive the tourism sector in the southern governorate, Tourism Ministry officials said work is under way on several projects to develop the sector.

Karak resident Khalil Shurafa said on Thursday that members of the local com… (View original article)

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02:30 EST, 15 January 2017
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08:46 EST, 15 January 2017

I have quite an imagination – yet I’d struggle to dream up an Alpine hotel any more wonderful than Les Airelles.

It’s officially one of the best hotels in France, one of only 16 that’s been awarded a ‘palace’ rating by the Ministry of Tourism for ‘enhancing the image of the country’ – and my girlfriend and I are discovering that this is no meaningless accolade.

Its location alone is t… (View original article)

ONE of Mallorca’s most spectacular heritage sites will be renovated after more than seven years of delay. The Castell d’Alaro water cisterns in Puig will be properly restored after an archaeological team makes a full assessment of what needs to be done.

The network of five covered cisterns is a hugely important hydraulic feature on the island, but it is the site’s renowned architecture and long history that draws the most visitors. 

The complex is based around the only rock … (View original article)

From Country Living UK

What was life really like at Highclere Castle, the inspiration for Downton Abbey? A newly discovered set of photographs going to auction next month offer a behind-the-scenes, 120-year-old look at the country house in Hampshire, which has been the ancestral seat of the Carnarvon family since 1672.

The collection of 44 photographs show shooting parties hosted by George Herbert, the fifth Earl of Carnarvon, and his wife, Almina Herbert, that were attended … (View original article)

Plans for a strip club just yards from Windsor Castle have provoked uproar.

Studio 15, which describes itself as “Windsor’s most exclusive nightclub” and is around 200ft from the monarch’s residence, has applied for permission to become a “sexual entertainment” venue.

If approved, the club would be able to host raunchy lap-dancing seven evenings a week until 5am.

But The Sun reported the Queen was likely to know about the application and she is expected to be horrifi… (View original article)

Local karate dojos hold first training of the year against background of World Heritage Site Katsuren Castle Ruins

On the morning of November 7, disciples and students of the Minamihara Shurei Kan dojos practiced the first training of 2017 in the Katsuren Castle Ruins, the World Heritage Site in Uruma City.

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Members of Uechi-ryu Minamihara Shurei Kan (Director Atsushi Shimabukuro) and Ryukyu Kobudo Minamihara Shurei Kan (Director … (View original article)

While the snow brings the cold, it also brings a different type of beauty, particularly to one famous building in Varazdin County. 

It is far from Croatia’s fabled Adriatic Coast, but it has a different beauty of its own. 

Trakoscan castle near the Slovenian border in Varazdin county is one of Croatia’s most famous castles, and one of its most beautiful. 

But should you happen to be in the area when the snow falls, it assumes a magic of its own, which has… (View original article)

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A rendering of the Legoland Castle Hotel. Courtesy Legoland CaliforniaLegoland California plans to break ground Wednesday on its first castle-themed hotel in North America.

The 250-room hotel will feature Lego castle decor including knights, princesses, dragons, wizards and more. There will be a pool with slides and play features, and a themed restaurant.

The project by British-based Merlin Entertainments will be the second hotel at the park in Car… (View original article)