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Cultural Lisbon, Portugal
Thursday, June 23rd, 2011 /

History of Portugal

Portugal is located west of the Iberian Peninsula, the Atlantic Ocean. History teaches us that, in the northern region of Portugal and Spain last year, ill-defined, so they have the same cultural aspects, but not so long, especially after the rise of culture Castrén. Enriched our culture is characterized by round huts before the Romans conquered the place to share in Spain and Portugal.

History aside, if you visit Portugal, to be filled after the sports events of fun and entertainment to complement the historic sites to make your vacation a memorable and unique to give. Up the beautiful hills of the afternoon and the bar to go down the lane paved lively at night. Legendary cafés and art nouveau shops. World Heritage monuments and museums, special treasures. Fairy tale castles and beaches nearby. The long and insatiable appetite for dinner for the nightlife. First, before venturing to the edge of Portugal, in Lisbon, the capital, there are many things to do and places to visit.

Museum

The first museum is the Museu Nacional de Arte Contemporanea Museu do Chiado, Lisbon, and is located in the center, where French and Portuguese art is displayed. The museum is open 14:00 to 6:00 seven days a week, except Mondays when it opens at 10 am and closes at 6 hours.

Museum of Science at the Ecole Polytechnique old Lisbon, where you can learn about all the sciences, with a theme interactive chemistry, mathematics and applied physics. Science Museum is open from 10:00-1:00 and cell Friday afternoon from 2 to 17.30 except Sundays.

The Museu do Carmo is the place to learn about the archeology and other historical period. The museum is located in the ruins of the monastery.

Another museum worthy of Portugal, the National Museum of Ancient Art, which is strategically located near the Tagus River Palace order to Alvor. This museum exhibits works of art in Portuguese sculptor, painter and all the works of ancient art during the Portuguese colonial rule. The museum is open from 10:00 to 18:00 Wednesday to Sunday, while on Tuesday the opening of two eighteen. more…

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Venice Bridges
Saturday, June 11th, 2011 /

The minimum, the bridge became a tangible symbol of the city, and among the most representative features of the Venetians. In addition, each bridge, from the smallest to the largest public to private sector to do more to give to the beautiful city and offers a unique environment for tourists. There are over 350 bridges in the city, but some are certainly better known than others, and can be considered as an important monument of the city.

Four of the bridge on the Grand Canal, in particular, are among the most famous bridge in Venice, and crossed every day by Venetians and tourists. Built in the waters of the city’s largest, which is divided into two parts of Venice and the line with some of the most important buildings of Venice, this bridge is a tourist place, and construction needed to connect two sides of the channel and is easy to visit the city.

The first bridge over the Grand Canal, and quite possibly the most famous bridge in Venice, the Rialto Bridge. The bridge was built that we can now in 1588, but the first bridge in this area was built in 1175, is a bridge over the ship, which was replaced by a permanent bridge in 1265. After the collapse of wooden bridge, building a more powerful engine, many architects and their proposals. Antonio Da Ponte project wins, he predicted that the Istrian stone bridge (the material commonly used in Venice), has three stores and hills covered with an elegant portico.

Until the 19th century Rialto Bridge is the only bridge over the Grand Canal, but in 1854 the bridge of the Academy, its name derives from the Gallerie dell’Accademia in the neighborhood was built. At first, an iron bridge, but the damage to other materials selected to avoid: if the competition was announced for the proposed stone bridge. Meanwhile, a temporary wooden bridge, designed by Eugene never built Mozzi and replaced at the end of the bridge.

The third bridge, the bridge Scalzi, also known as Station Bridge, as it is very near the train station Santa Lucia, Eugenio Mozzi work and rebuilt in 1932. Instead of Istrian stone single-span bridge we see today, before 1932 there was an iron bridge was built by Austria in 1858. more…

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