Travel

February 18, 2022

Multiple “Ghost” Statues Haunt the Grounds of a Castle on Lake Como

Italy's Lake Como has a lot of spectacular views, but one of the best can be found perched on the hills above the village of Varenna. There sits the Vezio Castle, which was built between the late 11th and early 12th centuries. Every summer, tourists make the journey up the hill to enjoy the sweeping panorama, but they aren't alone in doing so. Joining them are the “ghosts” that dot the grounds.

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January 21, 2022

You Can Spend the Night at a 500-Year-Old British Pub Now Listed on Airbnb

Have you ever felt like sometimes you and your friends live at your local pub? Well, Airbnb just listed a 500-year-old pub where you can actually live in for up to a week. The 16th-century village pub can be booked for £667 (about $900) per night and exhibits a remarkable six bedrooms and seven bathrooms, sleeping up to 14 guests with unlimited use of the bar during your stay.

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September 10, 2021

World’s Largest Diving Pool With an Entire Sunken City Opens in Dubai

Dubai is known for its over-the-top attractions and now, with the opening of Deep Dive Dubai, it can add a world record to its list of achievements. As the world's deepest swimming pool for diving, Deep Dive Dubai features a “sunken city” among 3.6 million gallons (14 million liters) of water. The amount of water in the pool is the equivalent of six Olympic swimming pools and, with a depth of 196 feet (60 meters)

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July 4, 2021

This Ancient Palace on the Island of Crete Has the Oldest Throne Room in Europe

On the island of Crete lies the ruins of an ancient palace. Now part of modern Greece, Crete was once the center of the Aegean civilization known as the Minoans. Known for elaborate palaces and beautiful frescos, the Minoans were powerful players in the eastern Mediterranean during the Bronze Age, with trading connections to Old Kingdom Egypt and the civilizations of Mesopotamia. The Minoans are commonly described as the first complex civilization of Europe.

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