Golden Tower (Torre del Oro)

Advantages: Friendliness of people
Disadvantages: Lack of Infrastructure

...The "City-Of-Golden-Friendship" and it is. People were so polite and nice. I stayed in a few hotels while I was there. First time was the LeMarr Inn. I would recommend it for one night, but that is all. It's decor is old and you have to climb a mountain staircase to get to the reception as it is housed on the second floor. I would however recommend the Willshire Inn, I stayed there for 3 weeks at a bargain rate of about $12/night. Cagayan has a few nice modern malls, but in comparison the rich are getting richer shopping in these places while the poor are getting poorer. Cagayan De Oro lacks tourist infrastructure, it isn't a tourist resort and as such anything of interest can be seen during a day trip. I strongly suggest visiting the nearby island of Camiguin. It isn't Borocay but it is nice and undeveloped with very little... Read review

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Advantages: Quite small
Disadvantages: ----

...!). SMALL SIGHTSEEING OF THE TOWN INSIDE THE ANCIENT WALLS: Starting from the “Visconteo Castle”, situated at north of the town and founded by the Viscount Galeazzo II during the second half of the XIV century with the wonderful church of “San Pietro in Ciel D’Oro” (Saint Peter in the Golden Sky), a Romanesque church (XII century), and one pf the best of the whole Pavia. Going straight ahead along the so called “New road” there is the Civic Theatre (built around the 1,771) with its interesting façade and then, in the near Leonardo square (beyond the university) there are: the Great Classroom (1,850), the ancient St. Matthew hospital (around 1,400), the modern Crypt of Sant’Eusebio joined with an ancient Aryan cathedral (VII century), and 3 Medieval Towers, a sad remaining of the numerous towers that crowded Pavia in the past, when it was known... Read review

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Advantages: An out of this world experience.
Disadvantages: It's a bit far but most certainly worth it.

...figure, and the Towers themselves, "Torres Del Paine", three granite peaks that sprang out around twelve million years ago from beneath the Earth's crust to decorate this part of Patagonia. These are clearly visible on a bright day, but there is much more to Torres Del Paine than this. Undoubtedly an entire ecosystem to itself, very well guarded and protected (make sure you do not drop any litter there and lighting a fire anywhere near the park is tantamount to suicide) for extremely good reasons. Yes, it seems like a very far place to reach, indeed it is not very close, but travelling the distance is well worth it. The adventure you are bound to live there is not one that can be repeated anywhere else, of this I can say that I am sure. The landscape is simply uniquely overpowering. Because of its exceptional location, the sights... Read review

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