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Clifty Falls State Park

Clifty Falls State Park is in Southern Indiana outside Madison.

Understand
The most popular visitation time is December through June, when the falls are at their fullest.

History
Clifty Falls entered the State Park system in 1920, and now covers more than. The Ice Age brought on the formation of Clifty Falls, when south flowing waters of Clifty Creek met the Ohio River, plunging two hundred feet high. Eventually the falls cut their way more than into the bedrock. Now it's high, slowly making its way upstream at around one-quarter inch a year.

Many of the stone work and pathways got their start from the Madison and Indianapolis railroad being built in the area around 1852. The railroad went bankrupt, leaving excellent foot trails and a muddy rock strewn 600-foot tunnel accessible by the trails.

Landscape
425 million year old shale and limestone containing countless fossils can be viewed throughout the park in the bedrock. The numerous falls and canyon are a huge draw for the park. Sinkholes and a cave too. It's quite a beautiful park!

Climate
Located in Southern Indiana, Clifty Falls experience warm Spring and Summers with nice amounts of precipitation (i.e. hot and steamy at times), Winter and Fall is moderate with temps rarely dipping low.

Get in
Car is your best bet. I-65 heads south from Indianapolis and north from Louisville. From 65, head east on IN-256 right to the park.

Fees and permits

 * Weekdays - $4 (Indiana plates)
 * Weekends (F-Su, holidays) - $5 (Indiana plates)
 * Non-Indiana residents - $7
 * Pedestrians, bikes, by horse - $2

Get around
Car gets you in, and foot will get you around!

See

 * The observation tower overlooking the Ohio River (Trail 1).
 * The falls - numerous falls trail the park.
 * The fossils in the rock beds along the falls and trails.

Do

 * Hike - the hiking in this park is unlike any other in the Midwest. 10 trails ranging from easy to very rugged offer countless view points, sights, and scenes.
 * Take a nature tour - inquire at the park office.
 * Picnic in one of the many picnic areas featuring table, shelters, toilets, and playgrounds.
 * Go swimming. (Swimming and climbing on the falls themselves, while lots of fun, is now prohibited.)
 * Play tennis at the Clifty Inn.

Buy
The park inn features a gift shop. Major shopping areas are in Madison.

Eat
The wiki page for Madison features plenty of dining options in the nearby town.

 * Picnic at one of the many picnic areas within the park.
 * Clifty Falls Restaurant located in the park hotel offers breakfast, lunch and dinner.

Drink
Refreshments are available at the park inn. Booze is not served or allowed on the premise. Head to Madison for coffee shops and bars.

Sleep
Please visit the Madison wiki page for plenty of options for lodging and camping.

Camping
The park features a camp ground with electric and primitive sites, as well as youth camping areas.

Stay safe

 * Use common sense
 * Stay on the designated trails. Clifty Falls offers very rugged hiking on some trails and rockslides are frequent on these tougher trails. Visit the park office for details regarding trail status before exploring.
 * Only build fires in designated areas.
 * Camping is allowed only in campgrounds.
 * Carry in/carry out all of your goods.
 * Drink water only from park supplied pumps.
 * Do not swim in the creek or falls areas. They might look tempting but the rockiness and frequent rockslides and undertows are a danger.

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Clinton

There is more than one place called Clinton:

Canada

 * Clinton (Ontario) - A town in Ontario.

United States of America

 * Clinton (Connecticut) - A town in Connecticut.
 * Clinton (Illinois) - A town in Illinois.
 * Clinton (Indiana) - A town in Indiana.
 * Clinton (Iowa) - A city in Iowa
 * Clinton (Maryland) - A town in Maryland.
 * Clinton (Massachusetts) - A town in Massachusetts.
 * Clinton (Mississippi) - A town in Mississippi.
 * Clinton (Missouri) - A town in Missouri.
 * Clinton (Montana) - A town in Montana
 * Clinton (New Jersey)
 * Clinton (New York)
 * Clinton (North Carolina) - A town in North Carolina.
 * Clinton (Oklahoma) - A town in Oklahoma.
 * Clinton (South Carolina) - A town in South Carolina.
 * Clinton (Tennessee) - A town in Tennessee.
 * Clinton (Utah) - A town in Utah.
 * Clinton (Washington) - A town in Washington, on Whidbey Island

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Clinton (Connecticut)

Clinton is a Connecticut center shoreline town between the Greater New Haven and Connecticut River Valley regions.

Understand
The Town of Clinton has a central location on the Connecticut Shoreline. Clinton is equidistant from New York and Boston, making it a comfortable commuting distance of the metropolitan industrial centers of New Haven, Middletown and New London. Clinton is contained within 17.2 square miles with an estimated population of 13,000 (2020) and an estimated the population growth to 20,000 during the summer months.

Three rivers flow through Clinton into the Clinton Harbor and the Long Island Sound; the Hammonasset, Indian and Hammock Rivers. Clinton is located between the towns of Madison and Westbrook, Connecticut.

Clinton Harbor is naturally protected by the Long Island Sound. It lies 22 miles east of New Haven and 37 miles northwest of Point Montauk (Long Island). The easy-to-enter harbor is very popular with cruising boaters and contains many marinas, our Town Beach, Cedar Island and borders Hammonasset State Park.

The town center contains two historic districts, the Clinton Village Historic District, listed on the National Register of Historic Places and the Liberty Green Historic District (LGHD), which is a local historic district contained within the Clinton Village Historic District.

By plane

 * Groton-New London Airport, 155 Tower Ave., Groton, +1 860 445-8549, . It takes about 30 minutes by car to get from the airport to Clinton
 * T.F. Green Airport  in Warwick, offers many low cost and regular flights to cities in the United States.  T.F. Green Airport is over a 1 hour drive using I-95 south through New London to Clinton.
 * Bradley International Airport in Windsor Locks. Bradley Airport is over a 1-hour drive using I-91 south through New Haven and I-95 east to Clinton.

By train

 * Shore Line East Clinton Train Station, town center, 10 John Street Extension, . The station is open 5:15AM-10PM.
 * Amtrak, 455 Boston Post Road, to Old Saybrook . The station is open 5:15AM-10PM. Ticket sales end at 9:30PM.
 * "Regional Line" Boston - Springfield/Providence - New York - Washington, DC - Newport

By bus

 * Estuary Transit District, 455 Boston Post Rd.,.

By car

 * I-95 South: Exit 63 - turn right; south N. High Street to Route 1.
 * I-95 South: Exit 64 - turn left onto Route 145, at first stop sign, turn right; south Route 145 to Route 1
 * I-95 North: Exit 63 - turn left at end of ramp, at first light, turn right; south Route 81 to Route 1
 * I-95 North: Exit 63 - turn right; south N. High Street to Route 1.
 * Take Route 81 South to Route 1, Main Street. Turn left onto East Main Street (Route 1). Turn right onto West Main Street (Route 1).

Get around
By car: Although this town is small and homey there aren't many ways to get around without a car because the streets are busy and if you are inward in Clinton it could take awhile to walk to the beach.

Marinas

 * Bayliner Boats, 131 Grove St
 * Cedar Island Marina, Riverside Drive
 * Clinton Yacht Haven, Riverside Drive
 * Hammonassett Marina, 130 Commerce Street
 * Indian River Marina, Commerce Street
 * New Harbor Marina, Waterside Lane
 * Port Clinton Marina, 33 Indian Drive

Do

 * Annual Bluefish Festival, Fishing Tournament, Festival Contests, and music entertainment all celebrating Clinton as the bluefish capital of the world.
 * Chamard Vineyards, Cow Hill Road.
 * Henry Carter Hull Library, 10 Killingworth Turnpike.

Buy

 * Caballos Del Mar Ceramic Studio, 25 Liberty Street.
 * Clinton Crossing Premium Outlets, 20-A Killingworth Turnpike.
 * Clinton Crossing Premium Outlets, 20-A Killingworth Turnpike.
 * Clinton Crossing Premium Outlets, 20-A Killingworth Turnpike.

Sleep
Extend your visit to stay in Clinton:

Connect
Phone: +1 860 669-3889 Hours: M – F 9AM – 3PM
 * Clinton Chamber of Commerce 50 East Main Street, Clinton, CT 06413

Phone: +1 860 669-9333 Hours: M – F 9AM – 4PM
 * Andrews Memorial Town Hall 54 East Main Street, Clinton, CT 06413

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Clinton (Iowa)

Clinton is a city in Eastern Iowa.

Understand
Clinton is in fact the easternmost city in Iowa, and just south of the Mississippi River's widest section, the area above Lock and Dam No. 13. Clinton has its origins as a railroad and lumbering town, and in the 1880s-1890s boasted the most millionaires in the country.

If you need a heads up on details, you can stop by the | Clinton, Iowa Visitors Information Kiosk at 400 Riverview Dr daily from 7AM-8PM.

Get around

 * Clinton Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA), has shuttle or bus routes through the city. Closed Sundays and holidays.  Limited hours on Saturdays.

See

 * Riverview Park, 303 Riverview Dr. This little park has a marina, walking path along the river, and the Clinton lighthouse.
 * George M. Curtis Mansion, 420 5th Ave S. Example of a timber magnate's wealth from late 19th century Clinton. Guided tour may be available. +1 563 242-8556
 * Riverview Park, 303 Riverview Dr. This little park has a marina, walking path along the river, and the Clinton lighthouse.
 * George M. Curtis Mansion, 420 5th Ave S. Example of a timber magnate's wealth from late 19th century Clinton. Guided tour may be available. +1 563 242-8556
 * George M. Curtis Mansion, 420 5th Ave S. Example of a timber magnate's wealth from late 19th century Clinton. Guided tour may be available. +1 563 242-8556

Sleep
Pull-thru camping sites are available at Riverview Park. Most of the chain hotels are west of town on Hwy 30.

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Clinton (Mississippi)

Clinton is a city in Mississippi.

Understand
Clinton is on the western side of Jackson, the capital of the state of Mississippi.

Get in
Interstate 20 goes through Clinton.

Get around
Clinton Parkway goes across the northern part of Clinton and connects with Springridge Road.

See

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Clinton (Missouri)

Clinton is a city in Central Missouri.

Understand
The city is in east-central Missouri and is near the far north-eastern end of Truman Lake. It is near the mountainous Ozarks region of the United States, but still in the Plains, so the countryside around Clinton can vary from farming land to marshy areas to hilly, forested regions.

Get in
Missouri Routes 7 and 52 lead through the city. Route 7 enters the city from the east and west, and Route 52 enters it from the north and south.

Get around
Much of the city's roads are on a grid layout, so getting around the city by car should be fairly easy.

See

 * Bluff Ridge Overlook @ Truman Lake State Park - panoramio.jpg

Do

 * Skydive at Glider Sports along Hwy 7 five miles east of town.
 * Skydive at Glider Sports along Hwy 7 five miles east of town.
 * Skydive at Glider Sports along Hwy 7 five miles east of town.
 * Skydive at Glider Sports along Hwy 7 five miles east of town.

Buy
Most stores are scattered along the main highways in the north and east; for example, there is a Walmart store at the junction of Route 7 and Route 52.

Eat
A few of Clinton's non-chain restaurants are scattered around the town square. For listings near the town square, the location of the restaurant in relation to the town square is listed.

Connect

 * Clinton Conventions & Visitor's Bureau, 200 S Main,

Go next

 * Kansas City is a large city with parts in both Kansas and Missouri that is known for its musical history and for being the birthplace of jazz musician Charlie Parker
 * Warsaw is a town east of Clinton.

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Clinton (New Jersey)

Clinton is a city in Hunterdon County, New Jersey. It is one of the larger townships in the county and contains the towns of Annandale, Clinton, and Lebanon. Clinton Township contains many historic buildings. The township contains a few secret getaways which many of the locals enjoy. During the summer, the two reservoirs inside the township receive many visitors that come to relax and enjoy the scenery.

By car

 * Route 31 NB – The town line for Lebanon starts at Foothill Rd. Continue approx. 4 miles and take the turn off onto Main St. for historic downtown Clinton.
 * Route 31 SB – The town line for Clinton Starts at Van Sickles Rd. (Spruce Run Reservoir Access). Continue approx 3 miles and turn right onto Halstead St., this will take you into downtown Clinton.
 * I-78 WB - coming from Newark, take exit: 20A for Lebanon, exit 18 for Annandale, exits 17 & 15 for Clinton.
 * I-78 EB - coming from Pennsylvania, take exits 15 & 16 for Clinton, exits 17 & 18 for Annandale, exit 18 for Lebanon

By train

 * Raritan Valley Line – The train station is located in Annandale. West bound lines come from High Bridge, the next and last stop on the line.  The East bound line departs from Newark Penn Station which is a 50 commute.

By plane

 * Alexandria Airport – located in neighboring town of Alexandria. Small local airport open to small and light aircraft.
 * Sky Manor Airport – located in neighboring town of Pittstown. Small local airport open to small and light aircraft.

See

 * Main St and Leigh St. – these two streets make up the majority of historic downtown Clinton. They include many shops, restaurants, bakeries, bookstores, etc. Many historic buildings are also located on Center St.
 * Main St and Leigh St. – these two streets make up the majority of historic downtown Clinton. They include many shops, restaurants, bakeries, bookstores, etc. Many historic buildings are also located on Center St.

Do
Parks/Trails:
 * Echo Hill Park – located off Lilac Dr., this park is great for those who love nature. It has an environmental education center and many trails that link various pods and streams.  Great for witnessing many different types of wildlife.
 * Bundt Park – located off Red School House Rd., this park is primarily comprised of sports fields. A playground and basketball courts are near the entrance with the baseball and lacrosse/soccer fields in the rear.  There roughly ¾ mile path surrounding the park for those who want to stretch their legs.
 * Round Valley Rec. Area and Beach – located at 1220 Stanton Lebanon Rd (CR-629), this is another popular recreation area. Includes campsites, a beach in a portioned off section of the reservoir, and a few trails.
 * Spruce Run State Rec. Area and Beach – located at 68 Van Sickles Rd. and just over the border into Union Township, Spruce Run State Recreation Area is a great place for the whole family. It includes a white sand beach on the Spruce Run Reservoir and many campsites.  Boat rentals are also available to head out and fish on the reservoir with.
 * Deer Path Park – although not located in Clinton Township, Reading Township, this park has much to offer. Many events/festivals are held here throughout the year.  The park includes miles of walking and biking trails.
 * Landsdown Trail – the trail is approx. 1.5 miles long. It is a great scenic trail through the woods connecting lower Landsdown Rd. to West Main St. in downtown Clinton.  Great place to walk/run/bike down.  Even the fishing is good in the streams and ponds that run alongside portions of the trail.

Events

 * The Red Mill Haunted Village – A Haunted House and Hayride located at The Red Mill (see above) that operates 2 weekend nights/week for three consecutive weeks during October. Large haunted mill that grows more impressive year after year.  Huge hit with the entirely family.  Beware of very long line to get in, but new line entertainment makes it seem shorter.
 * Music Festivals – the Red Mill hosts a few music festivals during the year including a black-potato and jazz fest. Deer Path Park hosts a few concerts including a country music festival or two during the summer months and middle school music competitions near the end of the school year.
 * Immaculate Conception Church Fair/Carnival– located behind Immaculate Conception Church, this small fair/carnival is held during the middle of June every year. It includes many rides, games, fair food, and performances by great local bands.  A fireworks show usually coincides with the first day of the festival
 * North Hunterdon High School Football – have fun under the Friday Night Lights watching the Lions football team play rivals from around the area. The most exciting and anticipated game of the year is with the rival and sister school The Voorhees Vikings in the battle for The Milkcan.

Buy
Many shops are located throughout the township. The most concentrated of which are located off Main St., Leigh St., and West Center St. in downtown Clinton. There is also the Wal-Mart Plaza off of Pittstown Rd.

Eat
Clinton Township contains many incredible restaurants and eateries. Here are some of the few local favorites:

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Clinton (New York)

Clinton (pop 2000) is a village in the Town of Kirkland, a Utica suburb in central New York State.

By car

 * From Utica, Clinton is a straight shot on the North-South Arterial Highway (State Route 12 South) and Route 12B South (Clinton Road/Utica Road). The trip takes approximately 15-20 minutes, depending on traffic.
 * Rome is slightly further away (about 25-30 minutes). Most of your driving will be on State Route 233 South.
 * For trips from places further west (such as Syracuse) and east (such as Schenectady and Albany, but also from destinations south of Albany in the Hudson Valley, etc.), it is advisable to use I-90 (the New York State Thruway). Take the exit for downtown Utica from points east and the exit on Route 233 South from points west.

Go next

 * Utica
 * Rome
 * Oneida Lake
 * Syracuse

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Clinton (Oklahoma)

Clinton is a city of 9,000 people (2010) in the Great Plains Country of Oklahoma. It was platted in like 1902, but what really seemed to make it bloom was when it became a service-oriented community towards Route 66 travel, with cafes, motels, and filling stations to accommodate travelers. Even the King (Elvis Presley) was known to stay here a couple times.

See

Sites listed on the National Register of Historic Places:
 * Clinton Armory
 * Crawford House
 * McLain Rogers Park, specifically the art-deco entrance arch.
 * Y Service Station & Café

Sleep
There are plenty of hotels along I40. The Econolodge offers a cheap alternative with wifi at exit 45A.
 * Holiday Inn Express & Suites Clinton, 2000 Boulevard of Champions. Next to the water park and with its own indoor pool in case that one is too cold. Tel: +1 580-323-1950.

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Clinton (Washington)

Clinton is a small town on the southern tip of Whidbey Island.

By boat

 * WA-525.svg

By car
approaches from the north via Oak Harbor and Coupeville. It crosses into Mukilteo via Ferry and continues south from Mukilteo to the I-5/I-405 junction in Lynnwood.

By public transit

 * Bus route 1 connects the ferry terminal with Oak Harbor through Freeland, Greenbank, Coupeville, and points in between along SR-525 & 20. This route operates weekday only throughout the day.
 * Bus route 58 Local connection from the ferry terminal down to Scatchet Head via Bailey's Corner at the south end of town. This route operate Monday to Friday, traveling both directions during the morning rush and evening rush hour
 * Bus route 60 Local connection to Freeland on SR-525 with a detour up into Langley. Weekday service only.
 * "Clinton Commuter" operates a weekday only shuttle up the hill from the ferry terminal, to the Clinton P&R, and the Humphrey Road P&R.
 * "Clinton Commuter" operates a weekday only shuttle up the hill from the ferry terminal, to the Clinton P&R, and the Humphrey Road P&R.

See
If you are in Clinton you are most likely passing through to go to the more touristy towns of Whidbey Island. However, if you find that your destination is indeed the sleepy town, there are a few things to check out. The Clinton Ferry dock is a fun place to watch the ferries come and go, there is a small park for families to have a picnic by the beach and occasionally wait out the long ferry line.

Do

 * The Maxwelton beach 4th of July parade is another local favorite. Visitors from all over the Puget Sound come to enjoy an old-fashioned family parade complete with domestic animals dressed in their best red, white and blue. There are sack races and pie eating contests and it's all set on the beautiful beach front.  If you decide to make the trek to Whidbey for this event, you must arrive early to find a parking spot and to walk in. You are also welcome to participate in the parade, just arrive an hour early!

Buy
Clinton is a mostly residential town so specialty shops are rare but occasionally you will find a consignment shop or artist studio intermixed with the video and grocery stores. If you have a chance, stop by Bailey's corner for a flash back to the good old days and get penny candy and ice cream!

Eat

 * Cozy's Roadhouse as you come up the hill from the ferry on the right side, serving American fare.
 * Island Nosh, a new restaurant serving noodle dishes from different regions.
 * Dairy Queen, the only fast food chain on the south end of Whidbey.
 * Hong Kong Gardens, up a steep hill it's an American Chinese restaurant and bar.
 * Pickle's Deli, a highly awarded sandwich shop.
 * Whidbey Island Bagel Factory, a new venture by John Auburn.
 * The Big W Food Truck, works out of the food truck during the late spring to early fall and makes pizza in the Ken's Korner commercial kitchen in the off season.
 * CJ & Y Decadent Desserts, a custom bakery specializing in custom cakes, pies, cupcakes and other desserts.
 * Patron, Mexican restaurant located in Ken's Korner shopping mall.

Drink

 * Southern Cross Espresso, coffee stand
 * Whidbey Island Coffee, coffee stand
 * Cadee Tasting Room, A local distillery with many different types of alcohol.
 * The Top at Hong Kong Gardens is the late night bar, they do karaoke on Friday nights.
 * Cozy's is the town's local bar, locals go there to socialize and play a round of pool.

Sleep
Bed and breakfasts are the most common form of lodging.

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Clinton-Camp Springs

Clinton and Camp Springs are unincorporated areas in Prince George's County, Maryland.

Get in
WMATA offers bus service albeit very infrequently. TheBus Prince George's County's local bus service offers better service but certainly the best form of getting to Clinton is a car. Branch Avenue is the nearest Metro station less than 10 mins away in car.

Get around
Car is the best way to get around Clinton. Bus service is very limited especially on weekends. The town is not very walkable.

Go next

 * Washington D.C.-The nation's capital is only a 15-25 min drive away depending on traffic.
 * Waldorf-Southern Maryland's major city is 15 mins going south on Branch Ave (Route 5)
 * Annapolis-Maryland's state capital is about a 30-40 min drive away.

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Clipperton Island

Clipperton Island (French: Île de Clipperton), also known as Île de la Passion is a small, ring-shaped atoll located 1,120 km southwest of Mexico in the Pacific Ocean. It has no permanent residents and is mainly visited by Mexican fishermen and French Navy patrols.

Understand
Clipperton is part of "Overseas France" (France d'outre-mer), and is held as state private property under the direct authority of the French government.

This isolated island was named after John Clipperton, a British pirate. It is claimed that he made it his hideout early in the 18th century to attack passing shipping. Annexed by France in 1855, it was seized by Mexico in 1897. Arbitration eventually awarded the island to France, which took possession in 1935. Its former name, Passion Island, was officially given in 1711 by French discoverers and is sometimes still used. Since World War II, the island has been uninhabited.

Get in

Clipperton Island is under direct authority of the French Government and is a full part of the European Union. However, it is exempt from the Schengen Area and therefore citizens from outside France need a permit to visit Clipperton Island. That can be obtained from the French High Commission in French Polynesia. Unless a French Navy patrol visits the island, there are no officials on the island to check permits.

By plane
There is no airstrip on Clipperton Island. It could be possible to land an Albatross or float plane in the lagoon.

By boat
There are no conventional tourist trips to Clipperton Island; you will have to go by your own boat or join an expedition. To make the journey there as short as possible, Acapulco is a good port from which to start.

There is no harbor on the island, so the only option is to anchor offshore (the south west side has been cited as the best location) and go in using a smaller boat. This can be dangerous since the surf often is very rough as the waves break against the surrounding coral reefs. Leaving the island is even more difficult—it takes a skilled boatsman to time the passage past the reefs to the right moment, between the crashing waves.

The freshwater lagoon in the middle is enclosed and cannot be reached by boat.

Get around
There are no other means of transportation on Clipperton Island than your own feet, and walking on the island is quite difficult. You will encounter two types of surfaces. One is soft sand, which collapses under your feet due to the burrows dug by the island's many crabs. The other surface is made out of hard coral fragments cemented together, covered with loose coral pieces. Watch where you put your feet so you don't step on the wrong piece and get an ankle sprain. If you consider this information a challenge, you may want to try to break the record time for running around the island. The fastest time noted is 1 hour and 17 minutes, by a radio amateur visiting the island in 2000.

See

 * (Rocher Clipperton in the south-east is the first thing you'll see when approaching the atoll. It is a volcanic outcrop, 29 meters high, and the only really elevated place on the island. On the rock you may find the ruins of an old lighthouse, erected by Mexico in 1906. If you're short on scary stories at night, you can think of the last lighthouse keeper, Victoriano Álvarez. After the other males on the island had died in 1917, he found himself alone with 15 women and children. He went mad and started raping and killing, until he himself was killed by one of the women.
 * There are several coconut palm tree groves on the island. At the largest one there are remains of US Navy buildings from WWII. Old machinery and munitions from this time can be found around the island.
 * Two wrecks from Mexican fishing boats, Lily Marie and Oco, are on the shores. Just make sure you don't repeat their mistake.
 * There is a shack remaining of a 1996 NASA radar site, constructed to track a French rocket launch from French Guiana. The rocket malfunctioned and exploded soon after launch, however.
 * , an old camp which is now abandoned, used to be where French scientists stayed during scientific expeditions on the island.

Do

 * Fishing in the waters outside Clipperton Island attracts far more tourists than the island itself. The waters are a habitat for, amongst others, the rare Clipperton angelfish.
 * Wildlife-watching will be a part of your day whether you like it or not, despite the fact that there are not many species on the island. A few species compensate by their numbers, namely the bright orange crabs that can be counted in thousands, and some species of birds. In total there are 13 bird species on the island, not counting migratory birds. The only mammals on Clipperton Island are rats, brought to the island by wrecked ships.
 * Snorkelling and diving in the waters can be a rewarding experience since there are dolphins around.
 * Otherwise, there are very few things to do on the island, other than surviving.

Buy
Although 115 species of fish have been identified in the territorial waters of Clipperton Island, the only economic activity is tuna fishing. There is speculation, however, that the isolated island may be used as a meeting point for drug traders.

For gifts for the children, check out some booby nests. Scientist Lance Milbrand, who stayed on the island for 41 days in 1994, reports that children's toys and lots of other plastic junk tend to appear on the shore, probably after having been carried across the ocean from other, more crowded beaches. The birds have started incorporating plastic toys in their nests.

A French postal stamp from 2011 shows the discovery of Clipperton, costing €1; however, you cannot buy it on the island, as there are no shops.

Eat
Bring your own food with you - with enough for the journey there, your stay, the journey back, and some extra in case of emergency - or be prepared for a diet of fish and the occasional coconut. Avoid the crabs, since they are poisonous to eat.

Drink
You cannot bring too much water: estimate at least around 10 l per day or even more. The water from the lagoon in the middle, while not tasting very good, is reported to be drinkable; however, this should be used only as a last resort.

Sleep
There is no accommodation on Clipperton Island as all of the derelict buildings are uninhabitable, so you will have to set up your own camp. Bring earplugs since you'll have to cope with the noise from thousands of birds. The hordes of crabs are a real nuisance so prepare your camp accordingly with fencing to keep them out. The rats will be interested too, so move your trash away from your camp and keep your tent closed. You don't want to get bitten by a diseased rat when you're on a deserted island.

If you're a light sleeper, bring earplugs with you: the birds and the waves can be quite noisy.

Stay safe
The heat, the sun and the lack of water will be your worst enemies, so bring enough to drink, plenty of sunscreen and some good sunglasses against the bright light. Also be aware that the island is subject to extremely heavy rain and vicious tropical storms.

Swimming in the ocean is very risky because of the many sharks in the surrounding waters.

Because you are on an uninhabited island in the middle of the Pacific Ocean, thousands of kilometres from anywhere, if you need assistance, it will take a long time to arrive, so at least bring a first aid kit with you.

Connect
France has an official postcode for Clipperton Island: 98799. There is no mail service, though, so bring your own radio equipment. Radio amateurs have made expeditions to the island.

Go next
As you probably came by boat, the way out is the way you came, across the Pacific. As Clipperton is remote, the only nearby destinations are quite far away. If you can bear a long sea journey, you could head almost 1000 km north to the Mexican Socorro Island, with the small population of 45. Or you could head about 2,400 km south-east to the Ecuadorian Galapagos Islands, where the wildlife was the inspiration for Charles Darwin's theory of natural selection. Also, Central America is (only!) about 2,500 km east of the Island, with countries like Costa Rica and Nicaragua being due east.

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Clitheroe

Clitheroe is an attractive market town in the Ribble Valley in East Lancashire. It has a Norman castle guarding the transport route along the valley, and is a good base for exploring the Forest of Bowland to the north. In 2021 Clitheroe had a population of 17,141.

Understand
The Pendle Witches are Clitheroe's dark claim to fame. Belief in witches, and legal and church persecutions, took hold in Britain in the 16th century. Witchcraft was made a capital crime, and people started seeing them everywhere. In 1612 eleven people living around Pendle Hill were tried for witchcraft: eight women and two men were found guilty and hanged, one woman was acquitted. Others such as the nearby "Samlesbury Witches" were tried about the same time, an unusual spate of cases.

So many "confessions" have been wrung out under torture, but the striking factor here was how the accused seemed to believe in their own supernatural powers. Six of them came from the Demdike and the Chattox families, who were rival folk-healers quick to accuse the other. It had all started when Alizon Device asked a pedlar for metal pins, often used for divination, healing, and hocus-pocus. He refused, but as he walked away he collapsed to the ground. He was able to get back up and hobble on his way, yet within a day or so, Alizon was claiming (without being put under pressure) that the Devil had lamed the pedlar at her request. Soon the elderly Demdike and Chattox matriarchs were boasting in court about their alliances with Old Nick.

There were attempts in 1998 and in 2008 to obtain judicial pardons for the witches, but their convictions stand.

Visitor information

 * The Tourist Information Centre is within Platform Art Gallery on the railway station, open M-Sa 10AM-4:30PM.
 * Vist Clitheroe website.

Get in
has hourly trains from Manchester Victoria, taking 75 min via Salford, Bolton, Darwen, Blackburn and Whalley. These trains start from Rochdale. Clitheroe station is just an unstaffed halt with ticket machines but no toilets or waiting room. There is step-free access to both platforms. The railway continues north to Hellifield, for the scenic Pennine route to Bentham and Lancaster, but the regular service was axed aeons ago and only occasional heritage steam trains now run that way.

Blackburn Bus 22 runs from Blackburn every 30 min M-Sa and hourly on Sunday, taking 30 min via Mellor and Whalley.

Stagecoach Bus 280 runs from Preston, taking 50 min via Mellor Brook and Whalley, and continuing to Chatburn, Gisburn, Barnoldswick, Earby, Thornton-in-Craven and Skipton. It's hourly M-Sa and every two hours on Sunday.

Rosso Bus 64 runs from Burnley hourly M-Sa and every two hours on Sunday, taking an hour via Padiham and Whalley.

Bus 66 / 67 runs from Nelson every hour or two M-Sa, taking an hour via Chatburn.

The bus station is next to the railway station.

By road from the south take M6 onto M65 east then A680 onto A59. The A59 continues north into the Yorkshire Dales and is congested on summer weekends.

Get around
The town is compact and walkable, but most attractions are some miles out, so you need wheels.

Bus 3 runs every two hours M-Sa to Pimlico, Chatburn and Sawley.

Bus 4 circles town hourly M-Sa from the station to Market Place, Peel Park, Little Moor and back to the station.

Bus 5 runs to Whalley, Hurst Green, Ribchester, Longridge and Chipping, hourly M-Sa and every two hours on Sunday.

Taxi firms include Station Cars / Angel (+44 1200 422422) and Tiger (+44 1200 443100).

See

 * on B6243 is a nine-arch bridge over the Ribble of late medieval construction. It's not wide enough for two vehicles to pass, and there's no sidewalk, so take photos from the riverbank and don't linger on the bridge.
 * on B6243 is a nine-arch bridge over the Ribble of late medieval construction. It's not wide enough for two vehicles to pass, and there's no sidewalk, so take photos from the riverbank and don't linger on the bridge.
 * on B6243 is a nine-arch bridge over the Ribble of late medieval construction. It's not wide enough for two vehicles to pass, and there's no sidewalk, so take photos from the riverbank and don't linger on the bridge.
 * is 557 metres / 1827 ft high, but looks bigger as it looms up in isolation from lower country. "Pen" means hill as does the "dle" element, so like Breedon Hill in Leicester, its full meaning is "hill hill hill." It's a detached part of Forest of Bowland AONB. Its claims to fame are i) the Pendle Witches - the Demdike and Chattox families lived hereabouts in the early 17th centuries; ii) the "Moses" moment for Quakers, where in 1652 George Fox had his vision to propagate his Quaker beliefs, and iii) Richard Towneley's barometer measurements on the hill in 1661 showed the relationship between gas pressure and volume, which we call Boyle's Law. The hill is gritstone overlying limestone, so it's sparse moor heath on top. The usual ascent is the steepest, from the lane above Barley village (east) then straight up the scarp. In Aug 2012 some 483 people dressed as witches climbed the hill to mark the 400th anniversary of the witch trials.
 * Cromwell's Bridge is a rickety crossing over the Hodder a mile east of Stonyhurst, near its confluence with the Ribble. It was built in the 1560s but was named for Cromwell after his troops crossed in 1648. They were marching from Skipton to Ribbleton near Preston, where they smashed the Royalists.
 * Cromwell's Bridge is a rickety crossing over the Hodder a mile east of Stonyhurst, near its confluence with the Ribble. It was built in the 1560s but was named for Cromwell after his troops crossed in 1648. They were marching from Skipton to Ribbleton near Preston, where they smashed the Royalists.

Do

 * What's on? Clitheroe Advertiser & Times is published on Thursday. It's part of the Burnley Express.
 * Cinema: Everyman is within Holmes Mill.
 * Ribble Valley Sculpture Trail extends along the riverbank between Brungerley Park on Waddington Rd (a mile north of town) upstream to West Bradford Rd. There are some 20 sculptures plus interpretation boards about the area and its wildlife.
 * Golf: Clitheroe GC is a mile south of town on Whalley Rd, blue tees 6532 yards, par 71, visitor fee £60.
 * Ribble Valley Jazz & Blues Festival is held in late April to early May.
 * Beat-Herder is a rock music festival at Sawley Top, seven miles northeast of town along A59 in mid-July.
 * Clitheroe Food Festival is held in mid-Aug.

Buy

 * Clitheroe Market is held Tu Th Sa 9AM-4PM, between New Market St and Station Rd.
 * Tesco on Duck St in town centre is open M-Sa 6AM-midnight, Su 10AM-4PM.
 * Sainsburys on Moor Lane is open M-Sa 8AM-9PM, Su 11AM-5PM.
 * Aldi south on Whalley Rd is open M-Sa 8AM-10PM, Su 11AM-5PM.

Eat

 * Vista Cielo is a good Italian at 1 York St, open Tu-F 5-10PM, Sa Su 1-10PM.
 * The Emporium serves pizza and similar fare on Moor Lane by the castle. It's open M-F 9AM-9PM, Sa Su 10AM-7PM.
 * Vista Cielo is a good Italian at 1 York St, open Tu-F 5-10PM, Sa Su 1-10PM.
 * The Emporium serves pizza and similar fare on Moor Lane by the castle. It's open M-F 9AM-9PM, Sa Su 10AM-7PM.

Drink

 * Maxwells cafe and wine bar next to the station is open M-W 9AM-5PM, F Sa 9AM-11PM, Su 10AM-10PM.
 * The Dog & Partridge at 1-3 Wellgate (open Th-Su) has music and live sport.
 * Bowland Brewery is within Holmes Mill. Their beerhall is open M-Sa 11AM-11PM, Su 11AM-10PM.
 * Others in town centre include Royal Oak, Buck Inn, White Lion, The Ale House, Beer Shack, SoBar, Castle Pub, Keystreet Bar, The Dispensary and Brown Cow Inn.
 * Bowland Distillery makes gin and vodka. No tours.
 * Bowland Distillery makes gin and vodka. No tours.

Sleep

 * Higher Buck and Lower Buck are similar pubs with rooms nearby in Waddington.
 * Higher Buck and Lower Buck are similar pubs with rooms nearby in Waddington.
 * Higher Buck and Lower Buck are similar pubs with rooms nearby in Waddington.
 * Higher Buck and Lower Buck are similar pubs with rooms nearby in Waddington.
 * Higher Buck and Lower Buck are similar pubs with rooms nearby in Waddington.
 * Higher Buck and Lower Buck are similar pubs with rooms nearby in Waddington.
 * Higher Buck and Lower Buck are similar pubs with rooms nearby in Waddington.

Connect
As of Feb 2023, Clitheroe and its main approach roads have 4G from EE and Vodafone, but a poor signal from Three and O2. 5G has not reached town.

Go next

 * The Forest of Bowland is a scenic yet little-visited area of England.
 * Blackburn and Nelson for their history of the textile era.
 * Skipton is an attractive market town and a good base for exploring the Yorkshire Dales.

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Clive

There is more than one place called Clive:

New Zealand

 * Clive (New Zealand) - a small town, part of Hastings district.

United States of America

 * Clive (Iowa) - a town in Iowa.

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Clogherhead

Clogherhead is a village in County Louth, 12 km northeast of Drogheda on the east coast of Ireland. Ceann Chlochair means "rocky headland" but the name of the headland became applied to the entire village. It's a resort village with sandy beaches and in 2016 had a population of 2145.

Get in
See Drogheda for intercity routes by bus and rail.

Bus Éireann 168 follows the coast north from Drogheda to Baltray, Termonfeckin, Clogherhead, Grangebellew, Castlebellingham, Dromiskin and Dundalk. It's every 2 hours M-Sa with four on Sunday.

By car from the south follow M1 to junction 9 (toll just before you exit) then through Drogheda onto R166.

Get around
The village beach, harbour and cliff tops are within a kilometre walk, and Old Mayne Church is 2 km.

Bus 168 will get you to Terminfeckin and Drogheda.

See

 * is the harbour, with the shrine "Queen of the Sea" by its entrance. It's a working fishing port so it's authentic rather than picturesque. Use the big free car park and don't clutter up the quays.
 * is the rocky headland that gave its name to the entire village.
 * is sandy. Thatched cottages stand by the shore. Free parking, dogs welcome. The sands stretch all the way south to the Boyne estuary below Drogheda.
 * is the scenic ruin of a late medieval church. It's along R166, 500 m northeast of St Michael's which was built in 1856.
 * is the long sandy beach stretching north of the village. It's flanked by a road so access is simple.
 * is the village 4 km south of Clochermore along R166 to Drogheda. There's a beach, the ruin of a 15th- or 16th-century tower house, and St Fechin's church with a decorated 16th-century High Cross. The village has a few B&Bs.

Do

 * You can shore-dive from the harbour slipway. Turn right (east) and remain within the harbour walls, maybe 6-7 m at high tide. Try not to stir up the silty bottom, and beware boats overhead.

Buy

 * Mace is the convenience store south end of the village, open M-Sa 7AM-10PM, Su 8:30AM-8PM.
 * Fisherman's Catch on the harbour is as fresh as fish can be. It's open daily 9AM-6PM.
 * Ireland's Only Potato-Vending Machine was set up in 2018 along a lane off R166: go past Old Mayne Church then next right marked "Coast Road". Farmer Finnegan set it up as a protest at the pittance the supermarkets were paying for his produce. It's open 24 hours, put €5 in the big blue machine and out comes a 10-kilo bag of spuds, varieties are seasonal.

Eat

 * Great Wall on Main St is open M-Sa 5PM-midnight, Su 3PM-midnight.
 * Great Wall on Main St is open M-Sa 5PM-midnight, Su 3PM-midnight.
 * Great Wall on Main St is open M-Sa 5PM-midnight, Su 3PM-midnight.

Drink

 * Sharkey's is on Main St, and Declan Levins is on the corner of Harbour Rd.

Sleep

 * In early 2021 there is no accommodation in or near the village. There isn't a hotel, and the B&Bs are small family-run places unable to covid-distance. The two caravan parks are only for privately-owned static units, with no rentals, tourer pitches or camping.

Connect
As of Jan 2021, Clogherhead has 5G from Eir, but no signal from Three or Vodafone.

Go next

 * Drogheda is a historic town close to the Boyne battlefield and Brú na Bóinne Neolitic complex.
 * The County Dublin coast is worth exploring on the way to the city: Balbriggan, Skerries, Malahide and Howth.
 * Dundalk near the border has scenic Cooley Peninsula and several medieval sites.

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Clonakilty

Clonakilty, often shortened to "Clon", is a town on the coast of County Cork in southwest Ireland, 50 km southwest of Cork city. It's a seaside resort, with a population in almost 5000 in 2022. It has a museum about its most famous son was Michael Collins (1890-1922), often spoken of as "Ireland's lost leader".

Understand
Clonakilty in Irish is Cloch na gCoillte, castle of the woods. It has fertile farmland but a shallow harbour. It was destroyed in the rebellion of 1641-42, and battles were fought nearby in 1691 and 1798; it also suffered during the famines. In the late 19th century it became a holiday resort, while continuing as a traditional market and agricultural town.

Collins was born at nearby Woodfield, and aged 13-15 he stayed with his older sister in Clonakilty during the week while attending school. He moved to London and studied law, and fell in with the Irish Republican Brotherhood, who spotted his talent and gave him a senior position. At the Easter Rising of 1916 he fought at Dublin Post Office, was captured and would surely have been executed, but he managed to mingle into another batch of prisoners who were sent to Wales for a few months then released. In 1918 Collins was elected MP for Cork South, but did not take his seat in Westminster, as his party Sinn Féin had pledged instead to set up their own parliament in Dublin. A War of Independence broke out between Britain and this unrecognised republic, with Collins a senior (and ruthless) figure, often the effective ruler in de Valera's absence. In Nov 1920 he was the instigator of the Bloody Sunday murders of several British agents, for which the British retaliation was the massacre at a GAA game at Croke Park.

By 1921 both sides saw no military solution and peace talks began, with Collins sent (reluctantly) to negotiate in place of de Valera. The Anglo-Irish Treaty proposed the "Irish Free State", a sort-of-Canada for Ireland, part of the Commonwealth under the British Crown, but with Northern Ireland remaining in the UK. Collins acceded to this, seeing it as a stepping-stone to full independence as a republic, international recognition, ending the war, and with a non-viable north eventually joining the republic. Two out of four isn't bad. An anti-treaty faction of the IRA mobilised, and Ireland became convulsed by civil war. Collins was the "generalissimo" of the pro-treaty Provisional government, and quickly dislodged anti-treaty forces from Dublin, but they hunkered down in Munster and even administered it as a break-away republic. The government pressed on and over the next year regained control. So the civil war was winding down by 22 Aug 1922, and Collins made an inspection tour of recaptured territory in west Cork, when his convoy was ambushed and he was shot dead. He's buried in Glasnevin in Dublin. Collins had been the big mover and shaker in Irish politics: de Valera was often the man who wasn't there, but he now ascended towards power.

The tourist information centre is on Ashe St in town centre.

Get in
Bus Eireann 237 runs from Cork via Inishannon and Bandon to Clonakilty (1 hour) and continues to Rosscarbery, Leap and Skibbereen, where the service branches for Baltimore or Schull. They run daily every two hours. The westbound bus sets down on Pearse St in the one way system, the eastbound stop is on the main road opposite the distillery.

Local Link Bus 253 runs from Kinsale via Ballinspittle and Timoleague to Clonakilty. There are 5 M-Sa and 3 on Sunday.

Clonakilty is about an hour's drive southwest along the N71 from Cork.

Get around
The bus connects Timoleague, Clonakilty and Rosscarbery, but most places of interest are some distance off the main road, so you need wheels.

Taxi firms in town are Clonakilty Hackney Services +353 23 88 34130 and ABC Cabs +353 86 1754 777.

Clonbike is a community bike-share scheme with four town locations.

See

 * at Woodfield is a reconstructed farmstead, there's little left of the original farmhouse. Free.
 * or Lisnagun hill fort: good luck finding this in the back lanes near Darrara Agricultural College. It's an authentic hill fort which in modern times was reconstructed as a late Iron Age farmstead, with souterrain and thatched hut. This flopped as a visitor attraction and fell derelict; the site became covered in shrubs, and access was blocked. So if you do locate these ruins in the jungle, it's perhaps not as thrilling as Eldorado, but you can gaze upon the Lost World of early 21st century tourism and try to imagine the civilisation of those times.
 * 3 km south of town was a tidal island, until modern times when two causeways connected it leaving a wetland between. Its south side has a long sandy beach divided by the small Virgin Mary promontory, and accommodation. Swimmers must beware the strong tides. The surf school came too late to assist defeated Irish rebels in 1641, who tried to flee to Inchydoney but were drowned by the rising tide.
 * has a ruined friary, founded by the Franciscans in 1240.
 * is the village on the Point south of the river. Abbeymahon midway along R601 from Timoleague was a Cistercian abbey, founded 1172.
 * has a ruined friary, founded by the Franciscans in 1240.
 * is the village on the Point south of the river. Abbeymahon midway along R601 from Timoleague was a Cistercian abbey, founded 1172.
 * is an attractive little town on N71 west, with a tiny 17th-century cathedral. The estuary here is shallow so it never developed as a port, people come for the beaches. Warren Beach east of the estuary is closest but has suffered from erosion; Owenahincha further along is better and adjoins Long Strand stretching to Galley Head. Castle Freke (built 1780) is closed for restoration in 2020. Bohonagh Stone Circle is 2.5 km east of the village but it's on private farmland.
 * is a circle of 12 stones, 4 km north of Rosscarbery.
 * 10 km west of Clonakilty along R597 is a closely-spaced group of 17 stones, astronomically aligned, from around 1000 BC. It's free to stroll round any time. One km east, Coppingers Court is the shell of a tower house.
 * is a scenic little village and harbour 2 km west of Drombeg. See Skibbereen for Leap and other places further west.
 * is a scenic little village and harbour 2 km west of Drombeg. See Skibbereen for Leap and other places further west.

Do

 * on the Waterfront produces whiskey and gin. Tours are W-Su at noon, 2PM and 4PM and cost €15.
 * The Wild Atlantic Way runs through the area, from Old Head of Kinsale to Timoleague, Clonakilty, Rosscarbery and on west to Skibbereen, eventually to Donegal. There's no set route so either follow the direct road or divert around the headlands and coves as the mood takes you.
 * Clonakilty International Guitar Festival is in September.

Buy

 * Farmers Market is every Friday 9AM-2PM in Emmet Square.

Eat

 * Clonakilty black pudding is a pork blood-sausage, usually fried or grilled. No Irish breakfast is complete without a slice.
 * The Whale's Tail is next to the distillery.
 * The Whale's Tail is next to the distillery.

Drink

 * Oodles more pubs: take your pick from Shanley's, Scanell's, The Courtyard, Aris Cafe & Wine Bar, Fiddlers Green, GG's Gin Bar, Con and Maura's, Fahey's, Casey's and Brewery Bar.
 * Look out for products of the town distillery.
 * Look out for products of the town distillery.

Sleep

 * Clonakilty Park Hotel is south of centre on Park Rd, +353 23 883 6400.
 * Bay View House B&B on Old Timoleague Rd didn't open in 2020.
 * Celtic Ross Hotel is in Rosscarbery, +353 23 884 8722.
 * Clonakilty Park Hotel is south of centre on Park Rd, +353 23 883 6400.
 * Bay View House B&B on Old Timoleague Rd didn't open in 2020.
 * Celtic Ross Hotel is in Rosscarbery, +353 23 884 8722.
 * Celtic Ross Hotel is in Rosscarbery, +353 23 884 8722.
 * Celtic Ross Hotel is in Rosscarbery, +353 23 884 8722.
 * Celtic Ross Hotel is in Rosscarbery, +353 23 884 8722.
 * Celtic Ross Hotel is in Rosscarbery, +353 23 884 8722.

Connect
As of March 2023, Clonakilty has 4G from Eir and Three, and 5G from Vodafone. Coverage is patchy in the surrounding countryside.

Go next

 * East brings you to Kinsale then Cork, which needs a few days to explore.
 * West the coast becomes very rugged beyond Skibbereen.

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Cloncurry

Cloncurry is a town in Outback Queensland.

Understand
The copper mines of Cloncurry quickly made this town one of the most prosperous in the Outback. Down through the years since the copper lode was discovered in 1867, Cloncurry has hosted a plethora of other historic occasions. It was here where the idea for Qantas was first mooted. 'Conceived in Cloncurry, born in Winton and grew up in Longreach' goes a local saying. The original hangar still stands at the local aerodrome. The Royal Flying Doctor Service was also launched in Cloncurry. Visit John Flynn Place to get an insight into the story of this iconic outback service. The town is nicknamed "The Friendly Heart of the Great North West".

Get in
Cloncurry is on the Barkly Highway between Townsville and Mount Isa, around 120km from Mount Isa.

By train, The Inlander passes through Cloncurry twice a week.

Get around
The main street is Scarr St, one block north of the highway; however, many of the motels are along the highway (Ramsay St).

See

 * Old Post office

Buy
There is a supermarket on Scarr St.

Eat
Cloncurry doesn't have much of a main street, with not much around except a bakery (not open evenings) and some sort of fish place. You might be stuck with pub food (there are several pubs on Scarr St) or the motel restaurants (mainly on Ramsay St).

Sleep
There are many motels on the highway (Ramsay St), some pubs on Scarr St and some caravan parks. Demand from mining leads to high prices.

Go next
Normanton and Karumba are to the north and offer a great Gulf experience.

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Clonmacnoise

Clonmacnoise is a medieval monastery complex in County Offaly in the centre of Ireland. The village is tiny, with almost no visitor amenities, and most people come on day trips from Dublin or Athlone. Clonmacnoise monastery was largely abandoned by the end of the 13th century, and today the site includes nine ruined churches, a castle, two round towers and a large number of carved stone crosses and cross-slabs. An interpretive centre is open to the public. It's pronounced as written, "Klon-mack-noyz".

Understand

 * 547 AD: In this year Cluain Moccu Nóis was founded: that is, Nós, swineherd of the king of Connachta, from whom Cluain Moccu Nóis is named.

Clonmacnoise was a prehistoric crossroads at the centre of Ireland which became a great religious centre. Much of the land was bog, but you could travel north-south on the River Shannon, and east-west on the Esker Riada, a line of low sandy ridges created by glaciers. The esker ridges had created the bogs, by blocking valleys so lakes backed up that infilled as wetland; but being themselves well-drained they supported travel, habitations and farming, so villages grew up along them. Clonmacnoise (Cluain Mhic Nóis, "meadow of the sons of Nós") was the point where the Shannon cut through the ridge and was already important long before its monastery was founded.

Ciarán mac an tSaeir (circa 516-549) meaning "son of the carpenter" was probably born in Rathcrogan, County Roscommon. He was a priest in various parts of Ireland and possibly Scotland, then settled here in 544 and founded the monastery. He was only 33 when he died in 549, of what's said to be plague. All sorts of fanciful legends and wonders were later ascribed to him and he's now venerated as St Ciarán the Younger, to distinguish him from the 5th-century St Ciarán the Elder; his "pattern-day" is 9 September.

The early monastery was a humble wooden affair, but from the 9th century it enjoyed patronage by the kings of Connacht and was rebuilt in stone. Around it grew a secular town, boosted by the construction of Ireland's first known bridge in 804 AD, an oak causeway on piles across the Shannon. It became a major centre of religion, learning, craftsmanship, trade and pilgrimage, internationally renowned, and high kings of Tara and Connacht were buried here. It was wrecked several times by raids (Viking or Irish) yet continued to be important. One major manuscript "The Book of the Dun Cow" was certainly created here, the "Annals of Clonmacnoise" very likely also, and its events are chronicled in other medieval accounts. What you see today is mostly 10th to 12th century, when the monks were Augustinian Canons.

The coming of the Normans revived many monasteries in Ireland yet caused Clonmacnoise to wither. The east-west transport route shifted north, to cross the river at Athlone; that town blossomed into a well-defended city with the area's major cathedral. Competitor monastic orders popped up all over, luring pilgrims and patrons with enough holy relics to recreate the Ark and a crew of Saints let alone the True Cross. Clonmacnoise fell down the religious pecking order and was already a sorry place before the last military incursion of 1552 and the Dissolution of 1568. The town vanished, so the site wasn't built over or the stones pilfered. Nevertheless the church and graveyard remained in use, and it's a pilgrimage site to this day.

Get in
There is no public transport to Clonmacnoise. The nearest town is Athlone, with trains and buses on the Dublin-Galway route; then head 22 km south by road.

The village of Shannonbridge is 7 km southeast but likewise has no public transport.

By road from Dublin take M6 to junction 7, then dog-leg onto R444 south. It's well-signposted, but the road is narrow, cross fingers you don't meet a tour coach coming the other way.

If you don't have your own wheels, consider taking an organised tour: day-trips run from Dublin, eg by Bus Éireann.

The site is on the navigable River Shannon (with no bridge between Athlone and Shannonbridge) so early visitors came by river, and you still can, with a mooring point here. The inland waterway network reaches all the way to Dublin, Waterford, Limerick and Enniskillen. Rental companies of course set limits on how far you may take their boat.

The Clonmacnoise and West Offaly Railway was scrapped in 2008. It was a 3-foot (914 mm) gauge railway for hauling peat, made over into a tourist ride.

Get around
918 AD A great flood in this year, so that the water reached the Abbot's Fort of Cluain-mic-Nois, and to the causeway of the Monument of the Three Crosses.

Walk around the site. There's wheelchair access into the visitor centre then along the west side of the compound, but beyond that are steps or you have to cross the grass.

See

 * is the teetering remnant on the hillock seen west of the Monastery car park. That's close enough, the ruins are unsafe. It was built by the Normans in 1214, encircled by a deep fosse, to replace their earlier wooden motte-and-bailey guarding the river crossing. But already they were losing interest in Clonmacnoise and fortifying Athlone, so after the Irish wrecked it circa 1300 it wasn't repaired.
 * (replica) by the entrance is 4 m tall, one of the most skillfully wrought of any High Cross. It depicts the arrest of Jesus, the Crucifixion, the Last Judgement, and Christ in the Tomb. Another panel depicts King Flann Sinna and Abbot Colmán and seeks your prayers for them: they commissioned the cross circa 900 AD and the Cathedral.
 * See what the tour groups are doing, and plan to dodge them. The Cathedral stands before you: it's described below as the culmination of the circuit, but if it happens just then to be quiet, you might want to see it and its surrounds first.
 * was originally outside the compound wall; close to the river, it would have been a 30-m-tall landmark for arriving pilgrims. It's named for King Fergal O'Rourke (d 964) but wasn't finished until 1124. In 1135 it was decapitated by lightning and only partly rebuilt, so it's now a 19.3-m stump but still impressive. The entrance is 3.3 m above ground but it's now understood that this was simply to avoid weakening the base, and that such towers were bell-towers with no defensive purpose, usually just west of their church. Indeed several long-lost churches have been unearthed by searching in the vicinity of a tower.
 * (replica) is the oldest cross, from 800 AD. Only the limestone shaft and sandstone base (a former millstone) survive. Only the east side of the shaft is decorated, so it was probably intended to stand against a wall. The decoration is non-Christian, with lions, spirals and an image of Cernunnos, the Celtic God of hunting and fertility. It's been badly smashed up at some stage, perhaps in zealotry against the pagan god.
 * Temple Kelly: the subsidiary churches here are called Temples (Irish teampall). Temple Kelly (built 1167) near the middle of the compound is just a course of foundation stones.
 * was built around 1200 in a style transitional between Romanesque and Gothic. But it stands out from the rest because it was restored as a Church of Ireland (Anglican) church in the 18th century, with further extensive work in the 1910s. So it looks modern: the intact roof is the give-away. It's only open for services, which are usually on summer Sundays at 4PM.
 * was built around 1200 in a style transitional between Romanesque and Gothic. But it stands out from the rest because it was restored as a Church of Ireland (Anglican) church in the 18th century, with further extensive work in the 1910s. So it looks modern: the intact roof is the give-away. It's only open for services, which are usually on summer Sundays at 4PM.
 * The Mass Shelter adjacent is modern, built for the visit of Pope John Paul II on 30 Sep 1979.
 * is a 12th-century Romanesque church and round tower. The unusual feature is that the 16-m tower is incorporated into the church, and has a ground-level doorway. O'Rourke's free-standing tower is much more typical. In 1864 a tourist from Birr called John Glennon set about smashing up the church; his motive isn't recorded but it led to a landmark law case. It was clearly illegal to damage someone's property, including exhibits within a museum, but there was no legal precedent around "cultural commons" such as ancient monuments, and looting old places for curios and building masonry was common practice. The case against Glennon therefore fell through and he got away with it, but it led to better legal protection of heritage.
 * The Old Cemetery occupies the east half of the compound. It was practically full by the 20th century, with just a few local families retaining burial rights to lie with their kin. From the 1950s the New Cemetery was developed adjacent outside the compound wall: its preparation turned up many items from the vanished secular town. Modern funerary sculpture was moved there from the Old, which was closed to further burials.
 * at 2.8 by 3.8 m is the smallest church here, and it was probably a 9th- or 10th-century shrine chapel or reliquary. It's reputed to stand over the grave of St Ciarán, and excavations revealed the fabulous Clonmacnoise Crozier, but no saintly remains. In the 19th century it was partly rebuilt because of subsidence. That was exacerbated by the fashion for "holy clay" — people paid money for clay from holy ground (or so touted by priestly huxters) that would soothe the ills of yourself, cattle and crops, and if placed in your coffin would preserve you from contamination by less righteous corpses. As a result the floor of this church is lower than outside: it's been protected by slabs yet still people gouge clay from the area, and the walls lean. And this in an Ireland with so many skilled doctors, vets, agronomists and morticians.
 * The Bullaun nearby is a hollowed stone that collects rainwater, with wonderful holy and curative properties like the clay that it's failed to reached. Such stones are common near old churches in Ireland and some reflect natural erosion, while others including this one have been worn hollow by use as grindstones.
 * , built circa 1200, is also called the King's Church, because at least seven generations of Melaghlin Kings are said to be buried beneath it. The church may also have housed the scriptorium, the room where manuscripts were designed and decorated.
 * was built from 909 AD by King Flann and Abbott Colmán (surely a vaudeville act?) The west doorway has been restored (perhaps over-restored) and the Gothic north doorway or Whispering Arch is mid-15th century. The last High Kings of Ireland were buried near the altar, Turlough O'Connor in 1156 then his son Rory in 1198. Most of the graves in the church are those of the Coghlan family, who had the cathedral rebuilt in the mid-17th century.
 * or Doolin was built in the 10th century. It's named for Edmund Dowling, who renovated it in 1689, placing a carving of his family crest above the door. Temple Hurpan was also added as an annex east to act as a family burial crypt, and Temple Dowling was enlarged to match it.
 * (replica) is 9th century. With its base it's 3.7 m tall and its carvings are mostly abstract, but the Crucifixion is depicted on its west face. The bosses are because early stone High Crosses replicated the texture of their wooden predecessors.
 * Further out: just fields nearby, that's deliberate. There never was much since the Dissolution, but a "buffer zone" has been imposed to prevent encroaching development.
 * is east of the New Cemetery, rebuilt in 1167. It stood on the ancient highway passing north of Mongan Bog, still a public road, while the modern R444 passes south. The church is in charming Romanesque style with many fine carvings. One detail, set into an archway, is what's politely called an acrobat but is a form of "Sheila-na-gig", a lewd fertility symbol. She's folded her legs behind her large head.
 * or Clonfinlough Stone 4 km east is a large limestone boulder, a glacial "erratic", carved with cup-shaped hollows, crosses, daggers, and a pair of human feet. The earliest inscriptions are Bronze Age but some may be medieval: impressions of hands and feet are associated with rituals such as inauguration of kings, pilgrimage, and Grauman's Chinese Theatre in Hollywood California.

Do

 * 887 AD Anealoen the pilgrim came to Ireland, and the wearing of the hair long was abolished by him, and tonsures were accepted.

 * Read the Annals of Clonmacnoise and if possible plunge forward and edit them - scholars are calling for an updated edition. You don't have to be a tonsured monk to contribute, but any work submitted may be hacked and burned by Vikings, have pages ripped out for unspeakable medieval purposes, and (worst of all) draw snarky online comments. The original manuscripts in Irish are long lost, but they were translated in 1627. Like similar Annals they purport to describe history from the dawn of time to the year they were written, so they're sketchy and fanciful in the early sections, then become more factual and detailed up to 1408. They especially describe the lands and landowning families around 15th century Clonmacnoise, so it's a safe bet they were compiled here. The 1627 translation manuscript has in turn been lost but there are authenticated copies in TCD Library Dublin and in the British Museum. There isn't a public online version so there's your first task.

Buy
"And Jesus went into the temple of God, and cast out all them that sold and bought in the temple, and overthrew the tables of the money changers, and the seats of them that sold doves. And said unto them, It is written, My house shall be called the house of prayer; but ye have made it a den of thieves."

- Matthew 21:12–13

Well, they've clearly learned their lesson, because they've scarpered and not returned. There's gift shop by the monastery compound open daily 10AM-5:30PM but that's all. Where's a scented organic candle when you need one, or a wildly overpriced little octagonal jar of chutney with a muslin cap? You'll have to wait till the next town on your itinerary for your gift-buying experience.

Eat

 * There's a small cafe in the visitor centre, nothing in the vicinity outside.

Drink

 * Holy water anyone? There are no local pubs or cafes; the coaches whisk the tour groups away for their final stop at the Tullamore Dew distillery.

Sleep

 * 954 AD was a sleepy year: Repose of Dub Inse, learned bishop of Ireland, and of Cellachán, king of Caisel, and of Éladach the learned, abbot of Ros Ailithir, and of Uarach, bishop of Imlech Ibuir, and of Célechair, abbot of Cluain Moccu Nóis and Cluain Iraird, and of Cormac Ua Maíl Shluaig, learned sage of Mumu, and of Lugaid Ua Maíl Shempail, abbot of Domnach Pátraic, and of Cenn Faelad mac Suibne, anchorite of Cluain Ferta Brénainn.

 * The village caravan site has closed.
 * Shannonbridge also has a few B&Bs, and a marina for overnight mooring.
 * The village caravan site has closed.
 * Shannonbridge also has a few B&Bs, and a marina for overnight mooring.

Connect
As of April 2021, you might, just might, get a mobile signal with Eir or Three, but there's no coverage by Vodafone.

Go next

 * Athlone has a fine castle and parish church.
 * Birr is a small town that for 70 years was at the leading edge of astronomy, with its "Leviathan" telescope.
 * Tullamore is best known for its two distilleries.
 * Glendalough in the Wicklow mountains is an extensive monastic site to rival Clonmacnoise, the big difference is the scenery of its U-shaped valley. Being so close to Dublin it's very touristy.

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Clorinda

Clorinda is a city of 47,000 in Formosa Province in the Chaco region of Argentina. Located 115 km north of the provincial capital, Formosa, Clorinda is just across the border from Asunción.

Get in
The bus terminal is towards the east end of Av. San Martín, with large "Flecha Bus" signs.

Get around
The main street is Av. San Martín. As the city is small, most places can easily be reached on foot, or by hailing a taxi. On the main street can be found the bank (Banco Formosa, ATM inside the door marked "Link"), several supermarkets and specialty stores, as well as eateries.

Sleep
Hotel Residencial 9 De Julio is the oldest hotel in town, dilapidated but safe and with helpful staff. Has an internal courtyard suitable for storing bicycles and motorbikes. Located on the west end of Av. San Martín, near Av. Roque S. Peña. 2½ stars, from US$13 per night.

Go next
There is a travel agent on Av. San Martín, opposite the main park. Buses run direct to Asunción, Formosa, Resistencia, Buenos Aires, and other cities.

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Cloudcroft

Cloudcroft is a town in Southeast New Mexico with a population of less than a thousand.

History
High in the Sacramento Mountains, the village was started as a mountain resort (a glorified camp site) in 1899 by the coming of the Alamogordo and Sacramento Mountain Railroad.

Climate
During the summer, temperatures go above and lows are between  and. During the winter, the range is from the 40s Fahrenheit to the teens.

Get in
Cloudcroft is located at the junction of Highways US 82 and NM 244. The nearest airport with commercial air service is in El Paso, Texas, about 96 miles away. Commute to Cloudcroft from nearby Alamogordo entails going through New Mexico's only Tunnel and driving through High Rolls/Mountain Park.

Get around
Cloudcroft has no public transportation, except horse and horse-drawn carriage rentals. The town itself is tiny and easy to navigate on foot. For outlying areas, plan to drive and know that 4-wheel drive is helpful in the winter.

See

The high altitude, low humidity and dark sky ordinance for the village, make Cloudcroft a popular site for day and night sky viewing. It is home to two observatories. Both observatories are located about 16 miles south of Cloudcroft on Highway 6563, the Sunspot Highway: this can be a challenging drive when snow is present.

Do
Most of Cloudcroft is dedicated to forest and mountain activities, although it does have golf courses and resorts.

Buy
Burro Avenue has several lovely shops featuring friendly service.

Sleep
There are a variety of places to sleep in Cloudcroft.

Stay safe

Most of Cloudcroft is above 9000 ft and one of the most likely problems is Altitude sickness. One should also understand the risks of mountain forest were there are wild animals and potential harmful/poisonous plants. Emergency services use the standard 911 system.

Go next

 * Lincoln National Forest, +1 575 434-7200, . It has hiking, camping galore, horse back riding, biking, four wheeling, hunting, cross country skiing, inner-tube rides, skating, and snow-mobiles!

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Cloverdale

There is more than one place called Cloverdale:

United States of America

 * Cloverdale (California) - A town in California.

British Columbia

 * Cloverdale (British Columbia) - A town in Surrey (British Columbia).

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Cloverdale (California)

Cloverdale is in Sonoma County in the Bay Area of California.

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Clovis

There is more than one place called Clovis:

United States of America

 * Clovis (California) - A town in California.
 * Clovis (New Mexico) - A town in New Mexico.

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Clovis (California)

Clovis is a city in Fresno County in California's San Joaquin Valley.

Get in
FAX provides bus service from adjacent Fresno.

title: Clovis (California)


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Clovis (New Mexico)

Clovis is a city in the southeastern region of New Mexico, in Curry County, near the Texas state line. It is famous for the nearby archaeological site where "Clovis man" was discovered. It is a military community supporting nearby Cannon Air Force Base.

By car
Road access is mainly via US 60 and US 70. You can also access Clovis from US 40 to NM 209 South at Tucumcari.

Get around
Clovis has a limited public transportation system known as C.A.T.S which stands for Clovis Area Transport System. Anywhere within city limits is 50¢. 575-769-7910. (No service Sunday)

Taxi services do not exist.

Do

 * Decent off-road mountain biking exists at the back of Ned Houk Park. Upon entrance to the park, take a right and follow it to the ampetheatre.  The trails start beyond the dirt parking lot.

Go next

 * Lubbock & Amarillo are approximately 100 miles away in Texas.
 * Albuquerque is 220 miles away.
 * The town of Portales is nearby, with Eastern New Mexico University and an interesting archaeological site.
 * Roswell is a favorite destination of extra-terrestrial travelers.

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Cluj County

Cluj County is in Transylvania, Romania.

Cities

 * — fine dining, excellent cultural activities, a wonderful historical legacy and a great atmosphere
 * — a city that dates backs to the 13th-century, and that has many historical buildings
 * — a city at the confluence of the rivers Someșul Mare and Someșul Mic
 * — a city was built in the early 18th century by Armenians, who have since left the area
 * — gateway to the Apuseni Mountains
 * — Turda Salt Mine and nearby Turda Gorge are must see

Understand
The county is one of plateau and mountain. About a quarter (24%) of the county's surface is mountainous, occupied by the Apuseni Mountains, with heights of up to 1,800 meters, located in the southwestern part of the county. The rest of the surface is formed in proportion of 76% of the hills and valleys of the Someșan Plateau and the Transylvanian Plain. The terraces and meadows in the lower sectors of Someș Mic and Arieș make up for the lack of plains.

See

 * The Apuseni Mountains, with sights such as the Great Cave from the Fire Valley, the Cave from Piatra Ponorului, and the Vârfurașu Cave.
 * Bologa Fortress, Dăbâca Fortress, Bánffy Castle from Bonțida
 * The Reformed Church of Sic
 * Nicula Monastery
 * Turda Salt Mine
 * Bologa Fortress, Dăbâca Fortress, Bánffy Castle from Bonțida
 * The Reformed Church of Sic
 * Nicula Monastery
 * Turda Salt Mine

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Cluj-Napoca

Cluj-Napoca (Romanian), Kolozsvár (Hungarian) or Klausenburg (German) is the capital of Cluj county and the unofficial capital of the historical region of Transylvania. The city, with about 320,000 people (2016), is very pleasant, and it is a great experience for those who want to see urban Transylvanian life at its best. Along with fine dining, excellent cultural activities, a wonderful historical legacy and a great atmosphere, the city will not disappoint those who add it to their travel itinerary. What's more is the fact that Cluj (as it's called for short) is so easy to access and get around.

Understand
Today, the biggest ethnic group in Cluj-Napoca are Romanians. However, this was not always the case as many different groups have inhabited the city throughout its history. The first trace of humans was neolithic settlements dating back thousands of years. Later the settlement was conquered and inhabited by Romans. The archaeological reminder of Roman Napoca can be seen in Unirii Square in the city centre. Saxons were next to occupy the city: they built the wall around the city which still stands. The city carries the German name of Klausenburg. In the 19th century, ethnic Hungarians were the majority of the population and remained so until 1955. They call the city Kolozsvár. The construction of non-Catholic religious buildings in the city centre was forbidden for a while, yet eventually, Romanians were allowed to build Orthodox churches. During communist times, the remaining minorities migrated for a higher standard of living, for example, Jewish people migrated to Israel and ethnic Saxons migrated to Germany.

Cluj-Napoca has reminders of its past all around the city. You might wonder why Cluj-Napoca architecture is similar to that in Germany. This happened during Austro-Hungarian period when local architects been educated in Vienna. Moreover, communist buildings can be found just outside city centre.

Many people still refer to Cluj-Napoca by its previous name, Cluj, because the ending "Napoca" was added in 1974 by the Communist Party.

Cluj-Napoca has emerged as a tech hub being informally named as a silicon valley of Romania. Technology related events organised all around the city include conferences attracting speakers from all around the world. Technology companies mainly offer out-sourcing services yet startups exist too. This continues to increase prices in the city which is high compared to other cities in Romania but still much cheaper than in Western Europe.

Talk
The official language is Romanian, a Romance language. Most educated people born after about 1970 will speak reasonably good English and will likely be proficient in one or more second Romance languages; most educated people born before about 1970 will speak reasonably good French and Italian. Hungarian is a common language, spoken by the relatively large Hungarian minority. The Roma people (Gypsies) speak their native Romany, as well as Romanian. Beyond that, as in any major city, there will be a smattering of other languages.

Get in
Getting to Cluj-Napoca is easy due to its position and its status as a major Transylvanian city.

By train

As with many other Transylvanian cities, the train is the easiest way to reach Cluj because it is an important Romanian railway hub. There are 4 trains daily to Bucharest and 4 trains daily to Budapest (via Oradea). There are train connections to most Romanian or Transylvanian cities, including fast InterCity connections to Oradea, Arad, Timisoara, Brasov, Sighisoara, Ploiesti and Bucharest.

Important to know, that in Romania there are three kind of trains.

On a few routes like from/to Oradea and Târgu Mureș, you can find private companies like Transferoviar grup, which offer cheaper tickets.

By bus

Cluj-Napoca can be reached by bus from Bucharest, major cities in Romania, most cities in Transylvania, and a number of major cities in Europe.

There is also an on-demand bus to Cluj-Napoca from Budapest by Eurobusways.

By plane

Getting there and away:
 * By bus – Bus line 5 and 8 running 05:30–00:00, for 3 lei one-way (as of Jun 2023). For the public bus, you need to exit the airport, turn right at the main street and walk to the next bus stop. There is a ticket machine. Remember to stamp your ticket on board. You are not allowed to buy tickets from the driver.
 * In May 2023, a new Airport Express Line (A1E) was introduced, which stops in front of the airport and goes to Mihai Viteazu Square. Tickets can only be bought inside the bus at the POS by using a credit or a debit card. The price for one trip is 6 lei. During the journey from the Airport to Mihai Viteazu Square the bus will stop at bus stops only at the request of passengers by stop button inside the bus.

 * By shuttle – WizzAir offers a shuttle bus to the center for a fixed price of 15 lei.
 * By taxi – Taxis are abundant but probably only worth if you are several people or have too much luggage.
 * By rental car – At the airport car rental by Avis, Budget, Europcar and several local providers is available.

Another alternative is to fly to Budapest Franz Liszt International Airport and then shuttle to Cluj-Napoca. The shuttle takes 6–8 hr to make the trip. Many companies travel this route. You can find shuttles from early morning till late night. Reservations have to be made in advance, make sure you leave at least two hours between your flight arrival and the departure of the shuttle, to account for any flight delays. Prices are around 60 to 80 lei.

By car
Cluj-Napoca has good road connections. European road E60 links it to Bucharest and Brasov to the south, Oradea and Budapest to the west, through Bors customs. E81 leads to Zalau and Satu Mare to the north, Brasov and Bucharest to the south. E58 links Cluj-Napoca to Dej, Bistrita, Baia Mare and Vatra Dornei.

By public transport

Public transport in the city is possible by means of 25 bus lines, 7 trolleybus lines, and 3 tram lines, all operated by the RATUC company (Regia Autonomă de Transport Urban de Călători). For most lines servicing the city center you won't need to wait more than 15 minutes. The tariff is 6 lei for two trips. Tickets can be bought inside busses and trams by public transport card, Visa/Mastercard (contactless only), via SMS, at machines on major stations or for cash at special booths at most stops, identifiable by the RATUC logo and possibly the text "Bilete si Abonamente" (meaning "short and long-term tickets"). Be careful to correctly punch an unused half of your ticket once in the vehicle, ticket control is relatively common and the fines are sizable. A route planner is available online.

Transport in the Cluj-Napoca metropolitan area is covered by many private bus companies, one of the most important is FANY which provides numerous daily connections to neighboring towns and villages.

By taxi
Taxis are relatively more expensive than in other parts of Romania, but still cheap, and very convenient. The tariff is around 2.25 lei/km, and the same is applied as start fee. All the respectable companies charge the same price. Typically you won't pay more than 13 lei for a travel between the city center and some point in the suburbs. Payment is always done in cash, and paying by credit card is not possible. It is customary, though not mandatory, that the sum is rounded up to 0.50 lei multiples (e.g., if the meter shows 3.20 lei you will probably be expected to pay 3.50 lei, leaving the extra 0.30 lei as a tip). If you do not have exact change, the driver might keep this tip himself when paying back the change. If he tries to keep too much (like rounding from 3.50 lei to 5 lei, for example), do ask for the change.

Taxi cabs come in all shapes and colors, they are identified by the company logo on the sign on top of the car, which will also be placed somewhere on the car body. Taxis cluster around important locations in the city, and clusters are usually no more than 1 km apart. Take care to always use respectable companies, such as Atlas, Diesel Rapid, Diesel Taxi, Pritax, Nova, Terra and Fan, Pro Rapid. There might be underground, "shark" drivers as they are called, which try to exploit unknowledgeable strangers by overcharging. You should avoid them as they charge at least several times the normal fee. They mostly hang around the train station and the airport. Shark drivers might sometimes "helpfully" offer a ride themselves; you won't see a usual driver do that. Usually shark drivers' cars are marked TAXI and nothing else. Search for name of company on the door of car! Respectable firms typically have several cars parked at each station; that's an easy way to identify them. Also, the price per kilometer is sometimes displayed on the cab door. It should be no more than 2.25 lei. Avoid the Activ Taxi cars.

Cabs can also be phoned in. You typically need to give a name, and wait for the number of the car to be relayed to you. Cars will arrive after a period on the order of minutes.

It may happen that you will be driven around on a longer route if you don't know the city. This may happen even with respectable firms. You can't do much to help that, unless you are able to read a map very well, especially if you're easy to spot as a foreigner. The best thing to do is to appear confident, jump in the car and state your destination unhesitantly as if you knew exactly where it was.

Some of the taxi companies in Cluj-Napoca:
 * Nova Taxi – (0264) 949, +40-745 151000
 * Diesel Rapid – (0264) 946
 * Atlas Taxi – (0264) 969
 * Diesel Taxi – (0264) 953, +40-744 646663, +40-745 381532, +40-722 859093
 * Pritax – (0264) 942, +40-744 159720, +40-788 550000
 * Pro Rapid – (0264) 948
 * Terra Fan – (0264) 944
 * Clima&Confort Taxi – (0264) 943, +40-742 012280, +40-723 012280, +40-768 347379, +40-264 422224, +40-364 310673

By rental car
Cars can be rented from the numerous operators throughout the city. Many small tourism agencies also act as intermediaries for renting cars, and you might be able to get better rates there. You can find such agencies scattered throughout the city centre.

See
The area around the Union Square is a must see for the visitor, with the Teleki and Banffy Palaces (the latter now housing the National Art Museum), the Franciscan Monastery, the first Unitarian Church in the world, the Piarist Church, the Mirror Street (Iuliu Maniu Street, a unique architectural accomplishment dating back to the late 1800s) and Matthias Corvinus' place of birth, a 15th-century hotel now home to the Visual Arts Academy. Smaller streets around the Square can take you into splendid inner courts, old houses and isolated Churches.

Museums

 * Emil Isac Memorial House, Emil Isac nr. 23
 * Emil Isac Memorial House, Emil Isac nr. 23
 * Emil Isac Memorial House, Emil Isac nr. 23

Notable buildings

 * Palace of Justice, Calea Dorobantilor nr. 2
 * Palace of Justice, Calea Dorobantilor nr. 2

Statues

 * [[Image:Matia Corvin Statue nov 2010.jpg|right|thumb|St. Michael's Church, with the statue of Matthias Corvinus.]]

Do

 * Watch football at CFR Cluj, who play soccer in Liga 1, the country's top tier. Their home ground Stadionul Dr. Constantin Rădulescu, capacity 23,500, is 500 m southwest from the railway station.
 * Watch football at CFR Cluj, who play soccer in Liga 1, the country's top tier. Their home ground Stadionul Dr. Constantin Rădulescu, capacity 23,500, is 500 m southwest from the railway station.
 * Watch football at CFR Cluj, who play soccer in Liga 1, the country's top tier. Their home ground Stadionul Dr. Constantin Rădulescu, capacity 23,500, is 500 m southwest from the railway station.
 * Watch football at CFR Cluj, who play soccer in Liga 1, the country's top tier. Their home ground Stadionul Dr. Constantin Rădulescu, capacity 23,500, is 500 m southwest from the railway station.
 * Watch football at CFR Cluj, who play soccer in Liga 1, the country's top tier. Their home ground Stadionul Dr. Constantin Rădulescu, capacity 23,500, is 500 m southwest from the railway station.
 * Watch football at CFR Cluj, who play soccer in Liga 1, the country's top tier. Their home ground Stadionul Dr. Constantin Rădulescu, capacity 23,500, is 500 m southwest from the railway station.
 * Watch football at CFR Cluj, who play soccer in Liga 1, the country's top tier. Their home ground Stadionul Dr. Constantin Rădulescu, capacity 23,500, is 500 m southwest from the railway station.
 * Watch football at CFR Cluj, who play soccer in Liga 1, the country's top tier. Their home ground Stadionul Dr. Constantin Rădulescu, capacity 23,500, is 500 m southwest from the railway station.

Shopping malls

You can also visit Sora Shopping Center, Central and Galeriile Ferdinand (very expensive). At a lower budget you can find lots of cool clothes in Piata Marasti (shopping center).

Eat
Cluj dining is some of the best in Romania. Ranging from traditional Romanian, Hungarian and Transylvanian (a combination of the previous two) to Italian (very good Italian food), Chinese, Japanese, Mexican, Middle Eastern, American and International Cuisine, the city can offer great dining for all tastes. Fancy restaurants are available as well as local fast food shops and a few international chains (McDonald's, Pizza Hut).

Budget
All these are in the city centre:

Mid-range

Drink
Cluj has a vibrant night life, guaranteed by the over 60,000 university students living here. There are bars, cafés, clubs for all preferences and budgets.

 * Oscar – A good after-hours haunt.
 * Zorki Off the Record – In the basement under Zorki. Where concerts sometimes happen. You can grab a beer or a glass of wine.
 * Oscar – A good after-hours haunt.
 * Zorki Off the Record – In the basement under Zorki. Where concerts sometimes happen. You can grab a beer or a glass of wine.
 * Oscar – A good after-hours haunt.
 * Zorki Off the Record – In the basement under Zorki. Where concerts sometimes happen. You can grab a beer or a glass of wine.
 * Oscar – A good after-hours haunt.
 * Zorki Off the Record – In the basement under Zorki. Where concerts sometimes happen. You can grab a beer or a glass of wine.
 * Oscar – A good after-hours haunt.
 * Zorki Off the Record – In the basement under Zorki. Where concerts sometimes happen. You can grab a beer or a glass of wine.
 * Oscar – A good after-hours haunt.
 * Zorki Off the Record – In the basement under Zorki. Where concerts sometimes happen. You can grab a beer or a glass of wine.
 * Zorki Off the Record – In the basement under Zorki. Where concerts sometimes happen. You can grab a beer or a glass of wine.
 * Zorki Off the Record – In the basement under Zorki. Where concerts sometimes happen. You can grab a beer or a glass of wine.
 * Zorki Off the Record – In the basement under Zorki. Where concerts sometimes happen. You can grab a beer or a glass of wine.
 * Zorki Off the Record – In the basement under Zorki. Where concerts sometimes happen. You can grab a beer or a glass of wine.
 * Zorki Off the Record – In the basement under Zorki. Where concerts sometimes happen. You can grab a beer or a glass of wine.
 * Zorki Off the Record – In the basement under Zorki. Where concerts sometimes happen. You can grab a beer or a glass of wine.

Sleep
The last three years have seen a boom in the Cluj lodging scene. There are lodging options for all budgets, including a 5-star hotel. Other than that, you can find something that suits your needs.

Stay safe
Cluj-Napoca is in general a safe city. Even after dark, it is safe to walk through the city center and some of the other neighbourhoods. To be on the safe side, unless you know exactly where you're going and how to get there, suburbs should be avoided at night, especially the neighbourhoods of Manastur, Marasti, and Iris, and the train and inter-city bus station areas.

You should, as always, take care of your belongings and pockets. If your wallet is stolen or lost, it is likely that it will resurface after a while, but without the money and credit cards (so be sure to call your credit card company and lock the credit card as soon as you notice it is missing).

Emergency numbers
As throughout the rest of the European Union, the police, ambulance, and fire department are reachable at the number 112.

Connect
Cluj-Napoca and its approach roads have 4G from all Romanian carriers. As of Aug 2022, city centre has 5G from Digi, Orange and Vodafone.

Go next

 * Brașov – There is only a daily bus to Brasov early in the morning 06:30 that leaves from Autogare North (at the other side of the bridge next to the train station). Another option is to get a minibus (at 11:30, 14:45 first one) from same Autogare to Târgu-Mureș (20 lei) and take another minibus there to Brașov (at 14:20 and 16:20).
 * Turda – A city famous for its world class mine and a gorge nearby, 40 min by bus.

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Clun

Clun (Welsh: Colunwy) is the smallest town in Shropshire with a population of less than 1000. It is on the bank of River Clun. It is usually quite quiet, except for when the Green Man Festival is held in May and the Clun Carnival is held in August.

Understand

 * Visit Shropshire tourist information for Clun

Get in
By car only.

Get around
By foot.

Do

 * Visit the town's museum in the old town hall (on the Square).
 * Pop into one of the two pubs and sample the local ales.
 * Walk around the castle ruins. On the May bank holiday there is a large fair held in the grounds.
 * Drive through the River Clun at Waterloo Ford (all vehicles can now do this).

Buy
There are a handful of shops including a Costcutters convenience store, a post office and two butchers in the town. There is also a car sales garage - the Clun Garage.

Eat
At the pubs, see "Drink".

Sleep
Due to its nature as a village, Clun's own accommodation is either from B&B or an inn. For larger hotels try Shrewsbury.

Go next
Cross the ancient (and narrow) Clun Bridge and head up the B road for Anchor - the most westerly place in Shropshire and source of the River Clun.

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Clute

Clute is a city on the North Barrier Coast of Texas. If you have never seen an industrial plant, you are in for a treat, as Dow tanks and stacks and whatever else seem to overshadow everything around here.

Get in
The Brazoria County Airport, located west of State Highway 288 on County Road 220, is a gateway for air commerce into and out of Brazoria County. The full service facility is a Part 139 Certified Reliever Call airfield, operational in all weather twenty-four hours a day.

Buy

 * Brazos Mall, 100 TX-332, Lake Jackson. Contemporary mall with movie theater.
 * Brazos Mall, 100 TX-332, Lake Jackson. Contemporary mall with movie theater.

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