ARTICLE (INTERESTING PLACES YOU CAN VISIT WITHIN THE EUROPEAN UNION (PART I))

Did you ever think about travelling? Did you ever think about any place you could visit? Did you ever think it could be within the European Union? Yes, it could be. Here, we are going to show you some amazing places into the EU.

Classic and historic. Mystic and modern: Brussels

Brussels, Belgium’s magic capital. It is located in the north-western part of Europe, and, together with Amsterdam, the most important cities of the Low Countries. It is the most inhabited city of Belgium.  They speak French and Flamenco. It is really important to the EU because there, it is located the European Commission.

In this city you have to visit 3 main places: the Grand Place, the Atomium and the Manneken Pis. The Grand place is the central place of Brussels, where can find the town hall, the king’s home (where in the past the bread was sold) and the market. The Atomium is a 100 metres structure, located in Heysel’s park, which represent an atom and was constructed for the World’s fair of 1958. Finally, the Manneken Pis, is a small boy peeing, which is each week dressed up by different costume, which represents, for example, in Christmas, Santa Claus.

The music city on the banks of the Danube: Vienna

The music note of Austria, Vienna. It is located in the Eastern part of Austria but in the centre of Europe. It is the most inhabited city, with more 2 million people. They speak German the whole country. It is really famous for its gastronomy such as the chocolate or the pretzels. However, the most famous dish is a dessert called the Sacher Cake.

In this lightened city, you can visit too many places. The main ones are the Wiener Riesenrad, which is the Vienna’s Giant Wheel; the Schönbrunn’s Palace, which was made for Leopoldo I, one of Austria’s emperor; and the Spanish Ridding School, where you can enjoy a horses’ demonstration.

The Adriatic’s Pearl: Dubrovnik

The prettiest and whitest city of Croatia, Dubrovnik. It is in the south part of Croatia, the last country to enter in the EU and, although it is not the biggest city of Croatia, it is one of the most famous. Referring to Europe, it is located in the South-eastern part of Europe. They speak Croatian. It has a Mediterranean gastronomy. Its main dishes are the oysters and the lamb.

This city has lots of things to see. The main one is the beach. It has lots of crystal waters and fine sands, with beautiful fishes swimming. You can also find the walls of the city and the St Blaise’s Church, which is the most famous monument of the city. Most of the people there are catholic, so if you are also a Christian, you can go to prey there. If not, there is also a mosque for muslims.

BY: JUAN MANUEL