Arequipa, known as the "White City," is built from sillar, a pale volcanic stone that glows in the sunlight. This architectural detail gives the historic center its striking appearance and has earned it recognition as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Towering above the city is the perfectly symmetrical Misti Volcano, which, along with two neighboring peaks, forms a dramatic backdrop.
There's more than meets the eye in Savona, a Northwest Italy port city many cruise ship passengers are lucky enough to find themselves in. The giant Fortezza del Priamàr looms over the water, providing a unique welcome. Be sure to stroll through the city's genteel, impressive medieval center, visit the beautiful Savona Cathedral and see marvelous artistic works from centuries past at the Ceramics Museum.
The Tobago Cays are a small cluster of uninhabited islands and reefs in the Southern Grenadines, known for their crystalline waters, coral formations, and vibrant marine life.
Vienna has a long memory. Once the capital of the Habsburg Empire, the city still carries signs of its imperial past in its palaces, concert halls, and wide boulevards. Visitors can walk through the Hofburg complex, where emperors once ruled, or tour the opulent rooms of Schönbrunn Palace, which features 1,441 rooms and a maze in its gardens. But Vienna’s many historic buildings now house contemporary art museums, cafés, and institutions that reflect the city’s modern identity.
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Pamukkale is a fairyland of dazzling white, petrified castles. It is a magical and spectacular natural site, unique in the world. Thermal spring waters laden with calcareous salts running off the plateau's edge, have created this fantastic formation of stalactites, cataracts and basins.