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VisbyNewest Review: ... pride in their island as it has kept all the secrets from the midiaeval times; the old churches, the ruines, the fossils, the tiny houses. The horrible architecture that has ruined so many cities has never touched this part of the world. The town is surrounded by a wall, that was originally built to protect the islands population from the invasions in the 14 th century. The wall is covered with flowers and plants. To protect it from falling apart the whole town inside the walls is protected from the pollution of the cars. Only the people who live there can use the streets to get round. The town is built on a slope, the streets are made of... more |
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by shantu - written on 13/06/01 (Very useful, 82 readings)
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The city of roses...a town on an island (Gotland)in the middle of the Baltic Sea. If your looking for a romantic city to take your loved one, if you're looking for a place with a story to tell, if you'"re looking for a sea where you can bath naked and roll in the sand, if you're looking for red roses climbing up the walls of every house that you walk by...Visby has it all and so much more. An old island, that for years and years was run practically independantly from the rest of Sweden, that was too poor to invest money in renovations and change. Gotland was seen as a bruden on the economy of Sweden as was put up for sale at two ...
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