Europe

Cheltenham Racecourse at Prestbury Park, near Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England, hosts National Hunt horse racing. Racing at Cheltenham took place in 1815, but comprised only minor flat races on Nottingham Hill. The first racing on Cleeve Hill was on Tuesday 25...

Östersund is an urban area (city) in Jämtland in northern Sweden. It is the seat of Östersund Municipality and the capital of Jämtland County. Östersund is located at the shores of Sweden’s fifth-largest lake, Storsjön, opposite the island Frösön. It...

Fira de Barcelona is Barcelona’s trade fair institution. Every year, it organises numerous trade shows and congresses. Three large venues: Montjuïc, Gran Via and the CCIB. Fira de Barcelona has over 500,000 m2 of exhibition floor space and is one...

Sea-Airport Cuxhaven/Nordholz is a joint public and military airport serving Cuxhaven and Northern Germany. It is mainly used for general aviation and cargo traffic as the international seaports of Cuxhaven and Bremerhaven are only a few minutes away. Nordholz is...

Kansanpuisto park on Ruissalo Island has offered all Turku residents a chance to relax since the 19th century. Nowadays the area is used as a bathing beach and a pleasant day trip destination. Kansanpuisto park is a unique venue right...

Neustadt-Glewe airfield (ICAO code: EDAN) is a commercial airfield in the Ludwigslust-Parchim district. It is approved for gliders, motor gliders, ultralight aircraft and motor aircraft with a maximum take-off weight of up to 5.7 tonnes. The grass airfield, built in...

Benicassim is a municipality and beach resort located in the province of Castellón, on the Costa del Azahar in Spain. The Desert de les Palmes mountain range further inland shelters the town from the north wind. The name is derived...

Real gathering and conviviality place with no less than 100,000 visitors a year, the Malsaucy peninsula offers a huge range of activities according to the seasons. Enjoy the beautiful weather and the 6,000 m² of beach in summer where bathing...

Many people probably associate the forest on the outskirts of Nibe with the Nibe Festival, but Skalskoven Forest with the many beech trees has much else to offer. In the forest you can both follow gravel and asphalt roads, but...

Stradbally Hall is a large house in Stradbally, County Laois, Ireland. It is owned by the Cosby family and is positioned in the heart of Stradbally, around ten minutes from Portlaoise on the N80. The estate has hosted the Electric...

Parque El Batel is situated in the city of Cartagena which is located on five small hills called: Monte de la Concepción, Cerro del Molinete, Monte de San José, Monte Sacro and Cerro de Despeñaperros. It is a port city...

Trenčín is a city in western Slovakia of the central Váh River valley near the Czech border, around 95 km (59 mi) from Bratislava. It has a population of more than 55,000, which makes it the eighth largest municipality of...

Bánffy Castle is an architectural monument situated in Bonţida, a village in the vicinity of Cluj-Napoca, Romania, with construction phases and stylistic features belonging to Renaissance, Baroque, Neoclassical and Neogothic styles. It is owned by the Hungarian Bánffy family. In...

The Haarlemmermeerse Bos is a 115 hectare park-like area northwest of Hoofddorp. The forest was planted in the 1970s, after which it was officially opened to the public in 1979 and has developed into a regional attraction. Events are regularly...

Although many archaeological and historical evidence indicate clearly the existence of Celtic and Roman settlements, it was not until the 12th and 13th centuries when the town of Viveiro was properly born. Although the length of the Vivarian coastline is...

The Nederlandsche Dok en Scheepsbouw Maatschappij (NDSM) existed until 1984, building and repairing ships. After the 90 hectare area of docks and shipyards became derelict, it was bought up by the Amsterdam-Noord borough NDSM is a neighborhood in Amsterdam, Netherlands...

Dour is a municipality of Wallonia located in the province of Hainaut, Belgium. On 1 January 2006 the municipality had 16,810 inhabitants. The total area is 33.32 km², giving a population density of 505 inhabitants per km². The municipality consists...