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Dec22

Il Cannito, Paestum Salerno, Italy

Il Cannito is located right a few kilometres from Paestum and the Cilento coast. Capaccio and Paestum are positioned half way between the unreal Amalfi Shore , where to impose the towns of Amalfi, Positano and Ravello, and the Arena of Cilento , a stunning nature athlete lapped by the vocalize of a crystal enlighten sea. Archaeological finds evidence that Paestum and its surrounding areas were underpopulated in pre-historic eras.
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Dec22

Golden Lane at Praque Castle

Golden Lane is yet another stimulating melody of the Prague Hall tangled. The street overflowing of tiny houses shapely in Feigning name at the end of the 16th century.
Golden Lane was created when a new satellite palisade was further to the existing Romanesque chessman complex. The houses in the Happy Lane were nationalized after the war and afterward rehabilitated and painted, between 1952 and 1955.


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Dec21

Santorio de Fauna y Flora Iguaque, Colombia

Iguaque is a small area of wasteland and Andean forest embedded in the development of the intercepted areas of the Eastern Cordillera, Colombia. Travels a distance of 8 km and covers the municipalities of Tunja, Villa de Leyva and Arcabuco in the department of Boyaca. Its forests are the water supplyers to the local municipalities.
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Dec21

In Villa de Leyva, Colombia

In Villa de Leyva, Colombia the time has stopped.Cobblestone roads and whitewashed buildings make its beauty complete and mild.It is a collonial village founded in 1572 by Hernán Suárez de Villalobos, who named it for his boss,Andres Díaz V enero de Leyva, the first president of the New Kingdom of Granada.The village’s function was as a shelter for the military ofiicers.
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Dec21

Bario de Santa Cruz, Sevilla

The Barrio de Santa Cruz is a neighborhood n the heart of the historic town of Seville, Andalusia, Spain. It is best-known among the tourists and one of the most visited places in the town.With its whitewashed houses, mansions, family palaces, and humble flowered patios it is a charming and lovely area.A labyrinth of narrow streets and alleys provides protection from the oppressive sun of the Sevillian summer.The Barrio de Santa Cruz took its name from that of a church built on the site of one of the judería’s synagogues.
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Dec21

Metropol Parasol, Sevilla

In spring 2011 “Metropol Parasol” is going to open its space for the citizens and visitors of Sevilla. The project, designed by J.Mayer H. Architets, will be a new landmark for the city. The new cultural destination is situated on the Plaza de la Encarnacion and is planned to become a leisure and commerce centre.The square will change its appearence after the construction works finish and the new urban point is opened for the public.
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Dec21

Berkeley’s Gather Restaurant , California

A new dimesion to the Berkeley dining scene.Here you can find fresh seasonal food,prepared with attention and made to appeal to every taste – vegetarian or omnivorous.The design of the restaurant add a feeling of a well-balanced and antural atmosphere.It is situated in Bakeley,California, in the David Brower Center – the greenest building in the area.The chefs serve up local seasonal fare from some Bay Area favorite farms like River Dog and Devils Gulch paired with biodynamic wines from Verdad and other eco wineries — places that are proving that responsible farming can heal the land. The restaurant itself is made of beautifully re-purposed materials like seat benches made from leather belts and banquet tables made from old high school bleachers.
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Dec21

Pausada Santa Maria do Bouro, Portugal

A historic luxury hotel, located between the city of Braga and the Gerês mountain range in the Pousada de Amares, Portugal.The new design of the building adapt the stones to the new function. Meticulous study has been done by souto de Moura in order to examine the ruins of the old monastery and to transform it into a Pousada.
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Dec21

The Hempel, London

Discreetly hidden just north of Hyde Park in London, The Hempel Hotel and Hempel Garden  Square are a unique phenomenon in London. the simplicity and silence of the Orient and their metamorphism into the Western world, with the most innovative global technology, create a very special hote. A row of perfectly restored white Georgian houses and a private garden surrounded by trees give little hint of the remarkable transformation within.
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Dec21

Soho Grand Hotel, NYC

The hotel rises in the heart of Soho, New York, the area of the city with the greatest number of art galleries, old bookstores, artists’ shops and charming cafes and restaurants. It is the southern edge of Manhattan, the constant setting of the films by the director that has been captured the soul of the city of skyscrapers, Woody Allen.
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