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VPG-DVD-230 - IRELAND Ireland is one of Europe's most green and mysterious islands and everyone who visits this isolated island in the Atlantic Ocean is given a very warm welcome. Dublin is the capital of the Irish Republic and it is a city of musicians, poets and dreamers, as well as being a financial centre. Its many old buildings indicate its long and dramatic past. It was founded by the Vikings within a wonderful valley where the River Liffey flows into the Atlantic Ocean. South west of Dublin is Kildare, the heart of Ireland's horse racing. In 1902 the Irish national stud, Tully House, was founded there. Rich and eccentric Scottish brewery heir, Colonel William Hall-Walker, had the idea of a creating unique horse breeding scheme that would be based upon astrological calculation. The Wicklow Mountains are a natural paradise of mountains, swamps and lakes, beautiful valleys and a fascinating mountain landscape to the south of Dublin. Jerpoint Abbey near Thomastown dates back to the twelfth century. It is one of the most beautiful Cistercian ruins in Ireland. The Cistercians built the monastery in characteristic style and one of the stone sarcophaguses is said to contain the bones of Holy Nicolas who was buried there by the Crusaders. Although much of it has remained unspoiled, Ireland has undergone much change. It is a land of great natural beauty, healthy commercial success and excellent hospitality: a wild green island set in the wild Atlantic Ocean!
Vista Point IRELAND
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VPG-DVD-159 - HALIFAX Halifax is part of Canada's federal state of Nova Scotia. The peninsula has a population of 333,000 and it is the country's oldest British settlement yet has managed to retain all the charm and tranquillity of a small town. After Sydney, Halifax has the second largest harbour in the world and is one of the region's few harbours that is free from ice throughout the year. Lobsters, oysters, mussels and fish soup are but a few of the menu items that appear in the seafood restaurants of the Atlantic District. The Maritime Museum covers the history of the fishing industry on Canada's Atlantic coastline and also the history of navigation. Boats and small models illustrate the development of ship-building and include great seafarers and many remarkable exhibits. In 1917 two ships collided in Halifax Harbour. This led to an explosion that destroyed half the city when two thousand people perished and nine thousand were injured. In April 1912 the loss of the supposedly unsinkable passenger ship, the Titanic, was caused to its collision with an iceberg and it was from Halifax that the rescue ships embarked. The famous train, The Ocean, embarks from close to the harbour and its impressive stainless steel carriages date back to the 1950's. Halifax is an historic city set in a country with a vast and amazing landscape, a flamboyant metropolis that unites the past with the present day.
Vista Point HALIFAX Canada
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VPG-DVD-186 - GOLFE DU MORBIHAN The Golfe Du Morbihan is situated on the south coast of Brittany and protects the region from the strong currents of the Atlantic Ocean. It is a fascinating coastal landscape with huge castles and extensive sand dunes. Influential and wealthy ship owners once settled here: they ran the East India Trading Company that earned high taxes for the French monarchy. The present day harbour makes it difficult to believe that it was once a busy centre of trade with the distant Orient but the town's well preserved buildings indicate its former wealth and ferryboats travel to the village on the opposite side of the Lorient that still boasts a splendid array of huge warehouses. The Megaliths Of Carnac are stone relics that are thousands of years old and date back to the middle of the Neolithic Period and although they have been analysed by scientists they are nonetheless full of mystique as four long avenues of mighty stone known as 'Alignments'extend across eight kilometres of scenic terrain. The enchanting medieval city of Auray is situated on a bend of the Rivière D`Auray that flows into the Golfe Du Morbihan. The city has earned its place in the history books of Brittany. Here, two families once fought to rule this land and a battle decided which one! The attractive charm of the Brittany landscape owes much of its allure to its picturesque old stone houses and idyllic bays. The Golfe Du Morbihan with its numerous islands both large and small is a French paradise set along the rugged Atlantic coast.
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VPG-DVD-188 - GALICIA Our journey through romantic northern Spain travels south through Galicia along the Atlantic coast. A Coruña is the region's largest industrial city and shipping harbour and it thought to have been founded by the Phoenicians in 60 A.D. The Romans conquered this harbour city that has always been associated with the sea and it was from A Coruña that the invincible Spanish Armada set sail in1588 to invade England. Santiago De Compostela is the capital of Galicia and since the Middle Ages it was, apart from Jerusalem and Rome, the most important pilgrimage destination in Christendom. Half a million pilgrims came here each year from all over Europe and Spain's most religious city continues to attract the faithful. Some centuries ago each of the large villages of the Rias Baixas prospered due to fishing, as did Pontevedra. However, all this changed when its harbour was engulfed by sand some three hundred years ago. In contrast to Spain's many other harbour cities, the old town of Pontevedra is almost the same now as it was in bygone times with cobbled streets, intimate squares and the residential palaces of the city's former elite. Across a huge chain bridge that spans the mouth of a deep river is Galicia`s largest city, Vigo. Its name is of Roman origin and it is believed that Vicus Spacorum was the starting-point of Caesar's campaign against Britannia, as well as a storage area for his Empire's oil, fish and wine. For many centuries A Guarda, 'the Female Guard', has watched over the river border with Portugal and in the wooded mountain city of Monte Santa Tecla the Celts established a settlement that contained more than a thousand buildings that dated back to the 6th and 3rd centuries B.C. and formed part of a prehistoric settlement. Throughout the centuries life in Galicia was not representative of that in the rest of Spain and both Romans and Moors considered it to be too remote for their interests. Maybe that's what makes it such a special place to be!
Vista Point GALICIA Spain
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VPG-DVD-158 - FLORIDA Florida is the southernmost State of the USA where, for most of the time, the sun shines truly bright. Miami Beach is a narrow island just off the mainland and Miami City is a leisure world of the rich and famous. Coral Gables was built in the 1920's in flamboyant southern Europe style as was the Venetian Pool and the Biltmore Hotel whose tower is a replica of the Giralda in Seville. The Florida Keys are a group of thirty one coral islands that extend from Miami on the southern point of Florida, to the Caribbean. The first and largest is Key Largo made famous by a Hollywood movie that starred Humphrey Bogart and Lauren Bacall. Orlando was founded in 1875 as an agricultural distribution centre and today the biggest entertainment parks in the world are located there and attended by almost forty three million visitors each year. On the east coast of the Florida Peninsula, Cape Canaveral juts out into the Atlantic As far back as 1949 the 'Rocket Trials Zone', as it was then known, was built within an area that has been further developed and extended to become the world famous Space Station it is today. Florida is a truly magical place with something special to offer for one and all!
Vista Point FLORIDA
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VPG-DVD-155 - CAPE TOWN Located on the southern edge of Africa and lying at the foot of Table Mountain, the metropolis of Cape Town is certainly one of the world's most beautiful cities, an exciting combination of Africa, Europe and the Caribbean. In the park-lined Government Avenue and Queen Victoria Street there's a wonderful collection of well-restored Victorian houses and the Anglican St.Georges Cathedral is where Archbishop Desmond Tutu protested against Apartheid. Part of the historic harbour is the Victoria And Alfred Waterfront. In 1860, Prince Alfred ordered construction of a new harbour basin, followed by the Victoria Basin that contained two watchtowers. Today, the whole of the old port is an internationally-styled entertainment and shopping complex. The two large water tanks in the harbour's Two Ocean Aquarium contain around 3,000 examples of sea life from the Indian and Atlantic oceans. In the adjoining South African Maritime Museum there are examples of the city's historic ships, its fishing industry and details on the construction of its outstanding harbour. Robben Island is situated 11 km. off the coast and in the 16th century the Dutch used it as a prison. During apartheid, political prisoners were incarcerated there, the prison's most famous inmate having been Nelson Mandela who spent 18 years of his 28 year sentence on the island. After the closure of the prison, in 1997 the South African government opened both the island and its former prison to the public. Thus the face of Robben Island changed from being a place of terror and suppression to one of pilgrimage, a symbol of resistance and also a major tourist attraction! The Cape Of Good Hope is the southernmost tip of Africa and since1936 this section of the Cape Peninsula has been a nature reserve. Cape Town and its environs are completely different to the normal expectations of Africa. No desolate bush land reaching to the horizon and no life-threatening wild animals. But it's certainly another remarkable and beautiful dimension to South Africa's magnificent Garden Of Eden!
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VPG-DVD-171 - BAHAMAS Nassau is the capital of the island of New Providence which is one of the many islands of the Bahaman archipelago that extends for almost a thousand kilometres between Cuba and Florida in the Atlantic Ocean. New Providence is the commercial and political centre and is more commonly known as the Bahamas. Built between 1805 and 1813 in typical American southern style, the pink-coloured buildings of Parliament Square are the headquarters of the Bahamian government. In front of the white columned Neo-Classical parliament building is a noble statue of the English queen, Victoria, as a young girl. The colourful Caribbean Straw Market is a lively place. There are lots of fascinating things to see including skilful craftsmen who carve traditional objects from mahogany. Bags, baskets and hats made of straw are offered as souvenirs. Along the coast there are several caves in which pirates once hid their ill-gotten gains or argued over buried treasure. During the Stone Age the Arawak Indians lived in the caves. Cable Beach boasts a multitude of exquisite modern hotel complexes that cater for every need and several of them possess a casino. Naturally, each has its own lavish bathing areas and a vast choice of exciting entertainment. Thus it's not too difficult to understand why British secret agent 007 often chose these islands for his investigations! The Bahamas: the very name conjures up remote sandy beaches and turquoise blue water, romantic sunsets and tropical nights. A place where fantastic dreams become wonderful reality.
Vista Point BAHAMAS
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VPG-DVD-118 - ALGARVE Al-Gharb - The Land In The West! Because it formed part of their realm, the southernmost province of Portugal was thus named by the Arabs who occupied it and everywhere there are castles which the Christian kings built during the Moorish Wars. Tavira had numerous rulers, among them Romans and Greeks who established a trading centre. Unobtrusive elegance is an indication of the prosperity of bygone times and due to the city's thirty well-preserved churches it is referred to as The City Of Churches. Olhao is a busy fishing port, the tiled benches on its shoreline offering a relaxed view of the day's activities. Its fishermen are said to be the most courageous in the region and in 1808 some of them crossed the Atlantic in a small boat until they reached Rio de Janeiro. Faro is the capital of the Algarve, the heritage of numerous cultures that possesses its own unique atmosphere. Near to the Baroque cathedral, the attractive centre of the old town has been well preserved and demonstrates Faro's historic and dazzling past. Portimao not only boasts a fishing port but also one of the Algarve's most beautiful beaches. When the Carthaginians came here from the Mediterranean they built a harbour for their ships, the Portus Hannibalis. The sleepy small town of Silves, formerly known as Xelb, was once the splendid capital of the Moorish Al-Gharb. The castle area is a reminder of its former Arab occupation and Christian Crusades. From the huge red sandstone Moorish castle there's a breathtaking view across the green hills of the surrounding landscape. Three hundred days of sunshine each year, a breathtakingly beautiful landscape, isolated bays with red rocks, golden sandy beaches and crystal blue sea, picturesque villages and castles with a fascinating history. That is the Algarve!
Vista Point ALGARVE Portugal
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WTF-DVD-SCOT - "SCOTLAND" Filmed and produced by Fran & Brooke Reidelberger Scripted and narrated by Fran Reidelberger From the rolling hills and Border abbeys to heather and highland games, Scotland is a land of peat, pipes and poetic people.- walk in the wake of Glasgow's once great shipyards and savor the excitement of the city's rebirth as a major European center of conventions and tourism - - board the last sea-going steam driven paddle wheeler, the PS Waverly, for a trip to Ayr and Alloway and a visit to Robert Burns' country. - wander through the lovely closes of Kirkcudbright, walk in the footsteps of John Paul Jones, meet a policeman who covers the town with flowers, and discover the world's "sweetest scallops" - - visit the Border Region, ride the Commons, tour the abbeys and see "queens" crowned in the Border towns of Melrose, Peebles and Selkirk - - tour Sir Walter Scott's beloved Abbotsford and Eildon Hills - - follow the wool story from sheep shearing to sweaters - - meet Lady Mansfield and enjoy Scone Palace where Scottish kings were crowned - - visit the birthplace of steel magnate and philanthropist Andrew Carnegie and stroll through Pittincrief Park in Dunfermline - - watch the handcrafting of golf clubs and play a round on the Old Course at St. Andrews, the home of golf - - marvel at the majestic beauty of Edinburgh. Tour the castle, shop on Princes Street, watch the penguin parade at the zoo, dine on haggis and Scotland's version of a baked potato, walk the Royal Mile, see John Knox's house, Holyrood Palace, and attend the world famous Military Tattoo. - listen to the lonely piper at Glen Coe, enjoy the Trossachs and take a boat ride on Loch Katrine, the setting for Sir Walter Scott's "Lady of the Lake" - - ride the West Highland steam train from Ft. William to Mallaig - - take a day trip to the Isle of Skye to enjoy the scenic beauty, tour Portree and the land of Flora McDonald, who aided Prince Charlie during his time of greatest danger - - sail the Caledonian Canal from Ft. William to Inverness through lochs Ness, Lochy and Linhe - - tour Inverness, capital of the Highlands. Learn about the Loch Ness monster. Watch kilt makers, tour the battlefield at Culloden where the British defeated Bonnie Prince Charlie - - drive through rugged Wester Ross, visit Inverewe Gardens, watch the making of Heather Gems - - on the northernmost point of the mainland visit the lighthouse at Dunnet Head and the "last house" in Scotland at John O'Groats - - travel to the Orkney Islands. See the Churchill Barriers at Scapa Flow, visit the chapel built by Italian prisoners of war, the Bronze Age Ring of Brodgar and the Stone Age village of Skara Brae - - in the Shetland Islands: tour Lerwick, the capital city, learn the story of old and new energy sources (peat fields and oil terminals), pet the famous Shetland ponies, hike through the wildlife sanctuary on the island of Unst to see giant Skuas, Atlantic Puffins and gulls on the rocks of the lighthouse at Muckle Flugga - - visit Aberdeen, the "rose capital" of Scotland, staging area of North Sea oil operations and the country's largest fish market - - tour the Spey Valley, home of Scotch whisky, Walker's short bread and trout fishing - - attend the Gathering of the Clans and Highland Games at Braemar.millions of Monarch butterflies.
Scotland
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LB-DVD-1H30 - Lisbon, Fatima, Sintra, Estoril, Sesimbra, Nazare, Batalha, Alcobaca, and ObidosLisbon is one of the most favored targets of touristic cities in Europe, cradle of conquerors and navigators, who left a rich patrimony in monuments. Its strategic position in North Atlantic with a gorgeous seaside resort and between two mountains, with a mild climate all year round, provides an amount of unforgettable sights unique in the world. The movie shows what tourists see and don't see in the most famous tours in Lisbon and surroundings - Lisbon sightseeing tour, Sintra, Cascais, Estoril, Mafra, Sesimbra, Óbidos, Alcobaça, Nazaré, Batalha and Fatima tours. These are the most famous tours chosen by tourists and visitors coming to Portugal, which means 20 million per year and growing.It includes the following parts: LISBONTHE VIEWS -River, bridges, estuary, castle, ancient Lisbon, modern Lisbon, etc. TYPICAL TRANSPORTATION -Promenades by ferry boats, double-deckers, elevators, funiculars, trams. We shot the rides from the inside of all of them. THE FEASTS -Processions of Lisbon like the Carnival of Brazil + The change of the National Republican Guard (parade). THE PALACES -All the palaces and relevant manor houses of Lisbon, some of them are national monuments, and it includes the interior of Ajuda palace. CHURCHES, MONASTERIES, CONVENTS -All the most important ancient Churches, Monasteries, Convents of Lisbon, some of them are national monuments. It includes superb exteriors and the interiors of all of them. MUSEUMS -Maritime museum (interior), Coach museum (interior), Ancient Art museum (interior). ANCIENT SECTION -Alfama, the most ancient quarter of Lisbon, with crooked and narrow streets with roofs nearly touching each otherSHOPPING AREAS -Typical markets, flee-market, traditional shopping area of Lisbon, big shopping mall.SQUARES -The most important squares of Lisbon. OTHER MONUMENTS -Aqueduct, Monument to the Discoveries, Belem Tower, statue of Christ, the riverside, including the place where Expo 98 was held. PARKS -Oceanarium (inside with several species of fish), parks of Lisbon, zoo (inside).SINTRA -Views of Sintra mountain and the exteriors and interiors of the monuments, like: -Portugal in miniature, Moorish castle, Pena palace, Sintra palace, Sintra manor houses, Mafra palace, Queluz palace (all National Monuments).COAST -The most famous seaside resorts: Roca cape, Guincho, Ericeira, Cascais, Estoril, Sesimbra, Nazaré. The views of the coastline, beaches, palaces and typical fishing boats as well. FÁTIMA -One of the most important pilgrimage places in the world. BATALHA -Famous Monastery from the 14th century (exteriors and interiors). ALCOBAÇA -Famous Monastery from the 12th century (exteriors and interiors).ÓBIDOS -Medieval town.
Portugal
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PPI-DVD-113 - PortholeTV Ship: Costa Atlantica and Yucatan shore excursionWelcome to Porthole TV -- the magazine television series that features the cruise ship experience and its intriguing ports of call.Aboard the ship of the Costa Cruise Line's Costa Atlantica, Sidney Cohen brings us to Cozumel and Playa Del Carmen, Mexico, on Mexico's Yucatan Peninsula. Sometimes referred to as the Mayan Riviera, the ship anchors in Playa Del Carmen and guests take tenders to the many shore excursions offered such as ruins of TulumAlso included are cruise travel tips from Portholes Magazine's Bill Panhoff.• One of the main attractions is Playa del Sol Beach parks offering for fun in the sun, diving, snorkeling, and kayaking. Other water activities include climbing the water cubes, jumping on the in water trampoline or simply swinging in the hammocks on the beach. • Tour San Gervesio ruins and learn Mayan history.
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PPI-DVD-111 - Welcome to Porthole TV -- the magazine television series that features the cruise ship experience and its intriguing ports of call.One of the many cruise lines that visit the lovely port of St. Lucia, Celebrity's Cruise line's "The Galaxy" is showcased in this episode of Porthole TV. St. Lucia is a small lush tropical gem that is one of the windward islands of the Lesser Antilles bordering the Atlantic Ocean on its east coast and the Caribbean Sea on its west coast. Explore the picturesque fishing villages plus world class resorts, rain forests and sulphur springs.• Morne Fortune offers a great opportunity for photos of the whole town of Castries, the harbor and even the island of Martinique across the way • Tour the island's perfume shops displaying island perfume and the workshop where they are made. • Harry the Banana man is the "banana expert" on Similier Road educating guests to the islands largest economy- Bananas. • Visit the trademark twin Pittons of St. Lucia
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