2020 VIKING WORLD WONDERS 2020 VIKING WORLD WONDERS ALGIERS. “CITY OF WHITE.” Algiers’s AUSTRALIA’S ABORIGINAL PAST. whitewashed buildings shimmer on the Located at Australia’s Top End, Darwin Mediterranean like an entrancing mirage. is the cultural hub of Australia’s Hear and see French accents on every Northern Territory. Home to more corner in this Algerian capital, from the Aboriginal Australians than any other colonial-style Grande Post to the gracious city, its distinct culture and its arts and boulevards and the 198-acre Jardin d’Essai music scene have deep roots in the du Hamma, a glorious 19th-century public continent’s precolonial past. These garden. You will also marvel at the stunning cherished traditions are preserved and neo-Byzantine Basilica of Notre Dame celebrated at the Museum and Art d’Afrique, splendidly perched on a 400-foot Gallery of the Northern Territory. Our cliff over the Bay of Algiers. overnight stay here lets you explore fully. LONDON, ENGLAND MUMBAI, INDIA KOMODO, INDONESIA VALLETTA. EXQUISITE centuries, Valletta has been influenced by FRENCH POLYNESIA. PARADISE ETRONAS TOWERS. THE PRIDE OF ARCHITECTURAL PRESERVATION. rulers including the Phoenicians, Greeks, ON EARTH. The French Polynesian islands MALAYSIA. Soaring 1,483 feet into the air, The capital of Malta, Valletta is rare among Carthaginians, Romans, Byzantines and of Tahiti and Bora Bora are visually stunning Kuala Lumpur’s Petronas Towers were cities; carefully planned in late Renaissance Arabs, contributing to its rich heritage. and romantic. The dramatic mountains of conceived as a dramatic announcement of style, its orderly layout inspired by neo- Many of its buildings date from the 16th Tahiti are skirted with swaying palms amid the city’s newly acquired status as a thriving Platonic principles, Valletta’s city design to 18th centuries, and the city, sized less shimmering Pacific waters. Bora Bora’s cultural and commercial metropolis. The is so well preserved that no significant than 1/3 square mile, contains more than underwater world is equally stunning, with buildings’ design — twin structures linked modifications have been made since 1798. 320 historic monuments. Situated in the numerous aquatic species such as parrotfish, by a glass and concrete bridge — evokes The city has been designated a UNESCO northeast of the island of Malta, Valletta manta rays and butterflyfish. Its warm Malaysia’s proud heritage in its Islamic- World Heritage Site in recognition of its is visually stunning — enjoy the skyline waters entice visitors to don snorkels and inspired facade, repetitive framework and exceptional historic preservation. Over the view from the harbor and stroll the streets. discover the astonishing array of brightly base in the shape of a traditional eight- colored fish that flit through its waters. pointed star. 4 SEE MORE AT VIKINGOCEANCRUISES.COM CALL A VIKING EXPERT AT 1-888-850-6260 OR SEE YOUR TRAVEL AGENT 5
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