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		<title>Maastricht, Squares, Basilicas and Festivals</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Maastricht is a city in the Netherlands. The city about 2000 years old is one of the oldest cities in the country and has a vast cultural panorama. Bonnefanten Museum is the largest museum in the city. The building dates from 1995 and is located along the river Maas. In this museum there are several [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><a href="http://www.culturaenmovimientobolivia.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/Maastricht-Squares-Basilicas-and-Festivals.jpg"><img class="alignleft size-medium wp-image-686" src="http://www.culturaenmovimientobolivia.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/Maastricht-Squares-Basilicas-and-Festivals-300x198.jpg" alt="" width="232" height="205" /></a>Maastricht is a city in the Netherlands. The city about 2000 years old is one of the oldest cities in the country and has a vast cultural panorama.</p>
<p>Bonnefanten Museum is the largest museum in the city. The building dates from 1995 and is located along the river Maas. In this museum there are several collections and galleries of both the great works of the most important masters of earlier centuries as pieces of contemporary art. There are also curious collections of statues, vases and other utensils of clay and silver artifacts.</p>
<p>There are Marres cultural center in the huge rooms of the mansion home, variety of modern art. The mansion is a cultural center with a large organic garden and has an impressive library with a lot of books on the various streams of art.</p>
<p>There is also an underground museum with artifacts from Roman times under the Hotel Derlon. Other important museum is the Museum of Natural History also Spaans Gouvernement Museum, the Museum of Spanish government.</p>
<p>The city has many bookstores. One of the most famous is in Dominicanenkerk, a former church converted into a hotel that has a large reading room with frescoes on the walls.</p>
<p>In recent years, the city of Maastricht has earned a reputation for its many festivals. Music festivals are undoubtedly the most popular. The festivals entertain both older and young people. There are festivals for classical music, medieval music, dance, pop and jazz. Although music is the focus of this class of events, there are many festivals of theater, dance and poetry.</p>
<p>One of the biggest events is the Arts and Antiques Fair to be held in March. For a few days, art lovers can buy exclusive artwork and a large number of artifacts dating from the last 6000 years.</p>
<p>As the saying goes, Maastricht is music. In this city, as highlighted by the music festivals, there are the Opera Zuid Limburg Symphony Orchestra and the Royal Choral Society Mastreechter Staar. However, the theater is also one of the players in the panorama of the city. The Bonbonnière Theatre and Academy of Music in Maastricht, in addition to smaller theaters are the two bodies to give life to hundreds of plays in the city.</p>
<p>Markt Square is the Market Square which has now become a pedestrian area. Here is the City of Maastricht seventeenth century.</p>
<p>Wyck district is a historic district. Nearby is the Céramique district full of museums and ancient pottery shops. Both districts are filled with gourmet boutiques, antique shops with all kinds of treasures, and a variety of exotic restaurants.</p>
<p>The monumental Basilica Sterre der Zee, Stella Maris Basilica, dating from the eleventh century, is located in the Plaza Onze Lieve Vrouweplein. During the summer months, the square of the basilica is filled with lovely terraces.</p>
<p>In Vrijthof Square are the basilica and the church Sint Sint Servaas Janskerk. The Basilica of St. Servatius is filled with artifacts and ancient works of great religious significance, history and culture.</p>
<p>During the Christmas season, the city is full of lights. The whole center is filled with decorations, but highlights one of the most prominent neighborhoods, Jekerkwatier neighborhood where you can taste and buy delicious and typical products of the region. In Vrijthof Square is an ice rink for the enjoyment of the premises. During this period he also recommended to try the delicious traditional sweets, mulled wine, the oliebollen and waffles.</p>
<p>The city also has several parks, among which Stadspark Park, west of the river, or park Monsigneur Nolenspark, where the remains of city walls. Sint Pietersberg Nearby is a hill where Fort Sint Peter, the eighteenth century.</p>
<p>The Caves of St. Pieter, or San Pedro, form an impressive underground labyrinth with more than 20,000 corridors. The cave walls are filled with detailed drawings and inscriptions. Interestingly, for several sieges, especially during the Second World War, many city residents were hiding in underground caves to prevent the destruction of bombs. Today you can still see the facilities at the time.</p>
<p>The city still preserves many ancient blockhouses were built in the galleries to protect the city. The strong Helpoort was the old entrance to the city, dating from the XIII century and is the oldest in the Netherlands. Are also medieval walls and Fort Willem, dating from the nineteenth century.</p>
<p>Maastricht is located in the province of Limburg. Near the city is Limburg, a charming town full of Roman ruins and medieval castles. The vineyards, like forests, are part of the landscape of this town. Found in Limburg Limburg hills, and the hill is Cauberg Thermae 2000, a luxurious spa with views of nature. The spa has several natural sources of hot springs, and there is a large indoor pool, an outdoor pool and saunas.</p>
<p>A short distance from Maastricht is the Labyrinth of Three Point and countries. From this place, Vaals, visitors can see the countries of Germany, Belgium and Holland at a time. Also nearby are the Gaia Park Zoo and one of the country&#8217;s most spectacular gardens, the Mondo Verde. The gardens are located in Valkenburg, near the hills full of charming villages. The gardens have plants around the world, and visitors can see how China Siberia in winter or spring.</p>
<p>Landgraf is another nearby village, where Snow World. This place is famous for having three slopes in the interior, so that visitors can enjoy their favorite winter sports during most seasons.</p>
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		<title>Venice, Gondolas and Squares</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 27 Jul 2010 13:05:08 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Venice is an Italian city, famous for its elegant canals, gondolas and romance older; it can even rival that of Paris. The city is filled with numerous attractions, squares, churches, bridges and extraordinary views. The city of Venice was originally a port city, a city where commercialism was able to unite the East and West. [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><a href="http://www.culturaenmovimientobolivia.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/Venice-Gondolas-and-Squares.jpg"><img class="alignleft size-full wp-image-562" src="http://www.culturaenmovimientobolivia.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/Venice-Gondolas-and-Squares.jpg" alt="" width="228" height="171" /></a>Venice is an Italian city, famous for its elegant canals, gondolas and romance older; it can even rival that of Paris. The city is filled with numerous attractions, squares, churches, bridges and extraordinary views.</p>
<p>The city of Venice was originally a port city, a city where commercialism was able to unite the East and West. Even the first tourists came here over 1000 years ago, and like almost everyone, were puzzled by this advanced city.</p>
<p>The Gallerie dell&#8217;Accademia is undoubtedly one of the greatest museums, important and famous of Venice today. The Accademia contains a fascinating collection of Venetian artists dating from the thirteenth century until the eighteenth century, and pictures of amazing artists like Titian, Tintoretto, and Giorgione.</p>
<p>Another site that stands out in this beautiful city is the Church of Frari; the XIII century church stands above all other churches in the city, especially by the fact that it has some impressive works, such as the Assumption of Titian, or the wall San Juan Batista de Donatello. Another church that stands out is the church of San Giovanni e Paolo, a thirteenth-century Gothic church which houses several tombs, works of great painters and frescoes of the New Testament.</p>
<p>The Basilica of San Marco is probably one of the most famous sites throughout the city. The monument is located on the Piazza San Marco, where the body was originally buried in San Marcos brought from Alexandria. The Basilica of San Marco was rebuilt three times, and this version XI century. Its Byzantine style, which was unusual for a Roman Catholic Church, is filled with replicas of Quadriga, the four horses that were brought from Constantinople in 1204 and now in the Museum of San Marco.</p>
<p>The Palazzo Ducale, the Doges Palace is located between the Basilica of San Marco and one of the main canals, and was built to rule the Serenissima and part of the Mediterranean for about 1000 years. The Palace is an impressive building full of masterpieces of the great Venetian artists as Veronese and Tintoretto, and the soils are the best pink and white marble, made to impress the leaders of other regions for hundreds of years. Here you can view the Duke&#8217;s private rooms, the conference room of the Assembly of Ten and the Bridge of Sighs, a palace with the impressive Palazzo delle Prigioni. The Palazzo Ducale is a fascinating place where one could see how the ancient maritime empire reigned.</p>
<p>The Grand Canal is Venice&#8217;s main street, the street that is known all over the world. The canal is lined with hundreds of old houses Byzantine, Gothic and plazas full of life. It is recommended to take the vaporetto water bus on which will take you to one of the Canalazzo while one can feel the 1000 years of history and see the iconic gondolas and water street posts.</p>
<p>The Piazza San Marco, Venice&#8217;s iconic square, is the true heart and lungs of the city. Here one can stroll through one of the world&#8217;s most beautiful places, full of cafes, shops, restaurants and the famous Campanile, the tallest structure in town.</p>
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		<title>The Portuguese Influence and Numerous beaches in Goa</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Goa is a small region of India. The region is known for its numerous beaches and the great Portuguese influence in all cities. The regional capital is Panaji, while the largest city in the Basque city of Gama and Margao city known for its Portuguese influence and several tourist attractions. This territory belonged to Portugal [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><a href="http://www.culturaenmovimientobolivia.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/goa.jpg"><img class="alignleft size-medium wp-image-445" src="http://www.culturaenmovimientobolivia.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/goa-300x222.jpg" alt="" width="248" height="166" /></a>Goa is a small region of India. The region is known for its numerous beaches and the great Portuguese influence in all cities.</p>
<p>The regional capital is Panaji, while the largest city in the Basque city of Gama and Margao city known for its Portuguese influence and several tourist attractions. This territory belonged to Portugal for over 450 years.</p>
<p>The capital, Panaji, noted for its many tourist sites have. It is worth visiting the Church Square or the Gardens. There are Church of Our Lady of the Immaculate Conception and the Palace Idalçao dating from the XVI century.  Also visit the Mahalaxmi Temple, the Jama Masjid mosque and the chapel of San Sebastian. Both ornithologists and nature lovers can visit the Bird Sanctuary Salim Ali.</p>
<p>The most famous beaches of Goa, white sand and crystalline waters, the beaches of Miramar, which is always full of tourists, Bambolim and Dona Paula beach, where two rivers meet. Throughout the year, especially during summer and winter, the beaches of the region are filled with both foreign and local visitors.</p>
<p>Basque da Gama, a city near the coast, known for its beaches. Bogmalo Beach is the most famous, just nine kilometers from the city and is surrounded by smaller beaches, such as beaches and Bain Khollant. Upon entering the city is the church of San Andrés, 400 years old. Each year, one week before the festival of Raksha Banhan fair is held in a large temple fair Saptaha Bhajani Shri Damodar.</p>
<p>The city of Margao is the busiest in the region, because here is the shopping district. El Mercado de Afonso de Albuquerque is a closed market that attracts all kinds of traders, while Mercado Velho, the old market, is more traditional. The city is full of both churches as churches. On the religious level include the church of the Holy Spirit, Chapel Hill Monte, Damodar Temple, Hari Mandir, a Hindu crematorium, the Smash, and a Muslim cemetery, the Kabrasthan.</p>
<p>Goa is a land of many influences and religions, and noted for its many festivals. Various religious festivals are celebrated as Diwali or Christmas, although the region is most famous for its colorful carnivals. During Carnival, people dress up and all the cities are filled with music, dance and color.</p>
<p>In Goa we can also find a forest of more than 1.424 square kilometers, where the Western Ghats, a region with one of the greatest biodiversity of species in the world. In this region you will find large plantations of bamboo and coconuts.</p>
<p>Unlike other parts of India, which are filled with temples and shrines typically Indians, this region has an influence over Portugal, with Baroque buildings, few temples and several churches. The Basilica of Bom Jesus is the most famous of the city and there are the remains of St. Francis Xavier. The many strengths of the region, as the strengths of Tiracol, Chapora and Aguada, also attract many tourists.</p>
<p>The cuisine of the region is famous for its Xit Kodi, a kind of rice with fish curry, fish and other dishes. Food stands of coconut and coconut oil, like meals of chili and other spices.</p>
<p>Goa also has several museums, including the Goa State Museum or the Museum of Aviation in Basque da Gama, the only of its kind in India. In many theaters scattered around the three major cities can enjoy various schools of performing arts, as Tiatr, plays with a lot of music and songs.</p>
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