Vacations, trips, joy… When at work most of us dream of, expect, plan and at last have holiday. No doubt people seem to be all unlike consequently people tend to possess a great variety of tastes. Certain people are incapable of having a rest without blue sea, sand, trees, heat together with great tan. Other prefer tents combined with long mountain journeys, that involve climbing, fires as well as sleeping on the nature.
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In Perugia, from April 28 to May 1, the annual festival of cheese Ditecheese! (“Say cheese!”) will take place.
Italians adore cheese, according to statistics, each Italian consumes 23 kg of cheese per year. The total amount they spend on cheese each year, is more than 21 billion Euros.
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To ascend Scala Santa in Rome, the pilgrims will have to pay 1 Euro, reports the Guardian.
Holy Stairs (Scala Santa) are the marble steps of the old Lateran palace, now nonexistent.
According to the legend, the stairs were brought in 326 from Jerusalem by Holy Helena, as it was taken from the palace of Pontius Pilate, and Jesus Christ went up the staircase to the court.
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Hotel group Accor has prepared a special offer for its customers whereby you can stay at the hotels “All Seasons” for two nights at the price of one.
Wireless Internet access and breakfast are included in the price.
The offer is applied to 60 hotels across Europe.
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German railways began selling cheap discount tickets for trips in the evenings in the spring.
The cost of such a ticket to any destination within Germany is 19 Euros.
You need only to choose a train departing after 19.00 (except Sundays) and hurry to buy a ticket until the quota is valid, said the correspondent of Travel.ru.
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In Havana, after a three-year reconstruction, Napoleon museum was reopened.
It has the most impressive (outside Europe) collection of rarities since the times of French Revolution and the reign of Napoleon Bonaparte.
Napoleon himself had never been to Cuba.
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It is possible to see the sights of Miami going by new double-decker tour buses, which opperate in the city on April 11.
Painted in the traditional red, double-deckers run from 9.00 to 18.00 on various circular routes starting at the Central station and across Miami Beach, Coconut Grove, Little Havana and Coral Gables, with stops near major attractions.
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A majestic Grand Hotel in Florence was closed for renovation in September 2010. Soon it will opened under a new name – St. Regis.
This 5-star luxury hotel, in addition to 81 standard rooms will also have 19 suites. The hotel will have a spa-center with separate rooms for procedures and butlers’ services, says Travel+Leisure.
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