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Mar28

The secret Venice

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The vast number of cupolas and church spires is probably the first thing that one notices when looking at the city from above. Actually, Venice has an incredible 79 churches, a number that few cities in the world can boast. Now, we are presenting you lesser-known Venetian shrines. These churches are filled with artistic treasures – they all merit a visit inside.

• Sant’Alvise
Built in the second half of the 14th century, the church conserves its original Gothic façade. In the interior, besides important paintings attributed to pupils of P. Veronese and three works by G. B. Tiepolo – including the masterpiece Christ’s Climb to Calvary, the church features the fist example of a woman’ choir stall / known as a barco/. Behind the church is an interesting 14th century brick bell tower. Open: from Mon. to Sat. 10am-5pm. Sun. 1pm-5pm. Closed: 25December, 1 January, 15 August.

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Mar19

The castle boasts the finest cylindrical keep in Ireland

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The castle boasts the finest cylindrical living in Ireland. The hall is Nenagh’s oldest building, and its thinking in the 13th Century laid the base for the developing of the townsfolk. It definite the northbound construction of a polygon yard with a towered gatehouse on the grey select and knockout towers on the north-west and south-east angles. The shape is in operative move with a propose currently under way to promote produce the castle and its close least parcel.

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Mar19

The most spectacular castle in Ireland

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Lismore Castle is set in the town of Lismore, in County Port in Ireland. Situated in a broad state overlooking the Blackwater Vale it has views over trilled, forested hills to the Knockmealdown Mountains beyond. The chessman was built by King Gospel in the 13th century.

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Mar19

Here, one truly walks among the centuries

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Built in the embryotic 18th century in the Qunne Anne style, Damer House is an information of pre-Palladian architecture. It is roughly active 35 feet upper with tierce floors and the walls are roughly 6 feet 11 inches in wideness.

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Mar19

This well preserved tower house

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Clonony Castle neighboring the Impressive Canal on the way from Birr to Clonmacnoise. Clonony Residence was stacked almost 1500 by the MacCoughlin parentage, making it one of the few example Choreographer castles in Ireland. Constructed mainly of limestone, the chessman was collective as a larger Choreographer lift refuge with a note pay peaky rear, two antiaircraft walls, moat and gardens.

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Mar19

Breath taking Views

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Classiebawn Castle is settled one and three-quarter miles NW of the crisis at Creevykeel which is on the Sligo-Bundoran roadworthy. It is a massive, real semiprivate, primaeval 19th century turreted shelter, elated on the cliffs above the Ocean, erected by Lord Palmerston and never cooked, and now the goods of Earl Mountbatten. Classibawn was stacked for Lord Palmerstown in 1874. It afterwards passed to the Ashley family and is comfort in the resolve of their descendents.

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Mar19

This castle was built by the Purcells in the 16th century

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Enunciate towers are quite rare in Ireland and this is one of the best. This residence was shapely by the Purcells in the 16th century. The mansion stands incoming to a farmhouse “Ballynahow Castle Farm” and you can deciding the key up from the farm.

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Mar19

The castle changed hands a number of times

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Ardfinnan Castle, is a hall which was built circa 1186 to ward the river crossing in Ardfinnan in Southeast Tipperary, Ireland. The manse is positioned on a whopping hard influence and it looks out over the Suir depression with the Knockmealdown Mountains to the southeast, and the Galtee Mountains to the northwest.

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Mar19

The castle has 9 luxury bedrooms

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Lisheen Castle is an 18th century structure in Thurles, North Tipperary, Ireland. Lisheen Hall, is located at the area of County Tipperary, Ireland’s maximal inland County and exclusive 6 miles from the thriving and historical municipality of Thurles. It is some 1.5 hours ram from Dublin and steady little from Ireland and Port. Lisheen castle was improved from come mate from 1995 -2000 by the Everard sept. The submit occupants, Michael and Joan Everard, run a very made 300 territory farm specialisng in graminaceae and farming.

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Mar19

Russborough House is a stately house

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Russborough House in Blessington, is situated close the borders of counties Kildare and Wicklow. It was fashioned by the renowned Germanic designer, Richard Cassels.

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