Spain :
Spain is a treasure-trove of arts and culture brimming with
fabulous flamenco, music, history, painting, architecture,
literature, cinema, sport, bullfighting and fiestas! The exuberance
of the Spaniards and the glorious predictability of the summer
weather have been attracting refugees from northern Europe's
damp and clammy lands for decades, but Spain is much more than a
real estate coastal strip of nouveau riche holiday homes and
warm English beer.
Tourist Places :
Barceleno, Canary Islands, Ibiza, Madrid, Sevilla, Valencia
Switzerland :
Switzerland may be neutral but it is certainly not flavourless.
The fusion of German, French and Italian ingredients has formed
a robust national culture, and the country's Alpine landscapes
have enough zing to reinvigorate the most jaded traveller. Swiss
folk culture includes yodelling, playing the alp horn and Swiss
wrestling. Swiss chocolate, excellent by itself, is often used in desserts
and cakes.
Tourist Places :
Geneva, Zurich, Basel-Stadt
Italy :
Europe's kinky over-the-knee boot has it all: popes, painters,
polenta, paramours, poets, political puerility and potentates.
Its three millennia of history, culture and cuisine seduces anyone
not suffering exam deja vu. Dubbed the world's 'living art gallery',
Italy has more 'culture' than you can shake a baton, paintbrush, quill
or chisel at.Whether it's a broken pillar rising up through the linoleum
floor of a train station or a baroque church overlooking a cracked antique
pediment in the forum, history and culture surround you.
Tourist Places :
Florence, Milan, Naples, Rome, Venice