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La Alhambra Palace on a Hill

Buy Tickets for Alhambra the must see in Granada Spain 2021

June 27, 2021 By Jan Robinson 23 Comments

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Updated June 2021 Following a Three Month Covid 19 shut down The Alhambra is now open (29th June 2020) and welcoming visitors The Alhambra, a UNESCO World Heritage Site is a must see in Granada Spain and this post explains how to visit Alhambra and how to buy tickets for Alhambra. Having waited for this …

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Topkapi Palace - Interior Baghdad Kiosk

Topkapi Palace Views in Istanbul

January 3, 2021 By Jan Robinson 35 Comments

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The best way to absorb the Ottoman opulence of old Istanbul is to take in some Topkapi Palace Views. Located in the historic district close to Hagia Sophia, the Palace (a museum since 1924) is a reminder of those grand times. It is interesting to note that although Istanbul or Constantinople as it was then …

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Larnach Castle History and Garden Views

Larnach Castle History and Gardens

August 26, 2019 By Jan Robinson 22 Comments

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Are there Castles in New Zealand? Yes, Larnach Castle is the only castle in New Zealand and you will find it on New Zealand’s Otago Peninsula near Dunedin. Larnarch Castle History is quite intriguing. Despite being located in the South Island of New Zealand, the castle was built and owned by an Australian of Scottish …

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Ishak Pasa Palace Dogubayazit Turkey

Ishak Pasha Palace in Eastern Turkey

February 12, 2014 By Jan Robinson 33 Comments

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We had driven all day to arrive in Dogubayazit, a far-flung outpost in Eastern Turkey, lured by the Ishak Pasha Palace which Lonely Planet bestows with a One Thousand and One Night’s romanticism. [pinit] Arriving in Dogubayazit. The first 70 km of the day’s journey from Tortum to Erzurum was on the excellent Erzurum Artvin Yolu highway …

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Alcazaba Bell Tower

Views from the Alhambra in Granada Spain

July 11, 2013 By Jan Robinson 34 Comments

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Have you been to the Alhambra in Spain? We arrived in Granada on 22nd April 2012, and visited the Alhambra on a day that was as beautiful as the two and a half weeks that followed it.  Even though we live in a warm and sunny part of Australia, the weather at that time in …

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Walls and Sky - Castello Mouros

A Panoramic View over Sintra: Castelo Mouros

April 25, 2013 By Jan Robinson 28 Comments

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Step through a door to another time – a time of Muslim Rulers and Catholic Kings – of Fires, Earthquakes and Restoration. B.H. and I are outdoors people, so when we decided to choose just one attraction to visit in Sintra, the choice was easy.  Castelo Mouros was a Military Fort from the 8th Century …

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