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  • Piton de la Fournaise volcano. "Peak of the Furnace" is a shield volcano on the Réunion island. It is  one of the most active volcanoes in the world. The volcano is located within Réunion National Park, a World Heritage site.
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  • Piton de la Fournaise volcano. "Peak of the Furnace" is a shield volcano on the Réunion island. It is  one of the most active volcanoes in the world. The volcano is located within Réunion National Park, a World Heritage site.
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  • Piton de la Fournaise volcano. "Peak of the Furnace" is a shield volcano on the Réunion island. It is  one of the most active volcanoes in the world. The volcano is located within Réunion National Park, a World Heritage site.
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  • Piton de la Fournaise volcano. "Peak of the Furnace" is a shield volcano on the Réunion island. It is  one of the most active volcanoes in the world. The volcano is located within Réunion National Park, a World Heritage site.
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  • The Brygge, with the buildings of the powerful Hanseatic League now are UNESCO World Heritage site. After the fire of 1955, instead of being demolished, the remaining buildings were eventually restored and accompanied by reconstructions.
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  • The Brygge, with the buildings of the powerful Hanseatic League now are UNESCO World Heritage site. After the fire of 1955, instead of being demolished, the remaining buildings were eventually restored and accompanied by reconstructions.
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  • The Brygge, with the buildings of the powerful Hanseatic League now are UNESCO World Heritage site. After the fire of 1955, instead of being demolished, the remaining buildings were eventually restored and accompanied by reconstructions.
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  • The Brygge, with the buildings of the powerful Hanseatic League now are UNESCO World Heritage site. After the fire of 1955, instead of being demolished, the remaining buildings were eventually restored and accompanied by reconstructions.
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  • The Brygge, with the buildings of the powerful Hanseatic League now are UNESCO World Heritage site. After the fire of 1955, instead of being demolished, the remaining buildings were eventually restored and accompanied by reconstructions.
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  • The Brygge, with the buildings of the powerful Hanseatic League now are UNESCO World Heritage site. After the fire of 1955, instead of being demolished, the remaining buildings were eventually restored and accompanied by reconstructions.
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  • The Brygge, with the buildings of the powerful Hanseatic League now are UNESCO World Heritage site. After the fire of 1955, instead of being demolished, the remaining buildings were eventually restored and accompanied by reconstructions.
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  • The Brygge, with the buildings of the powerful Hanseatic League now are UNESCO World Heritage site. After the fire of 1955, instead of being demolished, the remaining buildings were eventually restored and accompanied by reconstructions.
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  • The Brygge, with the buildings of the powerful Hanseatic League now are UNESCO World Heritage site. After the fire of 1955, instead of being demolished, the remaining buildings were eventually restored and accompanied by reconstructions.
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  • The harbour with the Brygge, the buildings of the powerful Hanseatic League now are UNESCO World Heritage site. After the fire of 1955, instead of being demolished, the remaining buildings were eventually restored and accompanied by reconstructions.
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  • The Brygge, with the buildings of the powerful Hanseatic League now are UNESCO World Heritage site. After the fire of 1955, instead of being demolished, the remaining buildings were eventually restored and accompanied by reconstructions.
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  • Pergamon Museum. Tell Halaf is an archaeological site in the northeastern Syria, near the Turkish border. The site dates to the 6th millennium BCE and was later the location of the Aramaean city-state of Guzana or Gozan. It was discovered in 1899 by Baron Max von Oppenheim, a German diplomat. The Tell Halaf site flourished from about 6100 to 5400 BC.
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  • Pergamon Museum. Tell Halaf is an archaeological site in the northeastern Syria, near the Turkish border. The site dates to the 6th millennium BCE and was later the location of the Aramaean city-state of Guzana or Gozan. It was discovered in 1899 by Baron Max von Oppenheim, a German diplomat. The Tell Halaf site flourished from about 6100 to 5400 BC.
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  • Pergamon Museum. Tell Halaf is an archaeological site in the northeastern Syria, near the Turkish border. The site dates to the 6th millennium BCE and was later the location of the Aramaean city-state of Guzana or Gozan. It was discovered in 1899 by Baron Max von Oppenheim, a German diplomat. The Tell Halaf site flourished from about 6100 to 5400 BC.
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  • Pergamon Museum. Tell Halaf is an archaeological site in the northeastern Syria, near the Turkish border. The site dates to the 6th millennium BCE and was later the location of the Aramaean city-state of Guzana or Gozan. It was discovered in 1899 by Baron Max von Oppenheim, a German diplomat. The Tell Halaf site flourished from about 6100 to 5400 BC.
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  • the site of Sanchi comprises a group of Buddhist monuments most of which date back to the 2nd and 1st centuries B.C. It is the oldest Buddhist sanctuary in existence and was a major Buddhist centre in India until the 12th century A.D.
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  • the site of Sanchi comprises a group of Buddhist monuments most of which date back to the 2nd and 1st centuries B.C. It is the oldest Buddhist sanctuary in existence and was a major Buddhist centre in India until the 12th century A.D.
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  • Atrani, the main square is the meeting place of the village where tourists from all over the world watch the daily life. Atrani, just 700 meters from Amalfi  is the only town preserving its character of fishermen village.  The enchanting beauty of alleyways, arches, courtyards and squares frequently has been used as a film location.
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  • Atrani, the main square is the meeting place of the village where tourists from all over the world watch the daily life. Atrani, just 700 meters from Amalfi  is the only town preserving its character of fishermen village.  The enchanting beauty of alleyways, arches, courtyards and squares frequently has been used as a film location.
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  • Atrani, the main square is the meeting place of the village where tourists from all over the world watch the daily life. Atrani, just 700 meters from Amalfi  is the only town preserving its character of fishermen village.  The enchanting beauty of alleyways, arches, courtyards and squares frequently has been used as a film location.
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  • Atrani, the main square is the meeting place of the village where tourists from all over the world watch the daily life. Atrani, just 700 meters from Amalfi  is the only town preserving its character of fishermen village.  The enchanting beauty of alleyways, arches, courtyards and squares frequently has been used as a film location.
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  • Atrani, the main square is the meeting place of the village where tourists from all over the world watch the daily life. Atrani, just 700 meters from Amalfi  is the only town preserving its character of fishermen village.  The enchanting beauty of alleyways, arches, courtyards and squares frequently has been used as a film location.
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  • Atrani, the main square is the meeting place of the village where tourists from all over the world watch the daily life. Atrani, just 700 meters from Amalfi  is the only town preserving its character of fishermen village.  The enchanting beauty of alleyways, arches, courtyards and squares frequently has been used as a film location.
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  • Atrani. The collegiate church of St. Mary Magdalene (1274). Atrani, just 700 meters from Amalfi  is the only town preserving its character of fishermen village.  The enchanting beauty of alleyways, arches, courtyards and squares frequently has been used as a film location.
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  • Atrani. In the back the collegiate church of St. Mary Magdalene (1274). Atrani, just 700 meters from Amalfi  is the only town preserving its character of fishermen village.  The enchanting beauty of alleyways, arches, courtyards and squares frequently has been used as a film location.
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  • Atrani. In the back the collegiate church of St. Mary Magdalene (1274). Atrani, just 700 meters from Amalfi  is the only town preserving its character of fishermen village.  The enchanting beauty of alleyways, arches, courtyards and squares frequently has been used as a film location.
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  • Atrani,  Church of San Salvatore de 'Birecto. Built in the tenth century, at the time of the Republic of Amalfi, the church was the place where the Dukes were crowned and where they deposited their ashes. Atrani, just 700 meters from Amalfi  is the only town preserving its character of fishermen village.  The enchanting beauty of alleyways, arches, courtyards and squares frequently has been used as a film location.
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  • Atrani, just 700 meters from Amalfi  is the only town preserving its character of fishermen village. View from the hotel Ferraioli in a restored historical buiding. In the back the collegiate church of St. Mary Magdalene (1274).
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  • Atrani, the beach. Atrani, just 700 meters from Amalfi  is the only town preserving its character of fishermen village.
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  • Atrani, just 700 meters from Amalfi  is the only town preserving its character of fishermen village.
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  • Atrani. Lemon trees.
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  • Atrani Antonio Pizzoferro working near is lemon trees between Atrani and Scala.
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  • Atrani. The Cave and home of Masaniello. The tradition has it that there is a refugee for some time Masaniello, hunted by soldiers of the Viceroy of Naples.
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  • Atrani, just 700 meters from Amalfi  is the only town preserving its character of fishermen village.
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  • Atrani, just 700 meters from Amalfi  is the only town preserving its character of fishermen village.
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  • Atrani, just 700 meters from Amalfi  is the only town preserving its character of fishermen village.
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  • Atrani, the atelier of Lello Criscuolo, a marble-cutter. Atrani, just 700 meters from Amalfi  is the only town preserving its character of fishermen village.
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  • Atrani, the atelier of Lello Criscuolo, a marble-cutter. Atrani, just 700 meters from Amalfi  is the only town preserving its character of fishermen village.
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  • Atrani, just 700 meters from Amalfi  is the only town preserving its character of fishermen village.  The enchanting beauty of alleyways, arches, courtyards and squares frequently has been used as a film location.
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  • Atrani, just 700 meters from Amalfi  is the only town preserving its character of fishermen village.  The enchanting beauty of alleyways, arches, courtyards and squares frequently has been used as a film location.
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  • Atrani, just 700 meters from Amalfi  is the only town preserving its character of fishermen village.  The enchanting beauty of alleyways, arches, courtyards and squares frequently has been used as a film location.
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  • Atrani,  Church of San Salvatore de 'Birecto. At the time of the Republic of Amalfi, the church was the place where the Dukes were crowned and where they deposited their ashes. A marble slab of the twelfth century. depicting two peacocks, revered  as  a symbol of resurrection.
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  • Atrani. The collegiate church of St. Mary Magdalene (1274). Atrani, just 700 meters from Amalfi  is the only town preserving its character of fishermen village.  The enchanting beauty of alleyways, arches, courtyards and squares frequently has been used as a film location.
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  • Atrani, just 700 meters from Amalfi  is the only town preserving its character of fishermen village.  The enchanting beauty of alleyways, arches, courtyards and squares frequently has been used as a film location.
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  • Atrani. The collegiate church of St. Mary Magdalene (1274). Atrani, just 700 meters from Amalfi  is the only town preserving its character of fishermen village.  The enchanting beauty of alleyways, arches, courtyards and squares frequently has been used as a film location.
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  • Atrani. The collegiate church of St. Mary Magdalene (1274). Atrani, just 700 meters from Amalfi  is the only town preserving its character of fishermen village.  The enchanting beauty of alleyways, arches, courtyards and squares frequently has been used as a film location.
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  • Atrani, just 700 meters from Amalfi  is the only town preserving its character of fishermen village.  The enchanting beauty of alleyways, arches, courtyards and squares frequently has been used as a film location.
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  • Pergamon Museum, the Ishtar Gate, Dedicated to the Babylonian goddess Ishtar,  was constructed in about 575 BC by King Nebuchadnezzar II on the north side of the city.The Pergamon Museum is one of the most important museums of Europe.
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  • Pergamon Museum, the Ishtar Gate, Dedicated to the Babylonian goddess Ishtar,  was constructed in about 575 BC by King Nebuchadnezzar II on the north side of the city.The Pergamon Museum is one of the most important museums of Europe.
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  • The Pergamon Museum, the Market Gate of Miletus. One of the most important museums of Europe with impressive collections of classical Greek, Babylonian, Roman, Islamic and Middle Eastern art and architecture,
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  • The Pergamon Museum, the Market Gate of Miletus. One of the most important museums of Europe with impressive collections of classical Greek, Babylonian, Roman, Islamic and Middle Eastern art and architecture,
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  • The Pergamon Museum, the Pergamon altar. One of the most important museums of Europe with impressive collections of classical Greek, Babylonian, Roman, Islamic and Middle Eastern art and architecture,
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  • The Piton des Neiges (Snow Peak) is a massive 3,069 m shield volcano. Piton des Neiges is the highest point on Réunion and is considered to be the highest point in the Indian Ocean. The volcano was formed by the Réunion hotspot and emerged from the sea about two million years ago. Now deeply eroded, the volcano has been inactive for 20,000 years and is surrounded by three massive crater valleys, the Cirques.
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  • Atrani, just 700 meters from Amalfi  is the only town preserving its character of fishermen village.
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  • Atrani, just 700 meters from Amalfi  is the only town preserving its character of fishermen village.
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  • Atrani, the atelier of Lello Criscuolo, a marble-cutter, is famous along Amalfi Coast for his strenght. Atrani, just 700 meters from Amalfi  is the only town preserving its character of fishermen village.
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  • Atrani, the atelier of Lello Criscuolo (right), is a village's meeting place. Lello, a marble-cutter, is famous along Amalfi Coast for his strenght. Atrani, just 700 meters from Amalfi  is the only town preserving its character of fishermen village.
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  • Atrani, just 700 meters from Amalfi  is the only town preserving its character of fishermen village.  The enchanting beauty of alleyways, arches, courtyards and squares frequently has been used as a film location.
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  • Atrani, just 700 meters from Amalfi  is the only town preserving its character of fishermen village.  The enchanting beauty of alleyways, arches, courtyards and squares frequently has been used as a film location.
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  • Atrani, just 700 meters from Amalfi  is the only town preserving its character of fishermen village.  The enchanting beauty of alleyways, arches, courtyards and squares frequently has been used as a film location.
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  • Atrani. The collegiate church of St. Mary Magdalene (1274). Atrani, just 700 meters from Amalfi  is the only town preserving its character of fishermen village.  The enchanting beauty of alleyways, arches, courtyards and squares frequently has been used as a film location.
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  • Atrani. The collegiate church of St. Mary Magdalene (1274). Atrani, just 700 meters from Amalfi  is the only town preserving its character of fishermen village.  The enchanting beauty of alleyways, arches, courtyards and squares frequently has been used as a film location.
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  • Atrani. The collegiate church of St. Mary Magdalene (1274). Atrani, just 700 meters from Amalfi  is the only town preserving its character of fishermen village.  The enchanting beauty of alleyways, arches, courtyards and squares frequently has been used as a film location.
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  • Atrani, just 700 meters from Amalfi  is the only town preserving its character of fishermen village.  The enchanting beauty of alleyways, arches, courtyards and squares frequently has been used as a film location.
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  • Pergamon Museum, Sassanides sculpures
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  • Pergamon Museum is one of the most important museums of Europe. Bas-reliefs coming from Persepolis.
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  • Atrani, just 700 meters from Amalfi  is the only town preserving its character of fishermen village.  The enchanting beauty of alleyways, arches, courtyards and squares frequently has been used as a film location.
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  • Atrani, just 700 meters from Amalfi  is the only town preserving its character of fishermen village.  The enchanting beauty of alleyways, arches, courtyards and squares frequently has been used as a film location.
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  • Atrani, just 700 meters from Amalfi  is the only town preserving its character of fishermen village.  The enchanting beauty of alleyways, arches, courtyards and squares frequently has been used as a film location.
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  • Atrani. The collegiate church of St. Mary Magdalene (1274). Atrani, just 700 meters from Amalfi  is the only town preserving its character of fishermen village.  The enchanting beauty of alleyways, arches, courtyards and squares frequently has been used as a film location.
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  • Viscri. The Lutheran fortified church. The Saxons built a Romanesque church in the 13th century and the church was fortified around 1500. In the 12th century, fortifications began to be built forming an oval. The south, east and northeast walls have survived and are 7 m in height. In 1999, Viscri, together with five other places, was added to the villages with fortified churches in Transylvania UNESCO World Heritage Site.
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  • Viscri. Once a Saxon village today Viscri's population is of Roma majority, with a few Romanians, and about 20 Germans. It is part of the villages with fortified churches in Transylvania, designated in 1993 as a World Heritage Site by UNESCO. In the last years the NGO Mihai Eminescu Trust started from the village of Viscri to restore sensitively many buildings and rivitalize the communitarian way of life. In 2006 also the Prince of Wales bought and restored two traditional Saxon houses in the Transylvanian villages of Mălâncrav and Viscri to help protect the unique way of life that has existed for hundreds of years.
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  • Viscri. Once a Saxon village today Viscri's population is of Roma majority, with a few Romanians, and about 20 Germans. It is part of the villages with fortified churches in Transylvania, designated in 1993 as a World Heritage Site by UNESCO. In the last years the NGO Mihai Eminescu Trust started from the village of Viscri to restore sensitively many buildings and rivitalize the communitarian way of life. In 2006 also the Prince of Wales bought and restored two traditional Saxon houses in the Transylvanian villages of Mălâncrav and Viscri to help protect the unique way of life that has existed for hundreds of years.
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  • Viscri. Once a Saxon village today Viscri's population is of Roma majority, with a few Romanians, and about 20 Germans. It is part of the villages with fortified churches in Transylvania, designated in 1993 as a World Heritage Site by UNESCO. In the last years the NGO Mihai Eminescu Trust started from the village of Viscri to restore sensitively many buildings and rivitalize the communitarian way of life. In 2006 also the Prince of Wales bought and restored two traditional Saxon houses in the Transylvanian villages of Mălâncrav and Viscri to help protect the unique way of life that has existed for hundreds of years.
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  • Viscri. Once a Saxon village today Viscri's population is of Roma majority, with a few Romanians, and about 20 Germans. It is part of the villages with fortified churches in Transylvania, designated in 1993 as a World Heritage Site by UNESCO. In the last years the NGO Mihai Eminescu Trust started from the village of Viscri to restore sensitively many buildings and rivitalize the communitarian way of life. In 2006 also the Prince of Wales bought and restored two traditional Saxon houses in the Transylvanian villages of Mălâncrav and Viscri to help protect the unique way of life that has existed for hundreds of years.
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  • Viscri. Once a Saxon village today Viscri's population is of Roma majority, with a few Romanians, and about 20 Germans. It is part of the villages with fortified churches in Transylvania, designated in 1993 as a World Heritage Site by UNESCO. In the last years the NGO Mihai Eminescu Trust started from the village of Viscri to restore sensitively many buildings and rivitalize the communitarian way of life. In 2006 also the Prince of Wales bought and restored two traditional Saxon houses in the Transylvanian villages of Mălâncrav and Viscri to help protect the unique way of life that has existed for hundreds of years.
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  • Viscri. The Lutheran fortified church. The Saxons built a Romanesque church in the 13th century and the church was fortified around 1500. In the 12th century, fortifications began to be built forming an oval. The south, east and northeast walls have survived and are 7 m in height. In 1999, Viscri, together with five other places, was added to the villages with fortified churches in Transylvania UNESCO World Heritage Site.
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  • Viscri. The Lutheran fortified church. The Saxons built a Romanesque church in the 13th century and the church was fortified around 1500. In the 12th century, fortifications began to be built forming an oval. The south, east and northeast walls have survived and are 7 m in height. In 1999, Viscri, together with five other places, was added to the villages with fortified churches in Transylvania UNESCO World Heritage Site.
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  • Viscri. The Lutheran fortified church. The Saxons built a Romanesque church in the 13th century and the church was fortified around 1500. In the 12th century, fortifications began to be built forming an oval. The south, east and northeast walls have survived and are 7 m in height. In 1999, Viscri, together with five other places, was added to the villages with fortified churches in Transylvania UNESCO World Heritage Site.
    em0832032.jpg
  • Viscri. Once a Saxon village today Viscri's population is of Roma majority, with a few Romanians, and about 20 Germans. It is part of the villages with fortified churches in Transylvania, designated in 1993 as a World Heritage Site by UNESCO. In the last years the NGO Mihai Eminescu Trust started from the village of Viscri to restore sensitively many buildings and rivitalize the communitarian way of life. In 2006 also the Prince of Wales bought and restored two traditional Saxon houses in the Transylvanian villages of Mălâncrav and Viscri to help protect the unique way of life that has existed for hundreds of years.
    em0832131.jpg
  • Viscri. Once a Saxon village today Viscri's population is of Roma majority, with a few Romanians, and about 20 Germans. It is part of the villages with fortified churches in Transylvania, designated in 1993 as a World Heritage Site by UNESCO. In the last years the NGO Mihai Eminescu Trust started from the village of Viscri to restore sensitively many buildings and rivitalize the communitarian way of life. In 2006 also the Prince of Wales bought and restored two traditional Saxon houses in the Transylvanian villages of Mălâncrav and Viscri to help protect the unique way of life that has existed for hundreds of years.
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  • Viscri. Once a Saxon village today Viscri's population is of Roma majority, with a few Romanians, and about 20 Germans. It is part of the villages with fortified churches in Transylvania, designated in 1993 as a World Heritage Site by UNESCO. In the last years the NGO Mihai Eminescu Trust started from the village of Viscri to restore sensitively many buildings and rivitalize the communitarian way of life. In 2006 also the Prince of Wales bought and restored two traditional Saxon houses in the Transylvanian villages of Mălâncrav and Viscri to help protect the unique way of life that has existed for hundreds of years.
    em0832104.jpg
  • Viscri. Once a Saxon village today Viscri's population is of Roma majority, with a few Romanians, and about 20 Germans. It is part of the villages with fortified churches in Transylvania, designated in 1993 as a World Heritage Site by UNESCO. In the last years the NGO Mihai Eminescu Trust started from the village of Viscri to restore sensitively many buildings and rivitalize the communitarian way of life. In 2006 also the Prince of Wales bought and restored two traditional Saxon houses in the Transylvanian villages of Mălâncrav and Viscri to help protect the unique way of life that has existed for hundreds of years.
    em0832103.jpg
  • Viscri. Once a Saxon village today Viscri's population is of Roma majority, with a few Romanians, and about 20 Germans. It is part of the villages with fortified churches in Transylvania, designated in 1993 as a World Heritage Site by UNESCO. In the last years the NGO Mihai Eminescu Trust started from the village of Viscri to restore sensitively many buildings and rivitalize the communitarian way of life. In 2006 also the Prince of Wales bought and restored two traditional Saxon houses in the Transylvanian villages of Mălâncrav and Viscri to help protect the unique way of life that has existed for hundreds of years.
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  • Viscri. The Lutheran fortified church. The Saxons built a Romanesque church in the 13th century and the church was fortified around 1500. In the 12th century, fortifications began to be built forming an oval. The south, east and northeast walls have survived and are 7 m in height. In 1999, Viscri, together with five other places, was added to the villages with fortified churches in Transylvania UNESCO World Heritage Site.
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  • Viscri. The Lutheran fortified church. The Saxons built a Romanesque church in the 13th century and the church was fortified around 1500. In the 12th century, fortifications began to be built forming an oval. The south, east and northeast walls have survived and are 7 m in height. In 1999, Viscri, together with five other places, was added to the villages with fortified churches in Transylvania UNESCO World Heritage Site.
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  • Viscri. Concert in the Lutheran fortified church. The Saxons built a Romanesque church in the 13th century and the church was fortified around 1500. In 1999, Viscri, together with five other places, was added to the villages with fortified churches in Transylvania UNESCO World Heritage Site.
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  • Viscri. Concert in the Lutheran fortified church. The Saxons built a Romanesque church in the 13th century and the church was fortified around 1500. In 1999, Viscri, together with five other places, was added to the villages with fortified churches in Transylvania UNESCO World Heritage Site.
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  • Viscri. The Lutheran fortified church. The Saxons built a Romanesque church in the 13th century and the church was fortified around 1500. In the 12th century, fortifications began to be built forming an oval. The south, east and northeast walls have survived and are 7 m in height. In 1999, Viscri, together with five other places, was added to the villages with fortified churches in Transylvania UNESCO World Heritage Site.
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  • Viscri. Once a Saxon village today Viscri's population is of Roma majority, with a few Romanians, and about 20 Germans. It is part of the villages with fortified churches in Transylvania, designated in 1993 as a World Heritage Site by UNESCO. In the last years the NGO Mihai Eminescu Trust started from the village of Viscri to restore sensitively many buildings and rivitalize the communitarian way of life. In 2006 also the Prince of Wales bought and restored two traditional Saxon houses in the Transylvanian villages of Mălâncrav and Viscri to help protect the unique way of life that has existed for hundreds of years.
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  • Viscri. Once a Saxon village today Viscri's population is of Roma majority, with a few Romanians, and about 20 Germans. It is part of the villages with fortified churches in Transylvania, designated in 1993 as a World Heritage Site by UNESCO. In the last years the NGO Mihai Eminescu Trust started from the village of Viscri to restore sensitively many buildings and rivitalize the communitarian way of life. In 2006 also the Prince of Wales bought and restored two traditional Saxon houses in the Transylvanian villages of Mălâncrav and Viscri to help protect the unique way of life that has existed for hundreds of years.
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  • Viscri. The Lutheran fortified church. The Saxons built a Romanesque church in the 13th century and the church was fortified around 1500. In the 12th century, fortifications began to be built forming an oval. The south, east and northeast walls have survived and are 7 m in height. In 1999, Viscri, together with five other places, was added to the villages with fortified churches in Transylvania UNESCO World Heritage Site.
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  • ?gantija is a two megalithic temple complex erected during the Neolithic Age more than 5500 years old, some of the world's oldest manmade religious structures. Together with other similar structures have been designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
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  • Český Krumlov, the machinery of the Castle theatre, the most completely preserved Baroque stage in the world. Český Krumlov is a UNESCO World Heritage Site, is a lively, medieval town with a unique atmosphere  and dominated by a Castle stretching over the meandering Vltava River.
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