MS Travels Blog » Western Europe http://mstravels.com/blog MS Tours and Travels Ltd. Wed, 02 Mar 2022 09:43:33 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=4.2.29 To Europe And Beyond http://mstravels.com/blog/to-europe-and-beyond/ http://mstravels.com/blog/to-europe-and-beyond/#comments Fri, 05 Aug 2016 04:48:07 +0000 http://mstravels.com/blog/?p=287 If you are not from Europe then a trip to this land of mystery and ecstasy is a must in a lifetime. The European continent has the world’s largest country Russia as well as the smallest one,  Vatican City. It has some of the most magical lands that have been carrying legendary stories and history that is beyond the human imagination. With awestruck landscapes and monuments and natural scenic excellence, Europe never fails to amaze one, be it visually, intellectually or emotionally.

Europe has the most pleasant of surprises in stock for every being: art and architecture for art lovers, historical myths and stories for those history geeks, mountains and valleys for those die-hard adventurers, beaches and oceans for the water lovers, mouth-watering cuisines for the foodies, pilgrimages and holy places for the religious ones and so much more. It is indeed a massive task to take a tour of entire Europe and relish its flavours and essence.

If indeed you want to have the best of Europe then your pockets sure must be dangling with some heavy cash. Visiting Europe there are a dozen places you cannot afford to miss at all, some of them being: Netherlands, France, Belgium, Sweden, Greece, Portugal, Spain, Switzerland, Germany, Italy, England, Slovakia, Hungary, Denmark, Scotland, Poland, Bulgaria and others. There are so many tourist spots scattered all around Europe that it is almost really hard to check out each one of them. Cities like Paris and Rome boast of some of the age old monuments and having a stroll around the Colosseum, St, Peter’s Basilica, Sistine Chapel, Eiffel tower and Vatican Museums is indeed a divine experience. Hop-On-Hop-Off tours that have been made available around the various countries in Europe are indeed a very convenient way to move around the towns for sight-seeing purposes. Outdoor enthusiasts must never miss out on the long list of adventurous activities that one can experience here. Trekking, mountaineering, cycling, rafting, kayaking, surfing are only a few amongst so many other to-dos. Edinburgh, Dublin, Florence, Milan has some of the best trails in the world that gives a trekker the unbeatable feeling of adventure. Europe also has the most famous movie shooting locations that have today become top spots for tourists. Harry Potter, Sound of Music and Game of Thrones are only a few of the many superhits that have made people go crazy about the locales and its divine beauty.

The cuisines and drinks of Europe have another story to tell. Beer and wine found in Europe is incomparable to any other drink in any other corner of the world. German beer is top-class and one of the prime reasons for people visiting Germany is definitely beer. European cuisines are internationally applauded food delicacies that have made its way into Asia and America as well. As the saying goes- ‘Seeing is believing’, hence one can never know until one sets foot into this majestic continent and experience one hell of a rollercoaster ride.

]]> http://mstravels.com/blog/to-europe-and-beyond/feed/ 0 Western Europe-A Land of History http://mstravels.com/blog/western-europe-a-land-of-history/ http://mstravels.com/blog/western-europe-a-land-of-history/#comments Wed, 03 Feb 2016 10:30:02 +0000 http://mstravels.com/blog/?p=182 A land of significant historical events, Western Europe is a treasure of infinite ancestry and heritage one can ever wonder about. Some of the radical events that took place in Western Europe and changed the course of the region are the French Revolution and the Industrial revolution, the Age of Discovery, the Renaissance amongst others. With countries like Austria, Belgium, France, Ireland, Italy, Portugal, Spain and United Kingdom amongst others covering the western part of Europe, historical importance here is sure to reign and rule.
A large part of the Western Europe was under the Roman and Greek influence owing to the Roman conquest. It was only later on after the collapse of the Western Roman Empire that the linguistic and political division took place with the east-west division of the Roman Empire. Tourist experts are of the theory that Western Europe is a heritage site for historical landmarks starting from Germany to United Kingdom to all the way to the south in Spain. There are so many wonderful sites to visit in Western Europe, be it the extravagance of Vienna state opera or the remaining city streets of Pompeii, making it the perfect dream destination for history lovers.
Eiffel tower, constructed in the year 1889 is a marvellous man made building that remained the tallest one until Chrysler building came up in the year 1930. Apart from the Eiffel tower, there is Chateau de Malmaison- Home of Napoleon Bonaparte, La Conciergerie, Palace of Versailles, Pont Neuf- the oldest bridge in Paris, The Bastille, The Pantheon – A Neo Classical Church which are all amazing historical sites one can never afford to miss in France. Berlin Wall, Schwerin Castle, Herrenchiemsee Palace, Hohenzollern Castle are few of the myriads of sites of historic importance in Germany. Rome in Italy is a gargantuan arena wherein stands the archaeological set ups of ancient days till today and tourists visiting this place still continues and will continue. The Colosseum, the Forum, St. Peter’s Basilica, The Pantheon are just a few to name out of all the places in Italy. United Kingdom has a very old heritage still preserved today adding to the historical richness of Western Europe. Some of the historical sites in United Kingdom are Windsor Castle, Buckingham Palace, Beaumaris Castle, Edinburgh Castle, Stonehenge, Arundel Castle, Bamburgh Castle and so many more, especially castles and palaces thus affirming the royal richness of the nation.
With a history of such royalty and ethnicity, Western Europe has a rich and massive significance making it one of the most sought after places to visit and witness. History lovers should definitely not give it a miss.

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