Tuesday 28 June 2011

Toros de Guisando

Los Toros de Guisando son un conjunto escultórico vetón que se ubica en el cerro de Guisando, en el término municipal de El Tiemblo, en la provincia de Ávila (España). Se datan entre los siglos II y I antes de Cristo, con preferencia a la creación en el siglo II a. C., durante la Edad del Hierro. Se trata de cuatro esculturas realizadas en granito que representan cuadrúpedos, identificados como toros o verracos (cerdos sementales), con preferencia a la suposición de que se trata de toros, ya que algunas de las piezas presentan, en la cabeza, oquedades consideradas para la inserción de cuernos.

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El Tiemblo, Ávila, Espanha

Saturday 11 June 2011

Theatre Antique d'Orange

The Théâtre antique d'Orange ("Ancient Theatre of Orange") is an ancient Roman theatre, in Orange, southern France, built early in the 1st century CE. It is owned by the municipality of Orange and is the home of the summer opera festival, the Chorégies d'Orange. It is one of the best preserved of all the Roman theatres in the Roman colony of Arausio (or, more specifically, Colonia Julia Firma Secundanorum Arausio: "the Julian colony of Arausio established by the soldiers of the second legion") which was founded in 40 BC. Playing a major role in the life of the citizens, who spent a large part of their free time there, the theatre was seen by the Roman authorities not only as a means of spreading Roman culture to the colonies, but also as a way of distracting them from all political activities. Mime, pantomime, poetry readings and the "attelana" (a kind of farce rather like the commedia dell'arte) was the dominant form of entertainment, much of which lasted all day. For the common people, who were fond of spectacular effects, magnificent stage sets became very important, as was the use of stage machinery. The entertainment offered was open to all and free of charge.

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Theatre Antique d'Orange
Rue Madeleine Roch 84 100 Orange, França
Telf: 04 90 51 17 60 | E-mail: message@theatre-antique.com
Preco: 8.5€
Horario: 9h30-17h30

Roman Theatre and its Surroundings and the 'Triumphal Arch' of Orange (Tipo:iii, vi)

Friday 10 June 2011

Aosta

Aosta (French: Aoste, Arpitan: Aoûta) is the principal city of the bilingual Aosta Valley in the Italian Alps, 110 km (68 mi) north-northwest of Turin. It is situated near the Italian entrance of the Mont Blanc Tunnel, at the confluence of the Buthier and the Dora Baltea, and at the junction of the Great and Little St. Bernard routes. Aosta is not the capital of the province, as these functions are shared by the region and the communes.

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Val d'Aoste, Itália

. Augusta Praetoria

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The ancient town walls of Augusta Praetoria Salassorum are still preserved almost in their entirety, enclosing a rectangle 725 by 571 m. They are 6.4 m high, built of concrete faced with small blocks of stone. At the bottom, the walls are nearly 2.75 m thick, and at the top 1.83 m.:
Towers stand at angles to the enceinte and others are positioned at intervals, with two at each of the four gates, making twenty towers in total. They are roughly 6.5 m square, and project 4.3 m from the wall. Of the 20 original towers, the following are well preserved:
The east and south gates exist intact. The latter, a double gate with three arches flanked by two towers known as the Porta Praetoria (1st century AD) was the eastern gate to the city, and has preserved its original forms apart from the marble covering. It is formed by two series of arches enclosing a small square.
The rectangular arrangement of the streets is modeled on a Roman plan dividing the town into 64 blocks (insulae). The main road, c. 10 m wide, divides the city into two equal halves, running from east to west. This arrangement makes it clear that guarding the road was the main raison d'être of the city.

The Roman theatre, of which the southern façade remains today, 22 m tall. The structure, dating from the late reign of Augustus, occupied an area of 81 x 64 m: it could contain up to 4,000 spectators. In the nearby was the amphitheatre, built under Claudius. A marketplace surrounded by storehouses on three sides with a temple in the centre with two on the open (south) side, as well as a thermae, also have been discovered.
Arch of Augustus.Outside the town is a triumphal arch in honour of Augustus, built in 35 BC to celebrate the victory of consul Varro Murena over the Salassi. About 8 km to the west is a single-arched Roman bridge, called the Pont d'Aël. It has a closed passage, lighted by windows for foot passengers in winter, and above it an open footpath, both being about 10 m in width.

There are considerable remains of the ancient road from Eporedia (modern Ivrea) to Augusta Praetoria into the Aosta Valley. The modern railway follows this route, notable for the Pont Saint-Martin, which has a single arch with a span of 35 m and a roadway 4.5 m wide;

The Cathedral, built in the 4th century and replaced in the 11th century by a new edifice dedicate to the Madonna. It is annexed to the Roman Forum.
The Romanesque-Gothic Sant'Orso (Saint-Ours). Its most evocative feature is the cloister, which can be entered through a hall on the left of the façade. It is dedicated to Ursus of Aosta.

Lo Teisson


B&B . Familiar . Natureza
3* - €€ (50 a 75E) - 6 quartos
Morada:Loc. Capoluogo, 11020 - Pollein (Itália)
Tel:+39 0165 253741
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Web:http://www.loteisson.com/loteisson/index.php/eng/
Servicos:ClimatizadoTVWIFIEstacionamentoPequeno Almoço

Lo Teisson is set in the town of Pollein in the Aosta Valley. Located just 5 minutes from the ski lifts to Pila, it offers free parking and free internet. Your room at B&B Lo Teisson comes with air conditioning, heating, and a minibar. All of them have a private bathroom. A buffet breakfast featuring typical items from the Aosta Valley area is available. Within 100 metres you will find a restaurant-pizzeria. In the immediate surroundings you will find a large sports field with jogging paths. Aosta just 4 km away. Lo Teisson is named after the pet badger once owned by the family.
Muito bom.
+Pequeno-almoço, simpatia
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  • Pizzeria du Tunnel

    Excelente

    Pizzeria . Italiana . Popular
    Morada:via Circonvallazione , 80
    11013 - Courmayeur, Aosta, Itália
    Tel:+39 0165 841.705
    Web:http://www.pizzeriadutunnel.it/localegb.html
    Preços:(menos de 15€)
    Cozinha digna de nota
    Serviço de esplanada
    Zona de fumadores
    Recomendado para grupos

    The Pizzeria Du Tunnel, the most ancient in Courmayeur, is a very characteristic venue: the guests, beside the main room, have at their disposal the characteristic mezzanine, with the view of the room and the nice tavern. The typical alpine ambience is assured by the wood-and-stone furnishings in all rooms.
    La specialità della casa è la pizza che da sempre viene preparata con grande cura e cotta in forno a legna. L’attenta scelta degli ingredienti garantisce un risultato eccellente.
    Críticas:
    Das melhores e maiores pizzas que já comi. Tiramissu divinal. Uma atmosfera energica e acolhedora fazem deste local um optimo poiso
    Nosso menu:

    Put simply the best pizzas in town , and the are very large, also had the pasta and the lasagne. All great. Bustling atmosphere and a efficient and very pleasant service. You have to go!

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    Lago Blu

    Il Lago Blu (in francese, Lac Bleu) è un lago con origine da sbarramento che si trova poco sotto Breuil-Cervinia, in Valle d'Aosta. Il vero nome è Lago Layet (ma viene chiamato Blu perché sul fondo del lago alcune alghe riflettono queste sfumature di colore).

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    Thursday 9 June 2011

    Pont d'Aël

    The Pont d'Aël is a Roman aqueduct bridge in the village of the same name, in the comune of Aymavilles, in Aosta Valley, Italy. The bridge, constructed in 3 BC, carried water for the agricultural lands of the newly founded colony Augusta Prætoria Salassorum (today: Aosta) across a side valley, 66 m above the bottom. It belonged to a sophisticated, 6 km long aqueduct, running along the steep cliffs of the valley. The originally three-story structure featured a roofed control corridor; notably, it was privately financed. Today, the Pont d'Aël carries a hiking trail.

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    Aymaville, Aosta, Itália


    Valnontey

    O vale de Valnontey é um dos mais belos e selvagens do PN Gran Paradiso. Esta caminhada fácil leva-nos com pouco esforço até ao sopé do circo do glaciar de la Tribulazzione, o maior do parque. Circuito alternativo, mas mais exigente, ao alpe Money leva-nos a uma das mais belas vistas de todo o parque. Avistáveis: Maciço de Mobney e Glaciar, Maciço Gran Crou e Glaciar, Encosta do Gran Paradiso e Tribulazzione. Possibilidade de avistar Ibexes
    22 ( 11Km | +-300m | 4h00 | Ida-e-Volta )
    Dificuldade: Fácil (I)
    Cota máxima:
    0h001667mValnontey
    Do parque de estacionamento seguir em direcção sul até
    0h101675mCruzamento 22A
    Aqui o caminho encontra um cruzamento, direita ponte sobre o rio, esquerda trilho 22A e em direcção ao sul pelo trilho 22. Seguimos por este praticamente nivelados durante 30 minutos até
    0h401731mVermiana
    Pequeno aglomerado. Seguimos em frente durante mais 30 minutos ao longo do rio até
    1h101789mCruzamento 22C
    A esquerda o percurso segue o trilho 22C em direcção a Alpe Money. Optamos por prosseguir em frente
    1h251830mPonte Erfolet
    Neste ponto torna-se necessário atravessar o curso de água. O trilho aumenta a sua inclinação e entramos na zoa mais selvagem do percurso, após superar várias zonas de pedra chegamos
    2h101968mTorrente l'Herbetet
    Pequena ponte improvisada sobre a cascata vinda do Herbetet. Prosseguindo atingimos o glaciar ou ponto de acesso aos trilhos 22G e 18B. Optámos por retornar pelo mesmo caminho de volta a
    4h001667mValnontey
    Alpi di Graie, PN Gran Paradiso, Itália
    Acesso: No verão circulação proibida entre Cogne e Valnontey, mas fora da época alta é possível estacionar em Valnontey.


    Wednesday 8 June 2011

    Le Pelerin Gourmand

    Acima média

    Tradicional . Regional Valdostana . Familiar
    Morada:Via J.B.De Tillier 9/b
    11100 - Aosta, Itália
    Tel:0165 231850 Reserva:Não aceita Encerra:Quarta-feira
    Web:http://www.lepeleringourmand.it/
    Preços:€€€€ (35 a 50€)
    Cozinha digna de nota
    Garrafeira digna de nota

    Erika in sala e Christian in cucina sono i titolari e gestiscono il locale da sè senza aiuto di personale con una conduzione famigliare molto semplice e genuina. Lo chef Christian, propone sia la cucina della tradizione valdostana, che piatti della cucina classica italiana legati anche alla stagionalità quindi funghi freschi ( da giugno a settembre ), tartufo bianco o nero. In più delle proposte di piatti del giorno oltre al menù che variano a seconda delle offerte del mercato. La carta cambia generalmente dalle due alle tre volte all'anno salvo alcuni piatti fissi che sono quelli tipici valdostani o piatti caratteristici del locale e molto richiesti dai clienti.
    La pasta è tutta fatta in casa, nei vari formati e sapori e variano dai tagliolini alle tagliatelle all'uovo, a maccheroni integrali , a pappardelle di paprika dolce o spaghetti di curry , classici gnocchi...ecc..tutti ruotano a seconda del periodo o della stagione con sughi di carne o pesce o verdura. Di particolare in questo periodo ci sono gli gnocchi maison alla fonduta di Fontina Dop, le tagliatelle all'uovo al ragù di coniglio e patate e rosmarino , e i particolari e sfiziosi fusilli al ragù di anatra e arancia , strozzapreti ai funghi porcini secchi , e la zuppa di cipolle gratinata. Tra gli antipasti merita una particolare attenzione il carpaccio caldo ai porcini e grana , altro antipasto sono i classici salumi valdostani e quindi Lardo d'Arnad Dop, motzetta, teteun, coppa al ginepro, boudin e saucisses e prosciutto crudo di Saint Marcel ; vi è poi la Sorça di patate, porcini secchie e Fontina Dop ,le frittelle di fonduta di Fontina Dop con insalatina , fritte al momento.
    Críticas:
    Muito bom, ambiente acolhedor, simpatia a toda a prova e comida deliciosa. Massas frequissimas e cogumelos divinais. Vale a pena passar por aqui
    Nosso menu:

    Proprio nel centro di Aosta, mentre passeggi tranquillamente nella via pedonale puoi trovare questo locale accogliente e ospitale. Ambiente curato nei dettagli che ti permette di conoscere la radice della cultura valdostana. Ottimo servizio, cortese e piacevole. Piatti e Vino di alta qualità ricercati nella presentazione e nel desiderio di stuzzicare il palato di ogni "Pelerin Gourmand".

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    Cave des Onze Communes, Torette 2009


    Pouco corpo, cumpre o propósito mas pouco mais

    Tipo: Vinho tinto
    Origem: Vale da Aosta, Itália
    Características: 2009, 13º, Torrette

    Med.color; very fragrant/perfumed floral/peppermint/ribbon candy earthy bit high-toned/strawberry some funky/unclean/coarse nose; rather earthy/dusty some strawberry/high-toned/pepperminty some toasty/oak flavor; med. bit funky/unclean rather earthy/dusty slight floral/strawberry/pepperminty finish w/ light tannins; some pleasant high-toned/Gamay-like character but a bit funky/unclean


    Castello Fénis

    The castle is located in the town of Fénis in Aosta Valley region, at about 13 km from the city of Aosta. The keep has a pentagonal layout, with towers at the corners. It is surrounded by a double boundary wall with battlements and by a series of watchtowers linked by a walkway. Detail of a fresco of a Wise Man. Walls of the courtyard's balconies.Despite his impressive defensive structure, the castle is situated at the top of a small knoll and not of a promontory or another inaccessible and easily defensible place. In fact it was not built for military purposes, but to serve as a prestigious residence for the Challant family. The inner courtyard, at the centre of the keep, shows a semi-circular stone staircase and wood balconies. At the top of the staicase a 15th century fresco features Saint George killing the dragon, while the walls of the balconies are decorated with images of sages and prophets and proverbs in ancient French. The frescoes are attributed to a painter from the school of Jaquerio.

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    Fènis, Aosta, Itália

    Preco: 5€
    Horario: 9h-19h
    Encerra: 25 Dezembro, 1 Janeiro

    Castello di Verres

    Verrès castle has a large tower; its dimensions being cubical with all sides measuring 30 meters, which acted duly as a defense and housing accommodations for its inhabitants. The tower is 3 stories tall[1] and is accessible by a large grand staircase.It stands above the river Evançon on the rocky cliffside which also overlooks the commune that lies below it on one side and the castle courtyard on the other. Access to the castle could be limited after employing the drawbridge. The castle's features include the grand staircase, stone vaults, several large fireplaces, and decorative pillars.

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    Verres, Aosta, Itália

    Preco: 3€
    Horario: 9h-19h

    Castello di Issogne

    Issogne Castle is a castle in Issogne in the Aosta region of northwestern Italy. It is one of the most famous manors of the Val d'Aosta and is located on the right bank of the Dora Baltea at the centre of the inhabited area of Issogne. As a seigniorial residence of the Renaissance, the Castle has quite a different look from that of the austere Castle of Verrès, which is located on the opposite bank of the river.
    Issogne Castle is most noteworthy for its fountain in the form of pomegranate tree and its highly decorated portico, a rare example of medieval Alpine painting, with its frescoed cycle of scenes of daily life from the late Middle Ages.

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    Issogne, Aosta, Itália

    Preco: 5€
    Horario: 9h-19h

    Tuesday 7 June 2011

    Cascata di Lillaz

    Teatro Romano

    This theatre was built in the Augustinian period and once occupied a quarter of the standard urban plan of the Roman colony. The southern façade, built of the local stone, puddinga, is still standing. Originally, it had a stage 45 metres long and 7 metres deep and room for 4,000 spectators. The theatre measures 22 metres high and has arcades with 3 levels of windows. In Roman times an arcade linked the theatre to the amphitheatre. Today this is incorporated into a wall of a 13th Century convent, but retains the curvilinear structure and eight of the 60 original arcades.

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    Via Porta Praetoria, Aosta, Itália

    Cattedrale di Santa Maria Assunta

    Aosta Cathedral is a Roman Catholic church in Aosta, in north-west Italy, built in the 4th century. In the 11th century the Palaeo-Christian structure was replaced by a new edifice dedicated to the Virgin Mary. The architecture of the cathedral was modified during the 15th and 16th century. The present façade, in neoclassical style, was built between 1846 and 1848. The remaining structure of the Romanesque period are two clock-towers and the crypt. To the same era belongs also the remaining part of a fresco cycle on the church ceiling (Ottonian art).

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    Aosta, Itália

    Monday 6 June 2011

    Gornergratbahn

    The Gornergratbahn (GGB) is a nine-kilometre metre-gauge mountain rack railway, with Abt rack system. It leads from Zermatt, Switzerland (1,604 m/5,262 ft), up to the Gornergrat (3,089 m/10,135 ft). The Gornergrat is a starting point for many hikes, as it lies surrounded by 29 peaks rising above 4,000 m (13,123 ft) in the Alps and several glaciers, including the Gorner Glacier (which is billed as the second longest glacier in the Alps). At the end of the line on Gornergrat, the Matterhorn is visible on a clear day. It is also a popular skiing area. The Gornergrat (English: Gorner Ridge) is a ridge of the Pennine Alps, Switzerland, overlooking the Gorner Glacier to the south. It is located about three kilometers east of Zermatt in the Swiss canton of Valais. The Gornergrat is located between the Gornergletscher and Findelgletscher and offers a view of more than 20 four thousand metre peaks, whose highest are Monte Rosa, Lyskamm, Matterhorn, Dom and Weisshorn.

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    Gornergratbahn
    Zermatt, Valais, Suiça
    Telf: +41 (0)27 927 77 77 | E-mail: info@gornergrat.ch
    Preco: 75€
    Horario: Timetable

    Château Tourbillon

    The Tourbillon castle (Château de Tourbillon) is a castle in Sion in the canton of Valais in Switzerland. It is situated on a hill and faces the Basilique de Valère, located on the opposite hill. The castle is currently in a state of ruins following a fire in 1788. Tourbillon castle was built in at the end of the 13th century, sometime between 1290 and 1308, by the bishop Boniface de Challant. A large part of the castle was first destroyed by the Patriots of the Valais in 1416. The castle was then rebuilt in 1477 by Gullaume VI of Raron, wanting to build a chapel and an exterior wall built with battlements. However, in 1788, a gigantic fire reduced the castle to ashes; this became its ruin.

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    Sion, Suiça
    Telf: +41 (0)- +41 (0)27 606 46 70 |
    Horario: 10h-18h (Abril a Novembro)
    Encerra: Segundas

    Les Pyramides d'Euseigne

    Saturday 4 June 2011

    Gletscherschlucht

    Starting at the Restaurant Gletscherschlucht, elevated trails and bridges lead along the 100m deep into the socalled Gletscherschlucht. Gletscherschlucht means literally translated glacier gorge, not exactly a name, more a description. The water from the glaciers formed this narrow gorge. At the entrance to the gorge is the Kristallmuseum (crystal museum), which exhibits typical minerals of the Bernese Alps. This place has a certain fame because of the glacier behind the gorge. The glacier is rapidly melting, a fact which is interpreted as a circumstantial evidence for the global warming. A strange thing is the formation of a so called Gletschersee on top of the lower glacier. The lake is formed by melting water collecting in a depression on top of the ice. It has no drainage, but as soon as the water finds a way through a crack, the crack is very fast widened by the flowing water and the water flows in a great flood through the channel at the bottom of the glacier, down the Gletscherschlucht to Grindelwald. This flood could potentially destoy anything in its way and the lake is becoming bigger and bigger every year. To avoid this danger, the city of Grindelwald constructed a tunnel which is intended to drain melting water during the spring and hence impede the formation of a lake.

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    Grindelwald, Berner Oberland, Suiça
    Telf: +41-33-8541212 |
    Preco: 7CHF
    Horario: Summer(8h-17h)
    Encerra: Weather depending, Winter

    Fondue

    Fondue é um prato de origem Suíça, normalmente à base de queijo aquecido sobre uma lamparina, também conhecida como espiriteira ou rechaud, ou outra fonte de calor pouco intenso e do qual as pessoas se servem diretamente. Consiste basicamente em uma mistura de queijos (normalmente dos queijos Gruyère e Emmental) fundidos com vinho (ou, como na receita original, a Kirschwasser alemã), que vai à mesa acompanhada de pedaços de pão, batatas e cenouras. Esses acompanhamentos devem ser mergulhados na fondue com um garfo especial antes de serem consumidos.


    Ingredientes:
    200 g de queijo gruyére
    200 g de queijo emmental
    2 chávenas de vinho branco seco
    1 dente de alho descascado
    1 colher (sopa) de maisena
    2 colheres (sopa) de Kirch ou vodka (opcional)
    pimenta-do-reino branca
    noz moscada
    cubos de tostas ou pão duro, pickes, Batatas cozidas, presunto (para acompanhar)


    Preparação:
    Realizar um bom fondue é uma coisa muito simples. O segredo está em escolher um queijo de boa qualidade. A maneira de cortar ou ralar o queijo não tem nenhuma importância. Mas a qualidade do vinho é muito importante! Considere sempre 1 copo de queijo cortado ou ralado (150 g) por pessoa. Coloque o queijo na panela, junte o vinho, cozinhe em lume forte, mexendo sempre. Depois, coloque a panela sobre o réchaud, na mesa, e deixe cozinhando em lume brando durante a refeição. Mexa de vez em quando.

    Rale os queijos no ralo grosso e reserve. Esfregue o dente de alho na parte interna da panela escolhida para se preparar o fondue. (recomenda-se a panela apropriada para levar o fondue a ferver à mesa) Separe 4 colheres (sopa) do vinho e coloque o restante na panela. Acrescente os queijos em lume brando, mexendo a mistura sem parar, até que os queijos estejam totalmente derretidos no vinho. Misture a maisena com o vinho branco reservado e despeje na panela. Continue mexendo por 1 minuto até engrossar. Tempere com pimenta-do-reino e uma pitada de noz moscada. Despeje o Kirch e leve a panela ao aparelho de fondue. Sirva acompanhado de cubos de tostas ou pão duro.

    Conselhos úteis:
    Não modifique muito a proporção de vinho. Se o fondue está muito espesso, acrescente um pouco de vinho. Se está muito líquido, engrosse com maisena dissolvida em brandy (ou vinho). Antes de colocar o queijo na panela, esfregue por dentro da mesma um ou dois dentes de alho cortados, para untar. O fondue tradicional come-se com pão, mas pode-se comer também com: salsichas cortadas, pedaços de peixe cozido, camarões, almôndegas pequenas, cogumelos em conserva. Para acompanhar, pode servir uma salada verde e vinho branco seco ou rosé.

    Thun

    Thun (French: Thoune) is a municipality in the administrative district of Thun in the canton of Bern in Switzerland. It is located where the River Aar flows out of Lake Thun (Thunersee), 30 km south of Bern.

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    Berner Oberland, Suiça