Centre Travel

Cap Pep's long bar is a famous port of call for sybarities, consummate gastronomoes and predators with refined palates.  Life here revolved around the counter, the crowded vantage vpoint from which you can watch waiters serving up a battery of delicacies such as clams, baby octopuses, artichokes monkfish tails, and omelettes  Sure. you'll feel the breath of the queuers next in line on the back of your neck, but the food's so good , and so fresh , you'll forget the murderous stares of customers  waiting for you to hurry up and leave Cal Pep Pl de les Oiles, 8 Barcelona T:   93 310 7961 W:   www.calpep.com

- Petra --Jordan / Giordania - Taj Mahal - India - Old Towns of Djenne  - Mali - Stonehenge - Great Britain - Grand Canyon - USA - Great Barrier Reef  - Australia - Iguazu - Argentina - Manchu Picchu - Peru' - Robben Island - South Africa - Angkor - Cambodia The World Heritage List includes 878 sites, of which 679 are cultural , 174 natural and 25 mixed. They are located in 145 countries. The sites in Switzerland are in good company Web:   www.unesco.ch             www.bak.admin.ch             www.bafu.admin.ch

  11 -Town planning for clock-making A progressive and entrepreneurial  spirit combined with a concern for social justice and public health generated in these twin cities a town planning and architecture that are in perfect adequacy with the evolving needs of clock-makers. Production units, houses and public facilities are closely interweaved, to take into account both the economical requirements and the workers' quality of life. Today, the integrity and authenticity of this conserved town planning is in total symbiosis with the technical, economic, and social demands of an intense clock-making activity. Web:   www.urbanisme-horloger.ch

10 - Le Corbusier For this international candidature 22 objects were selected in Argentina, Belgium, France, Germany, Japan and Switzerland. They are testimony to an incomparable creativity in meeting new challenges and settings, 4 of them are located in Switzerland: The Villa Jeanneret - Perret (Maison blanche) and the Villa Schwob (Villa turque) in La Chaux-de-Fonds, the Petite maison au bord du lac Leman in Corseaux and the immeuble Clarte' in Geneva. Le Corbusier played a leading role in the internationalisation of architecture and urbanism that distinguishes the 20st century and transformed the urban landscapes world wide Web:   www.bak.sadim.ch> Themen

9 - Rhatische Bahn This historic railway crosses the Swiss Alps through two passes and links Thusis, in canton Graqubunden, and Tirano, in Italy.Along its 128 km, it features an impressive set of structures including 55 tunnels and covered galleries and 196 viaducts and bridges. Its construction, in the early 20th century, strongly influenced the economic, social and cultural development in the Alpine region. The site is an outstanding technical, architectural and environmental ensemble and embodies architectural and civil engineering achievements.

8 - Tektonikarena  Sardona This mountainous area of more than 300 km squared around Piz Sardona, straddling the cantonal borders of St Gall, Glarus and Graubunden, provides  a uniquely visible llustration of mountain-building processes through continental collision. Normally, younger rocks, but here rocks dating back 250 -300 million years are found on top rocks that are "only" 35-50 million years old, with the two layers seperated by the impressive, nearly 40 km long _ magic line" of the Glarus Overthrust, visible over considerable distances. A key site for the geological sciences since the 18th century. Web:   www.tektonikarenasardona.ch

7 Lavaux, vignoble en terrasses In the 11th century, monks were growing grapes on the slopes above Lake Geneva. Since then,generations of winegrowers applied and developed longstanding cultural traditions. Today, this still thriving cultural landscape covers 40 km along the lake shore and includes 14 villages and small towns. Through the well preserved landscape and buildings, it demonstrates its evolution over almost a millennia.  It is therefore an outstanding example of a centuries-long interaction between people and their environment, developed to optimise  local resources so as to produce a highly valued wine. Web:   www.lavaux.ch

6. Monte San Giorgio This pyramid -shaped, wooded mountain between the southern arms of Lake Lugano is the best fossil record of marine life from the Triassic Period (230 - 245 million years ago), when a lagoon covered the area. The long history of study of the site, and the disciplined management of the resource have created a well documented and catalogued body of specimens of exceptional quality - fish ammonities, crustaceans but also reptiles insects and plants. Monte San Giogio provides the principal point of reference, relevant to future discoveries of marine Triassic remains throughout the world. Web:   www.montesangiogio.ch

5. Schweizer -Alpen Jungfrau - Aletsch This site provides an outstanding example of the formation of the high Alps, including the most glaciated part of the mountain range and the largest glacier in Eurasia. At the very heart of the Alps, it is exceptional for the breathtaking beauty of its landscapes and for the wealth of information it contains about the formation of mountains and glaciers. It features a wide diversity of ecosystems, including successional stages due particularly to the retreat of glaciers resulting from climate change, and is therefore invaluable in terms of the ecological and biological processes it illustrates Web:   www.welterbe.ch

A stroll round the inside of the castle, built 1,070 m above sea level, offers an attractive tour of the turrets and passageways leading up to the Queen's Balcony, from which there is a fantastic view overlooking Hoya de Huesca. The Visit  1  - The outer wall. Welcome . Dating back to the 13th century, completely surrounds the 10,000 sq           m site on the southern site, with the remainder of the castle being protected by the rock face on         which it is perched.  \the 172-metre perimeter is studded with towers, which are all circular in         shape except for one which is rectangular, with the entrance being located on a bend so as to             guard against the entry of potential invaders.  2  - The Landscape. The castle sits at the entrance to the Pyrenees in the south, we saw the plain of         La Hoya de Huesca and Zara...

The history:  Loarre Castle, a Cultural Heritage Siter and National Monument since 1906, was built in the 11th century. It is the most outstanding example of peninsular fortfications and the  Romasque building that has survived to date is in superb condition. It represents one of the best examples of military and civil architecture in Europe. " The most important Romansque fortress in Alto Aargon and Spain is the castle-abbey of Loarre" Ricardo del Arco The discovery of Roman and Iberian coins in the vicinity  of the castle has led to the belief that the castle was built on top of the ruins of the Roman site of "Calagurris Fiblariensis" King Sancho 111 el Mayor de Navarra decided to build the castle in 1020, annexing it to his kingdom and turning it into the bastion of his defense against Muslim powers.  It is not until the reign of Sancho Ramirez, around the year 1071, that fortfication work is begun, along with its current configuration, and a religio...

Municipal Library Piazza Einaudi, 9 Dogliani Tel e Fax:   +39 0173 70210 Email:   turismo@comune.dogliani.cn.it               biblio@comune.dogliani.cn.it               biblioteca.dogliani@gmail.com Web.     www.comune.dogliani.cn.it

Coca -Cola HBC Northern Ireland and Ireland have been welcoming organised groups of visitors to its plants since 1994.  From school groups and university students to community associations and coporate guests, the Coca - Cola Visitor's Experience welcomes anyone who wants to come and explore, learn and have fun discovering the past, present and future of  the world's number one soft drink and one of the Province's leading businesses. Visitors to the plant will get the opportunity to enrich their understanding of Coca- Cola HBC, offering a multi-sensory learning experience, that not only communicates the chronological history of Coca-Cola but it also opens the doorway to one of Coca-Cola's most modern and technologically advanced European production and distribution centres. Your visit will encompass the following: - an informative short film in the Heritage Theatre, showcasing the remarkable 125 year history of Coca-Cola - an extensive guided gallery tour of th...

Hotel Villa Maria * * * * Viale Michelangelo, 150 Fraz. Rivoltella Desenzano Del Garda Tel:   +39 030 99 01 Fax:  +39 030 91 10 734 Email:   villa-maria@gardlake.it Web:    www.villamaria.tv

Hotel La Rochetta * * Via Ltalo Barbieri, 30 Padenghe Sul Garda Tel:   +39 030 99 07 992 Fax:  +39 030 99 07 992 Email:   info@larocchettaresort.it

Villa Arcadio Hotel & Resort * * * * Via Palazzina 2 - Fraz Villa Salo' Tel:   +39 0365 42 281 Fax:  +39 0365 52 29 66 Email:   info@hotelvillaacradio.it Web:    www.hotelvillaarcadio.it