Sunday, October 31, 2010
Travel and Tourism in India 2010
Saturday, October 30, 2010
Amalfi Coast Vacation
Depart on this Amalfi Coast vacation Italy travel package through March 2011 to obtain the deal. The $939 per person package includes:
1) Roundtrip airfare to Naples from New York City. Other cities to Naples available at additional rate
Friday, October 29, 2010
Thursday, October 28, 2010
Tourism in South Africa 2010
Wednesday, October 27, 2010
South Africa Tourism 2010
Kerala Tourism 2010
Italy Travel: Italy Guide to Art Exhibitions
ALBA - Fondazione Ferrero: Giorgio Morandi, The Essence of Landscape; 70 works; until January 16.
FERRARA - Palazzo dei Diamanti: French 18th-century still-life master Jean-Baptiste-Simeon Chardin; 50 loans from major international museums in first-ever Italian show; until January 13.
FLORENCE ART - Palazzo Strozzi: 'Bronzino, Painter and Poet at the Medici Court'; 90 works in world's first monographic show; to January 23.
- Palazzo Pitti: Vinum Nostrum. The Art, Science and Myths of Wine in Civilisation; from prehistoric winegrowing to Dionysus cult, Etruscan, Roman use; show features oldest surviving wine container, on loan from Georgia; until April 30.
- Accademia and Horne Museum: Virtues of Love, 40 Florentine Renaissance paintings celebrating wedded bliss, from Italian and foreign museums; until November 1.
- Bargello: Giovanfrancesco Rustici and Leonardo, first show examining links of 15th-century sculptor with da Vinci, Verrocchio and others; until January 10.
FORLI' - Musei Civici di San Domenico: 400 ancient Egyptian artefacts gound by great Egyptologist Ernesto Schiaparelli (1856-1928) including works from Queen Nefertari's tomb; until January 9.
MAMIANO DI TRAVERSETOLO (PARMA ART) - Fondazione Magnani Rocca: Renato Guttuso, Passion and Reality, 65 works until December 8.
MILAN - Palazzo Reale: 'Salvador Dali', The Dream Draws Near'; 50 works, until January 30.
- FNAC: 12 unseen photos of Michael Jackson by French photographer Arno Bani; until 25.
PADUA ART - Palazzo Zabarella: "From Canova to Modigliani, the Face of the 19th Century"; 100 portraits and sculptures; until February 27.
PASSARIANO (UDINE) - Villa Manin: 'Edvard Munch and the Spirit of the North'; 122 works; until March 6.
PERUGIA - Galleria Nazionale: 'Theatre of Dreams from Chagall to Fellini', 100 works; until January 9.
RIMINI - Castel Sismondo: The Marvelous Years: Impressionism; 100 works from international museums including Monet and Pissarro, Sisley and Degas, Bazille and Renoir, Cezanne and Guillaumin, Morisot and Fantin-Latour, Gauguin and Van Gogh; until March 27.
- same venue: Caravaggio's first religious painting, The Ecstasy of St Francis, back in Italy for first time in 25 years from Wadsworh Museum, Hartford, as well as several contemporaries; until March 27.
ROME ART - Galleria Borghese: Luca Cranach the Elder, The Other Renaissance; 45 works from major international museums; until February 13.
- Chiostro del Bramante: Greats from the Veneto, 15th- 18th Century; Bellini, Lotto, Titian, Veronese, Tiepolo, Canaletto; 80 works from Accademia Carrara in Bergamo; until January 30.
- Vittoriano: 'Vincent Van Gogh, Timeless Landscape, Modern City'; 110 masterpieces in first major Rome show in 22 years; until January 30.
- Scuderie del Quirinale: '1861: The Painters of the Risorgimento', war scenes, Garibaldi's Red Shirts, leaders' portraits; to January 16.
- Curia Iulia, Roman Forum: 'The Two Empires, The Eagle and the Dragon'; 450 works on Roman and Chinese empires; marks Year of Chinese Culture in Italy; until January 9.
- Palazzo Barberini: permanent exhibition of ancient art back on show after long restoration; also at Galleria Corsini, Villa Farnesina Chigi and Orto Botanico.
- Museo di Roma (Palazzo Braschi): The Risorgimento in Colour: Patriot Painters; to January 9.
- Vittoriano: Fausto Coppi, Il Campionissimo'; bikes, shirts, helmets, fan letters, reports and footage of legendary cyclist on 50th anniversary of death; until October 31.
SAN MARINO - Palazzo Sums: 25 Impressionist works including Monet, Cezanne and Renoir; until March 27, in tandem with Rimini show.
SAN SEVERINO MARCHE - Pinacoteca Civica, Palazzo Servanzi Confidati and Chiesa della Misericordia: 'Baroque Marvels', 90 works including Bernini, Guercino, Pomarancio, Orazio Gentileschi, Valentin de Boulogne, Baciccio: until December 12.
SIENA - Santa Maria della Scala: Life of Michelangelo; letters, poetry, working sketches; until November 14.
TIVOLI - Villa Adriana: Show charting rise and fall of Hadrian's Villa; dozens of artefacts returned from collections around the world; until November 1.
TRENTO - Buoncastiglio Castle; The Adventure of Glass: From the Renaissance to the 20th Century between Venice and Distant Worlds; brings together over 700 masterpieces celebrating glass production on the Venetian island of Murano; until November 7.
TURIN - Palazzo Reale, Palazzo Chiablese, Castello di Racconigi: "Vittorio Emanuele II: The Gentleman King"; new documents, pictures on life of Italy's first post-unification king; until March 13.
UDINE - Castello: Giambattista Tiepolo, 20 engravings and 30 other works; until October 31.
VENICE ART - Fondazione Cini: 'The Arts of Giambattista Piranesi - Architect, etcher, antiquarian, vedutista, designer'; 300 original prints plus 33 photos by Gabriele Basilico of Rome sites in 1960s; until November 21.
Monday, October 25, 2010
Italy Travel: Colosseum opens Gladiator Pits
Italy Travel: Rome: The Colosseum has added to its allure by opening the undergrounds pits where gladiators and wild beasts waited before being winched from darkness into the light of the killing ground.
As well as revealing the bowels of the one-time blood-and-guts arena, the famed monument has also reopened its 33m-high third story, closed since the 1970s, affording a breathtaking view of Rome.
The two new attractions aim to boost visitor numbers at the site, which is already Italy's single most-visited monument at some 19,000 people a day.
Fans of ancient bloodletting are allowed in in groups of 25, strictly by reservation, to see its underground world.
According to Colosseum site director Rossella Rea, the gladiatorial areas are all the more fascinating because "they were completely buried in the 5th century AD and have been perfectly conserved".
"They never suffered the depredation which the surface parts of the monument were victims to," she said.
The so-called 'hypogeum' (literally, 'under ground') has been restored in a multi-million-euro project that has also installed new, muted lighting effects.
Rea said the hope was to have recaptured "some of the atmosphere" of the breathless moments before the games commenced, when the armored or naked fighters and the wild animals were hauled up through 80 trap-doors.
The visit starts from the Porta Libitinaria, named after the goddess of the dead Libitina, through which the gladiators marched in and from which their corpses were taken out.
A broad corridor then leads to the hypogeum proper with its various rooms, some once used for storing the stage props and scenographical effects that enhanced the central combat. Roberto Cecchi, Rome's special archeological commissioner, said he hoped the boost to ticket sales would act as a "driving force" for the rest of the Forum, where he announced the opening, in December, of two other long-awaited sites, the Temple of Venus and the House of the Vestal Virgins.
The next step for the Colosseum itself is to attract private sponsors to fund a 23-million-euro scheme to clean and restore the entire time-ravaged site.
Rome Mayor Gianni Alemanno, who has admitted that the Colosseum is "a daily worry" to him, hopes to announce the names of the firms before Christmas.
Efforts to muster funding for the clean-up and restoration have quickened since a chunk of masonry fell off an interior wall on May 9, the latest in a trail of bits the 2,000-year-old monument has shed over the years. The Colosseum or Flavian Amphitheatre (its proper name) is perhaps the most attractive archeological venue in the world with some four million visitors a year.
Construction on the city's iconic monument started between 70 and 72 AD under the Emperor Vespasian.
It was completed in 80 AD by his son Titus, who financed the project from the booty his armies seized in the war against the Jews in 66-70 AD.
Titus inaugurated it with 100 days of games including the recreation of a sea battle between Romans and Greeks.
Friday, October 22, 2010
Victoria Harbor in Hong Kong China
It is a very common tourist’s attraction because of its beautiful scenic view of Hong Kong and its harbor. This harbor display spectacular fireworks during the 2nd night of the lunar year and thus is very common point for the tourists and the localities. It is also used to form recreation like swimming and polo. The harbor was initially called the Hong Kong Harbor and its modern name is the Victoria Harbor. This name change was done to ensure and pacify the fleet that belonged to Queen Victoria. As the manufacture sector increased day by day, club races were stopped because of access of pollution.
The latest proposed recovery extends along the waterfront from Sheung Wan to Causeway Bay had to face a lot of conflict. Till this time, the harbor became very important and a known location for the localities in Hong Kong. Some common activists went against the government and raised protests as the environment of one of the most natural asset was in threat. The harbor today of course is very well maintained by the government of China and Hong Kong attracts many new and old visitors. It is also fully engaged in the proper trade and is still the best and the largest harbor in Hong Kong.
Tourism Australia 2010
Italy Cruise Ports: Genoa, Livorno, Civitavecchia, Naples, Bari Cruise Ports of Call in Italy
A Italy cruise in the Mediterranean around the boot that is the Italic peninsula of Italy have lots of ports of call to visit with history and culture waiting in every Italian port. Visit WebVisionItaly's Italy travel channel for more about Italy's ports of call and Italy travel.
Ports of call in Italy include Genoa cruise port in the Liguria region of Italy, Livorno cruise port of call closest to Florence in Tusany, Civitavecchia cruise port outside Rome near Fiumincino airport in Lazio, Naples cruise port in the Bay of Naples region of Campania, Sicily includes Palermo and Siracusa, and on Italy's Adriatic coast Bari, Rimini, and Venice.
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Thursday, October 21, 2010
Department of Tourism 2010
Wednesday, October 20, 2010
Travel and Tourism 2010
Tuesday, October 19, 2010
Italian Fashion Trends 2011: Milan Fashion Week
The mini skirt has all but disappeared from the runway, not surprising maybe given the economic trends, replaced by hemlines that fall around or below the knee. Long skirts are also very popular. It is said that fashion trends precede economic trends with below the knee hemlines signaling more recession and shorts and mini skirt pointing toward a coming economic rebound. If the Italian Fashion trends for 2011 are a guide, the economy has more work do.
In keeping with this new look, which already made its first appearance on the Italian fashion show runway for the upcoming winter 2011, the Italian designers do away with short shorts and most trousers.
Italian designer Giorgio Armani based his new collection on the new hemline.
The latest Emporio Armani collection is the stretch tulle skirt, which hangs down like a slip, providing a covering layer for above the knee skirts and mini dresses, both by day and by night.
Armani was one of the few designers who featured shorts in his second line collection, aimed at the younger set. Many of his ultra-light jackets were paired with a pair of just-above-the-knee Bermuda shorts.
Bottega Veneta treated the Italian fashion crowd to a show where everything was as light as a feather, and almost every skirt began somewhere from the knee down. The ultra-wide evening gowns had hemlines so long they could double for a train.
Earlier in the week, Italian designer Donatella Versace, great fan of the mini skirt, yanked her hemline several inches below the knee, to create a prim ladylike look for Versace summer 2011.
Underlining the Summer 2011 Italian fashion trend, Versace traded in her trademark tight black pants with matching glittery top, for a simple below the knee black cocktail dress, for her runway bow.
For more Italian fashion trends 2011 click to see the Italian runway videos on WebVisionItaly.com Italian Fashion channel:
Monday, October 18, 2010
The Taj Mahal 2010
The Great China Wall, Great Wall, China Wall, Great Wall of Chaina, Wall of China 2010
Sunday, October 17, 2010
Prambanan Temple 2010
Saturday, October 16, 2010
Borobudur, Borobudur Java, Borobudur Indonesia, Borobudur Temple 2010
Port of Rio de Janeiro 2010
Friday, October 15, 2010
Holiday Destination: Top 10 Most Beautiful Sceneries in the World
10 - International Space Station
The astronauts were in STS116 mission on the International Space Station, ISS, and 3600 miles above New Zealand. The scenery was quite magnificent.
9 - Top of the world
The picture above is the top Himalayas, Tibet. This is the maximum point on the whole world with an amazing sun light, Himalayan peaks look like a place outside the Earth.
8 - Mysterious Rays in the North
Rays of “Aurora Borealis” It looks amazing in the skies of Alaska. Aurora is the light that occurs naturally in space due to collisions between particles of the earth’s magnetic field with atoms and molecules of the earth’s environment. Frequent color is green and red and Aurora can be seen at night.
7 - Colorful town
Cinque Terre, Riviera is a very popular tourist city in Italy. The old town is very unique each building is dominated by bright colors that are not commonly used. However, this is where the beauty of this city which is located on the edge of the Mediterranean Sea makes the seafood there is very special.
6 - The “Wizard” School
A university in Quebec, Canada with incredible scenery where the Great waterfall in front of the campus just make this university the most unique location for university. The model of buildings like the royal buildings and only one deficiency of the campus, there is no welcoming Banner “Welcome to wizard’s campus”.
5 - The Lost City of Inca
This is Machu Picchu, The Lost city of the Inca civilization which is located in Urumba Valley, Peru. The town is built on top of Inca glory year (1460).
4 - Rock Tsunami
A super unique of rock formations called Massif De La Chartreuse at the eastern mountain of France. Rock formations look like a big wave or tsunami.
3 - City inside Mountain
Picture above is the lost city in Petra, Jordan which is built with a perfect defense against external attacks and sand storms. Very impressive, considering that this city was built in ancient times when the machine is not created yet.
2 - Navagio Bay, Zakynthos, Greece
Navagio Beach is an isolated sandy cove on Zakynthos Island and one of the most famous beaches in Greece. It is notable because it is home to the wreck of the alleged smuggler ship Panagiotis; thus, it is often referred to as 'Smugglers Cove'.
1 - The Silence Ice
This Beautiful scenery but a little scary is located at the end of the world, North Pole with very clear water and no waves, you can see the shadow of the block of ice at the bottom of the sea.
Wednesday, October 13, 2010
Paricutin Volcano, Paricutin Volcano in Mexico, Volcano ParicutÃn 2010
Galapagos Islands Pictures
The island is situated in the Pacific Ocean which is almost one thousand kilometers away from South America. The islands are 19 in number, surrounding numerous marine reserves. The place is also called the iving museum and the showcase of the evolution. Due to active volcanic eruptions and extreme isolation on the islands, a new kind of animal life emerged. For example, the evolution of giant tortoise and land iguana, all based on the Charles Darwin’s theory of evolution.
Even though the island is located on the equator, the water currents bring cold water to the islands, leading frequent drizzles all through the year. From a period of June to November, the temperature of the islands is 22 degree Celsius. The temperature rises up to 2 more degrees from December to May with no winds but heavy rainfall.
Some of the most visited islands are Bartholomew, Culpepper, Hood, Narborough, Charles or Santa Maria, Tower, Ecuador, Bindloe, nameless, Duncan, Abingdon, Jervis, Chatham, Santa Cruz, South Plaza, San
Tuesday, October 12, 2010
Northern Lights 2010
Victoria Falls 2010
Mount Everest 2010
Monday, October 11, 2010
Barrier Reef, Cairns, Barrier Reefs, Barrier Reef, Barrier Reef Great 2011
Grand Canyon 2010
Saturday, October 9, 2010
Paris Tourism 2010
Orlando Tourism 2010
Friday, October 8, 2010
Denver Tourism 2010
Nashville Tourism 2010
Thursday, October 7, 2010
Red Square Moscow
red square
red square
soviet chic
Moscow’s first (and still most exclusive) boutique hotel, the Golden Apple, will be your base. It’s perfectly located right in the heart of the city, just around the corner from Red Square and within walking distance of all the cultural highlights and hottest after-dark venues.
buzzing nightlife
This vibrant city comes alive when the sun goes down. Sip chilled vodka cocktails in glamorous underground clubs and decadent bars after sampling the fare in the city’s famous caviar houses.
kgb building
kgb building
Need a ticket to an exclusive party? Or how about a box at the Bolshoi? No worries - our local concierge service will provide you with recommendations and reservations alike.
kremlin and culture
When the sun comes up, start exploring - the wonders of the Kremlin, Gorky Park and St Basil’s cathedral are worth every moment, but there’s also some premium retail therapy to indulge in. Could we love it more? Probably not. From the architecture to the art and the bars to the ballet, this is a weekend like no other.
Wednesday, October 6, 2010
egyptian museum cairo
The museum will help Egypt become a heart of the history and be a part of the Egyptology. The aim of the museum is to take hold of the diversity of the heritage that Egypt holds. The museum creates a great experience for the tourists by helping them connect the history to the present. It has one of the best antiquities artifacts collections.
This is one place that would always help you discover new things. The ground floor gives a vivid history of Ancient Egypt. There are good security checks while entering the building. Every time a new object is displayed as the best object of the month. It also has very imperative items that belong to the Egypt and are more than five thousand years old. There are some other masterpieces that belong to the fiftieth century and hence should not be missed. It also has some Old Kingdom’s small statues that have families and shows people working. If you move clockwise, it takes you to an area that would take you to the future.
In the far end of the museum, one can find material from the “heretic” pharaoh, also known as Akhenaten (Amenhotep IV). Tourists who have genuine interests in knowing the Egypt culture must not miss this site.