Dubai International Airport

Dubai International Airport

Dubai International Airport - (IATA: DXB, ICAO: OMDB)
Annual Flights – 260,530
Annual Passengers – 37,441,440



Airport:

Dubai International Airport is one of the largest airports in the United Arab Emirates and is based in the largest city of the U.A.E.

Dubai International Airport is a very important airport as it is the seventeenth busiest airport in the world (sixth busiest by international passengers) and is one of the busiest cargo airports in the world.

Year on year the airport is seeing increasing numbers of passengers and cargo movements, so much so that both passenger numbers and cargo tonnage passing through the airport has doubled since 2003.

Carriers:

Dubai International Airport is the home base of Fly Emirates who take up the whole of terminal three for their flights. There are a huge number of other carriers who use both terminal one and two for their flights to all corners of the world, these are:

• Aeroflot
• Aerosvit Airlines
• African Express Airways
• Afriqiyah Airways
• Air Algérie
• Air Astana
• AirBaltic
• Air China
• Air Finland
• Air France
• Air India
• Air Zimbabwe
• Armavia
• Austrian Airlines
• Azerbaijan Airlines
• Bahrain Air
• Biman Bangladesh Airlines
• British Airways
• Cathay Pacific
• China Southern Airlines
• Cyprus Airways
• Daallo Airlines
• Delta Air Lines
• EgyptAir
• Ethiopian Airlines
• Eritrean Airlines
• Georgian Airways
• Gulf Air
• Hainan Airlines
• Indian Airlines
• Iran Air
• Jazeera Airways
• Jet Airways
• Jordan Aviation
• Kabo Air
• Kenya Airways
• Kingfisher Airlines
• KLM
• Korean Air
• Kuwait Airways
• Libyan Airlines
• Lufthansa
• Mahan Air Malaysia Airlines
• Middle East Airlines
• Nepal Airlines
• Olympic Airlines
• Oman Air
• Pakistan International Airlines
• Qatar Airways
• Royal Brunei Airlines
• Royal Jordanian
• Royal Air Maroc
• Safi Airways
• Saudi Arabian Airlines
• Scandinavian Airlines System
• Shaheen Air International
• S7 Airlines
• Singapore Airlines
• Smart Wings
• Somon Air
• Spirit of Manila Airlines
• SriLankan Airlines
• Sudan Airways
• Swiss International Air Lines
• Syrian Arab Airlines
• TAROM
• Thai Airways International
• Tunisair
• Turkish Airlines
• Ukraine International Airlines
• United Airlines
• Ural Airlines
• Virgin Atlantic Airways
• Wataniya Airways
• Yemenia
• Airblue
• Air-India Express
• Alexandria Airlines
• AMC Airlines
• Ariana Afghan Airlines
• Caspian Airlines
• Flydubai
• GMG Airlines
• Iran Aseman Airlines
• Iraqi Airways
• Jubba Airways
• Jupiter Airlines
• Kam Air
• Kish Air
• Mihin Lanka
• Nasair Asmara
• Norwegian Air Shuttle
• Pamir Airways
• Pars Air
• TAAG Angola Airlines
• Taban Air
• Toumaï Air Tchad
• Turkmenistan Airlines
• Uzbekistan Airways

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Stores & Restaurants:

Shopping is supplied through a huge 5,400 square metres Dubai Duty Free store offering everything and anything you can think of.

There are twenty five restaurant and takeaway places to eat at the airport including:

• McDonalds
• Round Table Pizza
• Le Matin Francais
• Bistro (Lebanese)
• Jashan (Indian)
• Tansu Kitchen (Chinese and Mongolian barbeque)
• Irish Village
• Safar
• Starbucks
  

Hotels:

There are two hotels located within the airport, one is a four star hotel and the other a five star hotel. There are also many hotels outside of the hotel and within the city of Dubai.

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Transport:

All major car rental companies operate from Dubai International Airport (12 in total) including:

Budget
Europcar
Hertz

Parking:

There are airport owned car parks situated at every terminal.

Contact:
Address:
Dubai Airports
P.O. Box 2525
Dubai, UAE

Tel: + 9714 2162525

Varna Archaeological Museum

The Varna Archaeological Museum is a historical and archaeological museum located in the city of Varna, Bulgaria. The museum is one of the largest in the country, hosting over 55,000 exhibitions dating from the Paleolithic to the Middle Ages. It’s also known as one of the best developed cultural and scientific centres in Varna.

The Archaeological Museum is situated in a beautiful building, designed in the Neo-Renaissance style by architecture Petko Momchilov and built in 1892-1898 for the Varna Girls’ School. The building was first named “Maria Luiza” which in 1945 was renamed to “D-r Petar Beron”. Nine years later, the Varna Girls’ School became a school for both girls and boys.

The very first archaeological exhibits were collected by Karel Shkorpil and Ananie Iavashov in 1887. In the same year, using all of the collected items, they held a museum in the city library. Four years later they were forced by the Ministry of Education to send the museum exhibits to Sofia for establishing a new national museum. In 1895 Karel Shkorpil held another museum collection in the Girls’ School. The first museum exposition was opened on June 11, 1906.

The Varna Archaeological Museum became a national museum in 1945.

The Museum is a two-floor building, featuring 2150 sq ft of exhibition space, a large inner courtyard, storehouses, as well as a library, an Educational Children’s Museum, a gift shop and a cafeteria.

The Archaeological Museum has very unique and extremely valuable displays from the time of the ancient Thracian Culture, the Ancient Greek and Ancient Roman periods of the region’s history. The museum also has amazing works of Slavic and Proto-Bulgarian ceramics along with the ornaments from the Middle Ages and a very rich collection of sepulchral reliefs and sacred images.

The most famous and interesting museum exhibit is the Gold of Varna, the oldest gold treasure in the world dating to an incredible 4600 to 4200 years BC. It was excavated in 1972 during construction work near the city. It contains about 2000 golden items, including necklaces, bracelets, breast ornaments and vessels. One of the greatest displays of the collection is the golden sceptre-symbol of power of the monarch. Another amazing display is the skeleton of a forty to fifty year old man who is covered with more than 100 pieces of golden jewellery. The whole exhibit occupies three separate exhibition halls.

The Archaeological Museum and its remarkable collections represent Bulgaria through many national and international exhibitions. Museum exhibitions have been established at many famous museums in France, Germany, Japan, Israel, Italy, Spain and Portugal.

Visiting the Museum

The Varna Archaeological Museum is open in the summer from 10am to 5pm, Tuesdays to Sundays and in the winter from 10am to 5pm, Tuesdays to Saturdays.

Address:
Archaeological Museum
41 Maria Luiza Bld
Varna
9000
Bulgaria

Tel: +359 52 681 011

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The Parthenon - Athens

The Parthenon is found in the city of Athens and is a temple for the worship of the Greek Goddess Athena. The Parthenon is found high above the city and is situated on the Acropolis of Athens.

The name Parthenon is of unknown origin but the belief is that it actually means “The virgins place” or “The temple of the Virgin Goddess” and referred to a particular room in the structure rather than the whole building itself.

The Parthenon was built in the fifth century and sits on the site of an older Parthenon that was destroyed by Persians who tried to invade Greece around four hundred and eighty BC.

The building of the Parthenon was completed in a special way that every block has its individual shape. The idea was that from a distance the Parthenon would not look straight and symmetrical because of optical illusion so to combat this, the building was not built straight so from a distance the optical illusion would make it so.

As well as being a temple the Parthenon also served as a treasury, this was until the 6th century when it was converted into a Christian church for the Virgin Mary.

Later on in history when the Ottoman Turk Empire completed their conquest of Greece the Parthenon was converted to a Mosque and an Islamic Minaret was added.

After around two hundred years in the late seventeenth century the Parthenon was severely damaged when Ottoman ammunition being held in the Parthenon because of bombardment from the Venetians were ignited by the bombardment damaging a lot of the structure.

In 1832 when Greece became independent from the Ottoman Empire they Greeks tore down the Minaret and then became a historic monument to the great past of the Athenian Empire.

Today the Parthenon enjoys millions of tourists coming to bask in the glory and architecture of this amazing structure.

Tourists enjoy basking in the historic wonder of the Parthenon by taking the long and slow walk up the Panathenaic Way.

If you are visiting Athens then a visit to the Parthenon is a must as this building is a major part of what has made the city what it is today.

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Varna Sea Garden

The Varna Sea Garden is located in the city of Varna, Bulgaria within an area of 30 decares, which makes it the largest public park in the city and also the largest and best known landscape in the Balkans.

The Varna Sea garden has beautiful garden areas including the very quiet and peaceful alleys, all variety of natural green vegetation as well as the great number of significant cultural monuments. Combined this makes the Varna Sea garden worthy for consideration as one of the symbols of Varna.

In 1881 Mihail Koloni, the mayor of the city, proposed to create an urban garden which should be enclosed within the city Theatre, and the Seaside Park. In response to the mayor’s proposal, the famous archaeologist Karel Shkorpil on behalf of the Municipality invited the Czech architecture Anton Novak to join the venture.

Novak, who has become famous for building the Schoenbrunn palace as well as Belvedere palace in Vienna, responded to the invitation and started working on the project. In recognition of his work, the Varna Municipality built him a house near the entrance of the Sea Garden.

Тhat same year the decision was taken for the garden to be extended and improved. In 1908 an alley of National Revival was created. Some of the greatest Bulgarians have been immortalized with monuments in this area, people such as Hristo Botev, Vasil Levski, st.Paisii Hilendarski, Georgi Rakovski, Ljuben Karavelov, Stefan Karadja, Georgi Benkovski, Petar Beron, Vasil Aprilov and many others.

The impressive Sea Garden main entrance was designed by architecture Georgi Popov and established in 1939. The entrance hallmark is a large sundial with a portrait of a swan.

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The Sea Garden has many interesting cultural and natural attractions, the most frequented among them are: the Naval Museum, the Aquarium, the Dolphinarium, the Summer Theatre, the Zoo, the Festival Complex.

The Naval Museum

The Naval Museum was built in the 50s and today is one of the 100th national tourist sites in Bulgaria.

The museum is open in the summer from 10am to 6pm, Monday-Saturday and in the winter from 10am to 5pm, Monday-Friday.

Address:
Naval Museum
2 Primorski Bld.
Sea Garden
Varna

Tel: +359 52 633 015

The Aquarium

The Aquarium was founded in 1932 as the first and only Marine Biological Station in Bulgaria. Here are collections of hundreds of fish species, crabs, helixes, sea-anemones, molluscs along with various inhabitants of freshwater. There is also a special place for preserving the Black Sea natural resources.

The Aquarium is open in the summer from 9am to 8pm and in the winter from 10am to 4pm, Monday-Friday.

Address:
Aquarium
4 Primorski Bld.
Varna
Bulgaria

Tel: +359 52 632 066‎

The Dolphinarium

The Dolphinarium is one of the favourite attractions for visitor to Varna. There are dolphin performances that are really remarkable and lots of shows with clowns, mimes and actors.

The Dolphinarium open at 12pm, Tuesday-Sunday.

Address:
Dolphinarium
Primorski Park
Varna
Bulgaria

Tel: +359 52 302 199

The Summer Theatre

The Summer Theatre hosts many different events such as the Varna Music Days, the world-famous International Ballet Competition and the Varna Summer Exhibition which is established every three years.

Address:
Summer Theatre
Varna Sea Garden
Varna
Bulgaria

Tel: +359 52 612 803

The Zoo

The Zoo was officially open in 1961. Its first inhabitant was the Maxim bear, who was donated by sailors from the “Georgi Dimitrov”ship. Today there are more than 72 species of animals and birds, 17 of which are found under the animal protection programme.

The zoo is open daily in the summer from 8.30am to 7.30pm and from 8.30am to 4.30pm, in the winter.

Address:
Zoo
Sea Garden
5 Saltanat Reg.
Varna
Bulgaria

Tel: +359 52 302 528

The Festival Complex

The Festival Complex building is located in front of the Sea Garden entrance. It has several stages and conference rooms, a bazaar, as well as a restaurant and a confectionery. This is a place where many exhibitions, opera, ballet and theatre performances are held.

Address:
Festival Complex
2 Slivnica Bld.
Varna
Bulgaria

Tel: +359 52 685 000

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Hunyad Castle – Hunedoara

Found in the Transylvanian city of Hunedoara, Romania is the Hunyad Castle.

The Hunyad Castle was built around the thirteenth to fourteenth century and is most well known for being an important relic from the Hunyadi dynasty who was given the castle by Sigismund king of Hungary in the fourteenth century.

During the period of 1446 and 1453 the castle was given a much needed restoration by John Hunyadi, the grandson of John Hunyadi who was the first Hunyadi to own the property.

Over the years under the Hunyadi dynasty the castle grew as it was seen as an important and integral part to the families reign as rulers.

The building was initially built in a Gothic style but the restoration and additions the castle saw over time also gives it the architectural elements of both the Renaissance and Baroque styles.

The castle is made up of tall towers with spires and high defensive walls. There is a draw bridge at the front leading into a central courtyard. There is also a watch tower inside the courtyard with a secondary smaller bridge over the defensive trench and a keep as a last line of defense.

The Hunyard Castle also has a chapel and thirty metre deep well. The well has an interesting story whereby it was dug by twelve Turkish prisoners who were told that if they dug down to water they would be given freedom in return. These unfortunate souls took fifteen years to dig the well but their freedom was never given by their captors.

Inside the castle there are great halls and galleries. One of the most important halls in the building is the awe inspiring Knights’ hall.

Legend tells us that Vlad III of Wallachia who is today known as Vlad the Impaler or Dracula spent seven years in the Hunyad Castle as a prisoner between 1462 and 1469 after being deposed from his reign as a Wallachian Voivode.

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Green Grotto Caves - Jamaica

On the north coast of Jamaica in Discovery Bay, St Ann there are a group of natural caves called the Green Grotto Caves.

Today the Green Grotto Caves are a huge tourist attraction for visitors to Jamaica and thousands of tourists from around the world enjoy these wonderful natural creations that have served the human race for thousands of years.

The first known people to use the caves were the Arawak Indians prior to the fifteenth century, after this time it was used by the Spanish as a hideout from the British during colonial times, then by slaves escaping slavery. In more recent times the caves were used by smugglers during both World Wars to smuggle weapons to Cuba.

Because of the caves rich history they have been known by many names other than the Green Grotto Caves, these are the Runaway Bay Caves, Cave Hall Caves, Discovery Bay Caves, Dry Harbour Caves, Hopewell Caves, Rum Caves and Dairy Caves.

The caves complex is found in a huge area of just under twenty six hectares of land in the north of the country. There are various caves in the complex but the main focal point is the Green Grotto which is a large labyrinth of tunnels twelve metres deep below the ground and one thousand five hundred and twenty five metres into the rock. This makes the cave one mile in length so is a huge place to explore.

The rich history of the caves is evident through the many people who have used this wonderful complex through out history. Even today fragments of pottery and other utensils used throughout the ages can be found in the caves as they are become unearthed as time goes by.

If you are travelling to Jamaica then a visit to the Green Grotto Caves is a must.

Address:
Green Grotto Caves
Discovery Bay, St. Ann,
Jamaica,
W.I.

Tel: 876-973-2841

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Museums in Leeds

Leeds has a rich and colourful history spanning thousands of years so to celebrate its history and the culture of the area Leeds has many wonderful museums. Below is just a small selection of what the city has to offer:

Armley Mills Leeds Industrial Museum

The Armley Mills Leeds Industrial Museum is located in Armley, Leeds in West Yorkshire, England.

In 1787 Armley Mills was the largest woollen mill in the world and was a possession of Colonel Thomas Lloyd. Seven years later a fire destroyed almost the whole building which was then re-built by Benjamin Gott, using fireproof materials.

In 1969 Leeds City Council bought the building and re-opened it as Leeds Industrial Museum, although the museum didn’t open until 1982.

Today Armley Mills Leeds Industrial Museum has a great collection of textile manufacturing equipment, steam locomotives and engines. It is also represented the history of cinema projections such as the first moving pictures and the silent movies.

Visitors are welcome from Tuesday to Saturday between 10am and 5pm and on Sundays from 1pm to 5pm. The Museum is also opened on Bank Holiday Mondays.

Address:
Armley Mills Leeds Industrial Museum
Canal Rd
Leeds
LS12 2QF
United Kingdom

Tel: 0113 263 7861

Royal Armouries Museum

The Royal Armouries Museum is located in Clarence Dock, Leeds. The museum is a national museum where every visitor can feel the atmosphere of all Ages of warfare.

The museum’s five galleries consist of a great number of arms, armour, military manuals, drill books, pamphlets, journals and magazines. Some of the items are dating from the time of Tudors, Stuart Kings and English Civil Wars.

Supporting the five galleries the Royal Armouries Museum has a library, two cinemas, offices, workshops and areas for horses and dramatic live action events.

The Museum is opened daily from 10am to 5pm.

Address:
Royal Armouries Museum
Clarence Rd
Leeds
LS10 1LW
United Kingdom

Tel: 0113 220 1888

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Horsforth Village Museum

Horsforth Village Museum is located in the large Horsforth village where in July 1998 the museum opened its gates to visitors for the first time.

The museum represents the personal history and aspects of life of the village. The character of the items is based on the Victorian, Georgian and Edwardian periods of time.

The museum is open on Saturdays from 10am to 4pm and on Sunday from 2pm to 5pm. It is closed from the middle of December to the end of March.

Address:
Horsforth Village Museum
5 The Green
Horsforth
Leeds
LS18 5JB
United Kingdom

Tel: 0113 281 9877

Abbey House Museum

Abbey House was a gatehouse for Kirkstall Abbey in the past, now it is the setting of Victorian Leeds complete with replica streets from Leeds Victorian past. The streets are constructed to recreate the life at the end of the 19th century in different areas of the city.

All items in the museum bring to life the feeling of the past time and also lets visitors feel the romantic history of the abbey.

The Abbey House Museum also hosts the Abbot Tea Rooms, a new childhood gallery along with many different activities for schools, families and small groups.

The museum is open for visitors from Tuesday to Friday between 10am and 5pm, on Saturdays from 12 noon to 5pm and on Sundays from 10am to 5pm.

Address:
Abbey House Museum
Abbey Road
Kirkstall
Leeds
LS5 3EH

Tel: 0113 230 5492

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Art Galleries in Leeds

Leeds is a city synonymous with great art and for this reason the city has many wonderful art galleries to enjoy, below is just a sample of some of the great galleries on offer.

Leeds Art Gallery

Leeds Art Gallery was founded in 1888 in the centre of Leeds on the Headrow. There is a large collection of British twentieth century art, of which paintings and sculptures dominate the gallery.

The gallery includes lots of water colour paintings, photography, debris art, stones and DVD works. Well known artists such as Henry Moore, Atkinson Grimshaw, Barbara Hepworth, Paula Rego, Georgina Starr and Bridget Riley have works of art that can be seen in the gallery.

The gallery is open daily from 10am to 8pm, on Wednesday from 12 noon to 8pm and on Sunday from 1pm to 5pm.

Address:

Calverley Street
Leeds
LS1 3AA
United Kingdom

Tel: 044 113 247 8256‎

Select Fine Art Gallery

Select Fine Art Gallery is located in Leeds, West Yorkshire in a nineteenth century warehouse.

The gallery is represented by original fine art on canvas and paper which is made by local, national and international artists. The gallery has created a real unique collection of works of art and really is worthy of a visit.

Address:
Number 22C
22 - 64 Mabgate.
Leeds
LS9 7DZ
West Yorkshire

Tel: 044 7897 505 062

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The Craft Centre and Design Gallery

The Craft Centre and Design Gallery was established in 1982 and has been a successful gallery for more than 20 years. The gallery is famous for its modern handcrafted contemporary design, including contemporary jewellery, applied art, ceramics, glass, textiles and limited edition prints.
Through the years many talented designers have displayed their work at the gallery, which provides two main exhibitions, one in Summer and one at Christmas.

Visitors are welcomed from Tuesday to Friday 10am - 5pm and on Saturday 10am - 4pm.

Address:
Central Library
Calverley St
Leeds
LS1
United Kingdom

Tel: 0044 113 247 8241

Henry Moore Institute

The Henry Moore Institute was established by the Henry Moore Foundation and as part of the Leeds City Art Gallery. Since 1993 it has been its own entity as a gallery and deservedly so..

The Henry Moore Institute consists of three large galleries which hold various ancient and modern sculptures. There are also a library, an archive and a research centre to encourage the study of sculpture.

The institute is open from Monday to Sunday 10am – 5.30pm and on Wednesdays from 10am – 9pm.

Address:
74 The Headrow
Leeds
West Yorkshire
LS1 3AH
United Kingdom

Tel: 01132 467 467

Artco Gallery

The Artco Gallery is a private gallery located in Leeds, England. It was established in 1997 and since then the gallery has proved to be a serious place for quality contemporary art. The gallery also provides art framing services and full access to numerous limited edition prints and posters.

Every piece of art in the gallery is the work of internationally famous artists whose talent and innovative ways of thinking attract more and more visitors as well as potential buyers.

The Artco gallery is open from 9am to 5pm Monday to Friday and on Saturdays from 10am to 3pm.

Address:
No.1 Meanwood Close
Leeds
West Yorkshire
LS7 2JF
United Kingdom

Tel: 0113 2620056

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Czech Airline Flight - Prague

Czech Airlines is not just a national flag carrier for the Czech Republic; it is also a nationally owned and operated company.

Czech Airlines is based at Ruzyne Airport in Prague and operates most of its flights from this airport.

Ruzyne Airport is the largest in the country and is thirty third largest in Europe (est. 2008) by passenger number with an estimated twelve million seven hundred thousand passengers in 2008. Passenger numbers are still growing at the airport mainly thank to Czech Airlines as they add new routes to their portfolio.

Czech Airlines operates from Prague to 96 locations worldwide with the main bulk of these flights being to European destinations. Not all the flights are direct and some flights are carried out with partner airlines under code share agreements.

The partner airlines Cazech Airlines has agreements with are Aeroflot, AeroMexico, Air France, Alitalia, Delta Airlines, Korean Air, Olympic Airlines and Jat Airways.

Czech Airlines flights to and from Prague:

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Asakusa Shrine - Tokyo

The Asakusa Shrine, also known under a different name Sanja-sama which translates at the Shrine of the three Gods, is found in the huge city of Tokyo in Japan.

The Asakusa Shrine is a famous Shinto Shrine and was built to honour three men who were the founding fathers of the Senso-ji. These three men are Hinokuma Hamanari, Hinokuma Takenari and Hajino Matsuchi. These men are worshipped as deities at the shrine.

The legend of these men is that Hinokuma Takenari and Hinokuma Hamanari found a Kannon statuette of a Goddess of Mercy while trawling for fish with their fishing nets. A rich landlord found out about the find and delivered a sermon on Buddhism that encapsulated the two fishermen so much they converted to Bhuddism.

The Shrine is located in an area that is abundant in shrines built in honour of different people but this shrine is one of the most famous out of all the shrines in the vicinity.

The Asakusa Shrine was built in 1649 after being commissioned by Tokugawa Lemitsu and is of the Gongen style of shrine architecture.

During special times of the year there are many festivals held at the shrine by Shinto and Buddhists, the most famous of which is the Sanja Matsuri. The Sanja Matsuri is a wonderful festival to witness and can be seen annually in late May.

Today many people come to the Asakusa shrine to worship or simply bask in its history and wonderful architecture. Many tourists feel this shrine is one of the best monuments to Japans past in this area of Tokyo.

The shrine can be located via the underground system, to get there take the Ginza Line to Asakusa (exit 1) or the Toei Asakusa Line to Asakusa (exit A5).

Address:
2-26-1, Asakuksa, Taito-ku
Tokyo,
111-0032

Tel: +81 033844 1575

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Patan Travel Guide

Patan is located in the Lalitpur district of Nepal and is one of Nepal’s largest cities. Patan has a population of just under one hundred and sixty three thousand and is just south west of the famous city of Kathmandu.

Patan is known for its rich history and wonderful architecture, as well as its bustle of trade in the trading centre of the city.

For anyone going to Nepal a visit to the wonderful city of Patan is a must, as it will make the perfect day trip.

History:

Patan has a rich history dating back to around the 3rd century BC. The knowledge of the region is unfortunately quite scarce so first recordings of Patan’s history are around the 5th century when the city was under the rule of the Kirat Dynasty.

Later on the area of Patan was ruled by the famous Malla dynasty, this dynasty ruled from around the twelfth century and much of the historical monuments and stories seen today in Patan lend themselves to the Malla dynasty.

Sights to visit:

Bhimsen Temple: The Bhimsen Temple is a temple worshiping the God of trade and business. This Temple is a wonderful place to visit and really does give off an air of prosperity.

Bishwakarma Temple: This is a small temple located down a side street that is built of brick with a façade covered in copper. This is a temple dedicated to craftsmen and carpenters.

Degutalle Temple: This is a huge five storey temple for the goddess Taleju who in the fourth century was the personal deity of the Malla kings. With its octagonal triple-roofed tower this temple is a must to visit.

Durbar Sq: The Durbar Sq is probably the most majestic place to visit in Patan with its numerous temples located there and also the ancient Royal Palace of Patan.

Golden Temple: The Golden Temple, also known as Hiranya Varna or Suwarna Mahavihara, is a Buddhist monastery founded back in the twelve century. This Temple gives a wonderful view into the history, culture and religion of the region.

King Yoganarendra Malla's Statue: This wonderful golden statue has adorned its column in Patan since 1700 and is not only an eye catching monument, it also carries a wonderful legend about the return of the king.

Restaurants and Shops:

Patan also hosts many wonderful shops of all varieties and size that are sure to quench the thirst of any shopaholic.

The restaurants on offer are the Bakery Café, Café de Patan, Café de temple, Dhokaima Café, La soon, Museum Café, Taleju Restaurant & Bar and the Old House Café. All of these wonderful restaurants will deliver a taste sensation that will leave you wanting more.

Entertainment:

There are two great bars that are a must to visit, these are Banana Cat Café and Moksh Bar.

The Banana Cat Café is a Japanese tea haven where you can try all types of Japanese teas from herbal to Ayurvedic with wonderful Japanese snacks.

Moksh Bar is a great place for live music with folk, rock and punk music, if an evening of great music and wonderful company is what you are after then Moksh Bar is the place to visit.

Hotels:

Summit Hotel
Aloha Inn
Café de Patan
Hotel Clarion
Mahabuddha Guest House
Mountain View Guest House
Peace Guest House

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Ramada Jarvis Leicester

Ramada Jarvis Leicester

Address:
Granby Street
Leicester,
LE1 6ES
Tel: 0844 815 9012





Located in the heart of one of the United Kingdoms most multi cultural cities the Ramada Jarvis in Leicester is perfectly placed for anyone visiting the city of Leicester

Until Ramada Jarvis took over this opulent building the hotel was called the Grand Hotel. The hotel was built between 1897 and 1898 and was a well known place for people of financial standing to visit when it first opened because of its grandeur.

Today the hotel caters to all types of travellers from businessmen to people just wishing to come and enjoy the historic city of Leicester or the amazing shopping experience the city has to offer.

Hotel:

There are two tiers of rooms at the Ramada Jarvis in Leicester; these are standard rooms and executive rooms.

Standard rooms – The standard rooms are wonderful and come complete with Egyptian cotton bedding, high ceilings and the opulence of this majestic building.

Executive rooms – The executive rooms take the opulence of the standard rooms and add internet access and early check in facilities.

The hotel also has ten conference rooms that are well designed with daylight lighting and include wireless internet. There is also an elegant lounge bar and luxurious Club Restaurant serving wonderful bistro dishes.

There are one hundred and twenty car parking spaces at the hotel, although these do have an added surcharge for usage.

The Ramada Jarvis Leicester also has a ballroom called the Kings Ballroom that is hire out for weddings. This ballroom has a two hundred and fifty person capacity and the package comes complete with a dedicated wedding consultant and use of the bridal suite.

Pricing:

The Ramada Jarvis hotel in Leicester varies in price dependant on time of year and room type although rooms are typically between 69 GBP and 109 GBP or 114 USD and 180 USD per room for one nights stay.

Booking:

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British Airways Flights – Queen Alia Airport

British Airways has two flights leaving from Amman in Jordan; both of these flights are code share flights with other airlines which means they are operated by a partner airline carrier on British Airways behalf.

The flights are carried out by British Midlands International, also known as BMI, and are also partnered with US Airways, United Airlines, Virgin Atlantic Airways, Air Canada as well as British Airways.

The airport in Amman in Jordan that the flights arrive and depart from is the Queen Alia International Airport. The Queen Alia International Airport is a small to medium size airport with just under five million passengers passing through its terminals every year. The airport also has three terminals, two of which are passenger terminals.

The airport is located twenty miles (thirty two kilometers) from the city of Amman. The city of Amman is a large city of some two and a half million people and is the capital of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan.

Many people fly to Amman all year round to enjoy the hustle and bustle of this fast paced city or to come and bask in its history. Amman has a history spanning back to eight thousand years BC and is such a special place to visit because of the history on show.

British Airways always strives to deliver great destinations at low prices, this is evident in the great destinations in Jordan that are on offer to and from Queen Alia International Airport.

British Airways flights from Queen Alia International Airport:

Addis Ababa
London Heathrow – Wednesday only departing at 09:05 and taking 5 hrs 45 mins.

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British Airways flights to Queen Alia International Airport:

Addis Ababa
London Heathrow - Wednesday only departing at 13:50 and taking 5 hrs 15 mins

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Planty Park – Krakow

Planty Park is situated in the heart of Krakow around the old town district (stare Miasto) and is a major park in the city.

The park is actually a hub of historic importance in the city because most historic attractions are located within the belt of the park and along the Droga Królewska (Royal Road). Just one walk around the parks borders will throw you into the path of so many historic monuments and buildings that you are sure to be kept busy for a long time.

The park itself is fifty two acres in size that has been split down in to thirty smaller gardens showing different cultivated plants and decorated in varying styles. The park is also home to many statues, ponds and fountains which lend to the grandour and enjoyment of the park.

At the northern end of the park you can enjoy the splendour of the Florian Gate gothic tower and the adjoining fortified outpost of the Barbican.

There is a footpath that meanders around the whole of Planty park taking visitors around all the interesting gardens, monuments and close to the Vistula River at the southern border of the park.

Next to the Vistula River at the southern end of Planty Park you can also see the Wawel Castle and Wawel hill.

The park was started in the 1820’s when a green belt was formed where the medieval walls of the city once stood, the idea was to promote Krakow as a garden city. Over time the green belt was built on and renovated to give the beautiful cultivated gardens and the great footpath in the park today.

In the summer months there is nothing better than taking a stroll around Planty Park before settling on one of the many benches to watch as the world passes you by. In such a big city the park acts an oassis where people can come and escape the hustle and bustle around them.

You can also enjoy refreshments from the many small refreshment stalls found in the park on a hot summers day.

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Jet Blue Airways – Flights from Santiago

Jet Blue Airways is a company with a mission to Jet all passengers to the destination of their choice. The airline carrier is also known for its competitive prices in the United States meaning that tourists could find themselves with a bargain price on flights.

One of these destinations is flying from Santiago in the Dominican Republic to and from many destinations in the United States. Many of the flights are not direct and partner airlines carry out the flights to some of the destinations.

The airport that Jet Blue flies from in Santiago is Cibao International Airport, a small but friendly airport that caters for around one million passengers a year. The airport is located in Santiago de los Caballeros, the second largest city on the island and the third International airport.

The airport is growing at a fast rate and Jet Blue Airways has increased its flights and destinations from the airport on numerous occasions in recent times.

Jet Blue Airways is the main International operator from the airport in relation to flight and passenger numbers. The airline carrier has also confirmed that they plan on using the Cibao International Airport for flights to the Dominican Republic for a long time to come.

Jet Blue Airways Flights from Cibao International Airport

Seattle
Salt Lake City
Sacramento
Las Vegas
Oakland
San Francisco
Burbank
Los Angeles
Long Beach
San Diego
San Jose
Charlotte
Raleigh
Richmond
Washington DC (Dulles)
New York (JGK)
Chicago (O’Hara)
Pittsburgh
Richmond
Buffalo
Rochester
Syracuse
Burlington
Boston
Portland (ME)
Nantucket

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Jet Blue Airways Flights to Cibao International Airport

Seattle
Salt Lake City
Sacramento
Las Vegas
Oakland
San Francisco
Burbank
Los Angeles
Long Beach
San Diego
San Jose
Charlotte
Raleigh
Richmond
Washington DC (Dulles)
New York (JGK)
Chicago (O’Hara)
Pittsburgh
Richmond
Buffalo
Rochester
Syracuse
Burlington
Boston
Portland (ME)
Nantucket

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Allama Iqbal International Airport

Allama Iqbal International Airport

Allama Iqbal International Airport - (IATA: LHE, ICAO: OPLA)
Annual Flights – 39,634
Annual Passengers – 3,091,590



Airport:

Allama Iqbal International Airport is the second largest airport in Pakistan for civil aviation. The airport gained its name from the poet-philosopher Allama Iqbal who is famous in Pakistan for being a great supporter in the countries foundations.

The airport is commonly called Lahore Airport, the reason for this is that it only lies eight kilometers (just under six miles) from the bustling city of Lahore.

Carriers:

The main carrier operating out of Allama Iqbal International Airport is the national flag carrying airline Pakistan International Airlines which has many domestic and international destinations to Europe, Asia and the Americas.

Domestic Flights:

Airblue
Pakistan International Airlines
Shaheen Air International

International Flights:

Airblue
Emirates
Etihad Airways
Gulf Air
Kuwait Airways
Pakistan International Airlines
Qatar Airways
Saudi Arabian Airlines
Shaheen Air International
Singapore Airlines
Thai Airways International
Uzbekistan Airways

Charter Flights:

Askari Aviation
EuroAtlantic Airways
Sky Gate International Aviation
Royal Airlines
Schon Air
Mondial Airlines

The airport also carried out cargo flights.

Stores & Restaurants:

The airport boasts a large mix of shops from those selling rugs and carpets to Sports Goods, Medical Instruments, Onyx, Gems and much more. There is also a duty free shop.

There are many small restaurants and canteens dotted across the airport and there is also a larger Best Western Pakistani Food Restaurant located on the concourse of the International departure lounge. For those with a sweet tooth a famous sweet shop called Nirala Sweet Shop is located in the check in hall.

Facilities:

The airport has a mixture of facilities important to travelers such as

Baggage hold
Car Rental – Rent a car
Financial services
ATM and banks from (Allied Bank Ltd, Barclays, Citibank, Habib Bank, MCB Bank Ltd, Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS), and Standard Chartered Bank)

Hotels:

Holiday Inn Lahore – To find the best deals click here
Amer Hotel Lahore‎
Avari Hotel‎
Pearl Continental Hotel Lahore‎
Hotel Sunfort‎
Ambassador Hotel‎
Flatties Hotel
Sarai Hotel
Leaders Inn Hotel
Hotel Liberty

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Transport:

There are regular bus and train routes from Lahore to the airport. There is also a taxi rank outside the airport that can take you where you need to go.

Contact:

Address:
Allama Iqbal International Airport,
Lahore 54810,
Pakistan

Tel: +92 042 9240508

Samanid Mausoleum - Bukhara

The Samanid mausoleum, also known as the Tomb of Ismail or Ismail Samani Mausoleum, is a mausoleum that was erected in Bukhara, Uzbekistan in the late ninth century to the early tenth century.

The Samanid mausoleum was built by the ruler of the time called Samanid, hence its name, and construction started in 892 AD finishing fifty one year later.

Samanid was one of the last Persian rulers of the area as the Persian Empire started to fall apart, this makes the Samanid mausoleum an Islamic style architecture and a lasting reminder of how Uzbekistan became a mainly Islamic country.

Although it is believed the structure was initially built by Samanid for his father the body of his father is not housed there. There are three bodies within the mausoleum but only one is recognized by a wooden plaque bearing the name of Ismail’s grandson Nasr ibn Ahmad ibn Ismail or as-Said Nasr who died in 943 AD.

The building is built out of an ancient tradition where structures were made of baked brick, hence the colouration of the building.

The design of the mausoleum is that of a cube that tapers slightly to have a bigger base than the top. The top is then adorned with four small domes and one large dome. On all sides of the mausoleum and the dome above there are many intricate patterns showing the artistic detail of those that made it.

Tourism

Although tourism in Uzbekistan is still in its infancy with only around a quarter of a million tourists visiting every year one of the main reasons people visit is for its unique culture and history.

If you are ever to visit Uzbekistan then a visit to Bukhara to see the Samanid mausoleum is a must as it is truly a breathtaking sight that is sure to get your thinking about the past and the world around you.

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Lufthansa Flights from Gothenburg Landvetter

Lufthansa is the flag carrier of Germany and is one of the largest airlines in Europe.

Lufthansa travels from many locations in Europe including Gothenburg Landvetter airport in Sweden.

Gothenburg Landvetter airport is run by Swedish Civil Aviation Administration (Luftfartsverket) and is located twenty kilometers (thirteen miles) from Swedens second largest city Gothenburg.

The airport has two terminals, one for domestic flights and one for international flights although since security stepped up in all European airports all check ins moved to the international terminal for luggage screening purposes.

Gothenburg Lansvetter airport is the second largest airport in Sweden with four million three hundred thousand visitors annually.

Lufthansa travels to four destinations from Gothenburg Landvetter airoport, these destinations are all located in Germany. The German cities Lufthansa travels to are Munich, Hamburg, Dusseldorf and Frankfurt.

The Lufthansa flights to Dusseldorf are operated by the Lufthansa Regional airline called Eurowings, the Hamburg flight is operated by Lufthansa CityLine and the Munich flights are a combination of Lufthansa and Lufthansa CityLine.

Lufthansa Flights from Gothenburg Landvetter

Munich – Multiple flights per day directly
Hamburg – Indirect flights frequent
Dusseldorf – Indirect flights frequent
Frankfurt – Multiple flights per day directly

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Lufthansa Flights to Gothenburg Landvetter

Munich – Multiple flights per day directly
Hamburg – Indirect flights frequent
Dusseldorf – Indirect flights frequent
Frankfurt – Multiple flights per day directly

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Out of all the carriers flying from Gothenburg Lufthansa is ranked in the top five for destinations and passenger numbers.

Intercontinental Phnom Penh

Intercontinental Phnom Penh

Address:
296, Boulevard Mao Tse Toung
Phnom Penh,
Cambodia
Tel: +855-23-424888





The Intercontinental hotel in Phnom Penh is special, not only for its luxury but also for the fact that this Intercontinental hotel is the first international hotel in the city.

The hotel is located right in the heart of the city centre and provides a perfect base for anyone wishing to visit Phnom Penh. The hotel is in the newly built business district of the city so is also perfect for those on business in Cambodia.

Hotel:

The Intercontinental Phnom Penh has 346 rooms.

There are three levels of rooms at the hotel offering varying levels of luxury dependant on your budget and requirements.

Standard rooms – Standard rooms certainly are not standard by any other hotel but the Intercontinental. With the standard room you get a room with buffet breakfast, free paper, satellite television, coffee and tea, mini bar and high speed internet.

Executive Club Level – This level is a big step up from the standard rooms with everything on the standard room level and also a butler service, cocktails, complimentary drinks, snacks throughout the day, separate check in area, valet service and turn down service.

Suites – This is for the person with extra money to spend and is certainly worthy of the money paid. The luxurious and resplendent suites at the Intercontinental Phnom Penh couples all the special services of the executive club level rooms with the luxury of a penthouse apartment.

During the day you can enjoy a fine a la carte buffet serving breakfast, lunch and dinner. For something a little special you can go for lunch or dinner in the Xiang Palace where you can sample twenty five types of Dim Sum as well as other Cantonese and Chinese cuisine.

The hotel has a spa called the Navjya Spa and also a sauna. The hotel also has a newsstand, florist and beauty salon on site.

For those who enjoy entertainment and recreation there is a Terrace bar, casino, outdoor swimming pool, live entertainment, fitness centre and sports court.

For business customers there are business services available such as copying, a courier service, computers, printers, a limousine service, Emails and Internet among other things.

Pricing:

Average nightly prices are below:

Standard Rooms – 63 – 91 GBP or 104 - 150 USD
Executive Club Level Room – 76 - 106 GBP or 125 - 175 USD
Suites – Enquire through website

Booking:

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Old Faithful Geyser - Yellowstone

There are many famous geysers found across the world but none as famous as Old Faithful in the United States, Yellowstone National Park.

Old Faithful is found in the Yellowstone National Park within the state of Wyoming and is a much loved natural formation by the people of the United States and this is why it is seen as a major attraction to visitors of Yellowstone National Park.

The geyser Old Faithful was the first of all the geysers in the national park to receive a name and was given its name on September 18th 1870 by an expedition called the Washburn-Langford-Doane expedition.

Part of the reason Old Faithful gets its name is because the geyser erupts usually without fail every sixty five minutes if the last eruption occurred for less than two and a half minutes or ever ninety one minutes if the last eruption was longer than two and a half minutes. The reason why the geyser can be almost clock work in its eruptions is because it has its own thermal feature and is not connected to the rest of the Upper Geyser Basin in the park.

When eruptions occur they can shoot over thirty one thousand litres (8,400 US Gallons) of boiling water up to fifty six metres in the air making it an inspiring and beautiful sight to behold.

Old Faithful isn’t the biggest or largest of the geysers in the park but as its name suggests it is the most predictable meaning visitors can be sure to see an eruption occur.

Its very common to see hundreds of visitors to Yellowstone National Park waiting for long periods just to catch one glimpse of the Old Faithful geyser erupting.

If you are visiting Yellowstone National Park then a visit to Old Faithful is a must as you are sure to be enthralled by this wonderful natural geyser.

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Ruins of Carthage – Tunisia

Carthage (Arabic رطاج‎,) is an ancient city in Tunisia that dates back to the ninth century before Christ according to common legend although its exact date remains a mystery because any documents and records were destroyed by the Romans.

Today the ruins of Carthage stand as an ancient window into our past that is a major tourist attraction with many people visiting on a yearly basis to enjoy the splendour of this magnificent ancient city.

History of Carthage

The history of Carthage is a contentious point because of the problems associated with knowing its age and usage because the Roman Empire destroyed all known knowledge of its past before the 1st century AD.

Common legend tells us that a Queen Elissa (later in history to become Queen Dido) founded Carthage in 814 BC.

The story goes that Queen Elissa ruled a large metropolis and hundreds of surrounding settlements elsewhere with her husband the high priest. Queen Elissa’s brother was not happy and murdered her husband because he was not happy that the high Priest held more power than himself so Queen Elissa fled her lands and started a new city called Carthage.

To maintain the city and protect its borders as civilization flourished under Queen Elissa’s rule she employed foreign mercenaries from other areas of North Africa.

Carthage as a city fell in 146 BC to the hands of the Romans after three hard fought wars called the Punic Wars. During these wars the Romans suffered great losses to their army and naval forces but this did not stop them defeating the city of Carthage.

From what is understood the Romans pillaged the city of valuables and took all the civilians as slaves before burning the city to the ground leaving a city of ruins.

The Romans then took the land as part of the Roman Empire but did not rebuild the city until the second century AD.

In the fourth century AD Carthage became an important place of Christianity as it was an early centre of Christianity with the biblical canon of the Western Church being confirmed there in 397 AD.

After the Romans the Byzantine Empire enjoyed a short reign over the city before it finally came under Islamic rule in the 7th century. Under the Islamic rule of Hasan ibn al-Nu'man Carthage was again burned to the ground and Tunis was replaced as the most important city in the region.

Visiting Carthage

Although only ruins remain of Carthage it is still a much visited and much loved monument to Tunisia’s past and is a must to add to your travel itinerary if you are in the northern area of Tunisia.

Every year thousands of people from all areas of the globe descend on Carthage to view the beauty of the surrounding area, enjoy the mystery of this once great city, admire the ruins of the old city and generally enjoy a great day out.

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Kiev Travel Guide

Kiev is the capital city of the Ukraine and is also one of Ukraine’s main tourist destinations for international visitors.

The tourism in Kiev is an all year affair. Many people travel to Kiev for short city breaks rather than longer holidays of a week or more. It is common for many travelers to visit Kiev for long weekends to enjoy the shopping or use the holiday as a romantic getaway.

Kiev is one of the most important cities in Eastern Europe because of its scientific and cultural understanding and also its location.

History

Kiev was founded in the 5th century when Slavic tribes arrived in the area from the east. These tribes lived in settlements until fortifications were built in the eight century by either the Slavs or the Khazars (history debates which it may be).

By the late ninth to early tenth century Kiev fell under the rule of the Varangians and the settlement grew into a huge population. This population thrived until 1240 when the Mongols invaded and completely destroyed Kiev causing a lot of the population to disperse.

By 1321 the city was taken by the Duchy of Lithuania and started to grow once again, although this was not the end of the city falling under the rule of foreign invaders. By the sixteenth century rule was taken over by the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth.

In the seventeenth century Kiev fell under the rule of the Russian Empire. After a while the importance of the city was realized by the Russians and Kiev started to grow into the large metropolis it is today.

Sights to visit

Museum of the Great Patriotic War: The museum is a huge complex created in memory of World War Two. Covering over ten hectares this huge museum boasts over three hundred thousand exhibits and the famous Motherland statue that stands sixty two metres tall.

Kiev Fortress: Kiev Fortress is an amazing nineteenth century fortification built by the Russian army that is not only an amazing sight to behold; it has also been transformed into a museum.

St Michaels Cathedral: St Michaels Cathedral (Ukrainian Михайлівський золотоверхий монастир) is a wonderful gold domed monastery that was started in the early twelfth century. Unfortunately much damage occurred to the monastery in the 1930’s when it was torn down and blown up by the government of the time. The monastery has been rebuilt and is a beautiful place to visit.

Saint Sophia Cathedral: This cathedral is a World Heritage listed building that was built in the eleventh century and took two decades to build. If you admire the beauty of history, religion and architecture then a visit to this monument is important.

Vydubychi Monastery: Another monastery built in olden times that is a wonder to visit, Vydubychi (Ukranian Видубицький монастир) is a wonderful and amazing structure that is situated in great green and lush parkland you can walk round. The monastery was built in the late eleventh century.

Restaurants and Shops

Kiev has an amazing array of shops from small boutiques in the old town to the Besarabsky Market, an amazing indoor market where everything is on offer. In the busy parts of modern Kiev there are also great designer outlets and department stores so there is something for all.

There are a huge number of restaurants in Kiev so there are high class foods of all times for all that visit. Some of the most notable and well loved restaurants of Kiev include:

Panikovsky’s
Avalon
Capuchin
Chico
Corsair
Dixieland
Egoist
Fruktopia

Night Life

Kiev is alive in the day but opens its eyes at night with the whole city coming alight with excitement. There are many nightclubs, bars and casinos in the city for visitors to enjoy.

Nightclubs:

Androgyne
Bumerang
Caribbean Club
Ganesha
Magma
Maximym
Opium Dance
Safe
Vatra

Casinos:

Avalon
Gabriela
Grand Plaza
Salut International
Split
Zaporozhye

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Air France Flights from Marseille

Air France operates from many airports with France, one of which is Marseille Provence Airport or Aéroport de Marseille Provence. In total Air France operates sixteen internal flights from Marseille Provence Airport, six to other European destinations and four to African destinations.

These flights are either through an Air France aircraft or with one of its flight partners, these partners are Alitalia, Brit Air, Compagnie Aérienne Corse (CCM), Portugalia, Regional, Tunisair or Royal Air Maroc.

The flights do vary in price range so Air France flights from Marseille do not fit into any specific price band, this does mean hunting around to find the best deal although many great deals can be found.

The Marseille Provence Airport has nearly seven million passengers travelling through its doors every year making it the fifth largest airport by passenger numbers in France. The airport is operated by the Marseille Provence Chamber of Commerce and Industry and is located twenty seven kilometres from Marseille city centre.

The reason many passengers travel through Marseille using Air France is because of its location in the Mediterranean on the south coast of France. Every year visitors flock to the area to enjoy the sun, sea and sand of Marseille along with the bustling city offering everything from bars and restaurants to chic designer outlets.

Air France is the flag carrier of France and is also one of the largest airline carriers in the world in both fleet size and passenger numbers.

Flights from Marseille

Internal (France)

Brest
Rennes
Paris
Lille
Strasbourg
Nantes
Clermont-Ferrand
Bordeaux
Toulouse
Montpellier
Avignon
Lyon
Calva
Bastia
Ajaccio
Figari

Europe

Amsterdam
Milan
Prague
Rome
Lisbon
Barcelona

Africa

Tunisia
Alger
Casablanca

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Flights to Marseille

Internal (France)

Brest
Rennes
Paris
Lille
Strasbourg
Nantes
Clermont-Ferrand
Bordeaux
Toulouse
Montpellier
Avignon
Lyon
Calva
Bastia
Ajaccio
Figari

Europe

Amsterdam
Milan
Prague
Rome
Lisbon
Barcelona

Africa

Tunisia
Alger
Casablanca
Marrakech

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