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Simplon Pass
Country: Switzerland
Simplon Pass Introduction
The Simplon Pass is a very tall mountain pass between the Lepontine Alps and the Pennine Alps, in the country of Switzerland. It links up Brig in the Valais Canton with Domodossola, which is located in Piedmont. The pass ...
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Frauenfeld
Country: Switzerland
What Is Frauenfeld?
Frauenfled is Thurgau canton’s capital in the country of Switzerland. It has a population of about 24,000.
Geography
It has an area of about 11 square miles, when it was measured in 2009. Out of this area, a ...
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Piber
Country: Austria
Piber houses the stud farm for the Spanish Riding School horses. When the town of Lipizza was incorporated into Slovenia after World War I, it was in a former castle in Piber, a small Styrian village, that the famous Lippizaner horses found a new h ...
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Wagrain
Country: Austria
Wagrain, situated at an altitude of 800 m (2,625 ft), is the centre of a highly developed winter sports area known as Ski Alliance. This vast terrain extends between the Tennengebirge and Radstadter Tauern mountain ranges, and includes several vill ...
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Kon-Tiki Museet
Country: Norway
Located on the Bygdoy peninsula in Norway, the Kon-Tiki Museum offers maps and vessels from the Kon-Tiki Museet. In addition, it offers a library with around 8000 books. The museum was opened provisionally in the year 1949. In the year 1957, the cu ...
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