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www.theaa.com/travel/
(Automobile Association - travel pages) |
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www.visiteurope.com
(European Travel Commission) Official site of 36-nation ETC to facilitate travel to
Europe. Good, quick summaries of main attractions in each country. Plenty
of practical information too, and calendar of major European events. |
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www.eurotrip.com
(Eurotrip - Budget Travel in Europe) A great travel resource for
independent travel in Europe. Advice on trip preparation, euro-railing,
back-packing, destinations and accommodation. Includes reviews, articles,
message boards. |
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www.freetodo.net/
(Free
To Do) This
fascinating, unique site tells you what's free to see and do - events,
castles and historic sites, walks, festivals, museums and art galleries
and more unusual attractions - at places throughout Europe (and some in
America). |
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www.mappy.com
(Mappy) Excellent
free European Route Planner (with emphasis on France), plus clickable
access to traffic information, hotel bookings, sights, tourist offices,
etc. Choose fastest routes, routes without tolls, routes without traffic,
etc. |
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Amsterdam |
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http://amsterdam.pitas.com/
(Amsterdam Pitas) Eclectic links page reaching all parts of the city. |
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www.amsterdam.nl/e_index.html
(City of Amsterdam) Comprehensive official site. |
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www.simplyamsterdam.nl/
(Simply Amsterdam) Extensive Amsterdam links site, essential pre-visit
info. |
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www.visitholland.com/
(Welcome to Holland) Netherlands Board of Tourism site.
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www.visitamsterdam.nl/index.html
(Visit Amsterdam) The city's official tourism site. |
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Barcelona |
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www.barcelonaturisme.com
(Barcelona Turisme) Information on Barcelona for business and leisure
travellers. Beautiful, enjoyable, useful site. |
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Brussels & Bruges |
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SEE OUR FEATURE ON BRUSSELS |
BRUSSELS
www.trabel.com/brussels.htm
(Belgium Travel Network) Online tour of Brussels.
www.bruxelles.irisnet.be/en/5en_tour/5en_tour.htm
(Brussels
Capital Region)
English pages of the city's official tourism site.
www.brusselsairport.be/
(Brussels
Airport) Useful,
attractive airport site also has Beligium information and links.
BRUGES
www.trabel.com/brugge/bruges-tourvoorblad.htm
(Belgium Travel Network) easy to use online tour of Bruges. |
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www.brugge.be/toerisme/en/index.htm
(Stad Brugge) Official Bruges site, English pages. |
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Dublin |
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SEE OUR FEATURE ON DUBLIN |
www.visitdublin.com/ (Visit
Dublin) The official
Dublin Tourism website.
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www.archeire.com/archdublin/ (Archeire - Irish Architecture
Online) An overview of
Dublin's most interesting architecture, period by period, right
up to today. |
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www.dublin-airport.com/ (Dublin Airport) The airport's official site.
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www.dublintourist.com (DublinTourist.com) Independent
travel site for visitors to Dublin. |
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www.ireland.com/dublin/ (The Irish Times - Dublin) This is a great site about the
city and what's on right now, on the site of the leading Irish
newspaper. |
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dublin.local.ie/
(Local Ireland - Dublin) As much for residents as
visitors. |
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www.temple-bar.ie/ (Temple Bar) Dublin's 'Left Bank', as they're calling it -
actually, it's on the Liffey's right bank - has
its own website. It's good, though the text is
too small for comfort.
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London |
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www.visitlondon.com
(London Tourist Board
& Convention Bureau)
London's slick, very usable official website for visitors, with
comprehensive London
information, online booking of accommodation, entertainment,
travel and restaurants, plus plan your own London itinerary using a
revolutionary map. |
www.barbican.org.uk (Barbican Centre)
Online version of the monthly events programme of this major London
entertainment and exhibitions centre.
www.londonpass.com (London Pass)
Invaluable discount pass for visitors to London. |
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www.londontown.com
(London Town) Effective, attractive popular commercial site with
listings info and booking offers. |
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www.londontransport.co.uk (London Transport) Effective, helpful site for visitors, with a good look
around the city with downloadable factpacks and complete
travel and ticket info. |
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www.london-gosee.com (London White Card) Information about the White Card, which
gives entry to participating London museums, galleries and attractions.
There's a simple ordering facility. |
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www.bfi.org.uk (Museum of the Moving
Image/British Film Institute) Site of MOMI museum
featuring Interesting movie and TV based exhibitions,
plus film-buff movies. |
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www.regent-street.co.uk (Regent Street Association) The website put together by the big
stores in one of London's most famous streets.
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Paris |
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www.cafedelasoul.com
(Black Paris)
An African American perspective that takes you "beyond the Eiffel Tower" |
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www.paris-ile-de-france.com (Paris Ile de France
regional tourist information) |
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www.paris-touristoffice.com (Paris Tourist Office)
Listings and information. |
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www.pariscope.fr (Pariscope)
Excellent site for forthcoming and current events in the city. |
www.paris.org (Les Pages de Paris/The Paris Pages)
'A project all about Paris'. Our comment: Massive compendium of info
about Paris and Paris life but no update for some time. One useful page
on the site is
www.paris.org/Monuments/ - summary details of
each of the city's historical sights. |
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www.parisfranceguide.com (What's On In France magazine)
Exhibitions, festivals, shows, everything. Plus hotel reservation
service. |
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www.ratp.fr/Eng/ (RATP)
The site of the Paris Metro and bus network. Not just tickets and
timetables - plenty of information and ideas, even city walks.
Interesting and useful. |
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http://thinkparis.com (ThinkParis)
Features, events, restaurant tips, free classified ads and more in
collaboration with the Paris Free Voice magazine. |
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www.paris-france.org/ (Ville de Paris)
The city's official site. |
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Seville |
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www.sevillacultural.com
(Seville Cultural) Online magazine about the city. |
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