Jean-Marie Duthilleul was the architect of the modernist complex, that was completed in 1994.

More info on La Gare de Lille-Europe on Wikipedia.

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La tour de Lille-Europe and La gare de Lille-Europe

This route, known as Path of Stone, has 7 km and passes through 28 buildings and mills, boxes of pasta, of looms, from mate and sheep, canteens and chapels, all made in stone and wood. The scenario is very similar to the northern region of Italy. 

Besides the beautiful buildings you can also enjoy delicious colonial products such as cheese, salami, preserves, jams, yogurt, pasta, wine, crafts, mate to mate and products made from sheep’s milk. 

Check out the photos of the place in this presentation:

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Stone Way – Bento Gonçalves – Rio Grande do Sul – Brazil

Cape Verde has beautiful beaches and offers heat for almost every year. The economy is based on fishing, but this is becoming a thing of the past. Tourism focus turned now! 

The infrastructure to receive tourists from all over the world are intesificou, and now the sun is a burning desire to make Cape Verde and the African Caribbean. “ 

In Pedra de Lume, northeast of the island, there will be a 5 star Resort. In this place, because of extremely salty water, tourists can float up. Furthermore, they can enjoy the benefits of volcanic mud.

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Tourism in Cape Verde Islands – Brazil: beautiful beaches and warmth all year round

Ilhabela is a very rugged terrain, which makes the peak of St. Sebastian incredible reach 1379 meters in altitude, that an island with only 380km ², slightly lower than that of Santa Catarina, Florianópolis that houses.

The rugged terrain makes the island’s scenery is beautiful and inspiring, inviting both to a relaxation by the beach or next to waterfalls, on the trails and adventure in their walls.

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Ilhabela, a beautiful island paradise in Brazil – photos, videos, hotels and hostels

As the city is a kind of “cable”, a protuberance into the sea, the beach is not lacking. Are miles and miles of beach, even for those who want to be in the best-known as Mariscal, Quatro Ilhas, Canto Grande, juniper and the most exciting of pumps and Bombinhas. 

There are controversies about the origin of the curious name of the city: a theory that would be inspired by the noise that is to tread in the sand, rich in quartz crystals, but today is no longer possible to hear it, another option is that is due to the noise made by the waves hitting the beach.

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Bombinhas, Santa Catarina, Brazil – beautiful beaches – photos, video and tourist information

Surrounded by beautiful beaches and full of mountains, which reach more than a thousand meters high, is also a place full of trails for good places for walking and climbing, along the beaches and beautiful waterfalls that houses. Learn more about the Big Island in Wikipedia.

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Ilha Grande, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil: hotels, inns, photos and videos

Uuskallio like both decided that the trip back to Finland to bring a group of people to form a colony in the state of Rio de Janeiro. Thus, in 1928, published the book “Matkalla kohta Tropiikin Taikaa” (In Travel in the direction of the Tropic Magic), about his impressions for the trip and starting a campaign to recruit volunteers and raise funds. The plan worked, and in 1929, Toivo has enough to buy the farm Penedo, in what was then the city of Resende / RJ. 

It is estimated that around 300 immigrants arrived in the Finnish colony by the year 1940. They built houses along the Finnish and practiced architecture, basically, an agriculture of subsistence. Today, however, the basis of the district’s economy is tourism. For those who want to visit, there are excellent hotels and lodges there.

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Penedo (Itatiaia / RJ), a little piece of Finland in Brazil!

Yes, all these places are less than 200km from any point of these wonderful mountains, when not in their own mountains. To say, it is obligatory stop for those in Europe? 

More photos and slide shows in the great below. Just click on the right side of image to go forward. Good ride!

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The Alps from Swiss, Italia and Austria

However, most of the people of Kerala, a state that has its main activity in agriculture, live in rural areas. This means that there are disproportionately large cities as in other cities in India. The largest city is the metropolitan area of Kochi, which has 1.3 million. 

That does not mean that Kerala does not have an important tourist industry. Considered by National Geographic as one of the ten paradises on earth, Kerala is one of the most important tourist destinations of the world, which means that the hotel infrastructure is of good quality. 

Check out some photos:

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The beauty of Kerala in southern India

The Fiji Islands are a popular destination, attracting thousands of Europeans and Americans every year. The island’s main economic activity is tourism, so you’ll find world-class hotel facilities.

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Fiji Islands, a paradise in the South Pacific

A country that, in addition to the great contributions to philosophy and science, is also endowed with natural beauty exuberant, generously bathed in the beautiful coastal waters of the Mediterranean Sea, cut into several islands and embellished by its mountainous terrain.

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Greece – the cradle of western civilization

Yes, southern China has excellent tropical beaches, particularly in the provinces of Guangxi, Guangdong and Hainan. Millions of Chinese people (literally) go to them in every summer. Although the beaches are well organized, it is quite possible that you will find that, in high season:

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China Beaches – excellent tropical beaches in Guangxi, Guangdong and Hainan

Not much to say, the slide already own phrases in describing the city quite well.

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Prague, Czech Republic, one of the most beautiful European cities