Results for "Lake Tahoe"
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Les Rasses
World Directory, Europe, Switzerland, Geneva, Geneva
Sainte-Croix / Les Rasses lies on a protected sunny terrace (1100m) amidst the width of the Jura landscape in the Lake Geneva region. The township is world-renowned for its music boxes and nickelodeons. Rambling and cycling in the natural surroundings of the Jura meadows prevail in the summer. In winter, the region is a much-loved cross-country skiing paradise.
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Rigi Kaltbad
World Directory, Europe, Switzerland, Lucerne, Lucerne
Rigi is a mountain in central Switzerland and part of the Swiss Alps. It's also known as the "Queen of the Mountains." The mountain is easily accessible by public transportation. It offers many winter and summer excursions such as skiing or sledding. Hiking there is also a favorite. It can be reached from Goldau and Vitznau by the Rigi-Bahnen, a rack railway, and from Weggis by cable car.
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St. Gallen
World Directory, Europe, Switzerland, St. Gallen, St. Gallen
St. Gallen is the capital of the canton of St. Gallen in Switzerland. It evolved from the hermitage of Saint Gall, founded in the 7th century. Today, it is a large urban agglomeration (with around 160,000 inhabitants) and represents the center of eastern Switzerland. The town mainly relies on services for its economic base.
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Zurich
World Directory, Europe, Switzerland, Zurich, Zurich
Zurich is the largest city in Switzerland and the capital of the canton of Zürich. The city is Switzerland's main commercial and cultural centre and sometimes called the Cultural Capital of Switzerland, the political capital of Switzerland being Berne.
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St. Moritz
World Directory, Europe, Switzerland, Graubunden, Maloja
St. Moritz is an exclusive resort town in the Engadine valley in Switzerland. It is a municipality in the district of Maloja in the Swiss canton of Graubunden. The highest summit in the Eastern Alps, the Piz Bernina, lies a few kilometres south of the village.
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Rattvik
World Directory, Europe, Sweden, Dalarna County, Dalarna
Rattvik is a town (pop. about 10 000 people) in Dalarna, Sweden and the seat of Rattvik Municipality, Dalarna County.
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Loch Ness
World Directory, Europe, United Kingdom, Scotland, Scottish Highlands
Loch Ness is undeniably one of the most famous lakes in the world. It is also, certainly, a place of outstanding natural beauty, but it has to be admitted that the world wide fame of Loch Ness owes more to the legend of its famous occupant, the Loch Ness Monster - or 'Nessie' - than the breathtaking location of the loch itself.
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Steinkjer
World Directory, Europe, Norway, Nord-Trondelag, Innherred
Steinkjer is a town is a municipality in Nord-Trondelag county, Norway. It is part of the Innherad region. The administrative centre of the municipality is the town of Steinkjer.
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Orkanger
World Directory, Europe, Norway, Sor-Trondelag, Orkdal
Orkanger is a small town in the municipality of Orkdal, Norway, located at the tip of Orkdalsfjorden. Combined with Fannrem it constitutes the biggest town of Sør-Trøndelag county outside of Trondheim, the county capital. Orkanger is Orkdal's political and commercial centre.
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Vrouwenpolder
World Directory, Europe, Netherlands, Zeeland, Walcheren
Vrouwenpolder is a village in the Dutch province of Zeeland. It is a part of the municipality of Veere, and lies about 9 km north of Middelburg.