76 Results in category Historical places guided tours
Touring historical or cultural sites in urban settings is best done on foot. While short tours last only a few minutes, longer tours can last the whole day of visiting several sites. A tour guide is responsible for escorting the tourists in longer walks. A tour guide isn’t necessary in walking tours. This distinguishes it from longer tours that require guides who are well familiar with the sites being visited. The guide’s purpose is to explain and interpret the historical and cultural background as well as the artistic significance of the tourist sites. These kinds of tours, whether long or short are a universal part of the tourism industry all over the world. In some cities, groups of people are currently using a dramatic aspect to appeal more to the tourists. The actors in the walking tours bring history back to live passing historical knowledge effectively and efficiently.
The walking tours are a specific genre in the tourism industry. These tours take place outside of traditional museum settings and require the audience to move through urban environments. This fact makes this style of walking tour a genre of its own.
Located in the charming Thissio neighborhood of Athens is the Hephaestus Temple.
Greece
Just west of the Kremlin, the Alexander Garden (Alexandrovsky Sad) was laid out between 1819 and 1823 in an effort by Tsar Alexander I to rebuild Moscow after the end of the Napoleonic Wars.
Russia
An engaging full-day excursion for the whole family shedding light on the history of Greece!
Greece
Another of Austria's most-visited palaces-and one that should definitely be included on your Vienna travel itinerary-is the spectacular Belvedere Palace (Schloss Belvedere).
Austria
Bend of the Boyne is one of the most historically significant locations not just in Ireland, but also Europe.
Ireland
Located in city of Braga in northern Portugal, the Braga Cathedral (Sé de Braga) is the oldest surviving church in Portugal and one of the most important monuments in the country.
Portugal
Hidden beneath the unassuming façade of a residential building, Bunker-42 was once one of the USSR’s best-kept secrets—a nuclear bunker buried 197 feet (60 meters) underground.
Russia
Also known as the Mausoleum of Hadrian, the Castle Saint Angelo is a circular fort and castle complex that was once the tallest building in Rome.
Italy
A popular day trip for those visiting Cancún and Playa del Carmen or the Yucatán capital of Mérida, the magnificent Mayan city of Chichén Itzá is one of Mexico's most visited archaeological sites, as well as one of the biggest and best restored
Mexico
Church of Our Lady of Monte (Igreja de Nossa Senhora do Monte) is the most important pilgrimage site on the Portuguese island of Madeira.
Portugal