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We probably sound the Maxim’s name associated with haute cuisine and luxury, but this famous restaurant also has a museum dedicated to one of the most celebrated art stages, especially in Paris. We can then Maxim’s approach to enjoy the museum of Art Nouveau.

From Maxim’s website can make a virtual tour of the collection, in particular we can see 3 of the 12 wards that make up the museum, and a video of the place. The museum is open, except Mondays and Thursdays from 14:00 to 17:30 hours and tours are conducted daily 3-hour one.

This place has two floors and we have more than 300 square meters of a remarkable collection of Art Nouveau in all its manifestations. The pieces collected by Pierre Cardin for 50 years, and the museum offers an exceptional ride the “belle epoque” which includes creations by Majorelle, Tiffany, Toulouse-Lautrec, and others.

The museum is located in the same building where the restaurant, located on the Rue Royale, between Place de la Concorde and the Madeleine. For those who want to take advantage and enjoy a meal at the restaurant, plus a guided tour of the collection of Art Nouveau, the ticket will be worth 110 euros. Anyway, you can only visit the museum, in which case they pay a 15 euro entry.

Vacationing can turn out be real fun, if you are a member of the El Cid Vacations Club, since it offers various types of benefits that are literally unmatched by any other vacation clubs. El Cid provides these benefits to its members irrespective if they are new members or old ones. This makes it very exciting for the members of the club. El Cid provides points to its members and the members can use these points to redeem them for vacations. The members can opt for any kind of special destinations depending on the points that they have in their account.

The point redemption schemes of El Cid Vacations Club are extremely flexible and if the members want to accumulate their points for the next year for a special destination then they can do that and the next year they can use those points along with the points that the members are going to get that year. This allows the members to use these points to opt for a special destination that they have dreamt of going for a long time. This special opportunity makes the El Cid one of the best vacation clubs and the reason why its members return to renew their membership.

Apart from the points and its redemption schemes other aspects of the El Cid Vacations Club makes it special as well. This other feature of the vacation club is that they have timeshare property in well known resorts and hotels in the most wonderful destinations of the world. This feature ensures that the members of El Cid are able to get reservations and special services at these exotic and wonderful resorts and hotels around the world. This way the members are able to experience the best in hospitality services and therefore, the reason why El Cid is so popular.

El Cid Vacation Club not only provides exclusive hotels and resorts to its members but it also offers special cruises to its members. These exclusive cruises offer special services to the members of the El Cid Club. Moreover, the members of the El Cid Club can use their points opt for one of these world class cruises. One must know that getting a reservation for one of these cruises can be quite difficult since they are booked nearly throughout the year. Therefore, being a member of the El Cid Vacation Club you will be able to enjoy all these privileges.

The Republic of Malta is a small island that forms an archipelago south of Italy, located in the middle of the Mediterranean Sea north of Libya.

Malta has always been desired by its strategic location in the Mediterranean. Know much about it the three cities that resisted the Turkish siege of 1565. Two of them changed the name to commemorate the feat. Birgu Vittoriosa is today and the town was named Cospicua Bormla. The latter succumbed to the bombings of World War II and is now an industrial center. The third city is undefeated Senglea, which offers a panoramic view of Grand Harbour. In all three cities are known by the name of “Cotonera” because the Grand Master Nicholas Cotoner surrounded by a wall of in 1670, construction is still standing today.

His name is also a consequence of the evolution of its history. It is said that Malta comes from the Greek “meli”, meaning “honey” also derived from the Phoenician “Malat” which means “sheltered”. Although the origin of its name is not very clear, the reality is that it has the oldest Neolithic remains the world: the temples of Hagar Qim to 3000 BC or those of Tarxien, from the same period, which was found the Neolithic largest sculpture of the island, a goddess of fertility of three meters.

Many people like the Phoenicians, Romans, Byzantines, Arabs and Normans left their mark on this Mediterranean island. Malta was a Phoenician colony, hence derives its historical trading tradition, then later Greek and Roman.

The natural charms of the island are the cliffs and shores, which end in a spectacular blue sea, as well as its mountains, forests and rural landscapes make Malta a wonder to be discovered.

Here is one of the most important prehistoric monuments in the world, Hal Saflieni Hypogeum, an underground complex carved into the rock, used as a sanctuary. It also highlights the Museum of Roman Antiquities in Rabat, a Roman house of the first century BC, whose mosaics are considered the oldest in the western Mediterranean, alongside those of Pompeii and Sicily.

Much of its history and culture can be known by visiting the many museums that make up the supply of tourist interest. Malta’s war tradition can be discovered in the National War Museum, the Marine Museum and the Great Siege of 1565 and the Refuge of the Second World War. In addition to its wartime past can also be discovered in the Grand Master’s Palace Armory, now the seat of government, which displays thousands of frames of the Military Order of the country.

The evening entertainment in Malta is located in San Giján, or San Julian. There one can find a variety of gastronomic offers, as much with versatile restaurants and pubs and clubs in which to enjoy the evening. This is the most popular and visited the island, totally dedicated to tourism and services.

Lombardy region of Italy is the most populous (over 9.6 million) and even one of the most populated in Europe. This region is the capital city of Milan and is known for having the largest river resources throughout Italy thanks to its ten rivers (among which stands out for its length Po river 260 km long).

The Lombardy Region is not a common tourist destination, but this does not mean that you can not find it remarkable landscapes, such as its beautiful islands where tranquility and natural surroundings create a unique setting.

Among the major destinations within the region highlights the town of Stresa, a small village at the foot of Lake Maggiore, in which he can enjoy various gardens, parks and streams. This city has an exceptional view of the Borromean Islands (Isola Madre shaped by, Isola Bella and Isola dei Pescatori) and is perfect for travelers seeking a quiet and peaceful in contrast to the large urban centers of Italy.

Lombardy Visitors can also enjoy historical settings as the Church of Sant’Ambrogio, Palazzo dei Congressi and the Villa Ducale built in 1770. Another attraction of this region are the mountains northwest Italy, where cable cars through the winter tourists can access the ski area and enjoy the scenery.

The intense drought that had been recorded in recent months in southern Brazil had had obvious effect on the famous Iguazu Falls, generating impacts of all kinds in its flora and fauna. Obviously, also brought the decline of tourists visit these spectacular regions consistently.

The normal water flow that transports the river was reduced to less than half from the 1.2 million gallons per day average less than 600 thousand liters per second. With this, many of the huge walls of rock had been exposed, and had even areas where you could see the debris accumulated at the bottom of the falls.

Luckily, it seems that in recent days that has changed since last there have been significant amounts of rainfall have reversed the situation. These rains have helped the recovery of normal levels in the flow of the Iguazu River, which now exceeds nine meters deep. The Guaraní word “Yguasu” which gets its name from the river, meaning “big water”, so hopefully we can say that again falls to honor his name.

Thus, the image that we have the beginning of the article comes back its function of persuasion, as those who have the fortune to visit Niagara Falls today, you will find lush landscapes intact and in all its glory. Below we let some other pictures that will surely decide a few for this splendid and classic South American destination.

Gerona is part of the Autonomous Community of Catalonia and Spain is a town that has a continental climate whose average temperature is 15 degrees Celsius.

If we travel to Gerona keep in mind that the areas north and west are less warm than those located on the coast are warmer because of the influence of the Mediterranean.

The weather in Girona has a very marked difference in temperature between day and night can vary from 14 ° C in the day to minus 3 ° C at night. It is also a destination with high humidity have an average of over sixty percent.

Although the amount of rainfall varies from year to year, the weather in Girona with rainfall in excess of seven hundred liters / square meter per year.

If you choose this destination in the fall we will find a dense fog in the mornings and evenings, plus some very cloudy days so it is recommended to bring warm clothing and umbrellas.

If you have not yet delivered the letter to Santa Claus it’s time, since his day (January 6) is at the door. Meanwhile, if by January 5 you are in Sevilla, you can not miss the Cavalcade of the Magi, since we are talking about one of the largest in Spain with one of the longest journeys: the start is expected for 16:15 and end around 22:30.

A ride that has its origins in 1918 when the Ateneo de Sevilla was organized for the first time and is now an annual event eagerly awaited by all, especially by children, it makes them very excited. Floats, Kings, music, fantasy, illusion, emotions and a shower of candy fill the streets of Seville.

The tour begins at the University, continues down the street Palos de la Frontera, Gateway, Calle Menendez Pelayo, the round Historic Street Fair Resolana and the street to the neighborhood of the Macarena. Brokerage will continue down the street, the Alameda, Trajan Street, Bell, O’Donnell, Mary Magdalene and the Catholic Kings street to the bridge of Triana.

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In recent years, tourism has become a model for different countries. In many nations are taking steps to reduce the environmental impact of their activities, especially when they belong to travelers around the world.

Spain is one of the pioneers in this matter. In the Iberian territory are promoted environmental activities since the early years of the 1990s, when many still believed that global warming was a myth and the care of the environment did not receive the attention it does today.

Spain has been much emphasis on the promotion of greenways, which are projected as an ideal alternative to enjoy the outdoors in the warmer times of the year. Using abandoned railways have introduced different routes used to know different landscapes of the country, either by bike or on a hike.

Greenways began operating since 1994, but have since gone virtually unnoticed in front of the prime attractions in major cities. However, thanks to the revitalization of tourism have won back a lot of acceptance among Spanish tourists and other parts of the world.

Best of all, they can see through the web what are greenways that are in different regions of the Spanish territory. Thus have the opportunity to choose the more attractive they seem, either near a specific city or the landscape of the area.

On the website Open Travel published an interesting article about places in the world could live with $ 500 a month without too many mishaps. With fear of contradiction, assert that in many Latin American countries could live happily with the figure mentioned (rather austere, of course). The criterion on the list, has been to choose between paradise and also exotic places, especially the opposite hemisphere, and tropical destinations.

Of course I think of cheap places to live, can be relative, as in many of those listed below, as local residents fail to win or for $ 500 a month away, probably to them is quite expensive. Favorable exchange rate through the list of cheap places to live is as follows:
Thailand

With its beautiful beaches, permanent sun and good food this target can not sound bad to anyone. In Thailand we can get real surprises in terms of fees, such as renting rooms for about $ 90 a month in places near the coast, or sample dishes at food stands for less than $ 1.
Cambodia

Although the country has its negative side accentuated poverty, cost of living to live in cities like the capital, Phnom Penh can be almost ridiculous $ 500 is more than enough to rent a shared apartment and buy food to an average dollar and a half per meal.
Philippines

Leaving big cities like Manila in the Philippines can move to Cebu, a province with abundant beaches, golf courses and shops where you can rent an apartment for only $ 150 a month. The food is also delicious and inexpensive.

Costa Rica

Living in this country is not only cheap, is a huge pleasure! Costa Rica is the country with more protected areas on the planet, is a paradise where nothing is too expensive, if we are willing to share house or apartment and away from San Jose, the capital. For about $ 250 we will have to sleep, and in restaurants, an average meal does not rise above $ 4.
Belize

Considered one of the most beautiful countries in Central America, Belize has it all as to nature (ideal if you want cheap living apart from enjoying outdoor activities or adventure sports), and also a good price. With prices similar to Costa Rica, a lease on the outskirts of Belize City averages $ 300 a month.

It occurs to me to add in the list of countries affordable at $ 500 a month, Argentina, Uruguay, Brazil, Peru, and almost everyone in America (if we get away from tourist areas and large cities / capitals), plus the Most African countries. Any ideas to add? We must be attentive to prices ( CPI 2010 ).