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Rome Corso, Trevi, Spanish Steps, Vatican, Minerva,
travel videos & photos at: townsofeurope.com/ with text, maps & links.
Starting on Via Del Corso in the center of Rome, Italy. Be careful and use the traffic light signals. As you continue towards Trevi Fountain, two blocks further ahead to the most famous fountain in the world, built around 1750. Kind of based on earlier ideas from the Baroque period. And it's depicting the God of the ocean in the center and a triumphal arch around him. It represents the terminus fountain for an aqueduct aqueduct of the Virgin.
Continuing walking along in this central part of Rome, on over towards the Spanish steps and Piazza of the Spanish. Bursting with people all the time, attracted here by this special combination of wonderful urban elements. The setting is like another painting or postcard come to life with the curvaceous broad staircase, elevating your eyes to the Twin Tower Church of Trinity de Monte, and equally interesting sights in all other directions.
So you're looking at about 25 square blocks of shopping district -- you could say this is the shopping center of Rome. And not so much the historic center, but 18th century and 19th century buildings, and very much filled with beautiful shops, upscale as well as ordinary and nice restaurants as well, too. And then turning into some of these wonderful nearby shopping lanes, there's in particular the Via Della Croce.
The Altar of Peace is a major archeological site right near the Spanish steps. It has a striking exterior, a museum building that was designed by the American architect Richard Meier. It commemorates some important victories by the Emperor Augustus. This beautiful white marble structure consists of a series of lifesize reliefs sculptures all around the outside of it, celebrating peace and fertility, agriculture and the gods.
The Vatican Museum has become so popular that if you get there in mid-morning, it's too late. There'll be a long line and midday, mid-afternoon, it's pretty crowded. So the best bet is get there just before they open. This wonderful spiral staircase. Used to be the main entrance, but now nobody ever knows about it because it's tucked away on the side behind the post office. The Vatican Museum, most famous for the
contains thousands of other great treasures from ancient Rome and from the Middle Ages, right on up through the Renaissance.
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Manchester City Football Victory Parade
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Exciting parade through central Manchester to honor the champion Manchester City football team, winning their fourth strait title. About 100,000 happy fans showed up to cheer them on.Manchester City, Manchester City football, football Manchester City, Manchester City parade, Manchester City football parade, Football, parades, football parade Manchester City football, football parade Manchester ...
Aix en Provence in 5 Minutes
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travel videos & photos at: townsofeurope.com/ with text, maps & links. You're going to find that the city of Aix-en-Provence in the south of France is one of the most delightful places you could ever visit as you’re about to discover out in this detailed movie. The loveliest attraction of Aix is the large pedestrian zone with its charming historic buildings, many shops, cafés, restaurants and t...
Rome Campo Fiore V Pellegrino S Andrea P Navona
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travel videos & photos at: townsofeurope.com/ with text, maps & links. A quick look at Rome, in summary. In this video we'll present a few quick highlights of some of the many places to see. It will really guide you in the most efficient routes through the city, explaining things as we go with text and photos and video. But for now, let's just take a random hop through the city and show you som...
5 years of Biennale in Venice
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travel videos & photos at: townsofeurope.com/ with text, maps & links. The world's most important exhibit of contemporary art happens every other year in Venice. It's called the Biennale. And here we are presenting a retrospective of five different years of the Biennale, showing you all of those great highlights, with an entertaining flow of the various exhibits from many different countries. I...
Carcassonne in 5 minutes
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travel videos & photos at: townsofeurope.com/ with text, maps & links. In the next 5 minutes, you will see a summary of the important sites that you would enjoy visiting while in Carcassonne. 00:00 intro 00:28 Google Earth view 00:40 main gate in wall 01:28 Place Marcou 02:09 castle museum 03:30 Basilica St Nazaire 03:50 walk to New Town 04:11 New Town Carcassonne is a very special medieval tow...
Lake Iseo, Italy
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travel videos & photos at: townsofeurope.com/ with text, maps & links. 00:00 intro 00:30 map 00:43 train to 01:09 arrival 01:35 early stroll around town 02:08 Piazza Garibaldi 03:06 back lanes 03:43 waterfront, to boat ride 05:09 Sensole 05:50 Peschiera Maraglio 1 06:31 Sulzano 07:22 Sale Marasino 07:42 Carzano 08:13 Tavernola 08:30 Isola di Loreto 08:58 Peschiera 10:07 map of Monte Isola 10:20...
Hana, Maui, Town, Road, Beaches and Beyond
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Hana, Maui is one of the most beautiful places in the Hawaiian Islands, and here we are taking you on a complete tour. 00:00 intro 00:53 begin Hana road trip 02:10 Twin Falls 03:43 driving tips 05:44 Keanae 07:03 Upper Waikani Falls 08:38 Nahiku Marketplace 11:14 Pi'ilanihale Heiau 12:12 Waiʻanapanapa Beach Park 15:18 arrive in Hana town 16:35 Hana shops 18:11 lunch wagons 19:53 more driving ti...
Bergamo, Italy complete tour
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travel videos & photos at: townsofeurope.com/ with text, maps & links. 00:00 intro 00:33 location 00:47 Venetian walls 01:44 main street, via Colleoni 02:38 Piazza Vecchia 04:53 map route of walking tour 05:19 train arrival, bus to top 07:05 funicular 07:57 Porta Sant’Alessandro 08:56 via Colleoni 12:17 Piazza Vecchia 13:34 Palazzo Nuovo 14:46 Tower vista 15:51 Colleoni Chapel 16:54 narrow lane...
Ostend, Belgium day-trip from Bruges
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travel videos & photos at: townsofeurope.com/ with text, maps & links. Ostend, on the north coast of Belgium, is primarily popular because of its long sandy beach facing the North Sea and a waterfront promenade that goes for three miles. The city also has a lovely pedestrian zone shopping area in the center, a great place for people-watching or dog-watching. 00:00 Ostend intro 00:43 Bruges to O...
Bruges, Belgium, Museums and Gothic Churches
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00:00 intro 00:43 Groeninge Museum 00:55 Van Eyck 02:38 Hof Arents park 03:03 Gruuthuse Museum 05:34 Church of Our Lady 08:42 Hospital of St. John 10:16 Folk Museum 12:38 Jerusalem Chapel 13:57 Sint-Salvatorskathedraal 18:48 Tourist Information travel videos & photos at: townsofeurope.com/ with text, maps & links. Official museum information: www.museabrugge.be/en/ Official Tourist Information:...
Bruges, Belgium, Complete Tour
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00:00 intro 01:23 map route 01:42 Markt 02:00 Belfry 03:18 outdoor produce market 06:46 walking tour 07:50 Rosary Quay 08:34 Groenerei canal 09:21 Dijver craft and flea market 10:25 bicycles 11:21 Philipstockstraat 11:35 Vlamingstraat 11:50 Jan van Eyckplein 13:19 Spiegelrei 13:52 Gouden-Handrei canal 16:56 Sint-Jakobsstraat 17:42 De Republiek republiekbrugge.be/ 19:14 Geernaartstraat 19:35 Eie...
Bruges, Belgium, Canal Boat Tour
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travel videos & photos at: townsofeurope.com/ with text, maps & links. 0:00 intro 0:25 walk or ride 0:41 boats popular 1:21 boat ride begins 2:09 buildings along canal 4:36 Van Eyck 5:22 role of canals in economy 7:12 Spanish House 7:23 beer 8:10 Dijver 8:33 boat route on map 8:44 Notre Dame 9:15 economic decline 10:52 swans 11:25 Beguinage 12:29 Gruuthusemuseum 13:11 suggestions for ride 14:00...
Gregorian Chant in Brussels
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Walk through a gothic church while listening to the glorious sound of a choral group singing Gregorian chants. Church of Our Lady of Sablon in Brussels is a gem of the city, architecturally and historically. As you enter, the light filters through stained glass windows, casting kaleidoscopic patterns on the vaulted ceiling. Your eyes are drawn upwards, towards the intricate tracery of the nave,...
Antwerp, Belgium Complete Tour
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travel videos & photos at: townsofeurope.com/ with text, maps & links. 00:00 intro 01:55 Centraal Station 02:21 metro 03:03 walking route map 03:27 Grote Markt 04:21 Oude Koornmarkt 04:55 Pelgrimstraat 05:18 Vlaaikensgang 05:45 Handschoenmarkt 07:36 Jan Blomstraat 08:12 Hoogstraat 08:36 Sint-Jansvliet 08:49 Steenhouwersvest 09:10 Vrijdagmarkt 09:26 Plantin-Moretus Museum 10:18 Kammenstraat 10:3...
Liege, Belgium complete tour
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Liege, Belgium complete tour
Ghent, Belgium, Complete Tour
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Ghent, Belgium, Complete Tour
Upcountry Maui, Haleakala, Kula, Makawao, Hawaii
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Upcountry Maui, Haleakala, Kula, Makawao, Hawaii
Paia, Maui
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Paia, Maui
Wailea and Makena, Maui
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Wailea and Makena, Maui
Saigon motorcycle tour
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Saigon motorcycle tour
Cusco, Peru, Central Market
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Cusco, Peru, Central Market
Lahaina Before the Fire Part 2
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Lahaina Before the Fire Part 2
Ollantaytambo, Peru
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Ollantaytambo, Peru
Lahaina Before the Fire
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Lahaina Before the Fire
Hawaii Hula Festival, Prince Lot
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Hawaii Hula Festival, Prince Lot
Malmesbury, Cotswolds, UK
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Malmesbury, Cotswolds, UK
Dublin's Temple Bar, music in the streets in Ireland's nightlife capital
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Dublin's Temple Bar, music in the streets in Ireland's nightlife capital
Genoa in 4 minutes
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Genoa in 4 minutes
Kinsale, Gourmet Capital of Ireland
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Kinsale, Gourmet Capital of Ireland

КОМЕНТАРІ

  • @AntonioC.M
    @AntonioC.M 40 хвилин тому

    We arrived in China in 1513 not 1542.

  • @doglover4131
    @doglover4131 11 годин тому

    This trip sounds amazing but how many days would it take to see everything?

  • @Wil_Dsense
    @Wil_Dsense 12 годин тому

    You didn’t mention how many of the most important type of shop: Coffeeshops! (Cannabis Cafes). Because let’s be honest, it’s the reason most people go there for!

  • @charles6771
    @charles6771 23 години тому

    A wonderful tour

  • @GladysOnofre
    @GladysOnofre День тому

    ❤❤❤F

  • @canucheckquick6265
    @canucheckquick6265 День тому

    Just visited.❤️

  • @noellegreen115
    @noellegreen115 День тому

    Aix-en-Provence is my favorite town in Europe. It is so elegant. Don’t miss the Pierre Bonnard exhibit at the Hôtel de Caumont. It’s fantastic.

  • @michaeljeantou5808
    @michaeljeantou5808 День тому

    Thanks for the informative video

  • @user-hm2gb6pm6b
    @user-hm2gb6pm6b 2 дні тому

    bench bench bench Lisbon bench bench Lisbon bench Lisbon 1755

  • @BertfromBelgium
    @BertfromBelgium 3 дні тому

    i bet your wife was always with you filming this, because you "forgot" the red light district

  • @koekum2142
    @koekum2142 4 дні тому

    9:58 the academy building was built in front of the Kapittelzaal, the place where the Union of Utrecht was signed. This is the actual place where the Netherlands as a state was born

  • @aek12
    @aek12 5 днів тому

    1997

  • @geyoh2551
    @geyoh2551 5 днів тому

    This is informative, which group tour you used or it is private?

    • @denniscallan
      @denniscallan 4 дні тому

      This was my own tour company, bringing groups from Hawaii to Europe on my favorite trip, Rome to London. I have retired from leading tours in order to travel on my own and focus more on shooting lots of new travel videos for you. You can find my outline of this tour on one of my websites, which could empower you to do it yourself, because no other company has ever done such a trip: www.toursbytrain.com/Rome-to-London-Tour.html

  • @cathm652
    @cathm652 5 днів тому

    Maybe going tomBardollino in August. !

  • @user-ep3ed5jd7q
    @user-ep3ed5jd7q 6 днів тому

    Breathtaking☮💜✝💜☮

  • @patriciavillasolis4133
    @patriciavillasolis4133 7 днів тому

    ❤❤

  • @PDVism
    @PDVism 8 днів тому

    As some one born and bred in Ghent. Having lived in or near Ghent my entire life I congratulate you. That was very nicely done and unlike most you not just went over the same talking points that most do but also gave lots of info about the things of the beaten path. Must admit tho', you got very lucky with the weather because on sunny days it's a very lovely town to stroll lin but it being Belgium, there are lots of times that it's raining cats and dogs. =)

    • @denniscallan
      @denniscallan 8 днів тому

      Thanks very much, means a lot to me, especially coming from a local -- you have a very beautiful city.

  • @deco2132
    @deco2132 8 днів тому

    A cheaters parade.

  • @catalinafirefly4685
    @catalinafirefly4685 8 днів тому

    lived in Ollanta 1 1/2 years above town. Really nice life until all the tourists came back. Now you can't breathe.

  • @toniforzanapoli9064
    @toniforzanapoli9064 8 днів тому

    Amsterdam meravigliosa come lo è Amstenveel a pochi chilometri da Amsterdam ❤

  • @rubytroy7756
    @rubytroy7756 8 днів тому

    Beautiful ❤

  • @rhodapooley7861
    @rhodapooley7861 9 днів тому

    Great reminder of my visit to our last year and helping me to put good captions to my photographs that I took. Thank you for the lovely visit again.

  • @yankees4551
    @yankees4551 9 днів тому

    Thanks for the ride on the castle walls. We never did that... We just come there in and out the outside walls. And a restaurant once in a while....

  • @georgekenna9351
    @georgekenna9351 10 днів тому

    I really appreciated your tour. What you do is something that I wish everyone did and that was include maps pointing out where you are. I have been to Lugano but didnt spend much time there but returning in September and your video and complimentary audio was really great.

    • @denniscallan
      @denniscallan 10 днів тому

      I am so grateful to read your comment, thanks very much. I make every effort to explain the place, show you how to get around, and describe what there is to see. Maps are important, and lately I have been enhancing it, along with the www.openstreetmap.org/ using Google My Maps, extremely handy for getting around. I have not yet added that to Lugano and various other previous videos, but have many such maps on my main website: townsofeurope.com/

  • @JamesHunter55
    @JamesHunter55 11 днів тому

    Hi Dennis! ... at the end of this video you say "the ancient Roman Columns" ...what and where are is those?

    • @denniscallan
      @denniscallan 11 днів тому

      Piazza di Pietri, Hadrian's Temple, 2 blocks from the Pantheon

  • @barbarahuff117
    @barbarahuff117 11 днів тому

    So fun to go with you on my phone. Front row seat. Thanks for the tour.

  • @hondokin
    @hondokin 12 днів тому

    if you can, wish you can show and explain the lockers in the train station and how to use them

    • @denniscallan
      @denniscallan 12 днів тому

      They do have them, ask someone for assistance or read the instructions, not difficult and quite handy, but as long as you got to Amsterdam, why only stay for a day? This is a big, rich city.

    • @hondokin
      @hondokin 9 днів тому

      @@denniscallan Bless thanks much

  • @katytran916
    @katytran916 12 днів тому

    I would like to know we can take a train from Barcelona to carcassonne and carcassonne to Avignon which train station in Barcelona and which train name how often , from carcassonne to Avignon , which train and how often the trains run thanks

    • @denniscallan
      @denniscallan 12 днів тому

      Yes you can, changing trains along the way, very easy. For details consult Rome2rio.com

  • @user-uq9ke1wq6f
    @user-uq9ke1wq6f 12 днів тому

    Para mí el país más bonito y Magico es Irlanda, haber ido a conocerlo fue el viaje más bonito qué hecho en mi vida volveré ❤❤❤❤❤

  • @RonieNerbes-mt9ko
    @RonieNerbes-mt9ko 12 днів тому

    I Love Jonna Napire 💜💚❤️ JUNE 6, 2024

  • @KRMH2011
    @KRMH2011 12 днів тому

    What’s wrong with voice of the lady in the end 😂

  • @finleyfendt3750
    @finleyfendt3750 13 днів тому

    Thanks for sharing

  • @finleyfendt3750
    @finleyfendt3750 13 днів тому

    Thanks for sharing. 👍👍👍

  • @gokudomatic
    @gokudomatic 13 днів тому

    I went to the Caragh restaurant. It wasn't bad.

  • @jplully
    @jplully 14 днів тому

    The brothers Van Eyck, painters born in Maaseik, my town.

  • @jplully
    @jplully 14 днів тому

    Thank you a very nice summary. :) A few things were missing too bad you did not visit the garden of liege. just before you go up the stairs the Bueren, turn left just before the stairs, a staircase 1 metre wide will take you up among beautiful buildings and great view of the city.

  • @jplully
    @jplully 14 днів тому

    From 1986 until 1989 I learned there for carving ( Liege style carvings). And now I myself am known all over the world.

  • @cathymartinmcgoey3855
    @cathymartinmcgoey3855 15 днів тому

    Super video Thankyou

  • @paulaelliott5798
    @paulaelliott5798 16 днів тому

    Historic? Try "medieval"! I lived there for 4 years. Heaven on earth. Thanks for the video

  • @anchalsingh3954
    @anchalsingh3954 17 днів тому

    Absolutely best video. I felt as if i was in jordaan my self nd not ny room

  • @toughlikerocks
    @toughlikerocks 17 днів тому

    Watching this video is fascinating. Its like the Miranda Priestly blue sweater scene from Devil Wears Prada. They're talking about truffle oil and molten chocolate cake like they're cutting edge things, becuase at the time they WERE cutting edge. Now you can get truffle oil fries from Applebee's and molten chocolate cake from Domino's. It's crazy how things evolve. Trotter's influence on fine dining can't be overstated.

    • @denniscallan
      @denniscallan 17 днів тому

      Thank you for that lovely, up-to-date comment. Charlie was a pioneer!

  • @jasonhughes6994
    @jasonhughes6994 18 днів тому

    So bam can set the deadlines and the government have given an open ended contract. This is just crazy you'd easily know this was taxpayer's money and not theirs.

  • @RoseannaBaecklandt
    @RoseannaBaecklandt 18 днів тому

    Sjen oan de geng 🎉

  • @qiqi2692
    @qiqi2692 18 днів тому

    Proud to be Born Here ❤

  • @brendastonitsch1952
    @brendastonitsch1952 19 днів тому

    I just visited Spello in April. Such a beautiful area. Thanks for sharing 🇮🇹

  • @patriciaaikens5739
    @patriciaaikens5739 19 днів тому

    I thought the Madonna and child is at the church of our lady.

  • @sugarsaint
    @sugarsaint 20 днів тому

    Not being funny but that's a large pub crowd

    • @denniscallan
      @denniscallan 20 днів тому

      They are definitely a pub group, many heading to one right after, some got there before, all in good fun.

  • @cathrineprinsloo7986
    @cathrineprinsloo7986 20 днів тому

    I was in Ireland for 3 weeks and didn't want to come home❤❤❤❤❤

  • @shakuntalahiremath9683
    @shakuntalahiremath9683 22 дні тому

    Beautiful city.

  • @thomascleary83
    @thomascleary83 22 дні тому

    era the weater somtimes we get realy hot summers but most of the time we ger rain