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Far, far away from the tourist trail: Inside the spectacular abandoned citadel in an otherworldly landscape that could be mistaken for Star Wars planet Tatooine

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Visitors could be forgiven for thinking it’s a long time ago in a galaxy far, far away. For the abandoned citadel of Guermassa in Tunisia sits in an otherworldly landscape redolent of the environs of Star Wars’ Tatooine. This is not a coincidence: nearby Tataouine city – the capital of the Tataouine Governate – provided the … Read more

7 of the world’s most spectacular sporting venues, from Europe’s highest football pitch to the longest golf course, in China

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Cable cars transport players and spectators to the pitch and nets are fitted to stop balls disappearing down the mountainside – although club officials reckon they’ve still managed to lose 1,000 footballs over the past 20 years. Heavy snowfall puts an end to the season in October and the village of Gspon transforms into a … Read more

Ode to Serowe, world-famous village in Southern Africa’s oasis of peace

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The 300km journey from Francistown to Serowe, Botswana, is uneventful. The monotony of the terrain is broken once in a while. Livestock grazing at a distance is visible from here on the A1 national road. We encountered a roadblock before turning right at Palapye: a police officer waved the bus driver off soon after exchanging … Read more

Jigawa assembly increases allocations for members’ guest houses, slashes education vote

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The Jigawa State House of Assembly has slashed the allocations for the education sector in the state’s 2024 budget, while making generous provisions for the purchase of a new vehicle for the speaker, a new guest house in Abuja, renovation of members’ guest house in Kano State, and construction of imams’ residences. The lawmakers significantly … Read more

Venice Limits Tourist Groups to 25 People to Protect Canal City

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MILAN —  The Italian city of Venice announced new limits Saturday on the size of tourist groups, the latest move to reduce the pressure of mass tourism on the famed canal city. Starting in June, groups will be limited to 25 people, or roughly half the capacity of a tourist bus, and the use of … Read more

I work at the world’s biggest castle where legend tells of a secret passage that’s connected to two cities – and there are rooms guard dogs are ‘too scared to enter’

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Secret passages, rooms that German Shepherd security dogs are too scared to enter and mysterious doors 10ft off the ground. Welcome to Poland’s Malbork Castle, the world’s biggest – and meet your tour guide, Reddit user ‘ArdArt’, who works at the blockbuster Gothic behemoth as an exhibition supervisor and ran a Q&A session on life … Read more

Remarkable treasures inside the iconic Palace of Westminster captured in a series of never-before-seen images, from the despatch boxes to angel carvings in the roof

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The iconic building, more commonly known as the Houses of Parliament, is a Unesco World Heritage Site  Originally constructed in the 11th century as a royal palace, it now houses incredible artefacts READ MORE: See the world’s biggest castle, which is twice the size of Buckingham Palace By Lydia Swinscoe Published: 17:41 GMT, 13 December … Read more