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Museums are important cultural institutions, symbols of power, stature, and sophistication. Designed by the North American architect Frank Gehry, this unique Museum built on a 32,500 square meter site in the center of Bilbao. The Guggenheim Museum Bilbao is a modern and contemporary art museum. The permanent collection of the Guggenheim Museum Bilbao basically includes works by the most prominent artists of the last forty years of this century.

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Meteora is an area in Central Greece. The city Klampak is under the rock towers of Meteora. The thing that makes Meteora so special is the monasteries on the top of the rock towers. The monasteries, the amount of peaks to climb and the paths for hiking brings in Meteora the whole year many tourists. Meteora is from the biggest and most important group of monasteries in Greece. Steps were cut into the rock, making the complex accessible via a bridge from the nearby plateau.

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1. The Ice Hotel, Sweden
Consistently getting top scores in readers’ surveys, the Ice Hotel is the coolest hotel around (literally). Built afresh every December with ice from the River Thorne in northern Sweden, and featuring specially commissioned artwork each year, this fairytale hotel is a very romantic retreat (you sleep on ice blocks covered in reindeers skins), if you can face the sub-zero temperatures in the rooms. There is an ice bar, a wedding chapel and more traditional cabins for those who don’t like to be quite so chilled. Go now: with the impact of global warming, the option of staying at this amazing hotel might not be with us for long. (website: www.icehotel.com)

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In the vastness of the driest desert on Earth, a dramatic nature of exotic, overpowering beauty produces landscapes both varied and startling. Located in the historic desert oasis town of San Pedro de Atacama, Chile, Awasi succeeds in providing the utmost of luxury and relaxation.
To ensure the privacy and comfort of all guests, Awasi has only 8 guestrooms, all with private outdoor patio, reading area, and both indoor and outdoor showers. Guests are free to relax in the privacy of the guestrooms or on one of the many cozy sofas and hammocks located in the large open air lobby. At night, guests can lounge around the communal fire pit or enjoy a cocktail in a dimly lit poolside cabana, all while admiring the unparalleled beauty of the Atacama sky. Wherever guests choose to reside, Awasi is a place for contemplating immensity, enjoying the basic details of simple life, and gratifying the body and soul.

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Luxury motor yacht Annaliesse is a very large and well equiped Mediterranean charter yacht. She provides stately accommodation for 36 guests and features a flotilla of water ‘toys’ as well as health, fitness and business centers.
Luxury motor charter yacht Annaliesse is a 85.3m (280ft), charter super yacht built to the highest international safety and quality standards. Her “Owner’s” Staterooms accommodate up to 36 guests in fabulous surroundings.

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Explora Hotels offer exclusivity and comfort in two of Chile’s most impressive wilderness areas - Torres del Paine National Park in Patagonia, and the Atacama Desert. The Explora Hotel Salto Chico in Patagonia has a magical location on Lake Pehoe surrounded by granite massifs.

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This exotic resort, built under shady palms and surrounded by tropical gardens running directly down to a beach of pure white sand, is located on the tip of the small island of Gangga in North Sulawesi - from Manado International Airport only one hour by car, then half an hour on our boats.

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The Costa Mediterranea has a unique personality inspired by Italy’s 17th and 18th century palazzi and castles, while the decks are dedicated to mythology in the Mediterranean Sea-a crossroads of cultures and civilizations. The spectacular Maschera d’Argento Atrium spans 10 decks high and features an incredible sculpture of dancers suspended mid-air. This unique Costa fleet boat is reminiscent of an aristocratic Sicilian palace, the two-level Degli Argentieri Restaurant is adorned with exquisite objects d’art and frescos. The interior spaces on board this 86,000 ton Costa fleet ship are truly an expression of an inimitable, unique style.

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Opened in March 2006…Located at Northwest point on the island of Providenciales or ‘Provo’ as it is locally referred to, Amanyara (peaceful place) is nestled on the tip of a 5,000-acre nature and wildlife reserve, with the widely-acclaimed reefs of the Northwest Point Marine Park just offshore. The resort’s isolated position is pristine and its beauty and tranquility is well removed from much of the development of the island. Transfer to the resort is along a narrow coastal road that rises to a hill and then falls away into a flat plain covered with native bush and stunted trees.

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A chic retreat, Sanctuary on Camelback Mountain is situated high overlooking Paradise Valley and the mountains beyond. This boutique property has an exhilarating atmosphere with its modern architectural design, huge infinity pool, Asian-inspired Spa and minimalist ‘elements’ restaurant with Jade Bar overlooking the glittering Valley.

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