If you’re
looking for a peaceful calm place to relish your summer vacation then you
should plan your journey to Angra Dos Reis, convenient yet exclusive
destination to relax. These islands are the most prominent tourist attraction
in Brazil for local and global visitors. Lush vegetation and the emerald waters
can be explored with your private boat. Building on the raw and unmatched
potential of these islands to seduce, it is Blue Parallel which makes the
experience memorable with our closely unlimited capability to deliver luxuries,
activities, amenities, and local guides; all designed and planned exactly for
you. Apart from the town, Angra dos Reis is well comprised of 365 beautiful islands
and two thousand beaches filled with natural beauty, legends and social events.
To know very well this part of the Fluminense Green Coast, one should be travel
by boat, being able to understand the crystalline waters, and the mansions of
the rich and famed, erected on private islands.
A compendium of interesting places, hidden wonders, Beautiful Places, strange travel destination, tourist attractions.
Friday 19 September 2014
The Sand Dunes of Maspalomas
The remarkable Dunes of Maspalomas is a four square km field of sand;
well located in the popular tourist town of Maspalomas in the south of the
island of Gran Canaria of Canary Islands. The sand originated from coral reefs
crushed into reasonable golden grains of limestone by the grinding action of
glaciers approximately more than thousands of years ago. The present ocean dragged
them to the shore and ultimately wind accumulated them into dunes.
The sand is blown inland from the beach and amasses around the shrubs,
recognized as balancon that dots the landscape. Once the gathered sand grows
larger than its protective shrub, it starts to move across the dune field and
so creating the fabulous, undulating landscape. These days the dunes are moving
at the rate of two to five meters from east to west. Therefore the area has
declared a Natural Reserve in 1987.
From the heart of the dunes the stunning views of the island's
mountainous interior are terrific and the adjacent hustle and bustle in the
neighboring resorts is all but forgotten. Few secluded areas of the dunes are
widespread with naturists. If you'd rather not stumble over the dunes on foot,
there’re opportunities to see the sights them from the comfort of a camel's
back.
Just a little further on from the Maspalomas Palm Tree plantation
(Palmeral) is another protected natural space “La Charca”, a beautiful pond
which lies between the sea and the sand, providing a relaxing spot for birds
migrating from Europe to Africa. The massive expanse of sand dunes start beyond
this “pond”, varying their shape frequently, chiseled out by the wind coming
off the ocean.
In 1861 there was a decision made to build the lighthouse which
actually took 28 long years to finish, the 68 m tall lighthouse, called “El
Faro de Maspalomas”, at the southern point from where the 12 kilometers long
beach and dunes lead to the resort Playa del Inglés, a popular destination of
tourist. This is deserves a place on every visitor's itinerary. These days everything around it has changed. Now it is at the start of
an eventful promenade area with a whole host of restaurants and gift shops.
However; Maspalomas continues to be the perfect place to unwind, enjoy the sea or simply while away the hours sunbathing. This hasn’t changed, and neither has the long shadow of the Lighthouse, in the same place as ever. Whereas before it looked out for boats crossing the Atlantic, it now envies beach-goers spending their days under the gentle sun in Maspalomas.
The Royal Mausoleum of Mauretania
The Royal Mausoleum of Mauretania is actually a
tomb situated on the road between the cities of Cherchell and Algiers, in
Algeria. Well, this is the final resting place of Berber Juba II and Cleopatra
Selene II, who were the last king and queen of Mauretania. Cleopatra Selene II
was the only daughter of the well-known Queen Cleopatra of Egypt and her
husband Mark Antony.
The mausoleum was built in 3 BC by King Juba II
himself intended not just for him and his wife, but as a dynastic funeral
monument for their royal descendants. The tomb is famous by numerous names. It
is occasionally referred to as the Mausoleum of Juba and Cleopatra Selene. In
Arabic, the mausoleum is called the Kubr-er-Rumia or Kbor er Roumia. While in
French it is call Tombeau de la Chretienne or "the tomb of the Christian
woman", because there is a cross-like shape of the division lines on the
false door.
The mausoleum was constructed according to
ancient mausoleums found in Numidia and their architectural design created from
mausoleums originates in Egypt and Anatolia. Although the circular mausoleum is
constructed from stone and stands on a square base with a pyramid or cone
comparable structure at the top. The measurement of tomb is between 60 to 61
meters in diameter but originally believed to be 40 meters tall. Because with
the passage of time and natural elements have decreased its height to about 30
meters.
This monument has been the victim of pillage very
early on. The base of the monument was once ornamented with 60 Ionic columns whose
capitals were stolen. Therefor in the center of the tomb there’re two vaulted
chambers “whose contents were perhaps also ransacked by treasure seekers”, that
can be reached by a spiral passage approximately seven feet in height and 489
feet in length. The burial chambers are detached by a short passage, and are
cut off from the gallery by stone doors prepared by a single slab which can be
moved up and down by levers.
Though early rulers tried several time to destroy
the monument. But in 1555, the Pasha of Algiers furnished orders to pull down
the mausoleum, but the attempt was reckless when big black wasps swarmed out
and stung some of the workers to death. At the end of the 18th century, the
attempt of Baba Mahommed got in vain to destroy the monument with artillery.
However later on the French occupied Algeria the monument was well used by the
French Navy for target practice. Lastly, in 1866 it was explored by order of
the Emperor Napoleon III, after which the site was ordered to be protected and
preserved.
In 1982, the mausoleum along with nearby
archeological sites containing monuments from the Byzantine and the Phoenician
ages were recognized by UNESCO as a World Heritage Site. Though these
archeological sites remains are protected, but the ruins face continuous
threats from urban construction and expansion, open sewage drainage run offs,
meager maintenance, and continuous vandalism. Due to these constant problems,
these archaeological remains face an indeterminate future.
World's Longest Suspension Bridge in Sochi, Russia
The world’s longest pedestrian suspension bridge opened this summer in
Sochi National Park, Russia. The pedestrian bridge is located on the extreme
corner of the National Park. The beautiful 1,800-foot-long bridge was built
over a striking 650 foot gorge, and provides tourist a spectacular view of the
mountains and the river below. Moreover theirs is another attraction is bungee
jumping. There’re many diverse points on the bridge from which you can bungee.
The bridge is part of the AJ Hackett Sochi Sky-park that was opened around the
similar time as this bridge. The Sochi Sky-park Bridge was developed in
collaboration with New Zealand, and it took two years, used 740 tons of metal
and 2,000 cubic meters of concrete to construct. The Bridge is designed to
withstand a 9-magnitude earthquake and the concurrent presence of 3,000 people
over it.
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