The top tip for seeing the Real Alcazar de Sevilla is to buy skip-the-line tickets in advance. Visit in the afternoon to avoid tour groups. The Real Alcazar palace complex in Seville is one of the top sights to see in Andalusia and indeed Spain. It is a deservedly popular attraction but a bit of planning makes it easier and more pleasant to visit the site. The best tip is … [Read more...]
Transportation to Etretat in Normandy
Getting to the white chalk cliffs and natural arches of Étretat in Normandy is easy by car or by bus from Le Havre with good train connections to Paris. Flixbus has direct season buses from Paris to Etretat. Etretat with its white cliffs and three natural arches is hugely popular with day-trippers and holidaymakers. Étretat is easiest reached by car but public … [Read more...]
See Hallstatt’s Karner (Bone House / Beinhaus) near Salzburg in Austria
A popular if slightly bizarre sight to see in Hallstatt, a pleasant day trip from Salzburg, Austria is its Karner (Beinhaus / Bone House) where 600 painted human skulls are on display. Hallstatt in Salzburger Land, Austria is inscribed on the UNESCO World Cultural Heritage List for the prehistoric Hallstatt civilization and the exploitation of salt, a source of wealth in … [Read more...]