Topic: Central Europe

Travel Picks: Top 10 museum destinations

NEW YORK (Reuters Life!) - If you're heading to Paris, you'll stop in at the Louvre to see the Mona Lisa, in Washington the Smithsonian is a must-see and the Vatican in Rome should be on every museum-lover's bucket list. With that ...
Vienna's museum quarter (MQ) has become a highlight of the city's cultural scene in the 10 years since its creation, recording 3.8 million visitors last year, its director said Wednesday."Originally, we expected one million people (per year), this is four times as ...

Axe-murder model's family appeal to Hungary PM

The family of a former British model murdered in Hungary appealed on Wednesday to the country's Prime Minister Viktor Orban to hand over documents relating to the killing.The remains of Eva Rhodes were discovered near the animal sanctuary she ran near the ...
Six letters written by 19th century composer and pianist Frederic Chopin, thought to have been lost since World War II, were Thursday revealed by the Polish museum dedicated to the musical icon.Warsaw's Chopin Museum said that it spent almost a decade trying ...

Travel Postcard: 48 hours in Warsaw

WARSAW (Reuters Life!) - The Polish capital offers visitors a diverse cocktail of old world charm, communist heritage and state-of-the-art museums honoring two of Poland's most famous sons, Chopin and Copernicus.Reuters correspondents with local knowledge help you get the most out of ...

Exhibitions: World museums unite for Dulwich Gallery's 200th

LONDON (Reuters) - London's Dulwich Picture Gallery turns 200 in January, and the museum is in for a birthday treat of 12 masterpieces from around the world, one for every month of its anniversary year.The paintings to be loaned to the gallery ...

Geography

Podlaskie is a low-lying area, with a varied relief structure that features postglacial lakes, marshland, and peat bogs. Podlaskie is the coolest region of Poland, with long, frosty winters and an average annual precipitation of 22-28 inches (550-700 mm). The province is ...
So before booking our hotel there we did some thorough research on various comparison and review sites (not ciao obviously, as this is the first review... Budapest , but " if you can't afford that, the Hilton comes a close second. ) ...
Myself and my fiance have just returned from a week break in Prague. With both of us being massive animal lovers, one of the places we definitely wanted to visit was Prague Zoo. One of the reasons we were keen to visit ...
Step into Le Meridien Vienna is a confusing experience. Her costume changes daily, going from chic t festive, with a Santa Claus costume over the Christmas season. Le Meridien Vienna is certainly unlike most other hotels. While most hotels like to be ...
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