New Zealand sightseeing. Travel guide - attractions, sights, nature and touristic places
Stunning, simply breath-taking nature remains the main distinctive feature of New Zealand. The territory of the country is home to 10 national parks, and even streets of modern cities simply dive in greenery and blooming flower beds. Te Ika-a-Māui was called one of the most beautiful places on Earth. The island features snow-capped mountains, sleeping volcanoes, spacious green fields and hundreds of geysers. There are many beaches on the coast of the island; this place is almost always crowded with vacationers who mix sunbathing with excursions to nature reserves.
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The modern cuisine of New Zealand is much different from the traditional cuisine of Maori people. Many local dishes appeared here together with …
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The territory of New Zealand started to be inhabited quite late, only in the second half of the 14th century, when the first Polynesians came here. The first Europeans who reached the coast of New Zealand were Dutch navigators led by Abel Tasman. They boarded the coast in 1642. Europeans were welcomed by the belligerent tribes of aborigines, which forced them to stop colonizing the distant islands.
New Zealand is miraculous, mysterious, and sometimes even hard to understand for people from Europe or North America. However, modern New Zealand …
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Today, New Zealand is a homeland of the extreme tourism. There are perfect conditions for different sports, most of which are really extreme. They include rap jumping, bungee jumping, air surfing, and gliding. Nature here created excellent conditions for these kinds of sport.
Despite the fact that the breathtaking nature of the country is considered the main treasure of New Zealand, there are still some interesting manmade …
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New Zealand is actively visited by fans of food tourism. Here, they can taste the most popular dishes of the Anglo-Saxon cuisine. For the natives, the traditional dishes are fried fish and meat served with fried potatoes. Connoisseurs of seafood have an opportunity to taste lobsters, oysters and other exotic seafood. Most of the national dishes are cooked over an open fire. Another original local specialty is sweet potatoes called kumara. The important component of the national cuisine is cheeses, most of which cannot be found anywhere else in the world.
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National and city parks of New Zealand
♥ National Park 'Aoraki Mount Cook' . On the map Photos
♥ National Park 'Arthur’s Pass' . On the map Photos
♥ National Park 'Egmont' . On the map Photos
♥ National Park 'Fiordland' . On the map Photos
♥ National Park 'Kahurangi' . On the map Photos
♥ National Park 'Aoraki Mount Cook' . On the map Photos
♥ National Park 'Arthur’s Pass' . On the map Photos
♥ National Park 'Egmont' . On the map Photos
♥ National Park 'Fiordland' . On the map Photos
♥ National Park 'Kahurangi' . On the map Photos
Famous and uniques places in New Zealand from our review series
Manu Bay
From the series “Top Beaches for Surfing on Huge Waves”
Some beaches are great for surfing in New Zealand. Manu Bay is a great example. This beach is located in the town of Raglan. It is considered one of the best beaches with left-hand waves in the world. The height of the waves reaches 3 meters off the coast at certain times of the year. This makes the beach an optimal training place for experienced surfers.
Manu Bay is one of the first beaches in the world to be used for regular training and surfing competitions. Surfers began to visit the coast in the 60s of the last century. Filming of the "Endless Summer" film took place here in 1966. The famous Raglan Surfing School is located on the beach. Therefore, not only professional surfers but also beginners like to come here.
The town of Raglan has a very calm and measured atmosphere. It … Read all
Manu Bay is one of the first beaches in the world to be used for regular training and surfing competitions. Surfers began to visit the coast in the 60s of the last century. Filming of the "Endless Summer" film took place here in 1966. The famous Raglan Surfing School is located on the beach. Therefore, not only professional surfers but also beginners like to come here.
The town of Raglan has a very calm and measured atmosphere. It … Read all
New Zealand Parliament Building
From the series “Famous unfinished buildings ”
You can see the Parliament Building in Wellington. It is one of the most amazing public buildings in the world. It began to be built in 1914. No construction work has been carried out since 1995. The building is officially considered unfinished. The building is quite large. It covers an area of about 4.5 hectares. The very first Parliament house was built on this site in the 19th century. It was built entirely of wood.
A large fire destroyed the building in 1907. It was decided to build a more reliable stone building in its place after that. A large competition preceded the start of construction. More than 30 of the best architects took part in it. The project of the building proposed by John Campbell was the winner. The First World War greatly hindered the implementation of the … Read all
A large fire destroyed the building in 1907. It was decided to build a more reliable stone building in its place after that. A large competition preceded the start of construction. More than 30 of the best architects took part in it. The project of the building proposed by John Campbell was the winner. The First World War greatly hindered the implementation of the … Read all
St. James Theatre
From the series “Rococo Architecture – Famous Monuments”
The St. James's Theatre is a symbolic landmark not only for Wellington but for New Zealand as a whole. It was opened in 1912. The beautiful historical theater can accommodate up to 3,000 spectators at a time today. The history of the foundation of this theater is incredibly interesting. The church was located on its site until the end of the 19th century. The famous artist John Fuller bought the land in 1899. It was he who decided to build a theater on the site of an old dilapidated church.
However, the theater did not last long. It was declared a fire hazard and destroyed in 1911. Another theater was built in its place. It has been operating for more than a hundred years. Rumors that ghosts live in the theater began to spread around the city from the moment it opened. They repeatedly … Read all
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However, the theater did not last long. It was declared a fire hazard and destroyed in 1911. Another theater was built in its place. It has been operating for more than a hundred years. Rumors that ghosts live in the theater began to spread around the city from the moment it opened. They repeatedly … Read all
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