Tag: “Village”

18 places found.

  1. Hahoe Folk Village

    The Hahoe Folk Village, located near Andong, South Korea, is a living historical village that provides an excellent glimpse into pre-modern Korean life. Be sure to get there before 3:00, as that's when the daily Andong Mask Dance performance begins, and it is a must see!

  2. Piso Firme, Bolivia

    Piso Firme is a small village on the edge of the National Park Noel Kempf Mercado in Bolivia. Noel Kempf Mercado is a National Park which is part of the greatest (inter)National Park in the world, the Amazone.

    Pink freshwater dolphins, river otters, turtoises, tapirs, several cat-species and ziljions insects

    In Piso Firme there is just electricity from dusk till ten o'clock in the evening; there is one small shop where they bake bread; and all the animals, dogs, pigs, horses and cows walk around freely.

  3. Karakoo

    Karakoo (pronounced kara-koh) is a small village of a few thousand, located a few miles from the southern shore of Kyrgyzstan’s Lake Issyk Kul. This rural community survives mainly off of farming and herding.

  4. Historic Port, Quarter & Souks

    The city we know as Byblos in the Western world is a Mediterranean city in the Mount Lebanon Governorate of present-day Lebanon, called Jbeil (جبيل Ǧubayl) in Arabic. It is believed to have been founded around 5000 BC, and according to fragments attributed to the semi-legendary pre-Trojan war Phoenician historian Sanchuniathon, it was the first city ever built, and even today is believed by many to be the oldest continuously-inhabited city in the world.

    It is mentioned in the Bible in 1 Kings 5:32, referring to the nationality of the builders of Solomon's Temple.

    So, it's old.

  5. Tate Mountain

    The Tate community is build around a small lake atop a mountain. It is a beautiful and quiet place hidden away in North Georgia, apart from any large cities.

  6. Old Village, Mount Pleasant

    Separated from the City of Charleston by the Cooper River, the area of Mt. Pleasant known as Old Village features some of the most sought after real estate and some of the best harbor views in the Charleston area.

  7. Portovenere

    Portovenere (sometimes, in English, Porto Venere) is a small town located on the Ligurian coast of Italy in the province of La Spezia. It comprises the three villages of Fezzano, Le Grazie and Portovenere, and the three islands of Palmaria, Tino and Tinetto.

  8. White House Hotel

    Introducing Bowery's Whitehouse Hotel of New York, the newest and coolest hostel in the No-Ho District of New York City/Manhattan for students, backpackers, and travelers on a budget.

    Just blocks away from NYU, Cooper Union, The Time Cafe, Greenwich Village, CBGB's, and New York's hottest night spots and restaurants, The Whitehouse is close and convenient to everything New York is famous for. In fact, it is the ONLY student hostel in New York City with single and double air-conditioned accommodations at dormitory-style rates!