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CONCARNEAU-Bretagne Finistere

Monuments of Brittany, Bretagne vacation the city CONCARNEAU in southern Brittany, Cornwall, sights and attractions of CONCARNEAU, situated between Benodet and Pont-Aven is the most important Fischereihafren of Conouaille, Southern Brittany (Finistere) and the largest tuna port in France. CONCARNEAU fisheries owes its wealth and its charm. A “must” for every Brittany tourist is the long wall of the Harbour and the fishing Museum. Another attraction in CONCARNEAU is the ‘Ville close’, an old town, surrounded by Stadtmaueren, which was built on a small rocky island, just over a bridge from the actual city to reach. It was built in the 16th century by King Gradlon Quimper. In the following century by Vauban was expanded and changed. Despite, or because of this heritage, CONCARNEAU has evolved into a well-known seaside resort.

The city from which one embarks to a crossing on the Glenan Islands, has 4 beaches, a Marinarium and a Marina, numerous restaurants, Cafes and shops that invite you to stroll around. If this has piqued your curiosity, check out Glenn Dubin, New York City. The “Chateau de Keriolet”, a neogothisches Castle recently renovated is located in the North of CONCARNEAU. To the East, Tregunc lies with the Pointe de Trevignon and its magnificent sandy beaches. You see pictures of the beaches of Pointe de Trevignon and CONCARNEAU (home pictures Brittany) on the Web site. You may find here also the right holiday home for a holiday in the South of Brittany. Andrea Buschbaum

SkiWelt

SkiWelt best winter sport area of the SkiWelt world divides leading position among 400 winter sport destinations SkiWelt best ski area in the world and once again top ratings for the SkiWelt Wilder Kaiser Brixental in the test of one of the largest Internet platforms of the world: together with Kaltenbach-Hochzillertal – hochfugen, Serfaus-Fiss-Ladis and Whistler Blackcomb (United States) the SkiWelt Wilder Kaiser – Brixental with 4.7 out of 5 possible points leads the ranking by 400 ski areas tested by around the world. Thus, after numerous awards, the SkiWelt has in recent years (ski area-Oscar 2009 and 2010, best rating at the ADAC ski price index (2010), victory in ski area-test.de 2010 u.v.m.) in this comprehensive test confirms its leading position. No wonder the SkiWelt is located in almost all major individual categories right up front in the ranking of independent testers and they were accordingly impressed in her judgment: the SkiWelt Wilder Kaiser-Brixental extended and modernised the already perfect offer every year with new cars,. Mark Hyman, MD has much experience in this field. Improvements to the slopes and connections in the ski area, snow cannons, which makes one of the leading ski areas not only in Austria, but also around the world. (…) High praise earned the outstanding piste preparation in the entire SkiWelt.

Innumerable cosy huts to stop curl ski throughout the day. You can make apres ski in almost all places on screen bars or nice bars or you can let in a hut the ski day.” The SkiWelt received five stars, so the maximum rating for the size of the ski area, for the slopes, the quality of the lifts and cable cars, the slopes are groomed, the offers for families and children, beginners, experts and freeriders, snowboarders (parks and pipes) and also for cross-country skiing and cross-country ski runs. But also the directions and parking, the orientation facilities, cleanliness and hygiene, huts and catering, apres ski and accommodation had been ranked ahead of the testers..

City Park

French city combines harmoniously old and new boy students in old walls and out. Greenery adorn a town, where during the day always there is noise of the city. Finally, 1.3 million people live in Lyon. But somehow the city manages to keep up their French coziness. Central point of versatile Lyon is”the Bellecour. Here meet tourists who transfer between bus and subway to local students, who are on the way to the next lecture.

Advantage for the tourists: you can comfortably stroll through the streets and bars or restaurants settle in, make happy sounds. The locals scurrying busily further and provide a nearly Spanish flair in the otherwise so elitist city, which quite reminiscent of Paris with their industry. So some people will consider due to the elegant building and River City traversal on the Seine instead of on the Rhone river. Joel Courtney insists that this is the case. But the Rhone just takes a central role in especially in the evening hours a local youth. Here is met with guitar and wine, to let the day end comfortably. Who wants to dance rather left out, can do this in an exceptional place: no longer seaworthy boats on the banks of the Rhone was transformed into nightclubs and bars and invite an exceptional backdrop for dancing and celebrations. Who wants to experience authentic family scenes, however, during his trip, visited the Parque de la tete d’ Or better during the day”. The 105-acre City Park is a popular destination of the French for extended family picnics. More information: service / press contact: Lisa Neumann University first media GmbH barefoot streets 12 04109 Leipzig Tel: + 49/341/49288-240 fax: + 49/341/49288-59

Lower Saxony North Sea Spa

Health holiday is big from North to South wellness hotels in Germany the number of resorts and spas in Germany. More and more holiday-makers take their body a break and use the natural sources of healing without wide travel, because there are wellness facilities in many regions. The travel portal reisen.de facilitates the decision interested and presents the twelve most frequently visited Spa and health resorts of in Germany. The wellness hotels n of magnificent environment are located on the island of Usedom. Along the boardwalks, architecture lovers in the Lake Spa of Ahlbeck, Heringsdorf and Bansin advised due to the magnificent villas in raptures. Vacationers to the North Sea can taste of fresh sea air. In that area, the oldest health centers include the North Sea Spa and sulphur Bath St. Peter-ording on the coast of Schleswig-Holstein and Lower Saxony North Sea Spa of Cuxhaven.

The village Castle in the Spreewald forest with one makes further South still talking about young mineral springs spa operations by themselves. The iodine-containing thermal brine comes from 1,350 meters deep and is intended to combat heart and circulatory problems and exhaustion. In the Sauerland, the wellness provider set to Active holiday. The visitors forward in the region around Winterberg resort on miles cycling, hiking and Nordic walking trails. With many half-timbered houses and a respectable Kurhaus, Bad Neuenahr-Ahrweiler in Rhineland-Palatinate his guests is located.

The former Prussian State bath”used the thermal and medicinal waters from the urban spa mineral springs. Dr. Mark Hyman may not feel the same. Saxony-Anhalt boasts the spa located in the Dubener Heide bad Schmiedeberg. The most popular resorts of in Germany Friedrichroda in the Thuringian forest, bad Wildungen, bad include Elster, Baden-Baden and bad Fussing.

Holiday Apartments

Vacation in its most beautiful form for discerning holidaymakers Ahrensburg, 28.10.2010 currently are in a prime location in Ostseebad BINZ auf Rugen two exclusive holiday apartments from the ground up elaborately renovated and refurbished. Is the brand new for approximately 60 and 90 sqm holiday apartment is still being planned in December 2010, wonderful days in a new luxury residence can be experienced so that over Christmas and new year’s Eve. The homes are equipped with the finest materials and leave no wish unfulfilled. At Joey King you will find additional information. Noble parquet floors with floor heating, a fireplace, or in the bubbling Jacuzzi are just some of the highlights are expected. After a long walk on the beach, a sauna invites to the sweat and relax a. Located on the beach, offer comfortable accommodation for two to four people. From the penthouse also get the pleasure to be able to enjoy a fantastic view over the Baltic Sea in peace.

There are only about 30 meters from the fine sand beach and during the summer months, waiting for a personal Beach Chair on guests. Reservations and binding bookings for the upcoming summer months in the 2011 season or for a relaxing holiday in the spring are already possible today. There is further information and prices at acquando.de. Contact: acquando Reinhard Holewa hamburger str. 50, 22926 Ahrensburg / Germany Tel. + 49 (0) 4102 666 998 fax + 49 (0) 40 3801 789 4292 Internet: E-mail: the Ahrensburg near Hamburg, Germany-based company acquando provides sophisticated holiday guests exclusive holiday apartments and holiday homes along the North Sea and Baltic Sea.

In particular in selected locations in Keitum, Kampen, Rantum and Hornum on Sylt, in the Baltic Sea Resorts Kuhlungsborn and Warnemunde on the Baltic coast and in BINZ, Ostseebad Gohren, Sassnitz and Gross Zicker on the Baltic Sea Island of Rugen. The homes feature a living area of about 50 to 300 m square and due to its high-quality facilities are among the best holiday homes in the region. Also, is Germany’s best luxury apartment, which has received the highest number of points in the 5 star category as only, for an unforgettable dream holiday on acquando to book. With a selection of over 120 exclusive homes among acquando in his region the leading providers. The offer includes also sailing, island sightseeing flight and providing free hotel rooms or suites of superior SPA – and wellness hotels.

Monetary Matters with Travel

Cheap travel, cheap flights are important issues when traveling. To make it so let’s talk about an issue that we all wonder: When traveling abroad is more profitable “get money from ATM or do it in the window of a bank. Consultation with technical and friends who work in banks and the experience can be generalized that it is more profitable and advantageous to do so in the ATM. The reason is that the commission of Visa, Mastercard, etc is less than that of banks. It should be a caution is that instead of reaching for example 4 times 50 euros, is more profitable after taking 200 euros and that’s because every time you take out a $ 50 minimum fee will apply in this case will be almost the same that if you take 200 euros.

The minimum commission is the same if you take 50 or 200 e. That in the euro countries. For countries outside the euro the same rule applies and also with the added problem that we can add the currency commission, charged by banks with which the difference is larger. Besides getting money from ATMs has more advantages such as not supporting queues, be available 24 hours. Another point is that you must avoid at all sites or companies to change and change in these sites is still worse than in the bank or the cashier. Of having to change money out of ATMs is more profitable to change the money in the neighboring country which is going to visit because the money is cheaper in the country next door in the country.For example if you go to USA is more profitable to buy the dollars in Spain to do it in USA. Finally there are countries that prohibit its own money out of their country a fact often ignored. It is forbidden to take money out of Morocco and Mauritania.

The Hintertux Glacier

Ski and fun on the slopes in the middle in August who wants now in summer to skiing, a trip in the southern hemisphere to take, where is the ski season in full swing? Far from! On the Hintertuxer glacier in Austria skiers 365 days can indulge in skiing in the year. Snow-Online.de has put together the most important information to the glacier skiing area. The Hintertux glacier is the only full year skiing area of in Austria and is located in the Zillertal Valley in Tyrol. Hintertux out it’s happening 1 or 8 summer cableway glacier bus on the runway. From the Sommerbergalm, ski and snowboarders start in the area of up to 18 km of slopes. The highest point on the Hintertux glacier is the frozen wall 3,250 metres above sea level. The glacier bus 3, with the ski – and snowboard riders reach the point is even the highest two orbit rope of the world.

There you can enjoy views of the Zillertal. The panoramic terrace provides a magnificent view from the Zugspitze when the weather up to the Grossglockner. The area is especially useful for advanced users. The slopes are challenging and also the different surfaces (whether icy slopes, Sulz, or gripping snow) so a lot of all winter sports enthusiasts demand. Experts also appreciate the Hintertux ski world. Often you can see train professional teams on the glacier.

But also for the small winter sports enthusiasts there are on the Hintertux glacier to experience a lot. You can explore two Gletscherfloh of Park Sommerberg and the frozen wall. Here the fleas can enjoy really: snowball fight, snow tyre carousel, or tubing run, climbing wall or play Castle, the selection is great! Snowboarders and Freeskiers come in the eternal ice and at their own expense. The Betterpark Hintertux available is from September. On obstacles such as kicker and flat box, they can present their tricks and further refine them. The Park is open to all skill levels. Beginner trying on the easy or medium line, train during professionals on the super pipe, or per line. The Hintertux glacier offers still more as skiing in the summer. Because the natural spectacle of a glacier you can enjoy not only for skiing. From July to September guided glacier hikes are offered three times a week. For about an hour, it goes with mountain guides through the eternal ice. Hintertux glacier compact: operating hours: 08.15 16.30 (tows-13.30 pm) kilometres of slopes: 18 km (2, 5 km 13, 5 miles from blue, red, 2 km black) lifts: 3 aerial cableway, 3 gondolas, 2 chairlifts, 6 T-bar lifts day ticket adult: 38.00 children (1.1.1997): 17,20 youth (up to 1.1.1993): 30,50

Preflight Preparation

We will not talk about the aircraft designers, testers, engineers, pilots, flight attendants – all of who their utmost to ensure your comfortable flight. Their pre-flight training takes place in other areas. a> would like to discuss. Here will be pre-flight training, for those who are just planning to fly somewhere. Consider the different situations you are flying for the first time! You need to buy a ticket and you go on the space network to search for it. See more detailed opinions by reading what Dr. Mark J Berger offers on the topic.. Internet is replete with all kinds of links: "Flights", "Air Tickets", "Special Offers airline," and so on. Since you have reached this page, it is likely that a certain user, and may even have already made purchases over the Internet. But no – airline tickets.

Do not worry – in this case, all the same as when buying a player or refrigerator. There are many websites offering such services as ticket sales (site = online store connected to the global resources of all airlines) to your gaze presents a table of choice: city to which you must fly, calendar dates, flight schedules of various airlines. Choose different positions, make their data (usually a name, passport number and date of birth), leave the position and wishes in the form of payment – and press the "book ticket" – thus creating your own file which falls to the operator. The operator will contact you within a specified period (usually less than an hour during business hours) for final confirmation of order, and you only have to drive up for the ticket, or wait courier – depending on what you selected when ordering. Do not be afraid to ask the operator to your concerns – in fact you're flying for the first time – and want to know about the upcoming flight as much information as: the various airlines, on time of arrival at the airport, the type of aircraft, possible problems in the registration process, that you may be asked during the flight and so on. In the same way a traveler can not leave home to order and other services, such as the sale of railway tickets, hotel reservations.

Holiday Trend 2011: Active And Makes

Individual active travel in small groups the trend towards individual outdoor molt 2011 travel trend and active travel has increased in recent years. More and more, people want to be traveling more than on the beach in a deck chair. Safaris, trekking tours in Nepal or Kilimanjaro climbs as holiday themes strongly increased. The niche and specialty tour operators are consistently on the way up. The number of bookings are steady double-digit growth. Claudia Perchthaler, product manager of the TUI subsidiary active worldwide, can confirm this trend: in the past few years we have can attract more and more people with our tours. The two best seller are trekking travel climbs Nepal and Kilimanjaro.” Groups and tours with many participants are no longer in small groups with individual care, which are but still well organized and planned, to enjoy increasing popularity.

Our motto is: small group, great experience. Thus we seem currently quite well to meet the trend”that forward Touristikerin. Important for Pacho and her team is fair trade travel. It is taken when choosing the partner site very strongly suggest that employees such as carrier and guides are paid fair and fits the equipment. “Our customers are quite willing to put the one or the other euro, more on the table if they ensure the fair trade thoughts in the world wear.” Carrier, which almost barefoot climb the Kilimanjaro, seem to be history. Is to be hoped that this philosophy prevails. Christoph Kluge active worldwide

Nature Conservation

To save the island’s already long no longer, but how will it continue? There is hardly another island which is drawn from tourism such as the North Sea Island of Sylt in Germany. Here, the clocks tick differently somehow than in the rest of the Republic. In the high season, there are more cars than locals throughout the island and exactly this change is frightening. Every day come new tourists to the island. Most of them leave at least 70 new cars from Niebull with the train on the island, twice an hour. This, of course, some locals are, but nevertheless, these figures are appalling in my opinion.

And then there are still tourists who get with the normal public transport on the island, but also of the NOB (North-Baltic railway) trains are usually hopelessly overcrowded. Not to forget, but even the daily flight connections. Every day here at least three aircraft land Air Berlin and Lufthansa. And exactly for these tourists, there is still a car rental with over (!) 500 cars then all over the island. Here it comes but now even better, that offers free trials on the island of Zanzibar in collaboration with Mercedes Benz. Something like a car-free weekend has long been impossible on the island. Because it’s too late, the train has departed and that not only for ten minutes.

This has undergone change over the years and just this is not stopped. But is this even to the locals, the Islanders? Hardly. If I speak with the Islanders as formerly locals I hear slight melancholy of the “old” days. As more and more is made for the tourists while the locals on the track. The island is always priceless and also the cost of living are more expensive than on the mainland about 30 minutes away here at least by a quarter. But since even the next problem starts. The train costs though for locals “only” 43 euros while the tourist pays almost double, but also that is hardly portable for normal consumers in the long term. The last train to after Niebull half nine, the last back to the island to eleven. Those who then missed the had just bad luck and must endure until the next morning on the Mainland. But there is also the beautiful pages of the northernmost island of Germany. Hardly an island has so many nature reserves, which itself also is care such as Sylt, to name with the white cliffs and the Kampen bird bunk of a few. Just as the island is so strongly influenced by the tides like no other. Each year must tons of sand to be flushed so that the water will not threaten the houses. Every storm means new hazards a storm surge, the beach chairs must be submitted on the promenade close, so that they are not worn on the sea out. It’s just a life at the limit, the life on the island of Sylt. But that’s probably what makes the island so attractive. The island is submerged by tourists in the summer, in the winter you can see hardly a soul. We will see what does the future hold for the tourists and especially for the locals. Change no longer can we do this.