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Welcome to ETBD Online! We want to help you make the most out of every mile, minute and dollar on your next European adventure! Europe through the Back Door
Travel Europe Turismo Telematico is a European Tourism information site which provides links regions, countries and cities.
The Official Web Site of the Austrian National Tourist Office
Vienna homepage provides links to museums, tourist sights, cuisine, the Vienna Boys Choir, to list but a few.
Hikes around Vienna with lots of high quality photos.
Welcome to Salzburg, a touch of paradise
The World of Cyprus offers an introduction to the island, maps and over a hundred colour photographs.
CYPRUS: Country profile and chronology of events
Welcome to France.. Behind these words lies the desire to embark on a true voyage, a desire to explore a fabulous land of imaginary and history. This document(6/97) will help you to choose your route and where to stay. We will show you a France that is close to your heart, the France of great traditions, but also the villages and varying cultures of France. Off the beaten track there are marvels to contemplate.
Maison de la France / French Government Tourist Office(08/99) provides info on trip planning, hotels, events and other useful tips for travelling in France. It can also connect you to their e-mail address in Canada to order brochures
Tourism in France. REGIONS OF FRANCE Direct access by the name of the town :
Focus on France provides information and links to all regions and aspects of France.Versailles and other Kings' palaces, parks and forests are featured.
Aix-en-Provence provides general information, history, a virtual tour, etc. Pour accéder au document en version francaise, cliquez ici.
Beaune and Burgundy Allow yourself to be guided along by some fabulous names. Follow the route "From Vineyards to Cellars", you will be welcomed in the cellars: you will develop a passion for wine-tasting..
Welcome in Burgundy or bienvenue en Bourgogne en francais
Cycling and hiking in the wine region of Burgundy, France.
Tour the villages, vineyards and winemakers of Burgundy via the Net.
Les Vins de Bourgogne - information on Burgundy wines and wineries: naming conventions, serving tips, events, links to wine producers and more (in French and English).
Discover The Region of Burgundy...en francais...auf Deutsche
Burgundy, a vast region in Eastern France a little bigger than Belgium, offers a unique synthesis of the charm of northern and southern Europe. Burgundy wine is without any doubt its most famous ambassador.
Bienvenue to the home of great Burgundies on the Net!!! Includes online maps and menu suggestions.
Arranged as a tour, here is a listing of hyperlinks to many Burgundy Villages in Cote de Nuits and Cote de Beaune
France In Your Glass, provides the most exceptional wine and food vacations to a variety of locations within France. Visit the website and request a free brochure! There are also suggestions for travel in your own schedule for Bordeaux, Burgundy, Provence and Champagne.
Universally known for the "Film Festival", Cannes is a vibrant, modern town where life is sweet in any season. A cultural centre, where exhibitions, major events and dance, music and theatrical festivals follow thick and fast, all in the enchanting context of its fine sandy beaches, palm trees and flowering gardens.En francais
Carcassonne, Medieval walled city
Loire Valley exhibits crafts from the Loire Valley, info on chateaux, wine production, and tourism. Links to 16 other web sites of interest are provided.The Loire Valley, a region in central France, is often called the Garden of France. With its meandering rivers, mild climate, lush green vineyards, fields of sunflowers, charming villages and picturesque towns, it is one of the most appealing regions in France. To foreign tourists it is known as Château Country. The beautiful Renaissance castles (châteaux in French) such as Azay-le-Rideau, Chambord, Chaumont, Chenonceau and Villandry make it one of the most popular tourist attractions in Europe.
The Loire, its chateaux and wines
Loire Valley Tourism(08/99) Accommodation, camping, restaurants and special tours are highlighted. En Francais
The Loire Valley(08/99) provides great links to an array of sites that provide everything from info on wines and food to other tourist activities in English and French.
Châteaux of the Loire(08/99) valley provides good information on the top chateux of the Loire
Guided visit of Val de Loire thanks to the châteaux de la Loire :en francais
Orléans en ligne (in French)
Welcome to the Paris Pages - a collection of everything regarding the City of Light. More than 7,000 pages of information. Even a page instructing you on finding your way around the web site.
Paris historically This WWW page contains links to over 1200 digitized photographs and images recorded during the Siege and Commune of Paris cir.1871. The Palais de Versaille and La Chapelle,Versailles are included.
PARIS INFO - The official website of the Paris Convention and Visitors Bureau
BIENVENUE A NICE COTE D'AZUR The culture, tourism, sport, environment, etc.
Nice Côte d'Azur - Photos panoramiques, ambiances sonores, fonds et visite virtuelle.
Nice matin on line. en francais
One man's story of a long-weekend bike tour of Provence.
The Romans left their mark on Provence: you will be constantly reminded of this throughout your travels in this superb region.
Welcome to Provence (English) Bienvenue en Provence (francais) provides a practical guide, map, pictures, even walking tours.
Vaucluse (In French) Ici, la Provence est terre de traditions, à l'écart des grands axes qui ne font que traverser les extrémités du département. Here, Provence is a land of traditions, away from those routes that go from one end of the department to the other. In English
Le Vaucluse - pick your city
Destination Vaucluse Provence including the scheduled festivities
Berlin city information - Pergamon Museum and other sites
My Travel Guide - Germany
The official British Tourist authority Web site
English Heritage is the national body created by Parliament in 1984 charged with the protection of the historic environment and with promoting public understanding and enjoyment of it.
The National Trust was founded in 1895 by three Victorian philanthropists - Miss Octavia Hill, Sir Robert Hunter and Canon
Hardwicke Rawnsley. Concerned about the impact of uncontrolled development and industrialisation, they set up the Trust to act as a guardian for the nation in the acquisition and protection of threatened countryside and buildings More than a century later, they now care for over 240,000 hectares of beautiful countryside in England, Wales and Northern Ireland, plus 575
miles of outstanding coastline and more than 200 buildings and gardens of outstanding interest and importance. Most of these properties are held in perpetuity and so their future protection is secure. The vast majority are open for visitors and they are constantly looking at ways in which we can improve public access and on-site facilities.
UPTOWN RESERVATIONS arranges accommodation for visitors in elegant private homes within the fashionable areas of Central London. This exclusive reservation service matches guests with hosts to provide a highly personalised and truly value-for-money alternative to a stay at any of London's better hotels.
The Scottish Tourist Board provides many guides to Scotland which will help you find out more about what the different parts of Scotland have to offer.
Destination Greece If you're planning to visit Greece, here you will find a variety of useful information---Also you can click a button to select a location in Greece
Dilos Holiday World provides information concerning the country, help to plan your trip, lots of pictures and maps are on this site. Start your trip to GREECE now or jump to a region from the following list: Athens,Crete, Aegean Islands, Rhodos, Central Greece or the Ionian Islands.
Netplan provides a map with direct links to the various areas of Greece.
Travel in Greece through the time and the space from the comfort of your home or your office. Greece is only just a few clicks away! If you are ready for your virtual trip to Greece, fasten your seat belt and relax. The adventure begins. And do not forget: There is no place on earth like Greece! Or go directly to Athens, Crete, or Rhodes
The Tourist Guide of Greece can provide you with information on holidays in Greece and its islands. Athens, Mykonos, Crete, Santorini, Rhodes, Paros, Naxos ...., you name it, it's here! It contains information about most of the organized holidays resorts in Greece. You can also perform a search of this server's contents by clicking at the Search icon on top of every page. For example entering "Mykonos" will present you with a page containing all "Mykonos" text fields in their pages in HyperText format. Just click on them and you will be inside the appropriate page.
Aegean Welcome Everything you want to know about planning your holidays in Greece is here. Their goal is to let you explore the country through the images and information provided within our pages. If you want to choose a destination for your vacation in Greece, you might like to start by looking at the map and choosing a location to explore.
Virtual Tour of Acropolis. Until you are able to visit, you can entertain yourself with a historical guided tour with comments
Aegean Welcome to the Peloponnese. Click on the map or choose from the list in order to zoom in on an area in Peloponnese!
THE ANCIENT CITY OF ATHENS is a photographic archive of the archaeological and architectural remains of ancient Athens (Greece). It is intended primarily as a resource for students of classical languages, civilization, art, archaeology, and history at Indiana University who may wish to take a "virtual tour" of the chief excavated regions and extant monuments.
ARIADNET World Wide Web server provides pages and links on Hellenic Civilization, Art Gallery, Government Info, Hellenic Cities and more, including a map of the Athens transit system
Atlas - The Greek Index This site povides a searchable index of Greek-related links.
Fodors destination guide for Athens
Focus on Greece, the Land of Gods and Goddesses.
goGREECE, "your Internet guide to Greece" contains many links in a searchable data base.It includes, places, maps, pictures, hints, travel guides, virtual tours, etc.
Homepage of Hellas opens with a map of Greece with links to various parts of the country.
Continental Peloponnisos is divided up into 7 provinces . "The whole area is steeped in ancient history and natural beauty of such variety, that any visitor to Greece should not omit a trip or an excursion to this part of the country."
Rhodes Panorama: Rhodes is an island whose combination of sea and sun is unique - explaining why, in ancient times, it was believed Rodos to be daughter of the sea-god Poseidon and wife of Helios, the sun-god.
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See what your Netherlands(4/99) Board of Tourism has selected for you! Typical Dutch Topics! 25,000 things to do and places to see or stay at.
Holland(4/99) Tourism and Travel
INFOTOUR, the INTERNET site of the Ministry of Tourism of ISRAEL. INFOTOUR will provide you with up-to-date information about ISRAEL - the people, the land, the tourist sites and the tourism infrastructure, You will find opening hours of banks, shops and museums; lists of hotels, restaurants and camping sites. Maps of the country, transportation, sport centers, night-clubs are also included. Don't miss this site - burrow in to find all the shrines.
Go Israel is the North American server of the Israel Ministry of Tourism.
Interactive Israel Tourism Guide claims to be the biggest and most popular Israel tourism guide on the web.
Christus Rex provides links to many facets of the Holy Land. A must if you plan a pilgrimage to Israel. Similarly, Christian Sanctuaries In The Holy Land should be viewed. The Franciscan Custody of the Holy Land has been entrusted by the Holy See with the upkeep of most of the Christian Shrines a service the Custody has fulfilled since the 14th century. BE WARNED!! These two sites and their links are well done, interesting and addictive so you may find yourself spending a long time surfing here!
Italy's official tourism website - Italian Government Tourist Board
Travel Europe Turismo Telematico has links and a searchable database for information about all regions and cities of Italy.
Hotel listings at Italy Hotels
Italian Tourist Web Guide "The most complete Internet Tourist Guide of Italy" The Geographical Index has a handy map that lets you click to any area.The Alphabetical Index of Cities will link you to any city directly.
Italy in Virtual Reality provides virtual tour movies of Rome, Pisa, and Naples, including Pompeii and Paestum
Citta e turismo provides a map (or list if you choose that option) that links you to virtual tours of cities and areas of Italy. Thousands of pictures.
Virtual Tour of Capri Island
Caprionline.com direct from the isle of Capri (Italy) a wealth of information about tourism, culture and commerce...and wonderful pictures
Firenze (Florence) has retained an extraordinary wealth of art treasures, a glorious witness to its centuries of civilization. Cimabue and Giotto, forefathers of Italian painting, lived here; Arnolfo and Andrea Pisano, renovators of architecture and sculpture; Brunelleschi, Donatello and Masaccio, innovators of the Renaissance; Ghiberti and the Della Robbia; Filippo Lippi and Fra Angelico; Botticelli and Paolo Uccello and universal men like Leonardo and Michelangelo
The official Web Server of the Galleria degli Uffizi in Florence provides a virtual tour of the gallery. A must before you visit the real thing..
In Naples it would be a real pleasure, to see the Campi Flegrei and Pozzuoli, the Temple of Serapide and the Solfatara, the vulcanic lake of Averno, the excavations of Cuma, the mother of Naples and the residence of the mythical Sibilla.
Pisa More than just a leaning tower
PisaLive provides a virtual tour of the city.
Rome What can I say? For the surrounding area check Lazio.
Sicily Three Sicilian sites are - Sicily for Tourists ; Best of Sicily and the Prizzi tourism office web site that is available in Italian only.
Sorrento est une petite ville balnéaire du sud de l'Italie. Sa visite permet surtout de voir quelques paysages de bord de mer d'une grande beauté ainsi que quelques vieilles pierres dont l'intérêt ne m'a pas motivé particulièrement. La n'est pas très grande mais reste sympathique et accueillante, de plus elle fait un bon camp de base pour visiter quelques villages tout aussi beaux qui sont à portée de bus.
Toscana (Tuscany) Links to the many interesting places and things to see.
Knowital is the definitive site for Tuscany (Lucca, Pisa, Viareggio, and Florence. Hotels and accommodation, restaurants, shopping and places to visit together with local history, news, events and images. If you are thinking of visiting Tuscany then make this your first stop.
Venice "As you explore The Baby Boomer's Venice, you'll find practical tips to help you make the most of your days and nights in the world's most beautiful city."
Venice Italy Index © is a multi-lingual web site up-dated weekly that provides links to history, a virtual tour, events and just about anything you would ever want to know about Venice. Maps are included.
The Liechtenstein(4/99) National Tourist Office.
Top Hotels of Vadus (4/99)
Monaco's home page provides links to all facets of the country (in French)
Monaco, en un clin d'oeil is a French language site providing geographical, historical and tourist information.
For accommodation in castles, fortresses, convents, etc, try Pousadas de Portigal
The official website for tourism in Spain
Top tips for organising your stay in Barcelona.
For apartments in Madrid, try ApartInMadrid, a services company specialized in offering short (3 nights minimum) and mid term apartments for rent in Madrid downtown city center.
For accommodation in castles, fortresses, convents, etc, try Paradores of Spain
All Hotels in Spain - Hotels Spain Online
Find any hotel in Spain - Hotel Search
Hotel and Restaurant guide. Maps provide links to cantons and cities.
Welcome to an enthusiastic journey over Turkey...This page will guide you through natural and cultural beauties of the country... Surfing on these pages, you may either decide where to spend your holiday or, at least, refresh your knowledge about Turkey.
Turkey's Aegean shores are among the loveliest landscapes in the country. The magnificent coastline, lapped by the clear water of the Aegean Sea, abounds in vast and pristine beaches surrounded by olive groves, rocky crags and pine woods. Dotted with idyllic fishing harbors, popular holiday villages and the remains of ancient civilizations attesting to the inheritance of more than 5,000 years of history, culture and mythology, this region offers a holiday with something for everyone -- nature lovers, sun worshippers, photographers, sports enthusiasts, sailors and archaeologists.
Explore Turkey offers an extensive collection of pictures with extensive historical notes with each. Dozens of sites.
Kuþadasý is a lovely port built along the shores of a gliterring bay. The terraced town overlooks the most beautiful inlet of the Aegean sea and seems to have been created purely for the delight of the holiday maker.
Kusadasi "Whatever you do in Turkey, don't miss Ephesus, the largest ancient archaeological site in the world. This is a vast and beautifully preserved time capsule of civilisations who lived, loved and died thousands of years ago. Another trip that is worthwhile is Pamukkale, where natural deposits from spas have left weird shell like formations, and the warm spring water is meant to have healing effects."
Summer Tourism In Turkey has a map with direct links to summer tourism areas.
Winter Tourism In Turkey has a map with direct links to winter tourism
Eskinazi's site is about their professional guide services, but does cover a lot of background concerning Istanbul, Anatolia, and the Jewish history in Turkey
Argonaut Escapades is a Tour and Travel Agency for the traveler who wishes to experience the history and mysteries of the nearly forgotten land of Turkey. Pages cover most of the areas of interest in Turkey.
The Vatican web site
The Sistine Chapel
Città del Vaticano has hundreds of images
