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EUROPEAN TOUR

• Spanish Riding School
  Learn about this famous riding school and the Lipizzaner Museum in the heart of Vienna.
• Salzburg Festival
  Find out why this music festival is an important national event.
• Semmering Railway
  Follow the path of this famous railway across Austria. UNESCO web site; follow the links at the bottom of the page.  See this link for a map of the famous railway.

ENGLAND

• Stonehenge and Avebury in Wiltshire
  Visit this mystical ancient site in England. Stonehenge, a great stone circle and megalithic monument, has fascinated historians and archeologists for centuries.
• Tower of London
  Click on the link to "Explore" to get an overview of the history of this fortress on the Thames River.

DENMARK

• Kronborg Castle
  Read about this famous castle; UNESCO site; check links at bottom of page.

GIBRALTAR

• Rock of Gibraltar
  A wealth of information about the British colony, covering history, politics, tourism, nature, commerce, and more. Maintained by the Gibraltar Internet provider.

FRANCE

• Cistercian Abbey of Fontenay
  Monasteries played an important role in the history of Europe during the Middle Ages. Visit the link at the bottom of the page.
• Chateau of Versailles
  Visit some of the places in this vast estate by clicking of the interactive map. Go to "Visit the places."
• Eiffel Tower
  Official site contains panoramic views, web cams and interactive map.
• Lascaux Caves
  Learn all about the prehistoric cave paintings at Lascaux, France. Take a virtual tour in the Discover section, read information about the discovery of the caves in 1940.
• Carcassonne
  The ancient, walled city of Carcassonne teaches about the history and culture of Europe during the Middle Ages.

GREECE

• Acropolis, Athens
  This place is the most important site in Athens and has a special place in history. UNESCO web site; see the links at the bottom of the page.

HUNGARY

• Budapest
  Welcome to Budapest! Use this web site to tour the city and discover its history.

IRELAND

• Blarney Castle
  This is Ireland's oldest and most famous castle.
• Strokestown/Famine Museum
  Visit this estate and the museum on the grounds that is dedicated to the Irish Famine.
• Newgrange
  What is the meaning of this ancient stone structure? Follow the links at the bottom of the page for more informational web sites.

ITALY

• In Vesuvius' Shadow
  Interactive web site devoted to archeological work in Pompeii.
• St. Peter's Basilica, Rome
  Located in Vatican City this is one of Christianity's most famous sites.
  

LITHUANIA

• Historic town of Vilnius
  This town is on the UNESCO World Hertiage list as an important center for culture and history.
  See links to cultural heritage.

NORWAY

• Norwegian Fjords
  Explore the amazing landscape of Norway. UNESCO site; follow the links at the bottom of the page.

POLAND

• Krakaw Poland
  Take a virtual tour of this city.
• Belovezhskaya Pushcha National Park
  This wonderfull national park lies in Poland and in Belarus; this web site is created by scientists from Belarus.
  See also this page from National Geographic on this ecosystem.

SPAIN

• World Heritage Cities of Spain
  The Spanish group of World Heritage Cities is made up of eight monumental centers -Ávila, Cáceres, Córdoba, Cuenca, Salamanca , Santiago de Compostela, Segovia and Toledo, which were joined together by this distinction with UNESCO between the years 1985 and 1998.
• Mosque at Cordoba
  This is part of a web site that explores many sacred places in the world. Follow the links at the bottom of the page.

SWEDEN

• Vasa Museum
  This museum in Stockholm has a tour of one the oldest sailing ships in the world, the Vasa.  Be sure to take the interactive tour.
  
  

World Heritage

Many of these web sites are part of or were found by using UNESCO's World Heritage Center Web site.  The web site offers a brief description and a photo of each of the hundreds of cultural and natural World Heritage sites protected worldwide. Searchable.

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update 6/7/09