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Panoramic Road Durmitor Ring

The Durmitor Ring is 76 kilometres long. It starts in Žabljak and goes around the Durmitor mountains. Along the route, you will see the deepest gorge in Europe, vast plateaus and some of the highest peaks in the country. Thanks to the audio guide, you …

Botany’s Foreshores – Then and Now

Port Botany and Sydney Airport are of huge economic importance to NSW. Their construction however has totally altered the once isolated suburb of Botany. This tour will highlight these dramatic changes by guiding you to obscure landmarks and presenting …

Tufts University Campus Tour

Welcome to the Tufts University audio tour! We’re glad that you’re able to join us today, whether you are listening from The Hill or listening from home. My name is Kamille Bernard and I’m an Economics and Political Science double majo…

Gerfalco and the Natural Reserve

This tour is perfect for those who love hiking, wild nature and slow rhythms. We are in the municipality of Montieri, in the Geopark of the Metalliferous Hills, where the term geo-diversityis essential to describe the abundance of rocks and minerals exp…

Kids. Chapter 4. Metallurgic activities: from metal to coins

The fourth itinerary starts off at the monument’s square. So, right now, we are outside Montieri’s castle, where the furnaces where and where the ore was cooked. Our itinerary will pass through Montieri’s industrial district, where the furnaces in…

Monterotondo Marittimo Area

This tour will occur within and around one of the most important georhermal area in Italy, enhancing the geological, natural and historical aspects of this area belonging to the larger Geopark of the Metalliferous Hills. This area produces about 30% o…

Metallurgic activities: from metal to coins

Our itinerary will lead us through Montieri’s medieval production quarters. Walking along a series of country lanes and village alleyways, we will pass through the locations in which the raw ore was processed; whole production quarters that were the s…

Massa Marittima

Welcome to Massa Marittima, in the heart of Maremma, about 15 kilometers from the sea. The city’s history is intimately linked to the mines of the Metalliferous Hills exploited from the Prehistory. Henry the 4th emblazoned Massa on the title of �…

Memorial Masonic Tour

A tour of some of the Memorials which have been created for or by Freemasons in and around Hyde Park. Hyde Park, the oldest public parkland in Australia, is a 16.2-hectare (40-acre) park in the central business district of Sydney, New South Wales. Hyde …

Nantes with Tim Richards

Nantes is an elegant trading city forty miles inland from the Atlantic and on the wide River Loire. It’s got loads of traditional history and fine shopping but it’s also home to a modern wonder of the world … a forty tonnes mechanical elephant whi…

Ellora Caves

Welcome to Ellora Caves. Today we will take you to one of the most significant UNESCO World Heritage sites in India, the Ellora Caves. At Ellora there are 34 caves which form an impressive complex of Hindu, Jain and Buddhist temples built between the 6t…

The Lives and Landscapes of the Mesa Verde National Park

Welcome to Colorado, to the town of Cortez, and to our tour of the Mesa Verde National Park, as presented by Insight Guides. My name is Katherine and I’ll be your guide. This is a driving tour that will take about three hours to complete…

Sheffield Botanical Gardens Autumn Wildlife Tour

This tour will help you discover hidden nature at Sheffield Botanical Gardens. As well as a collection of specimen plants, the Gardens are also home to a range of insects, birds, wildflowers, bees, butterflies, mushrooms and toadstools.  You c…

Lot Valley with Tim Richards. Travelbook

The Lot Valley is one of the least developed areas of France. This is what they call La France profonde … “Deep France” There are many medieval towns to visit, lively local markets and two great attractions … the Millau Viaduct which is the tall…

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