Tourism and Travel

2/02/2017

Charming pictures of the city of Taza Morocco, which wore white

Fivi News 4:21 PM

Photography: Altozani

1/21/2017

Snowfall in Taza, Morocco

Fivi News 9:39 PM

1/04/2017

10 Best Places to Visit in Belgium

Fivi News 3:01 PM

Traveling in Belgium brings forth images of medieval rooftops, lovely canals, tasty beer, and even more indulgent chocolates. However, there is much for one to see in this remarkable European country, where time seems to move at a slower pace and the people are friendly and welcoming to tourists. From modern cities boasting designer shops and glamorous galleries to cobblestone streets laden with museums and native indulgences, the best places to visit in Belgium have something for everyone to enjoy on a vacation.

10Mons

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9Dinant

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8Leuven

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7Tournai

6Mechelen

5Ardennes

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4Antwerp

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3Ghent

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2Brussels

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1Bruges

12/22/2016

Top 10 Locations in Russia

Fivi News 12:30 PM

Welcome to ‘foreign’ Russia

In his book “The Genius of Place”, the famous writer Pyotr Vail wrote: “The stereotypes where inevitably lies the route of any journey, if you are not a path breaker, of course, and you are not a path breaker, of course, are the clusters of human experience, the concentrate of historical wisdom”.

If St Petersburg’s Church of the Saviour on Spilled Blood deserves a star on the tourist map, then surely the church around the corner, which does not, is no less of an attraction? No tourist should disregard guidebooks and their tips from experienced tourists, or they will be left disappointed at not having seen some spectacular sight or other which everyone else has.

Or in other words, you will have missed something significant that would help you better understand the place you’re visiting. That’s why it’s important to know which places to visit during your visit to Russia in order to ”get to know the Russian soul”, and make sure your visit is an unforgettable experience.

Since the collapse of the USSR, foreign travel around Russia has increased a lot, and visitors have already developed their own impressions and lists of places to visit. And there’s plenty that make Russia interesting and different from other countries besides “vodka-balalaika-matryoshka dolls”. The Russian National Tourist Office has listened to their preferences and compiled the following list of the most popular destinations.

1. St Petersburg - The cultural “Northern Palmyra”

2. Moscow – magnificence and poverty the Russian way

3. Kazan – the oldest capital city

4. The Golden Ring – onion-domed churches

5. Novgorod Veliky – its own architect

6. Volga cruise – music playing on board

7. Lake Baikal – the pearl of Siberia

8. Yekaterinburg – traditional churches and Soviet avant-garde

9. Sochi – from all-Union health resort to the Olympic capital

10. Trans-Siberian Railway – “I will come back!”

12/20/2016

About the city of Taza in Morocco

Fivi News 5:18 PM

Taza is located in north-central Morocco, in the south of the Rif region right outside the mountain range on a narrow plain. The city is composed of two formerly separate towns built on separate terraces overlooking a mountain valley. The old-Taza town is at an elevation of 1,919 feet (585 m) above sea level and is surrounded by fortifications; the newer town, established by the French in 1920, is located in a fertile plain at an elevation of 1,460 feet (445 m). Fossil remains indicate that caves in the area were inhabited as early as the Paleolithic Period. One of the most important caves in Morocco, Rhar Chara, is close to Taza. This cave is over 7.6 kilometres long.

The city is located in a mountain pass known as the "Taza Gap", where the Rif mountains and the Middle-Atlas range come together. Through this pass successive waves of invaders moved westward onto the Atlantic coastal plains of northwestern Africa. Taza was first settled by Miknasa tribesmen, who gave it its name: Miknasa Taza, similar to Miknasa al-Zeitoun (present-day Meknes, another Miknasa settlement). The Almoravid empire took over Taza in 1074. They were replaced by the Almohad empire in 1132. In 1248 the city was captured by the Marinids. Although Taza barred the route of Turks from Algiers seeking conquest in what is now Morocco, it fell to the French in 1914. The old town has barbican monuments, mosques, and a 14th-century mderasa (Coranic school). Population in 1982 stood at 77,216. Population now estimated about 300,000.