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1st DAY: (1ST OF JULY)
===Here starts our small itinerary about what are we going to do in our amazing travel around the world. We are very excited and we are going to learn lots of things about other cultures and countries. We start in the airport of El Prat where we are waiting for the plane to arrive! We are all prepared with our baggage to begin our fascinating adventure!=== ===We arrive at Rome from Barcelona. We take a taxi to the hotel Bolivar and we leave our suitcases and we have a shower. Then we take a taxi to the centre of Roma where we have a nice breakfast. After having our coffes we go to visit the Basilica di San PIetro and we stroll at Piazza di San Pietro. This cathedral is very important in Rome because there is buried saint peter, the first Pope. Then we go to have lunch to the Ristorante-Pizzeria “Al Fontanone” where we eat typical Italian pizzas. After that we visit “La Fontana di Trevi” which is the largest Baroque fountain in the city and one of the most famous fountains in the world. In the afternoon we buy a delicious ice-cream while we walk through the old town of Rome.=== === We visit the “Colosseum” at night with its beautiful lights and we go back to the hotel where we have a nice heartwarming dinner and we go to sleep. ===



2nd DAY: (2ND OF JULY)
=== It’s 8th of July and is our second day at Rome. We get up and we have our breakfast at the same hotel. We get a bus and we go to visit the Pantheon that is a building in Rome, commissioned by Marcus Agrippa as a temple to all the gods of Ancient Rome. After that we are taken to the Roman Forum. Is a small open rectangle surrounded by the ruins of ancient government buildings at the center of the city. It was for centuries the center of Roman public life: the site of triumphal processions and elections, venue for public speeches and gladiatorial matches, and nucleus of commercial affairs. Here statues and monuments commemorated the city's great men. Now is visited every year by lots of tourists. It’s time to have lunch and we go to one restaurant called “Pizza Re” where we eat neapolitan fritters and pizza. We visit the spanish steps and then we go back to our hotel to regain strength for the next day. ===



3rd DAY: (**3RD OF JULY)**

 * We get up early because today we take the plane to go to Venice. We have breakfast and we take a taxi to go to the airport. The plane gets off at 10.00 and we arrive at Venice’s airport.**
 * We ask for a taxi that takes us to the hotel Palazzo Paruta where we rest a little bit. Then we go to Venice’s centre by a ferry and we eat at Harry’s bar which is a very famous restaurant. In the afternoon we rent a gondola through the Large Canal and we enter the Rialto Bridge where we can buy souvenirs and have really good views of all Venice. We go to have a coffee to the square of Saint Mark. We go back to the hotel where we have dinner.**



4th DAY: (4TH OF JULY)
===Today we get a a ferry and we visit murano, is a series of islands linked by bridges which are famous because of its glass making, particularly lampworking. Then we go back to Venice where we eat at the restaurant “Florian”. After that we spend the afternoon and evening strolling around the alleys and canals. Then we watch a lovely sunset and we have dinner in a restaurant with nice views.===

5 th DAY: (5TH OF JULY)
===We get up and we go to the airport where we have something for breakfast while we wait for the plane to land. We take off and we arrive at Alguero in Sardinia that is the second-largest island in the Mediterranean Sea. We take a bus and we go to the Balocco hotel which is very comfortable and where the staff is very kind. We take a boat and we visit the coastline of the islands. We eat some good fish at the same boat. While we are sailing we can see dolphins, colorful fish and turtles swimming in the shimmering blue sea. We watch the sunset while we walk through the beach and we have dinner at the Osteria Borello, a nice restaurant near the white sanded beach.===



6 th DAY: (6TH OF JULY)
===** Today is an amazing one. We get up and we put our clothes on, we have a brief breakfast and we are ready to go! We go by bus to Gennergentu mountain range, is a national park on the east coast of Sardinia. It has spectacular views of the mountains. We arrive there and we get prepared to make an excursion through the amazing mountains. We can see all the mountains and, far away, we can see the deep blue sea. We return to the bus and now we go to the beach of Valledoria (San Pietro) where we rent some surfing boards and we get into the sea. There are planty colorful fish and sea conditions are optimal. We have a refreshing bath in the crystalline waters until is time to have lunch. We eat typical dishes such as “ curizzoni”, ”Suppa”, “mazzafrissa”… In the evening we go back to the hotel to rest a bit. **===

7th DAY: (7TH OF JULY)
===** Today is 7th of July. We have spent all our days in Italy. Now is time to get the plane and fly to Greece. We take our luggage and we sit down on the plane. We fasten our belts and we think in the wonderful time that we are going to have in the Greek Islands, with a mix of sea and white houses that make this country unique. **=== ===** We land at the airport of Athens where a car is waiting for us. We arrive at the beautiful hotel Airotel Parthenon. It is a four stars hotel so the bedrooms and service is really good. We have reserved a tourist guide for a day in Athens and we have found the itinerary and the plan of the day. This is what we are going to visit today, have a look: **===

** - The Prime Minister's residence. **
===** - Former Royal Palace, guarded by the colorful Evzons, is the name of several historical elite light infantry and mountain units of the Greek Army. Today, it refers to the members of the //Proedriki Froura// (Presidential Guard), an elite ceremonial unit that guards the Greek Tomb of the Unknown Soldier, the Hellenic Parliament and the Presidential Mansion. **===

** Italian - Saturdays from 20 June 2011 until 10 September 2011 **
===** After this amazing tour seeing all the most spectacular monuments in Greece such as the Parthenon or the temple of Zeus we go back to the hotel where we have a great dinner and then we go to bed because it has been a long amazing journey and we are a bit tired. **=== 

8th DAY: (8TH OF JULY)
===** Today we get up calmly we have seen the most important monuments and sights in Athens and today we are going to relax strolling down the streets. We buy souvenirs for family and friends and have lunch in one typical restaurant called smile café restaurant where you can taste typical dishes like the Moussaka, a dish of eggplant and meat pie in cream sauce and olive oil. After that we drink a cup of Greek coffee. Taking a good Greek coffee is a great way to face the second part of the day. It is more aromatic and softer than the espresso, also less exciting. In the afternoon we go to a beautiful park next to our hotel, and there we have a rest while we speak about the fantastic landscapes we have seen. Then we suggest going to the cinema to watch a funny film. We are all astonished because the tickets are so much cheaper than in Spanish or English cinemas! Fortunately, they put some movies in English so we understand almost everything. After the cinema we stroll through a relaxing, quiet park while we enjoy a refreshing and delicious Greek ice cream. We are so tired and we can’t wait to come back to the hotel, go to sleep, and have sweet dreams… **===

9th DAY: (9TH OF JULY)
===** Today we are going to travel to Santorini an incredible group of small Greek islands very famous all around the world. Santorini islands are the remains of an imposing mild eruption. The islands, around what would be a huge crater or caldera linked to the sea, in a kind of lagoon surrounded by cliffs over 300 meters high. **===

** Their spectacular beauty and their enjoyable active nightlife have made this island one of the main tourist’s destiny in Europe. **
===** The plane takes off at 08:00 in the morning and we arrive at the airport of Santorini at 09:00. We move to the hotel “Vallais Villa”. This hotel offers beautiful studios with private balconies with panoramic views of the sea. You can admire the sunset over the small islands in the Aegean Sea. The staff and service are fantastic and they give as a friendly nice welcome. In the morning we walk through the streets while we get familiar with the surroundings. We love the white houses with its blue doors and windows and flowers in the balconies. We go to mass to the church of Saint John Baptist. We begin to feel hungry so we decide to go to one famous restaurant in Santorini called “Papagalos”. There we can taste the typical Greek food like lamb chops with crispy vine leaves and light tzatziki sauce or the baby spinach and halourni salad. After that fantastic meal we go to make an excursion by donkey through the most spectacular landscapes. We go by the way that ends at the port of city of Fira. When we arrive we stay there because the nightlife is very nice and there are a lot of people in the streets. We have dinner in a bar and we keep walking. At 22:00 we go back to the hotel because we have a fantastic plan to do tomorrow and we must be rested… **===

10th DAY: (10TH OF JULY)
===** Today we are doing an amazing trip by the coast of the Greek islands by the boat Afrodite. It costs, it’s not very expensive but it really worth it. They come to pick-up us to our hotel and they take us to the port. At 9:15 in the morning we embark and we start our nice journey. The weather is perfect and the sea is really beautiful so we hope that we have a great time. We are sailing and soon we can see Akrotiri, the Indian rock. After that we arrive to the Red beach where we take a swimming break. Then we are treated to a traditional lunch on board. We keep sailing on through the shimmering waters and we arrive at Palea Kameni where we can walk up to the volcano and also swim in its famous hot springs. When the amazing trip finishes, at 16:00, we go to the little village Oia. It is known throughout the world for its quiet life and fantastic sunset, and is certainly the most beautiful and picturesque village of Santorini. It is a traditional village with charming houses in narrow streets, blue domed churches, and sun-bathed verandas. Its streets have plenty of tourist shops, taverns, cafés, and other shops. We stay there and we have for dinner a meal of fresh fish. Then we go back to the hotel and we go to sleep… **===

11th DAY: (11TH OF JULY)
===** Is our third day in Santorini. Today we are going to Imerovigli, another little village in Santorini. There we spend the day and we climb to the highest point of Santorini. We can see all the “caldera” from there. The views are spectacular! We eat there and then we get a taxi to go to the airport where we take the plane to go to Turkey. First we land at Ankara and we take another flight to Istanbul. We arrive at Istanbul at 8:00 the next day. **===

12th DAY: (12TH OF JULY)
==** We go to our hotel “Innpera hotel” where we rest a few hours. Then we get up and have a shower. We take our digital camera and we are ready to go. First we stroll at the old part of the exotic city. We can see lots of tourists and a totally different culture. Then we have lunch at a typical restaurant called “Pasazade restaurant” where we can taste really exotic and typical food such as th e Doner Kebab, which consists of lamb, chicken or beef, chopped or sliced, baked by turning on a grill or heat a kind of vertical lathe. The meat is usually served with a serving of rice or veggies on the grill too, and some special sauce. One of them is called "Cacike", made with grated cucumber and yogurt, and has a surprising flavor. After eating we go to the “ Hagia Sophia” which is   the old Christian cathedral of Constantinople ( now Istanbul, Turkey), converted into a mosque in 1453 and a museum in 1935. Dedicated to the Second Person of the Trinity, is one of the most sublime works of Byzantine art. We enjoy a lot looking at the beauty of the monument, it is fantastic. Then we go to have dinner to the neighborhood of Kumkapi were we eat good fish. After that we make a night visit to Sultanahmet’s square. Then we go back to the hotel. **==



13th DAY: (13TH OF JULY)
===** Today we visit The Sultan Ahmed Mosque. Is a historical mosque in Istanbul .The mosque is popularly known as the Blue Mosque for the blue tiles adorning the walls of its interior. While still used as a mosque, the Sultan Ahmed Mosque has also become a popular tourist attraction. Then we visit The Basilica Cistern which is the largest of the 60 ancient cisterns built under the city of Istanbul in Turkey during the Byzantine era. Then we eat in a restaurant and go to visit “Topkapi” palace. It was the home of the Ottoman sultans for nearly 400 years; it was the heart of the vast Ottoman Empire, ruled by the monarch who lived in Topkapi's hundreds of rooms with hundreds of concubines, children, and white and black servants. We are very impressed about the enormous monument so we read and do all the activities to learn more about it. After that amazing visit we go to one Turkish bath where we can have a relaxing hot bath like Turkish people did in the past. It's called "Haman" to the version of the Roman baths in the Ottoman world. Hamam word means "the warm place”. They are similar to Roman baths and their inside is decorated with marble too because this material keeps hot. After that we have dinner at a "Meyhanes"which are something like what we would call taverns, where we can find neither the wine nor beer, and where you can try one of their typical drinks, the "Raki" and what they called "meze" dishes of appetizers that are a prelude to a main meal. Often there take place performances by musicians. **===

14 th DAY: (14TH OF JULY)
===** Another day in the great Turkey is waiting for us. We get up and we go to Eminou where our cruise is waiting. We get in and we start going. We are going to cross the Bosporus. The viewa are incredible, we can see the blue mosque. Everything is wonderful. After that beautiful trip we go to have lunch. Then we visit the New Mosque. It is an Ottoman imperial mosque located in the Eminönü district of Istanbul, Turkey. We have dinner in one of the restaurants around and then we go to a typical tea room. It is like a house with a courtyard and is filled with rugs which are very typical in Turkey. The atmosphere in there is very nice and, of course, we can taste the different kinds of tea. We can see on a table a hookah or water pipe containing snuff apple so it's okay to try. After that we go back to the hotel where we have a bath and go to sleep. **===



15th DAY: (15TH OF JULY)
===** Today is our last day in Turkey so we are going to take profit of it as much as we can. Firstly, we have a delicious breakfast to recover energy. We put our clothes on and we go to Dolmabahçe palace. It's where the Ottoman court was moved in early nineteenth centurie, following the Western influence. It has some beautiful rooms and lots of luxury decoration. There is a staircase with beautiful glass bars too. The gardens are beautiful, in front of the sea. We stroll by and buildings and we have lunch at outside’s cafeteria. After that we go to spices bazaar. It’s incredible! The mix of the bright colors, the odors, the ambient... make this place unique in the world. We walk through it and we buy some souvenirs and typical things. Then we have dinner and go to the Galata Tower. It is not Ottoman, it was built by the Venetians, to monitor ships and know what kind of goods arrived in the city before anyone else and always had a commercial advantage. We go back to the hotel and we go to bed. **===

16th DAY: (16TH OF JULY)
===** Today we are living this amazing city. Before going to the airport we are doing a fabulous journey by balloon through the landscapes of Capadocia. It is incredible and we can enjoy really high beautiful views. The trip is end and we go to catch our plane. We are in the airport of Istanbul waiting for the plane that will take us to our next destiny… **===

Cumhuriyet Caddesi Üftede Sokak Latif Apt. No:10/4 Elmadağ-İstanbul Tel: +90 212 230 03 17 Fax: +90 212 234 54 19 info@tuaregtours.com

= CONCLUSION =

This Project has been very funny and we have learnt lots of things from other countries and cultures. Although at first it was a bit difficult to organize ourselves, we think that we have concluded our work satisfactorily. The hardest part has been the redaction of the itinerary and we have found the most enjoyable and easiest part the research of information to plan our travel. We think that we have learnt to work together in group, to be more responsible and tidy and to not let things for the last moment. We have been working hard for about two months but we think that the result of the project and the things that we have learnt worth it. We would like to advice to the girls of the next year that they start working since the first day, if not, they will get stressed at the last moment. We have found the idea of the glogster very nice because we have had lots of fun doing it. It is great to make a part of the project more informal, where you can express yourself and promote the countries you are visiting. In our opinion this project might help us in the future if we want to plan a travel all around the world or to some countries! It has been a different type of work using new technologies and we think that it has been fascinating!

Girls, I have found this hotels and flights for Italy? what do you think?? do you like them?? Perfect claudia!! I like very much the hotels! and the flights are not very expensive so I think we can afford them! Don't you? Thank you for your work!

What do you think of these places to visit in Italy?? do you want to add or change anything? tell me something! Marta! I think they are great! I like very much venice! It must be very beautiful! They are fine!! Thanks!

Here I put some information about the typical italian food! Great! thanks Claudia! very nice! we could include it in our itinerary!

Here I put how we can move in italy: mains of transport... worderful! I think it will be very useful! Very good!! now I will research more information about traditions! Very useful!

I have looked for the history about la fontana di trevi! look at it please!! lovely!! I can use it when we visit this sight! some photos will be perfect...! ok! but could you try to put some photos please? of course here they are! that's right!

here I add some activities that we could do in Sardinia! do you like them? Now I will look for some more... girls!! in Greece I have found an excursion by donkey! we would be very funny to do it! Marta! that's perfect! like in Mamma Mia! I like very much the activities in Sardinia! thanks! yes!! it would be fantastic! a great idea Marta!

Girls! Today I will continue the glogster that we started in class!! tomorrow you can continue if youwant! thank you! Ok! Marta I've just link the videos in the glogster I hope you like it!

====Captai﻿n: Marta Rosal. ==== ====Claudia Torras. ====

Claudia Blume.
====We would like to know which european cities you would like to visit. Please, vote here. ====

Lola Merino <span style="color: #000000; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 24px;">and <span style="color: #ffaa00; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 24px;">Claudia Torras <span style="color: #000000; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 24px;">look up information about history and culture ( music, traditions, religion, etc.)

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 24px; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"> Marta Rosal looks up information about leisure activities and sights.

<span style="clear: both; color: #ff0000; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; padding-bottom: 2em; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">Claudia Blume <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 24px;">looks up information about transport ( how to get there and around- include plane tickets) and lodging (include hostel/ hotel/,etc " bill") and other uselful information ( visas, vaccinations, weather, etc.)

<span style="color: #ff0000; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: medium; line-height: 24px; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">I think that we can choose this countries for our project because there are the most voted ones: Italy, Grece and Turkey.

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**__<span style="color: #000080; font-size: 17px; line-height: 25px; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">From Barcelona to Rome. __**

<span style="font-size: 17px; line-height: 25px; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">**<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Price: **42.99 EUR. **D** <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 17px; line-height: 25px;">﻿ **ay:** Friday, July 1st, 2011 ** Departure airpor **** t: ** BCN - El Prat. 05:55 <span style="font-size: 17px; line-height: 25px; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">**Arrival airport:** Roma (Ciampino) 07:25 <span style="font-size: 17px; line-height: 25px; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">**Company:**Ryanair.

**__ From Rome to Venice. __**

** Price: ** 54.83 EUR. ** Day: ** Sunday, July, 3th, 2011 <span style="font-size: 17px; line-height: 25px; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">**Departure airport:** Rome (Fiumicino). 10.00 ** Arrival airport: ** Venice (Marco Polo). 11.05  ** Company: ** Alitalia.

**__ From Venice to Sardinia. __**

<span style="font-size: 17px; line-height: 25px; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">**Price:** 168.67 EUR. <span style="font-size: 17px; line-height: 25px; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">**Day:** Monday, July, 5th, 2011. <span style="font-size: 17px; line-height: 25px; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">**Departure airport:** Rome (Fiumicino)11.10 <span style="font-size: 17px; line-height: 25px; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">**Arrival airport:** Alghero, Fertilia. 14.45 <span style="font-size: 17px; line-height: 25px; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">**Company:** Alitalia.

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**__ Hotel Bolivar:(Rome). __**  **Category**: **<span style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; color: #6e6e6e; font-family: inherit; margin: 0px 0px 1em; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span class="street-address" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: 13px; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> Direction:  ** Via Della Cordonata 6, 00187 Rome, Italy. **Telephone**: +39 06 679 1614 <span style="font-size: 17px; line-height: 25px; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">**Price per night:** 114.00 EUR.



==<span style="font-size: 1.3em; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 5px;">** The Hotel Bolivar is located in a historical building of the 19th century,the Bolivar hotel is next to the Fountain of Trevi and of the Coliseum. ** == ==<span style="font-size: 1.3em; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 5px;">** The rooms of the Bolivar offer TV route satellite and bathroom deprived with shower or tub. Some of them possess Jacuzzi. ** ==

<span style="font-size: 1.3em; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 5px;">** The rooms offer beautiful conference to the roofs of Rome. **
**__<span style="color: #000080; font-size: 17px; line-height: 25px; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">Hotel:Palazzo Paruta: (Venice) __**

** Category: ** ** Direction: ** 3824 Campo Sant' Angelo, San Marco, 30124 Venice. <span style="font-size: 17px; line-height: 25px; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">**Telephone:** +39 041 2410835**.** ** Price per night: ** 160 EUR.



===<span style="font-size: 1.1em; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 5px;">** Paruta Palazzo is a newly opened hotel located in a historic building in CampoSant'Angelo, near the Teatro la Fenice ** === ===<span style="font-size: 1.1em; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 5px;">** Paruta Palazzo offers luxury rooms and suites overlooking the canals. All rooms includebathrooms, satellite TV and wireless high speed internet access. ** === ===<span style="font-size: 1.1em; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 5px;">** Palazzo Paruta a tasty buffet breakfast including locally produced cheese and meat dishes. It also offers almond cakes brought directly from Naples. ** === ===<span style="font-size: 1.1em; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 5px;">** The cakes and sweets are prepared by a baker in the area. You can also serve eggs,bacon, pancakes, fresh fruit and a selection of hot and cold drinks. ** === ===<span style="font-size: 1.1em; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 5px;">** Their staff will help you during your stay with suggestions for restaurants andsightseeing. ** ===

**__ Hotel:Balocco: (Sardinia). __**

**Category**: ** Direction: ** Liscia di Vacca, Porto Cervo. ** Telephone: ** 0789 91555 <span style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial,sans-serif; line-height: 15px;">. <span style="border-collapse: collapse; line-height: 15px; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">**<span style="border-collapse: separate; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 17px; line-height: 25px;">Price per night: ** 102.20 EUR.



===<span style="font-size: 1.1em; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 5px;">** Balocco Hotel, with stunning views of Porto Cervo is one of the most charming areas of the Costa Smeralda. ** === ===<span style="font-size: 1.1em; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 5px;">** The luxury Balocco Hotel is ideal to enjoy a fantastic holiday. It has a large outdoor pool surrounded by palm trees and lush private gardens. ** === ===<span style="font-size: 1.1em; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 5px;">** It has a bar serving hot and cold dishes throughout the day and light meals poolside. ** ===

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**__ TRANSPORTS IN ITALY: __**

__ ROME: __

<span style="color: #ff0000; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">Rome's metro has 2 lines: A and B that intersect at Termini station. The hours are from 5.30 am to 11.30 pm (Saturdays until 0.30). <span style="color: #ff0000; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">BTI: 3-day ticket for unlimited travel (11 �) <span style="color: #ff0000; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">BIG: a day ticket for unlimited travel on subways, buses and commuter trains.Valid until 24 hours from date of purchase (4 �)BIT: The univiaje ticket for metro and city bus (1 �)

__ VENICE: __ <span style="color: #ff0000; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">The gondolas are a luxurious type of transport used only by tourists and local weddingday. The Traghetti, is a kind of gondola ferry across the Grand Canal in seven places where .there are no bridges

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<span style="color: #00ffff; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">**The Trevi Fountain is one of the ancient aqueducts at Rome, it leds the water into the Baths of Agrippa. It served Rome for more than four hundred years.****A traditional leyend says that if visitors throw a coin into the fountain and wish a wish, the wish comes true. An estima****ted of 3000 euros are thrown every d****ay.**

<span style="color: #00ffff; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">The coliseum is an amphitheatre in the centre of the city, the largest ever built in the Roman Empire. It is considered one of the best work of th Roman architecture. <span style="color: #00ffff; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">The Romans uesd it for many things, for seeing theatres, opera, and for kill the Christians. <span style="color: #00ffff; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">The Saint Peter Basilic, although is at Rome, it belongs at the Vatican city﻿. Is the most important Catholic buildings. Is the second most big basilic of the world.

<span style="color: #00ffff; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">It's builded at the Ner�n circus where the Christians were martyrdom, and San Pedro's thomb. It's one of the most visited zones in Rome. Alot of peregrins go there to pray and visit impotant places there. <span style="color: #00ffff; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">( I don't know why but you can't see some of the photos, please if someone knows how to fix it, please tell me!)



<span style="color: #ffaa00; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">Girls i have found this information of Rome culture and costumes: <span style="font-size: 1px; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"> <span style="color: #ffaa00; font-size: 34px; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">Rome culture: <span style="color: #ffaa00; font-size: 18px; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"> <span style="color: #ffaa00; font-size: 18px; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">Ambient and costumes

<span style="color: #000000; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">In rome the people are very open to others and they shout a lot in the streets, there are very expresives doing exaggerated movements. Rome is a city where the culture of art, especially opera and the famous paints, people practice, because most of their aged artists are very importants around the world, for example "Miguel Angel", "Leonardo da Vinci" and "Caravaccio", and they have create an internationally famous scultures and paints that are staying in the museums or piazzas in rome.Rome is one of the more requested cities for study in their universities and do an erasmus of art study. A very important traditions or monuments are:


 * <span style="color: #000000; margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 3em; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">//The virgin's edicole//: there are chapels in the street of Virgins very beautifuls. This chapels are built from the habitants of the ancient Rome when they passed the plague, the people who survived are very grateful to Virgin, then people built chapels in the streets to Madonna.
 * <span style="color: #000000; margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 3em; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">//Sources:// <span class="short_text"> Rome is famous for its abundance of sources and its places. Especially in s ummer is typical to found a //nasoni ,// that cool with a super water to all walkers and fill the streets and roads of the historic center with its tinkling sound.



<span style="color: #ffaa00; font-size: 18px; line-height: 27px; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">Food

<span style="color: #000000; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">The roman cuisine is always prepared with fresh and seasonal products, the: vegetables, fruits, meat and cheese, and the mediterranean fish.They have ,like all Italy, the pasta, pizza, and the antipasto.The antipasto is the entrant, it can't be pasta, is the dish before pasta or main course. Most popular foods in Rome are:

** Antipasto: **


 * <span style="margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 3em; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">// La misticanza // : it's a salad with anchovy and endive. It's a seasonal dish.
 * <span style="margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 3em; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">// La bruschetta // : toast bread with garlic,olive oil and tomatoe.
 * <span style="margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 3em; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">// Fave al guanciale // : fresh beans of season cooked with bacon and onion.
 * <span style="margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 3em; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">// Suppl� // : croquettes stuffed of mozzarella.
 * <span style="margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 3em; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">//Fiori di zucca e carciofi fritti//: <span class="short_text"> zucchini flowers and artichokes fried.

** Main course: **

** <span class="short_text">Desert: **
 * <span style="margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 3em; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">// Spaghetti alla carbonara: // their origin is Rome. It's a famous dish of pasta with especially sauce.
 * <span style="margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 3em; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">// Bucatini all'amatriciana // : pasta served with tomatoe, bacon and onion,dusted with pecorino cheese.
 * <span style="margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 3em; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">// Gnocchi alla romana // : flour and potato dumplings with tomato and butter sauce.
 * <span style="margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 3em; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">//Coda a la vaccinara//: oxtail with the accompanying that you want, for example: tomatoes, wine, soffritto, onion, ham, bacon...
 * <span style="color: #000000; margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 3em; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">//Rissoto alla romana//: the normal risotto with special ingredients: sepia, clams
 * <span style="margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 3em; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">// Filetti di baccal� // : <span class="short_text"> fried cod fillets.[[image:http://t3.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcRWWNagRZ0zNjG7JlQLhWnLgNFQFGQwMNsv2GusrUE2yDi8Lf44Kw height="161" align="right"]]
 * <span style="color: #000000; margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 3em; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><span class="short_text">//Tiramis�//: it have cheese mascarpone, coffee and xocolate.
 * <span style="margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 3em; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">//Maritozzi alla panna//: raisin buns with sugar and cream fillings.

<span style="color: #ffaa00; font-size: 34px; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">Venice culture:

Venice is a city very rich in art: paints, sculture and music. This city ha﻿ve a very famous works of art, their artists are, for example: //Vel�zquez// painted "The Venus Rokeby"//, Rubens// painted "The three Graces"//, Pietro Lombardo// carved and built //"//Iglesia de Santa Maria dei Miracoli","Palazzo Dario" and "Tumba del Dux Pietro Mocenigo", //Giovanni Gabrieli// composed " Sacrae symphoniae//".cristal de murano la escultura de los tetrarcas palacio ducali los tejidos venecianas destacan en las representaciones pict�ricas de la escuela veneciana: de tizziano y tinttoreto.// <span style="color: #ffaa00; font-size: 34px; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">Sardinia culture: <span style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">Sardinia preserved the traditions of festivals, medieval tournaments, acrobatics of horses and food fairs and wine.The heart of the island are areas rich in tradition and natural landscapes.The best beaches are those of the Mediterranean coast of Sardinia, the most prominent are: Cala Luna and Cala Sisine.
 * <span style="margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 3em; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">The charm of Venice is getting lost in the city, watching the water channels around the beautiful palaces and houses, craft shops and also the atmosphere is very cozy.
 * <span style="margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 3em; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">In Venice it is very important to taste the coffe in //The Florian coffe//, is in //Piazza San Marco.//
 * <span style="margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 3em; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">A memory very usual of Venice is a mask that are very famous, because every year they celebrate a fascinant Carnaval with a beautiful costumes.
 * <span style="margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 3em; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">Venice preserved tradition and craftsmanship continue to produce amazing and beautiful Murano glass figures from the island of Murano.
 * <span style="color: #000000; line-height: normal; margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 3em; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">Ride a Gondola in the channels of Venice it's a precious experience for tourists. The Gondolas are the most attractive tradition of that city.
 * <span style="margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 3em; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"> The most famous bridge of many bridges and channels that are in Venice cause the water, is //Ponte dei Sospiri.//

<span style="font-family: arial,sans-serif; line-height: normal; margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 3em; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">Each year, in t<span style="font-family: arial,sans-serif; line-height: normal; margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 3em; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"> he days before and after the Ascension Sunday, celebrated in Tratalias "Sa Festa Manna" in honor of Our Lady.
 * <span style="margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 3em; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">//Capodanno//: the night of the new year in Sardinia is plenty of sounds, colours, music and dancing. In all Italy the people throw firecrackers in the streets.
 * <span style="margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 3em; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">Nov. 23: Sardinia offers a day full of witches and traditions that are part of the island's cultural heritage.
 * <span style="line-height: normal; margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 3em; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">June 4: is //San Mauro//, all the people gotu to the solemn mass and to the rest of activities, like //Palio de San Mauro// is a horse race, people organized Sardinian songs and dances. They exposed shrines and ancient traditions.
 * <span style="line-height: normal; margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 3em; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">In Sardinia we celebrate the //Sagra di San Efisio// in Cagliari from May 1 to May 4 from 9 am onwards. This tradition offers cultural activities and colorful parade. Part of this activities is the //Palio Poetto Hipodrome//followed by a memorable concert for Peace. The statue of //St. Efisio Nora// is carried in a procession by pilgrimsand citizens, and finally, back to the Church S//ant'Efisio// on 4 May.
 * <span style="font-family: arial,sans-serif; line-height: normal; margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 3em; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">//﻿Girotonno//: is the participation of journalists, experts and lovers of Mediterranean food. A four-day event to do a thorough analysis of the cultural, artistic and gastronomic village including tastings, music and entertainment.
 * <span style="margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 3em; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">On 6 and 7 July celebrates //Pozzomaggiore Ardia.// T his wonderful event takes place around the rural sanctuary, it is a christian and pagan ritual, is a horse race dedicated to St. Constantine.
 * <span style="margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 3em; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">// Fuoco di Sant' Antonio // : night 16-17 of January bonfires are lit in honor of former cult Sant Antonio Abad, this saint, as seen from the Christian community as an adversary of demons and hellfire.

<span style="color: #ffaa00; font-size: 34px; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">Greece (Athens) Culture:

Athens has the largest cultural heritage of Europe and impressive. Not only is recognized by the world for its ancient culture, so is of its present culture. The culture has been one of the most important parts of Athens and Greece. Some of the great thinkers philosophers, scholars of mythology and famous artists, mathematicians of art are: S�crates, Plat�n, Leonardo Da Vici, Pit�goras...

Some of the places that are more visited of persons and the monuments and art that are most important in Athens are:


 * Parthenon: is a monument built in ancient times, is visited by his great cultural importance. It is the temple of god Atenea.
 * Acropolis: the sacred rock, it is in the heart of Athens where there are ruins and temples. It is high city of Athens.
 * Theater of Dyonisus: it is situated in the Acropolis.

Music and cultural activities in Athens are:

· In taverns offered actuations of traditional music, especially en the district of Plaka. · Athens festival: it is in June to September, it’s an event that go a very important artists to present its arts. · Full moon night: in that night: it is in August. is a magic show, are classical music concerts low open stars and free museums and archaeological sites. · Classical music: in the theatre Mégaron Mousikis Athenon plays the Athens State Orchestra.EscucharLeer fonéticamente

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Santorini Culture:

The characteristic of Santorini are blue and white houses by the sea, is a very nice scenery and attracts many tourists. Traditions and sites of Santorini:

· A curious tradition of Santorini is that octopuses hang them to dry outside on a rope like clothes hanging. · Greek Orthodox religion temples are traditional in Santorini, Cyclades islands. · Minoan: its a ancient subterranean city with archaeology very important. That city is conserved by volcanic ash. Is the Pompello of the Greek Islands. · Ancient Thira: the second attraction of Santorini is situated in Duna Vouno. There are some monuments: Sanctuary of Artemidoros, the Agora, Stoa Real, Temple of Dionysos… A lot of the relics found there, are in the Museum Prehistoric Thira. · The Archaeological Museum of Santorini: His performances include the jar, idols, statues, pottery, kouros, inscriptions and pottery and clay and volcanic rocks. · The Panagia Episkopi Church: its near Gonia Dune. It is beautiful for the icons, relics and paints that are in.



Turkey Culture:

In Turkey if you go like a tourist and do you want to buy something you always have to haggle, but not well seen the price go down too. Some sites and traditions importants are:

· Hammam: its very typical the Turkish baths, the Hammam is a sauna with water to relax after a day of hard work. · Blue Mosque: it’s the unic in Istanbul that have 6 nary. Is very visitated and is beautiful it have outside a big park. · Saint Sophia Church: there are a very beautiful of art and architecture Bizantine. There is a monument of the mathematical wit Greek Isodoro de Mileto and Antemio de Trale. · The Turkey coffee is very famous for its toasted. In Turkish is Kahve.



<span style="color: #00ff00; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">Girls I have found some sights that we must visit if we are going to Rome, Venice, or Sardinia. Take a look:

=<span style="font-size: 1.4em; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 5px;">**Places to see in Rome** =
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<span style="font-size: 1.3em; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 5px;">**The Pantheon**
This building is ancient Rome's best preserved monument. The emperor Hadrian reconstructed it around 120 AD when an older temple sitting on the same spot was destroyed by fire. The interior is really striking, with its dome a perfect hemisphere and an oculus which is believed to symbolize the all-seeing eye of heaven. I really liked this building, it has a certain geometrical harmony which reminded me that in architecture sometimes the simplest things achieve the biggest effect. Inside is Raphael's tomb and the tomb of Vittorio Emanuele II, Italy's first king. Address: Piazza della Rotonda ||
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<span style="font-size: 1.3em; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 5px;">**Spanish Steps (Scalinata di Trinita dei Monti)**
Both the steps and the Piazza got their name from the Spanish Embassy which I believe is located in the piazza. If you come here in the summer the stairs are divided by rows of flowers. The beautiful church of Trinita dei Monti lies at the top of the stairs. At the bottom of the stairs is the Fontana della Barcaccia (Fountain of the old boat) by Pietro Bernini. This place is a gathering spot for tourists, with people sitting on the steps and watching the other (tourists :-) ) go by. ||
 * || <span style="cursor: pointer; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">[[image:http://andreea.francu.com/travel/rome.vr/places.vr/Trevi%20Fountain/pic/sth-fontana-di-trevi0.jpg link="http://andreea.francu.com/travel/rome.vr/places.vr/Trevi%20Fountain/fontana-di-trevi0.html"]] ||

<span style="font-size: 1.3em; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 5px;">**Fontana di Trevi (Trevi Fountain)**
If you've seen La Dolce Vita by Fellini you'll recognize this spot easily. The fountain lies in a small piazza off Via del Tritone. It was designed by Nicola Silva. Legend goes that by throwing a coin in the fountain you can secure your return to Rome (we didn't do it, but I still have hopes to return). We went there in the afternoon; we were not looking for the fountain, just wandering the streets and ended up here. It was extremely crowded, almost imposible to get near the fountain. I don't know which hour is better, my guess is that it is crowded all the time. Maybe early morning will be a better time if you wish to avoid the crowds. ||
 * || <span style="cursor: pointer; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">[[image:http://andreea.francu.com/travel/rome.vr/places.vr/St.%20Peter%20Basilica/pic/sth-st-peter0.jpg link="http://andreea.francu.com/travel/rome.vr/places.vr/St.%20Peter%20Basilica/st-peter0.html"]] ||

<span style="font-size: 1.3em; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 5px;">**Basilica di San Pietro (St. Peter Basilica)**
This must be the world's most imposing church. At least for me it is. I've never seen a church of such colossal dimensions. It's simply huge and impressive. The present church dates from the 15th century when it was decided to replace the earlier St. Peter church. The rebuilding lasted until the 17th century. Among the artists that worked on the design of the new basilica are Bramante and Michelangelo. Inside the church, near the entrance is Michelangelo's Pieta which is so beautiful; it's a pity that nowadays one has to see it from the distance (due to an incident in 1972). Also very impressive is Bernini's baldacchino that rises above the papal altar. ||
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<span style="font-size: 1.3em; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 5px;">**Piazza San Pietro (St. Peter's Square)**
This magnificent square was designed by Bernini. It was completed in 1667 and can hold 400.000 people. The piazza has the shape of an ellipse; on each side there's a curving pair of quadruple colonnades topped with statues of saints. In the middle of the piazza is an obelisk which was brought from Alexandria in AD 37. Also in the piazza are two beautiful fountains. To the left and right of the obelisk are two spots marked on the pavement. If you sit on a spot and look at the colonnades you get the illusion that the colonnades are made of a single row of columns. Neat job :-) ||
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<span style="font-size: 1.3em; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 5px;">**Colosseo (Colosseum)**
The most famous of ancient Rome's monuments, Colosseum was begun in AD 70 by emperor Vespasian and inaugurated in AD 80 by with a program of games and shows that lasted 100 days. The gladiator fights that took place in the arena were popular forms of entertainment with the Romans. You can find a few of their followers outside the Colosseum. They don't fight to their death anymore but rather pose for pictures.

By the 15th century the Colosseum has become a quarry for building materials. In 1749 Benedict XIV declared it sacred in the memory of the many Christians that died here (although there is no historical data to support the belief that Christians were martyrized in the arena). Once it was declared sacred, its restauration began (and still continues). ||
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<span style="font-size: 1.3em; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 5px;">**Roman Forum (Foro Romano)**
The Forum was the civic heart of the Republic of Rome. The area was once filled with temples and palaces. Today all these are ruins and you'll have to use all of your imagination to try to envision how it must have looked. Still, it's impressive if you think that most of the buildings were built between 500 BC to 400 AD. A friends of mine told me that this place calms him because all our worries seem small when you come here and realize how quickly the time flies. The Arch of Septimius Severus is one of the structures still standing. If you're interested in Roman history it's a good idea to have a good travel guide with you to be able to indentify the ruins. ||
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<span style="font-size: 1.3em; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 5px;">**Piazza Venezia**
Piazza Venezia is a huge and very busy square where many streets intersect. In the middle of the piazza stands the collosal Vittorio Emanuele II monument. ||
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<span style="font-size: 1.3em; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 5px;">**Piazza del Popolo**
This is one of the most beautiful piazzas in Rome and the effect of the twin churches is amazing. My guide mentioned that the two baroque churches of Santa Maria dei Miracoli and Santa Maria in Montesanto are not exactly alike, but they do look alike on a first sight and the impression one gets is of something unforgettable. The piazza was created by Latino Giovenale Manetti in 1538 for Pope Paul III and the twin churches were added in the 17th century. The present symmetry was given by the neoclassical architect Giuseppe Valadier in the early 1800's. In the middle of the square lies a 3000 years old obelisk framed by four small fountains with lions. The piazza is closed to automotive traffic so you can stroll at your own pace and enjoy the sights. || =<span style="font-size: 1.4em; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 5px;">**Places to see in Venice** =
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<span style="font-size: 1.3em; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 5px;">**Grand Canal**
The Grand Canal or Canal Grande winds through the heart of Venice. It's over 21/2 miles (3 km) long and full of vaporetti, barges, water taxis and gondolas. Bordering the canal are beautiful palazzi, mostly dating from the 14th to the 18th century. You can admire them by taking a gondola ride or more cheaply by taking vaporetto no 1 from front of Santa Lucia railway station. Three beautiful bridges span the canal (Scalzi, the Rialto and Accademia). ||
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<span style="font-size: 1.3em; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 5px;">**Basilica di San Marco**
This is where the Byzantine meets the Western art. Basilica di San Marco is one of the most beautiful buildings in the world and the most important church in Venice. It was built over several centuries, starting in 832. Inside, the basilica is covered in splendid Byzantine mosaics (only illuminated at certain times). There is an entrace fee for the treasury and for Pala d'Oro (the main altarpiece made of gold and precious stones) and to see the four ancient bronze horses kept in the Museo della Basilica (the ones on the balcony are copies). From the balcony one can get a nice view of the Piazza. ||
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<span style="font-size: 1.3em; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 5px;">**Rialto Bridge**
Until the 19th century this was the only bridge between the two sides of the Grand Canal. The bridge as we see it today was built in the 16th century when a competition took place to chose the design of the new bridge to replace an older structure. Michelangelo was among the contenders but the competition was won by Antonio da Ponte. This is one of the centers of activity in Venice and everywhere on the islands there are signs indicating the direction for the Rialto bridge. The bridge is a good place to watch the activity on the Grand Canal at any hour of the day. ||
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<span style="font-size: 1.3em; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 5px;">**The Doge's Palace**
The Doge's Palace was built in the early 9th century as a fortress. It was afterwards rebuilt in the 12th century and modified again in the 14th and 15th century. Its facade as we can see it today is a Gothic masterpiece in pink and white marble. From its early days, the Doge's Palace served as the seat of the government, the Palace of Justice, the prison and the home of the doge. The doge was the elected ruler of the Republic, but its role was rather that of a figurehead. Inside the palace the halls are lavishly decorated with many of the paintings representing the eternal glory of La Serenissima. Many of the works are by Venice's most renowned artists like Veronese and Tintoretto. ||
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<span style="font-size: 1.3em; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 5px;">**Islands of the Lagoon: Murano**
Like Venice, Murano is made up of smaller islands connected by bridges. It is known all over the world for its glasswork. The glasswork manufacturing started in the 12th century and in the 15th and 16th centuries Murano was the main glass producer in Europe. This craft continues today and the main attraction of Murano is to watch the glass artisans at work. Many small factories line the Fondamenta dei Vetrai, the street that starts at the Colonna landing stage. We went there on a Saturday and found out that many factories are closed over the weekend. Still we managed to find one that was open and witnessed the glass blowing of a horse. All these factories have a showroom where they sell glass (no obligation to buy, of course). There is also a Glass Museum (Museo Vetraio) that one can visit. Murano can be reached by vaporetto. ||
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<span style="font-size: 1.3em; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 5px;">**Islands of the Lagoon: Burano**
Burano is another small island of the Venetian lagoon. The same way as Murano is known for its glasswork, Burano is known for its lace. As soon as you leave the vaporetto's landing stage you'll see the vending stalls that sell lace and linen. The island is quite small and densely populated and the houses that line the streets are painted in bright colors which makes the stroll very enjoyable. The main thoroughfare is Via Baldasarre Galuppi which ends into a beautiful piazza. Here you can find the Lace Museum (Museo del Merletto) where you can find out more about this craft. ||
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<span style="font-size: 1.3em; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 5px;">**Islands of the Lagoon: Lido**
Lido is a slender island located between the lagoon and the open sea. The only reason to visit this island is to go to the beach. It has no notable architecture but if you want to relax on the beach, after all that walking in Venice, then this is the place to do it. From Venice you can reach Lido by vaporetto. || =<span style="font-size: 1.4em; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 5px;">**Places to see in Sardinia** = The second largest island in the Mediterranean after Sicily and just 11km from Corsica, the beautiful island of Sardinia has many faces. From sleek yachts and beaches of the Costa Smeralda, to the beauty of the mountainous interior, it is a popular destination for those who love watersports and beach life as well as those looking to explore the more uncommercialised parts of the island. Sardinia�s picture-book coastline, with its white sandy beaches and crystal clear emerald water, is some of the best the Mediterranean has to offer. The island�s coastline is also marvellously varied, with dramatic limestone mountains dropping to secluded coves in the east, sand dunes in parts of the west, and glorious beaches to the north and south. Inland, the countryside view is of pasture and grain fields, wild macchia, vineyards and olive groves, whilst some spectacular woodlands and groves of pine trees run down to the sea. The mountain ranges are quite distinct, and each with its own character. The highest is the Gennargentu (1834m), near the central east coast, with its savage and seemingly impenetrable canyons and spectacular gleaming limestone domes. More approachable is the Limbara in the north, and perhaps the most untouched are the south-western mountains of Sulcis.

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<span style="color: #00ff00; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">Girls I have chosen the activities which I think are the most enjoyable and amazing: =<span style="font-size: 1.4em; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 5px;">**Watersports in Sardinia** = With constant winds surrounding the island, watersports such as kitesurfing, windsurfing and surfing are a popular pastime. Major championships such as the Kitesurf World Cup and the Chia Classic windsurfing competition are held here giving you some idea of how superb the conditions are. The main hive of windsurfing activity is in Porto Pollo, the windiest part of the island on the north east coast with fantastic views of the Maddalena islands. Whether you are an expert or a novice, there is plenty of space for everyone. Protected by the double bay, there are safe areas for beginners or if you have the experience (and audacity), you may choose to head out into the channel where waves peak at challenging heights. There are several good hire and tuition centres here that will cater for all your needs. Putzu Idu at San Giovanni di Sinis is another popular surfing beach offering a plethora of beach bars and windsurfing and kitesurfing outlets. This beautiful long sandy beach sits seventeen kilometres north of Tharros on the west coast. The coastline of Sardinia is littered with hotspots for surfing activities as well as places to hire equipment and instruction. If you�re after a more casual surfing experience avoiding the fierce waves of the west and opting for a bit of leisurely fun then head for Stintino, Spiaggia della Pelosa or Poetto beach.
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=<span style="font-size: 1.4em; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 5px;">**Sailing in Sardinia** = Sailing is another favourite summer pastime, particularly on the north west coast of Sardinia, on the glamorous Costa Smeralda and around the Maddalena archipelago. Washed by the clear blue waters of the Mediterranean, Sardinia offers a varied coastline of sculpted cliffs, hidden coves, secluded inlets, rocky headlands, and glorious sand dunes. Several stretches of coastline have remained untouched and some are only accessible by boat. Boat hire and sailing trips are available from a number of locations on the coast. Alternatively, Sardinian Places offers sailing holidays around the island, with tailor made itineraries that include the expertise of a professional skipper � what better way to discover the exquisite coastline of Sardinia? During your time on board, you can use the extensive equipment for fishing, snorkelling and diving, you can stop en route and discover the many wonders dotted along the Sardinian coast or you can simply unwind and soak up the sunshine from the boat�s several sun decks. Standard accommodation comprises of ensuite cabins and if you prefer to have the boat to yourself, why not charter the entire vessel? ==<span style="font-size: 1.3em; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 5px;"> == =<span style="font-size: 1.4em; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 5px;">**Horse Riding in Sardinia** = Wherever you stay on Sardinia you will not be too far from a stables as the island has a long tradition of horse riding. Hacks and excursions for all abilities are available including children's rides, tours through breathtaking mountain scenery and beach rides. Whether a beginner or an experienced rider this is a fantastic way to discover hidden Sardinia and explore areas that cannot be reached by car. Sardinia's Gennargentu mountain range is one of the last regions in Europe with free-roaming wild horses.

<span style="color: #000080; font-size: 24px; font-weight: normal; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 5px;">2nd City: **GREECE.**
__<span style="color: #000080; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 22px;">Flights: __

__**<span style="font-size: 17px; line-height: 25px; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">From Alghero to Greece (Athens). **__ <span style="font-size: 17px; line-height: 25px; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">**<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Price: **378.20 EUR. <span style="color: #000000; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"> **D** <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 17px; line-height: 25px;">﻿ **ay:** Thursday, July 7th, 2011 **<span style="color: #000000; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 17px; line-height: 25px;">Departure airpor **** t: ** Alghero, Fertilia. 07.00 <span style="font-size: 17px; line-height: 25px; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">**Arrival airport:** Athens 13.15 <span style="color: #000000; font-size: 17px; line-height: 25px; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">**Company:** Alitalia.

__**<span style="font-size: 17px; line-height: 25px; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">From Athens to Santorini. **__

<span style="font-size: 17px; line-height: 25px; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">**<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Price: **70.64 EUR. **D** <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 17px; line-height: 25px;">﻿ **ay:** <span style="color: #000000; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 17px; line-height: 25px; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">Sunday, July 10th, 2011 <span style="color: #000000; font-size: 17px; line-height: 25px; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"> **<span style="color: #000000; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 17px; line-height: 25px;">Departure airpor **** t: ** Athens 08.00 <span style="font-size: 17px; line-height: 25px; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">**Arrival airport:** Santorini 09.00 <span style="color: #000000; font-size: 17px; line-height: 25px; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">**Company:**eDreams.

<span style="color: #000080; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 22px; line-height: 33px; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">__Hotels:__

<span style="display: inline !important; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">__ **Hotel:Airotel Parthenon.(Greece).** __ ** Category: ** ** Direction: ** 6 Makri Street, Koukaki, 11742 Athens <span style="font-size: 17px; line-height: 25px; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">**Telephone**: 900 814 939. <span style="border-collapse: collapse; line-height: 15px; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">**<span style="border-collapse: separate; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 17px; line-height: 25px;">Price per night: ** 71.00 EUR.

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<span style="border-collapse: separate; color: #ff0000; font-size: 17px; line-height: 25px; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">With a central location just 5 minutes walk from the Acropolis and 150 meters from themetro, the Parthenon Airotel offers accommodation with balcony and satellite TV. All rooms are soundproofed.

<span style="border-collapse: separate; color: #ff0000; font-size: 17px; line-height: 25px; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">Parthenon Airotel rooms have air conditioning, fridge and wired internet access. Thebathrooms are equipped with toiletries and hair dryer. Room service is available.

<span style="border-collapse: separate; color: #ff0000; font-size: 17px; line-height: 25px; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">The restaurant serves traditional Greek Acropolis. The hotel bar is ideal for a drink and a snack. The Parthenon Airotel also features a business center.

<span style="border-collapse: separate; color: #ff0000; font-size: 17px; line-height: 25px; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">The hotel is situated at the foot of the Acropolis, next to Plaka. Many of the attractions ofthe city are within walking distance, including the Acropolis Museum. A 10-minute walk to boutiques, bars and restaurants. Athens airport is 33 km.

__ **Hotel:Vallais Villa.(Santorini).** __ **Category**: <span style="font-size: 17px; line-height: 25px; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">**Direction:**Near Malteza church, 84700 Imerov�glion**.**

<span style="font-size: 1.3em; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 5px;">Telephone: ** +30 22860. **
<span style="border-collapse: separate; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 17px; line-height: 25px; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">**Price per night**: 180.00 EUR.



<span style="color: #ff0000; font-size: 16px; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">The Vallais Villa, which is located in Imerovigli, offers beautiful studios with private balconies with panoramic views to the sea.

<span style="color: #ff0000; font-size: 16px; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">The complex consists of traditional-style apartments. From the balcony you can admirethe sunset over the small islands of the Aegean Sea.

<span style="color: #ff0000; font-size: 16px; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">Each of the studies Vallais Villa has a fully equipped self-catering.

<span style="color: #ff0000; font-size: 16px; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">Villa Vallais staff clean the apartments daily, offering a friendly and welcoming.

<span style="color: #ff0000; font-size: 16px; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">Girls do you like this hotel in Santorini? Is very nice!

<span style="font-size: 1.06em; font-weight: normal; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 5px;">__ 3rd City: **TURKEY.** __
<span style="font-size: 13px; font-weight: normal; line-height: 19px; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">**<span style="font-size: 17px; line-height: 25px; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">From Santorini to Ankara. **

<span style="font-size: 17px; font-weight: normal; line-height: 25px; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">**<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Price: **224.15 EUR. <span style="font-size: 13px; font-weight: normal; line-height: 19px; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"> **D** <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 17px; line-height: 25px;">﻿ **ay:** <span style="color: #000000; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 17px; line-height: 25px; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">Monday, July 11th, 2011 Departure airport: **Santorini 06.55** <span style="font-size: 17px; line-height: 25px; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">**Arrival airport:** Ankara 01.00 (+1day) <span style="color: #000000; font-size: 17px; line-height: 25px; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">**Company:**eDreams.

<span style="font-size: 13px; font-weight: normal; line-height: 19px; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">**<span style="font-size: 17px; line-height: 25px; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">From Ankara to Istanbul. **

<span style="font-size: 17px; font-weight: normal; line-height: 25px; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">**<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Price: **217.00 EUR. <span style="font-size: 13px; font-weight: normal; line-height: 19px; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"> **D** <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 17px; line-height: 25px;">﻿ **ay:** <span style="color: #000000; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 17px; line-height: 25px; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">Monday, July 11th, 2011 Departure airport: **Ankara 09.00** <span style="font-size: 17px; line-height: 25px; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">**Arrival airport:** Istanbul (Ataturk)10.00 <span style="color: #000000; font-size: 17px; line-height: 25px; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">**Company:**eDreams.

<span style="font-size: 15px; line-height: 22px; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">__ **HOTEL.** __

<span style="font-size: 1.3em; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 5px;"> Innpera Hotel
** Category: ** ** Direction: ** <span style="color: #003580; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: small; line-height: 15px;">//Sıraselviler Cad No :15 Taksim, 34437 Estambul// <span style="font-size: 17px; line-height: 25px; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">**Telephone**: +90 212 252 96 00 <span style="border-collapse: collapse; line-height: 15px; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">**<span style="border-collapse: separate; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 17px; line-height: 25px;">Price per night: ** 100.00 EUR.

<span style="color: #ff0000; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">Located in the heart of Istanbul, 200 meters from Taksim Square, the hotel is the perfectInnpera to feel the buzzing atmosphere of the city. Guests can choose from roomsoverlooking the city and the Bosphorus.

<span style="color: #ff0000; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">The spacious rooms are soundproofed and equipped with air conditioning, flat screenTV satellite, minibar and safe. The private bathroom has a hairdryer.

<span style="color: #ff0000; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">The restaurant on the first floor has a terrace overlooking a busy street. It serves a dailybreakfast buffet in the morning. In the evenings, guests can enjoy international dishesprepared by the chef, award winning cuisine.

<span style="color: #ff0000; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">Innpera Hotel offers a shuttle service to the Atat�rk International Airport and SabihaGokcen International Airport. Wi-Fi available throughout the hotel.