Anchor Bay is one of the most popular beaches in Malta, mostly famous as a diving site and for Popeye Village. It is a picturesque inlet with beautiful green-blue clear water that is surrounded by rocky slopes, situated one kilometre west of the village of Mellieha in northern Malta. Even though Anchor Bay is a pretty bay it is mostly popular for Popeye Village
Kalkara is a small picturesque village in Malta, with a population of 2,999 as of March 2011. The name is derived from the Latin word for lime (Calce), and it is believed that there was a lime kiln present there since Roman times. Kalkara forms part of the inner harbour area and occupies the area around Kalkara Creek. The dedication date for the church was 12 December, 1954.
St. Paul’s Square is a very popular public square in the Maltese city of Mdina that also happens to be the od capital of Malta. The square is located in the heart of the city and the prime attraction of the square is the beautiful St. Paul’s Cathedral that was built in the late 17th century. The cathedral has an impressive dome and the huge interior has some fine frescoes
The Upper Barrakka Gardens (Il-Barrakka ta’ Fuq) is a public garden in Valletta, Malta. It offers a panoramic view of the Grand Harbour. Valletta’s most beautiful park, already 1775 on the bastion of St. Peter and Paul created, is the highest and most impressive point of the city walls and offers a magnificent view over the Grand Harbour and the old towns of Senglea and Vittoriosa
Khao Phing Kan or Ko Khao Phing Kan is a two-island pair located on the west coast of Thailand, in the Phang Nga Bay, Andaman Sea. About 40 metres from its shores lies a 20 meters tall islet Ko Tapu. The island is a part of the Ao Phang Nga National Park. Since 1974, when it was featured in the James Bond movie The Man with the Golden Gun, it is popularly called James Bond Island.
Royal Botanical Garden, Peradeniya is located in close proximity to the city of Kandy in the Central Province of Sri Lanka. It has more than 300 varieties of Orchids, spices, medicinal plants and palms trees attach it is the National Herbarium. Total land mass of the botanical garden is 147 acres, 460 Meters above sea level with a 200 day annual rain fall
Originally designed by Guiseppe Bonnici in 1733, this is the last important parish church built by the Order. The entire structure was rebuilt after the destruction by the Axis bombing. The portico and its two tall bell towers were added in 1882 to a design by Dr. Nicola Zammit, who was also responsible for the new facade at St Nicholas Siggiewi.
The Ibn Battuta Mall is a large shopping mall on the Sheikh Zayed Road in Dubai close to Interchange 6 for Jebel Ali Village. It is named after famous traveller and explorer Ibn Battuta. This project was completed by the Nakheel Properties group in early 2005. The names of the six courts of the mall are named after the countries to which Ibn Battuta travelled.
Malta has many cliff chapels, mainly servicing the needs of fishermen and their families. The St Mary Magdalen Chapel is one of these, built in 1646 and at one stage deconsecrated; it is set in one of Malta’s outstanding locations, Dingli Cliffs. The chapel has recently been restored and mass is celebrated there on the 22nd July, the saint’s feast day.
Gingee Fort also known as Chenji or Jinji in Tamil Nadu, India is one of the few surviving forts in Tamil Nadu, India, which is more popular for its temples than forts. It lies in Villupuram District, 160 kms from the state capital, Chennai. So well fortified was this place that Shivaji ranked it as the “most impregnable fortress in India” and it was called the “Troy of the East” by the British.
The Azure Window is a natural arch in the Maltese island of Gozo featuring a table-like rock over the sea. The Inland Sea, Gozo, and Dwejra Bay, were created millions of years ago when two limestone caves collapsed. This and the nearby Blue Hole and Inland sea are popular scuba diving sites. Dwejra is a tourist village that belongs to the town of St. Lawrence, Gozo, Malta.
Muizenberg is a beach-side suburb of Cape Town, South Africa. It is situated where the shore of the Cape Peninsula curves round to the east on the False Bay coast. It is considered to be the birthplace of surfing in South Africa and it is home to the African Institute for Mathematical Sciences. Historically, the village has several special features, including the Post House, Rhodes’ Cottage and the site of the Battle of Muizenberg.
Sri Venkateswara Temple (Blaji Mandir) is run by the Hindu Temple and Cultural Society of USA Inc. The Temple was designed by Indian Temple Architects according to ancient Indian Temple building codes and was inaugurated (Kumbabhishekam) in 1998. In addition to the religious services, HTCS also conducts cultural, educational, and community services. The Temple is open on all days for worship.
Pulincunnoo is an island village in Alleppey district in the Indian state of Kerala. Pulincunnoo is located in the Kuttanad taluk and region of Alleppey District. The scenic beauty of the wide river ride through the Pampa river is the reason why this route is one of the most favored by houseboats tourism operators in Kerala. The famous Rajiv Gandhi Trophy boat race is held here during the months of October-November every year.
The Kalyani tank is at the base of the Yoga Narasimha temple, one of the 2 most popular temples of Melukote. There is also a pair of sister tanks called – Akka Tangi Kola, two near identical tanks built right next to each other. Melukote in Pandavapura taluk of Mandya district, is one of the sacred places in Karnataka & is also known as Thirunarayanapuram.
