Portugalia

Portugal

Lisbon a yellow tram

Old yellow trams are one of the most characteristic elements of Lisbon.The line 28 or 12 tram ride gives plenty of emotions when a tram almost touches walls going along steep streets of Lisbon, which is located on the hills one of the most picturesque capital cities of Europe.

The little town of Agueda

    A charming Portuguese little town of Agueda offers colour lovers a change from typically-painted facades. Rainbow umbrellas hang at "Rua Luis de Camoes" street and give relief-during a heatwave and evoke a smile on the faces of passers-by. It was supposed to be temporary but the umbrellas return every July on the occasion of Agitagueda Art Festival.

Vasco da Gama Bridge    

The longest bridge in Europe and one of the longest ones in the world is situated in Portugal on the River Tag. It links the areas of Lisbon (the town of Sacavem) with the town of Montijo. The bridge came into existence in 1988, it is 17.2km long and is resistant to earthguakes.

Włochy

Italy

The leaning Tower of Pisa 

    It is one of the most famous world buildings, it is a cathedral belfry. Soon after the start of the construction, the tower began to tilt from the perpendicular. The tower is made of white marble and weighs more than 14 thousand tonnes. Maintenance works were completed in 2011 to protect it from further tilting.

Venice-Rialto Bridge over the

Grande Canal

     The oldest Venice bridge over the Grande Canal in Italy. It connects the banks of Riva del Vin and Riva del Ferro.This is a massive and majestic building, which is the most characteristic monument of Venice. It is 48 meters long and 22 meters wide. It is supported on one arch, rising up to 7,5 meters above sea level and having 28 meters width. Three-speed staircase run through the bridge, the middle part of them consists of gold and souvenirs shops.

Hiszpania

Spain

Windmills near the town of Campto de Criptona 

The windmills have been a part of the landscape of La Mancha for over five centuries. Some of them are an important element of Spanich culture and history, espacially those that can be visited near Campto de Criptona. Immortiality was given to them by Cervantes who described them on the pages of the first modern novel ,,Don Kichote''.

Rumunia

Romania

Fortified church in Viscri

  Fortifield church in Viscri is situated in the village, which is far from main streets. It is one of the most beautiful churches in Romania. It is surrounded by walls that can protect all citizens against the invasion. Additionally there is a museum, located in the building area, where we can see some exhibitions showing people’s lives in Saxons’ time.

Litwa

Lithuania

Vilnius – Gedimina’s Tower

Gedimina’s Tower is one of the most famous remains of Middle Ages in Vilnius. It survived part of Main Castle, which was built on the top of Turza Mountain by Gedimina in XIV century. After the big fire it was rebuilt in Gothic style in Prince Vytautas’s time. At present in the Gedimina’s Tower there is a museum, where we can see a lot of exhibits from the medieval period. 

TRAKAI ISLAND CASTLE ON LAKE GALVE 

   It was a mansion of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania. It was built on the turn of XIV and XV centuries by Vytautas the Great. It is the only Castle in the East Europe which is situated on the Island. In 1430 Vytautas the Great died in Trakai Island Castle. This Castle is one of the most visited place by tourists in Trakai. It was rebuilt with a historical museum in 1962. The Castle is a symbol of Lithuania so every year about 350000 tourists and country’s guests of honour come to visit this amazing place.

Polska

Poland

Częstochowa - Jasna Góra  

    The sanctuary with the monastry of Pauline convent located on the hill Jasna Góra. One of the most important pilgrimage center for Catholics in Poland with a miraculous image of Our Lady of Częstochowa and with a collection of many other works of art.

Częstochowa – the Town Hall

The symbol of the city. It became the headquarter of the authorities of the new city in 1828, two years after the formal connection of the Old and New Częstochowa. It was expended in 1908, a two - storey building of the Town Hall, with a round tower in the middle and two side pavilions, was surrounded from three sides - except the front one - by a huge garden. Currently the Tow Hall is the headquarter of the Częstochowa Museum.