![]() ![]() Conquered by Venice in the 12th century, Korçula has also been ruled by Illyrians, Greeks, Romans, Byzantines, and Slavs. On the island of the same name, Korçula is the birthplace of explorer, Marco Polo. It’s hard to choose a prettiest town when so many in Croatia could claim the designation, but on any list, Korçula would be a front runner. Korcula, Croatia by Betsy from Passing Thru Probably the creepiest thing in the whole world – Sedlec Ossuary full of sulls and bones. And if you’re brave enough and you’re not afraid of death there’s one more thing waiting for you in the city. You can admire the city in the shadow of Sainta Barba’s Church from the ground like simple tourist or you can just become a medieval miner wandering in the undeground corridors. Although the city is nothing like that anymore still you can feel its medieval soul strolling through the small alleys of the old town. So would I! It’s all because this amazing anthill created around this silver mines in Kutná Hora, one of the biggest cities back then. If you lived in the Middle Ages I bet you would chose to be Bohemian. Kutna Hora, Czech Republic by Darek from Also the Corpus Christi Church at Nesvizh is not only one of the earliest Jesuit churches in the world, but also one of the first baroque buildings in the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth, influencing the later architecture of Belarus, Poland and Lithuania. Architectural, Residential and Cultural Complex of the Radziwill Family will shock everyone who does not believe that Belarus has absolutely fantastic sights. One on the most amazing small towns, placed in UNESCO World Heritage List, is Nesvizh (bl: Нясвіж). Horse drawn carts go through the streets, there are beautifully coloured houses and it is a religious town, which can be seen all around in the murals on the walls.īelarus may not be located strictly in Central Europe, but it is still very interesting and unknown country between Poland, Ukraine and Russia. ![]() Kitzbuhel is a picture postcard perfect town. This popularity continues through the ski season, as Kitzbuhel is a very popular ski destination. Kitzbuhel’s population swells to some 50,000 people during the Hahnenkamm ski race are on and the town celebrates in a big way. Each summer Kitzbühel also hosts an ATP tennis tournament on clay, the Austrian Open. ![]() This downhill race, The Hahnenkamm is counted as one of the toughest downhill competitions in the World Cup. Kitzbühel is one of Austria’s best known winter sports resorts, situated between the mountains Hahnenkamm and Kitzbühler Horn. Kitzbuhel is located just 95 km from Innsbruck and 125 km from Munich and is an easy to reach destination. km Kitzbühel combines all of the advantages of a small town, characterized by its idyllic position in the heart of the Kitzbühel Alps. It has 8,000 inhabitants and sits in an area of about 58 sq. Kitzbühel, Austria by Paula from Contented Traveller
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