Minas Gerais is a city endowed with many minerals and precious ores like iron, nickel as well as uranium. This Brazilian city has a lot of historical, architectural as well as ecological sites which provide excellent attraction sites. The main attractions include arts venues, mines, religious sites as well as fountains. There are water circuits which are thought to have healing powers and have always attracted people.

Conj unto Arquitetonico da pampulha is along the banks of Lagoa Da pampulha and is a popular art gallery. Igreja de Nossa Senhhora da Conceicao is a religious attraction site. It’s decorated with rose and blue pastels. Museu da Inconfidencia is the best historical museum. It has features of the historical happenings of this city. It also has the remains of the country’s revolutionaries. Palacio das Artes is an important cultural center which showcases plays, music concerts as well as other performances from the Brazilian artists and other foreign artists.

Spitsbergen lies halfway between the northernmost part of Norway and the North Pole. Spitsbergen is the largest island on the Svalbard Archipelago and a great destination choice for adventurous cruise passengers.

Cruise ships are available in plenty especially at the Island’s capital, Longyearbyen, which also serves as the Norwegian administrative center for Svalbard.

The Svalbard Museum located at Svalbardporten in Longyearbyen is a great site. It provides an in-depth analysis on the history of the islands since their discovery four centuries ago.

Other activities that tourists may be interested in include glacier trekking, wildlife watching tours, horse riding and boat trips.

Visitors can get a glimpse of the great shopping centre located at the heart of Longyearbyen. Shops are equipped with several silver, gold, enamel, glass, porcelain and potteries antiques.

However the weather patterns are unreliable and it can be cold anytime of the year and snow is frequent and heavy.