Travel Freak

The sea remains the favourite destination of Italians, among them many as 77% abandon the cities to travel to holiday in seaside resorts, but is growing interest in cultural holiday in the city of art. If 71% continues to have a greater propensity for European destinations, the remaining 29% choose to remain within national borders and enjoy the many wonders of Bel Paese.

Compared with other Europeans risultiamo be those most willing to spend to ensure a nice holiday, but against that, we can count on average only about one week of vacation, while 39% of Europeans holiday last 2 settimane.Il 40% of Italian book their holidays on the Internet and increase those who plan at the last minute rincorrendo the perfect last minute.

This photo shows the Eighth edition of Barometer holidays Europ Assistance on habits and trends of 7 European countries: Italy, France, Germany, Great Britain, Spain, Austria and Belgium, to read the whole record I refer you on virgilio.it

Italy is the European country most appreciated in the world. This interesting news emerges from the first edition of Travelers’ Choice Awards Destinations 2008, ranking promoted by TripAdvisor in order to catalogue the 100 most beautiful destinations and drawn on the basis of the votes cast by millions of tourists worldwide.

Include this important ranking well 8 Italian cities in order are: Amalfi, which is square to 13 ° place, Siena (15 °), Florence (33 °), Pompei (36 °), Venezia (50 °), Assisi ( 65 °), Positano (74 °), while Rome square only 87 ° place, no better than Paris and London, respectively to 56 ° and 86 ° place. In the first six positions are instead 2 city of New Zealand, Milford Sound and the town of Queenstown on the shores of Lake Wakatipu.

The most beautiful city in the United States is Portland, at least in the view of PDX fans, who participated in our survey, which is to decide on the most beautiful city in the USA. In this regard, the standings at the time head sees in New York, followed by away from San Francisco, and even farther from Seattle, Miami, Los Angeles, Chicago, Washington last with only 1 vote. But the reporting of PDX (ps expect your advice on where to go and what to do) intrigued me so I went to look for a set minimum of information about Portland (the city of Rose), Oregon, USA.

Meanwhile inquadriamo Oregon, placing it on the Pacific coast, above California and under the Washington (the state not the city, where Seattle for ripetenti in geography). Then inquadriamo Portland, who are in the U.S., you have to indicate how PortalndOregon considering that those parts of Portland there are over 10. The city, if we consider also its metropolitan area, has over 2 million people, who live in the Willamette Valley so named from the river that cuts through two Portland.

The city is served by an international airport, connected with all major U.S. airports, but also with Frankfurt and Amsterdam, in the latter case with direct flights. Arriving at the airport, if you do not want to spend about 30 U.S. dollars taxi to arrive in the city for about 3 U.S. dollars can board the train, the MAX light rail, which in turn is connected with the public transport system, the pride of city. The centre, unlike other U.S. metropolis, is a human, with many visiting the walking (perhaps along the river on the Eastside Esplanade) or going by bicycle.

Many parks and girdini City of Roses, from Crystal Springs Rhododendron Garden, the National Sanctuary of Our Sorrowful Mother, all’immancabile garden Chinese Grotto or Mill Ends Park, the smallest park in the world. The Forest park, the largest urban park metropolitan U.S., is full of paths percorribili on foot or by bicycle, while the Springwater Corridor is a path of over 30 kilometers, also accessible to horses or disabled in a wheelchair.

After much walking, we also need to relax a bit, perhaps listening to good music, even in this case the offer is vast, the Doug Fir Lounge, Rose Quarter, Roseland Theater or the Crystal Ballroom. If you want to see the sea, the ocean is not so far. About 100-120 km following the sun.

To vote the most beautiful city in the USA.
The official tourism site of Portland.
Maps of the city.
Portland on Google Map.
Many ideas for a liveable city on Wikitravel (in English).
The parks of Portland.
The photograph is gikeda.