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Bradford

Bradford is a city and metropolitan borough in West Yorkshire in the north of England. With a population of about 550,000 (2021) to the east its built-up area runs into that of Leeds, while to the west are Pennine valleys, the "Bronte Country". It's notable for the many Victorian mills and other buildings from its industrial heyday, and for its high Asian population: some 27% of residents describe themselves as "Asian", their families mostly originating from Pakistan.

Bradford has been a wool-processing town for centuries, but remained small until the 19th century. It then burgeoned as the textile industry evolved from cottage weaving to mass production, related trades such as dyeing and fashion retail developed alongside, and the metal-bashing industries arrived. Bradford sucked in skills and labour: German-Jewish wool merchants and dye-makers, Irish flax and linen workers from County Mayo, and Yorkshire folk drifting away from an agricultural way of life. The population grew ten-fold, with great mill complexes and neo-Gothic public buildings springing up, and appalling squalour and pollution in its teeming streets. A few enlightened industrialists tried to better the conditions of their workforce, such as Titus Salt, but even he eventually despaired of Bradford and created a new model town at nearby Saltaire, now a UNESCO cultural site.

In the 20th century there was further immigration from East Europe around the war years, but the largest group of incomers were recruited from Pakistan: the traditional weavers of Mirpur had skills that Bradford sought. They arrived in the 1950s and 1960s just in time to watch the textile trade go into long-term decline, unable to compete with cheap imports. The city became tatty, with disused factories crumbling into brownfield sites, and a blighted centre. It began to turn a corner from 1983, with what's now called the National Science and Media Museum creating a tourist destination; film tourism expanded, and there was other urban regeneration. There's still a lot to do.

Visitor information

 * Visit Bradford

By plane
is ten miles north-east of city centre along A658. There's a good choice of flights from Western Europe, e.g. Paris, Brussels, Amsterdam, Düsseldorf and Dublin, and within UK from Southampton, Exeter, Belfast and Glasgow. See Leeds for more info.

LBA doesn't have a motorway or rail link so the journey through traffic can be slow and anxious. Buses 737 and 747 between them run every 30 mins from Bradford Interchange Station to LBA, taking 50 mins; the 737 runs via Shipley, the 747 runs via Greengates and continues to Harrogate. Other buses run from the airport to Leeds, Otley, Ilkley and Keighley. Taxis are plentiful.

is a better option for long haul flights. From there take any train towards Leeds, and change at Huddersfield for Bradford Interchange, journey time 1 hr 40 min.

By bus
The M62 motorway crosses the Pennines and at junction 26 the M606 is a spur into Bradford city. Bradford bus station is within the Interchange, see above.

First Bus X6 runs to Leeds every 10 minutes M-Sa, every 30 min Sunday, taking 35 min. Bus 72 runs a similar route but with more stops, taking 50 mins. Bus X11 also runs to Leeds every 30 min, and Bus X63 runs to Huddersfield every 10 min. Metro has all the details of these buses.

National Express has 9 direct buses daily from London Victoria, taking six hours. They also run to Bradford from Manchester city and airport, Liverpool, Birmingham, Oxford, Cardiff, Hull and Newcastle upon Tyne.

Megabus has one direct bus from London Victoria and two with a change at East Midlands Parkway.

Get around
By bus: see West Yorkshire Metro for timetables and route maps. Your likeliest bus trip is to Leeds, see above.

By taxi: there are many taxi ranks in city centre, but it's often cheaper to call and book. Metro Taxis are considered reliable, call +44 1274 733733 or +44 1274 728999. No call out charge.

Driving in Bradford is a tedious business, because of the many terraces opening onto the narrow thoroughfares. You're always stuck behind a van that is waiting to turn right against the oncoming traffic: no sooner does it succeed but a taxi flies out from the left to take its place, then the traffic lights ahead turn red.

See

 * Brontë Country: Thornton is a village 4 miles west of Bradford, now a commuter suburb for the city. Patrick Brontë was curate of the "Bell Chapel" here from 1815, and the three sisters and brother Branwell were born at 74 Market Street. The remains of the chapel stand in the graveyard of the modern church that's been built alongside. Five miles northwest of Thornton is Haworth where the sisters grew up and launched their literary careers. Other nearby locations are Guiseley in Leeds where their parents married, and Oakwell Hall near Birstall, inspiration for "Fieldhead" in Charlotte's novel Shirley.
 * Brontë Country: Thornton is a village 4 miles west of Bradford, now a commuter suburb for the city. Patrick Brontë was curate of the "Bell Chapel" here from 1815, and the three sisters and brother Branwell were born at 74 Market Street. The remains of the chapel stand in the graveyard of the modern church that's been built alongside. Five miles northwest of Thornton is Haworth where the sisters grew up and launched their literary careers. Other nearby locations are Guiseley in Leeds where their parents married, and Oakwell Hall near Birstall, inspiration for "Fieldhead" in Charlotte's novel Shirley.
 * Brontë Country: Thornton is a village 4 miles west of Bradford, now a commuter suburb for the city. Patrick Brontë was curate of the "Bell Chapel" here from 1815, and the three sisters and brother Branwell were born at 74 Market Street. The remains of the chapel stand in the graveyard of the modern church that's been built alongside. Five miles northwest of Thornton is Haworth where the sisters grew up and launched their literary careers. Other nearby locations are Guiseley in Leeds where their parents married, and Oakwell Hall near Birstall, inspiration for "Fieldhead" in Charlotte's novel Shirley.
 * Brontë Country: Thornton is a village 4 miles west of Bradford, now a commuter suburb for the city. Patrick Brontë was curate of the "Bell Chapel" here from 1815, and the three sisters and brother Branwell were born at 74 Market Street. The remains of the chapel stand in the graveyard of the modern church that's been built alongside. Five miles northwest of Thornton is Haworth where the sisters grew up and launched their literary careers. Other nearby locations are Guiseley in Leeds where their parents married, and Oakwell Hall near Birstall, inspiration for "Fieldhead" in Charlotte's novel Shirley.
 * Brontë Country: Thornton is a village 4 miles west of Bradford, now a commuter suburb for the city. Patrick Brontë was curate of the "Bell Chapel" here from 1815, and the three sisters and brother Branwell were born at 74 Market Street. The remains of the chapel stand in the graveyard of the modern church that's been built alongside. Five miles northwest of Thornton is Haworth where the sisters grew up and launched their literary careers. Other nearby locations are Guiseley in Leeds where their parents married, and Oakwell Hall near Birstall, inspiration for "Fieldhead" in Charlotte's novel Shirley.

Do

 * Theatres are the Alhambra on Morley Street, Bradford University's Theatre in the Mill on Shearbridge Road, and Bradford Playhouse on Chapel Street.
 * Cinemas are Cineworld on Vicar Lane, Odeon at Gallagher Leisure Park, The Light on Broadway, and the IMAX within the National Science & Media Museum.
 * Music: concerts are held at St George's Hall. Several pubs have live music of an evening.
 * Football: Bradford City play soccer in League Two, the fourth tier. Their home ground is Valley Parade (capacity 25,000) a mile north of the centre.
 * Rugby League: Bradford Bulls play 13-a-side in the Championship, RL's second tier. The women's team play in Super League, their top tier. The playing season is Feb-Sept. In 2021 they returned to their traditional home stadium at Odsal (capacity 22,700) at the south edge of the city.

Events

 * Bradford Mela is held in July on Lister Park.
 * Family Film Festival is in August.
 * Widescreen Film Weekend is held in late Sep/early Oct at Pictureville Cinema within the National Science & Media Museum.

Learn

 * Bradford University is on Richmond Road and offers a wide range of courses.

Buy

Bradford is the headquarters of the supermarket chain Morrisons, founded in the suburb of Thornbury in 1899. There are four stores around the ring road.

Darley Street Market was due to re-open in Sept 2023.

Eat

 * Momma Mia's is a reliable Italian chain on Upper Piccadilly next to Forster Square Station. It's open Tu-Sa noon-2PM & 5-9PM, Su 4:30-9PM.
 * Momma Mia's is a reliable Italian chain on Upper Piccadilly next to Forster Square Station. It's open Tu-Sa noon-2PM & 5-9PM, Su 4:30-9PM.
 * Momma Mia's is a reliable Italian chain on Upper Piccadilly next to Forster Square Station. It's open Tu-Sa noon-2PM & 5-9PM, Su 4:30-9PM.
 * Momma Mia's is a reliable Italian chain on Upper Piccadilly next to Forster Square Station. It's open Tu-Sa noon-2PM & 5-9PM, Su 4:30-9PM.
 * Momma Mia's is a reliable Italian chain on Upper Piccadilly next to Forster Square Station. It's open Tu-Sa noon-2PM & 5-9PM, Su 4:30-9PM.

Sleep

 * Premier Inn is on Vicar Lane.
 * Leonardo Hotel (formerly Jurys Inn) is at 2 Thornton Rd.
 * Midland Hotel is on Forster Square.
 * Travelodge is at 2 Valley Rd.
 * Grand Victoria Hotel on Bridge Street opposite Interchange station is showing its age.
 * Grand Victoria Hotel on Bridge Street opposite Interchange station is showing its age.

Stay safe
The city's crime rate is lower than that of similar large cities such as Leeds or Manchester. Use commonsense and avoid wandering off the beaten track. The city centre is well-policed and seldom sees trouble, but avoid Lidget Green, Manningham and Low Moor after dark.

Go next

 * Leeds, 20 min away, has galleries, museums and lots of good eating and drinking places.
 * Saltaire, 10 min away, is a well-preserved 19th-century industrial complex, on the UNESCO World Heritage List. Within Salt's Mill are a large David Hockney exhibition, two restaurants and numerous shops.
 * Bingley is where the Leeds-Liverpool Canal starts to climb steeply, at Five-Rise Lock.
 * Skipton is the gateway to the Pennines and Yorkshire Dales.
 * Harrogate is a spa town with extensive parks and gardens; nearby the smaller Knaresborough teeters above the river ravine.
 * Hebden Bridge and Heptonstall are attractive villages set in a steep-sided Pennine valley.

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Bradford (disambiguation)

There is more than one place called Bradford:

Canada

 * Bradford (Ontario) - A town in Ontario.

United Kingdom

 * Bradford - A city in England.

United States of America

 * Bradford (Illinois) - A town in Illinois.
 * Bradford (Pennsylvania) - A city in Pennsylvania.
 * Bradford (Vermont) - A town in Vermont.

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Bradford (Illinois)

Bradford is in Western Illinois, USA.

Go next

 * Peoria. A  30 minutes drive south.

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Bradford (Vermont)

Bradford is a town of 2,800 people (2020) in Orange County, in Central Vermont. It is a commercial center for some of its surrounding towns.

Understand
The Waits River flows through Bradford in a southeasterly direction to the Connecticut River, which forms the eastern boundary of the town. Piermont, New Hampshire, lies across the Connecticut River to the east. The Piermont Bridge connects Bradford and Piermont.

Get in
The town is crossed by Interstate 91, U.S. Route 5, and Vermont Routes 25 and 25B.

Stagecoach Transportation bus service also serves Bradford, with commuter service to points south including Hanover, NH, Lebanon, NH, and White River Junction, Vermont, along its River Route. Stagecoach also provides a "Circulator Route" to shopping and service destinations in the Lower Cohase Region, and provides individual rides to health care and other approved appointments.

See

 * The town has a number of scenic views, including of the Connecticut River Valley, Waits River Valley, and White Mountains. Also of note is the view from Wright's Mountain.
 * Bradford Village Historic District is on the National Register of Historic Places. It has several popular restaurants, a general store and retail shops.
 * Bradford Academy/Woods School Building at 172 North Main Street is an 1893 building (with a 1935 addition) that houses the town government offices, town police department, and Bradford Historical Society.
 * Bradford Public Library was designed by architect Lambert Packard and constructed in 1895.
 * The Space on Main is a nonprofit co-working, maker, conference, event, and gallery space opened in 2017 in former Hill’s 5 & 10 department store.
 * Statue of Rear Admiral Charles Edgar Clark, captain of the battleship USS Oregon during the Spanish–American War.

Do

 * Old Church Theater is housed in a 1793 building behind the Congregational Church on Main Street. It presents summer productions geared for family entertainment.
 * Wright's Mountain/Devil's Den Town Forest covers more than 500 contiguous protected acres and more than 10 miles of interconnected trails open to all non-motorized recreation. It has been named a National Scenic Trail.
 * Waits River Falls is also known as Bradford Falls and Bradford Dam. Scenic waterfall over rocky cascade on Waits River along U.S. Route 5 National Scenic Byway, abutting Boch Park picnic area.

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Bradford on Avon

Bradford on Avon is a small country town in England between Bath and Trowbridge. The handsome buildings which climb up the hills from the 'broad ford' (and, since Norman times, the bridge) across the river are mostly Georgian, the legacy of a few hundred years of prosperity as a centre of a textile industry making fine woollen cloth from Cotswold sheep.

Understand
Built in the same fine oolite limestone as Bath, the town was already a settlement in the Iron Age, and people have been living there ever since. The foundations of a large Roman villa - the centre of an estate many miles across - were uncovered in 2003 in the grounds of the town's secondary school, and it has one of England's few surviving Saxon churches and a magnificent medieval Tithe Barn, crowned with one of the largest stone roofs in the country. Towards the end of the Georgian period the industry and its money moved north to Yorkshire and Lancashire, and building largely stopped for around 100 years. The old textile mills were taken over in the 20th century by the rubber industry, making goods like tyres (and the small-wheeled Moulton bicycles, briefly famous in the 1960s and 70s as town runabouts), but that too eventually moved away. Today Bradford on Avon is largely a residential town with a population of 9,400 (2011).

Local information

 * Bradford on Avon Town Council website

By train
The is on the Wessex Main Line between Avoncliff and Trowbridge, and is served by First Great Western and South West Trains. The Wessex Mainline goes from Bristol Temple Meads to Southampton via Bath, Trowbridge and Salisbury.

There are parking lots near the train station, near St. Margaret's Hall, and near the library. Some allow 2 hours free parking, others are pay and display. Use an online directions site to get car directions.

By bus
Bus routes can be found using online service Traveline, but fares are not listed.

Get around
Everything in Bradford on Avon is within walking distance of the centre, although some walks, such as up to Tory are for the more active only.

See
Bradford on Avon is a very pretty town and has lots of old buildings and lots of history. It is good for sight-seeing and a peaceful day out. Bradford on Avon is also close to the city of Bath, which is also known for its sights.

Do
Take advantage of the canal walks and soak up the atmosphere.

For scenic views take an energetic walk to Tory. The church here is the perfect spot for getting scenic shots across the town.

Buy
Bradford on Avon has many small independent shops. There is a small concentration of shops around "The Shambles" located between Silver and Market Street.

Bradford has two banks side by side: HSBC and Lloyds Bank. It also has a Stroud and Swindon building society.

For a self-catered visit, there is a Sainsbury's supermarket on the edge of town.

Eat

Drink
Bradford on Avon is well served for public houses.

Sleep

 * Lots of pleasant bed and breakfasts.

Go next

 * Short train ride to Bath, the Roman spa town.
 * Walk west down the Avon valley. A pleasant walk following the canal towpath for 2 miles brings you to Freshford, a tiny little village with a very pleasant pub looking out over fields of sheep.

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Bradley

Bradley is a village in Kankakee County, in the Chicagoland region of Illinois.

By public transit
If you are coming from Chicago, you can take Metra's Electric District Line to University Park Station, then transfer to the University Park bus run by River Valley Metro. The bus fare is $2 each way and the ride takes about forty minutes. Buses run fairly frequently Monday through Friday. Buses run every two hours between 7AM and 9PM on Saturday. However, there are only four trips on Sunday between 8:52AM and 4:07PM. The bus stops at the transit center at East 5000N road and route 50. You can then transfer to the number 10 or 11 bus to continue your trip.

By bus
River Valley Metro - Buses run Monday through Friday: 5AM – 10:30PM, Saturday:  7AM – 10:30PM, Sunday and Holidays: 8AM – 5PM. The fare is $1 and buses run every hour.

Buy

 * Northfield Square Mall
 * Water Tower Plaza

Eat

 * La Siesta Mexican Restaurant
 * Tucci's
 * Kansai Japanese Steakhouse

Sleep

 * Hampton Inn and Suites
 * Fairfield/Marriott
 * Comfort Inn and Suites

Go next

 * Bourbonnais
 * Kankakee
 * Manteno
 * Peotone

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Brady (Texas)

Brady is a city in the West Hill Country of Texas.

Get in
Brady is about 65 miles south of Abilene. It sits on US 377 southwest of Brownwood.

Go next

 * Shatzie Guest Ranch, a few miles southeast on US Highway 87, +1-888-991-6749. This exotic game ranch has lodge accommodations and ample opportunites for wildlife viewing and fishing.

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Brady (Nebraska)

Brady is a small town of 420 people (2019) in rural Lincoln County in Nebraska.

Understand
Brady, a town of 375 once called Brady Island, was given its name by John Fremont. While exploring Nebraska, he found some trappers on an island 15 miles east of the forks of the Platte River. Their leader was a man called Brady, so Fremont marked his map "Brady's Island."

Get in
The primary means of getting to Brady is Interstate 80, which runs east-west; Lincoln is three hours east on I-80; Cheyenne is 4 hours west on I-80; Denver is 4½ hours west on I-80 and I-76.

North Platte Regional Airport is the closest airport, with connecting flights from Denver International Airport.

Get around
The only way to get around Brady is by car, although it is a nice size town to take a leisurely walk or bike ride.

Go next
Lincoln is 3 hours away on 80 East.

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Braga

Braga is one of the five largest cities of Portugal, situated in the Minho region in the North of the country. It is known for its abundance of churches and thus called the "city of archbishops". Apart from its rich and long ecclesiastical history and numerous churches, the city also boasts beautiful views from the hills surrounding it, a sizeable old town full of historic buildings and a heritage dating back to Roman times, when it was known as Bracara Augusta.

Braga is also the seat of the Universidade do Minho, with a medium size campus area with lots of bars and cheap restaurants around it. Apart from the student life, the university also brought about numerous technological ventures that turned Braga into Portugal's Silicon Valley.

Understand

Braga (BRAH-guh, /ˈbɾa.gɐ/) is the seventh most populous Portuguese municipality, with over 192,000 residents.

By plane
The easiest way to go to Braga by plane is to fly to Porto international airport.

Once you get to Porto Airport, you can catch the following transport to Braga:

 * Train/Metro Catch the Metro to Campanhã Station or São Bento Station and then get a train to Braga. Duration: 2 hr. Price (approx.): €5 Metro Train
 * Bus transfer Direct transfer to Braga from Porto Airport and vice versa, it works everyday. Duration: 50 min. Price: €8 one-way - €14 return more information here
 * Táxi The táxis are located on the arrivals floor at Porto Airport. Duration: 40 min. Price (approx.): €60

By train
Braga is a major terminus railway station, with an impressive new high-rise building erected in 2004, contrasting with the small historic one sitting alongside. It alternates with Guimarães as the northernmost terminus of Alfa Pendular high-speed and Intercidades long-distance trains, although not all trains reach either city - Braga sees five long-distance services daily, and less on weekends and holidays. The long-distance trains connect Braga with Lisbon, Coimbra, Porto and other cities. You can transfer in either Lisbon or Porto for southern cities like Évora or Faro. Braga is also a terminus for one of the local train lines extending from Porto (Urbanos do Porto).

Because the railway lines terminate northern Portugal, nearby cities are not always connected to each other. For example, travelling from Braga to Guimarães or Viana do Castelo requires going back towards Porto and changing to a different train. Same holds for international trains to Vigo. There are bus services to Guimaraes and Viana de Castelo, which can save some time.

Travel times between Braga and other major cities:
 * Porto - 40 minutes by Alfa Pendular or Intercidades
 * Coimbra - 1 hr 40 min by Alfa Pendular or Intercidades
 * Lisbon - 3 hr 45 min by Alfa Pendular
 * Guimarães - 20-40 minutes by bus or 1 hr 40 min to 2 hr 20 min by changing trains in Lousado
 * Viana do Castelo - 1 hr 40 min to 2 hr 20 min by either direct bus or by changing trains in Nine

By car
You have a lot of highways going to Braga, from Guimarães, Porto, Felgueiras, Chaves, and others. If you are coming from the south of Portugal there is no difficulty at all. The Portuguese highways are all very well connected, and you only have to go straight to Oporto, and then in Oporto you catch A3 (Highway 3) which goes to Braga. It's quite easy.

By bus
Rede Expressos, a network of long-distance bus services, includes a number of direct and indirect lines to Braga from practically every city in Portugal. The buses are slightly slower but often not much cheaper than train tickets, especially when bought in advance, and are a much better option only when a direct rail connection is not available.

Get around
Public transportation within Braga is provided by Transportes Urbanos de Braga (website only in Portuguese as of 2016), which operates a few dozen bus lines throughout the municipality. As the municipality is quite expansive in size, it has been divided into three zones (coroas) for fare calculation purposes. Almost all tourist attractions are in Coroa 1, but outlying sanctuaries such as Bom Jesus are in Coroa 2.

See
There are lots of places to visit in Braga. The historic city centre, with the cathedral and other churches, museums and traditional shops. The cathedral is almost 1000 years old, and while in there you can have a guided tour to its treasure. You can also visit the beautiful Braga Municipal Stadium, used for the 2004 European Football Championships held in Portugal. The stadium is on the northern part of the city and it is advised to take a cab. While in Braga, looking east or south-east will probably make you sight two distinct sanctuaries on a mountain just outside the city. The higher one, Sameiro, with a beautiful Church with lots of paintings and gold decorations, and the other one, Bom Jesus do Monte, with a beautiful park around it. While in Bom Jesus, you can ride the Bom Jesus funicular, the oldest funicular in the world moved by water balancing. Although Braga is known in Portugal as "Cidade dos Arcebispos" (Archbishop's Town) and has a clear religious connotation, it isn't related to the faith or devoted Catholicism of its inhabitants. That name comes from the fact that the town has many churches and sanctuaries.

Festivities in Braga

 * Semana Santa (Holy week): In the week before Easter, there are lots of events to commemorate the resurrection of Jesus Christ, such as processions. The city is decorated with flowers and violet sheets.
 * Sao Joao (Saint John): Festivities in honour of Braga's saint. Although Saint John Holiday is on the 24th of June, the City starts preparing for it almost two weeks in advance, with small traditional events. On the night of 23 June, Braga's people come to the street to celebrate.
 * Braga Romana (Roman Braga): To celebrate the influence of the Roman empire in Braga's history, there is a cultural fair around the streets of the city centre, where people dress like ancient Romans and sell art and other souvenirs in tents. It is usually on the last weekend of May.

Sport
Watch football ie soccer at SC Braga, who play in Primeira Liga, the top tier of Portuguese football. Their home ground Estádio Municipal de Braga (capacity 30,000) is 1.5 km north of city centre.

Buy
Local souvenirs/ceramics of Barcelos.

Lenço dos Namorados handkerchief

Eat
There are lots of cheap restaurants around the city. Particularly around the University Campus, on the eastern part of town.

The region offers a diverse natural landscape bearing the cultural influences of many centuries. This is reflected in the multiplicity of gastronomic specialities available from the regions kitchens; potato and cabbage broth, bread made from maize, roast pork, cod, octopus and trout, chicken rice "pica no chão" and duck rice, the kid (goat) and the baked heifer and local hams.

Beware of ordering a full ration of roast chicken, although it tastes wonderful you will get a mountain of chicken and potatoes that may be enough for 3 to 4 persons.

Nightlife
Nightlife in Braga may be quite monotonous sometimes. Clubs in town are open only on weekends and Wednesdays, since it is "academic night" and most students go on having a drink and end the night in one of the local clubs. There are lots of small bars around the historic city centre. Most of them are well hidden on the tight streets, and you will only find them with the help of locals. It is not advised to walk around the city centre at night by yourself. It may look safe and very crowded during the day, but it's quite abandoned and very very dark during the night as most people prefer to go into the bars and coffee shops.

Sleep
You can find some cheap pensions in Rua dos Chãos (near Avenida Central and not far from the bus station).

Go next

 * Guimaraes, historic city with a castle.
 * Barcelos
 * Viana do Castelo
 * Ponte de Lima
 * Caminha
 * Amarante
 * Chaves
 * Vila Real
 * Lamego

Nearby beaches in:

 * Esposende
 * Fao
 * Ofir
 * Geres - Park nacional da Peneda
 * Porto

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Bragança

Bragança is a city of 35,000 people (2011) in Trás-os-Montes. It is one of the oldest cities in Portugal. Domus Municipalis and the castle are the most famous monuments in this city. It is sometimes spelled Braganza in English, especially in reference to the royal family.

Understand

Bragança (bruh-GUHN-suh, /bɾɐ.ˈgɐ̃.sɐ/) is one of the oldest cities in Portugal. In the 2nd century BC, in the time of the Celts, it was called Brigantia. Later, the Romans called it Juliobriga. The Celtic name became Latinized as "Bragança".

Climate
Bragança has a temperate climate, with cold, long winters and hot, short summers.

Get in

Rede Expressos buses run from Braga, Porto, and other cities. Rodonorte provides bus service from many places in Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro and Douro Litoral. Twice a week there is a bus from Zamora in Spain - no web address so phone either bus station for details.

There has been no train service to Bragança since 1991.

Get around
Walking will be easy for most but it's possible to get a taxi up to the Cidadela for those who find the short but steep hill daunting. The city has also a local bus system.

See

The town is pleasing and there's a good museum in the main street.

 * Torre de Menagem - the massive keep of a castle belonging to the Dukes of Bragança, the last Portuguese royal family, but not their principal residence, which was at Guimarães. The quadrangular tower is 34 metres high. The Military Museum is open inside.
 * Domus Municipalis - a pentagonal lay building - probably an 11th-century council chamber. it is an interesting example of Romanesque civil architecture. According to Leite de Vasconcelos, it was built in the 12th century. It has already served as a cistern and was later adapted to city halls. It has a hexagonal plan and granite walls. It has a set of low-arch windows, which provide lighting to the building. Along the cornice, which is supported by 64 dogs, a gutter runs, designed to collect rainwater, then led to the cistern.
 * A preaching cross rising from the back of a prehistoric pig outside the castle.
 * Military Museum — Located in the keep of the castle, it has an important collection of armory, from the Middle Ages to the present day.
 * Military Museum — Located in the keep of the castle, it has an important collection of armory, from the Middle Ages to the present day.

Do

 * Montezinho National Park
 * Riverside promenade - The riverside promenade, with wooden floors, on the edge of the river Fervença, is more than one kilometer long. You can continue walking to the castle, on a well visible and panoramic dirt path.
 * Festa dos Rapazes - Around Christmas and New Year's Eve, in the villages that surround Bragança. The main element of the festivities is the Careto ou Chocalheiro, a male person covered with a wooden or tin mask and wearing colorful clothes, personification of primeval forces and to whom everything is temporarily allowed.

Buy
Local souvenirs/ceramics, wick baskets.

Drink

 * Local mineral waters
 * Port (Douro) wine

Connect

 * Bragança Wi-Fi

Go next

 * Miranda do Douro (Miranda de l Douro in the Mirandese language).
 * Chaves, a historic city traversed by the bucolic Tâmega river. There's a casino in Chaves.
 * Vidago (Chaves) and Pedras Salgadas (Vila Pouca de Aguiar) — spa towns

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Brahmapur

Brahmapur (also spelled as Berhampur) is a city on the eastern coastline of the East Indian state of Odisha. Brahmapur is a business hub, and has many things to offer in terms of tourist attractions and activities. Tara Tarini, an ancient Shakti Peetha, Breast shrine of Adi Shakti and one amongst the 4 major Shakti Peethas in India, is 25 km from the city. In addition, the world famous Gopalpur-on-Sea sea beach, Bhairabi & Mahurikalua temples, and Tampara lake are around 10km from the city. The famous Chilka Lake at Rambha and Taptapani Hot Springs are around 45 km from the city.

Understand
Brahmapur (previously known as Berhampur) (Oriya: ବ୍ରହ୍ମପୁର), and nicknamed "The Silk City", is a city on the eastern coastline of the state of Odisha. It is the third-largest city in Odisha, with a population of 355,823 (with agglomeration the population of the city is around 800,000).

The rural development NGO Gram Vikas is located 14 km outside of Brahmapur, and hosts a number of international volunteers each year. If you're from outside India, don't be surprised if locals keep asking you if you work for Gram Vikas.

By train
Brahmapur is well-connected by rail. Brahmapur station is part of East Coast Railways, and is 2½ hours from the capital city of Bhubaneswar and around 3½ hours from Visakhapatnam. Brahmapur is a major stop on the line from Kolkata to Chennai, making it a convenient stop along the way, with many trains running every day. There are many trains connecting Puri to Brahmapur. Even you can catch a train to Khurda Road Junction, and switch there to Brahmapur (Berhampur).

By plane
Bhubaneswar Airport is well-connected to major Indian cities. Many national low-cost and full-service airlines operate through the airport. You can fly to Bhubaneswar, and take one of the more than 50 trains connecting Bhubaneswar and Brahmapur daily.

By bus
There are a number of buses that go and come to Brahmapur. They tend to be cheaper than the trains. Buses arrive in the New Bus Terminal, located some distance outside the city centre. You will need an auto-rickshaw or cycle rickshaw to reach the centre. (See "Get Around" below.)

Get around
The main mode of transportation in Brahmapur is the auto-rickshaw and taxis. Cycle rickshaws are also available, and are slower but cheaper. You should ask for the price up front, and are expected to bargain.

The centre of town is called the Old Bus Stand Barracks. Located around the Old Bus Stand or Barracks are the five largest hotels in town, Nandan International, Spectrum, Bhubaneswari Classic, Radha and Jyoti Residency. In front of these hotels, you can find taxis. They are more expensive than auto-rickshaws, but more comfortable for longer drives. Again, expect to bargain for your fare up front.

See
Brahmapur is a busy, crowded business city with many things to attract foreign tourists. There are friendly people and a few great food discoveries awaiting the intrepid explorer.

Do

 * Walk in the city's markets, haggling for souvenirs, Odisha handicraft, or handwoven (khadi) fabric.
 * Grab a chai or lassi in the many street stalls around the city centre, or a quick meal at a street food stall around the Ramlinga Tank.
 * Brahmapur has a long tradition of theatre, and its denizens are passionate about cinemas. The city is famous for its cinema theatre complexes, including Gautam, Rukmini, Shiva, Shakti, Payal and Paramjyoti. Hindi movies are the most popular, followed by Odia movies. English and Telugu movies are shown on a regular basis.

Work
Brahmapur is close to many tribal villages in rural Odisha. The NGO Gram Vikas, who work with rural and tribal communities in Odisha, are located 14 km outside Brahmapur. They welcome serious, committed international volunteers interested in rural development.

Buy
It is silk city so silk products are cheap and readily available. This place is also famous for a variety of Pickles, Mixtures and Papped. For the intrepid explorer, Brahmapur offers a variety of good shopping options and food discoveries.

 * Many shops around the Old Bus Stand sell handwoven (khadi) silk or cotton. If you are in town for a few days, you can get these fabrics fitted and tailored. Make sure you visit a tailor first, and have your measurements taken, so the tailor can tell you how much fabric you should get.
 * Silk sarees, called Brahmapur pata, are famous and the reason Brahmapur is nicknamed "The Silk City".
 * The city is a big market for fruits, especially mangoes when they are in season. Berhampur has the 5th biggest Mango market in the country.
 * Brahmapur is famous for the shops in Bada Bazaar, Annapurna Market and Bhapur Bazaar.
 * There are some relatively large department stores in the city, including Vishal MegaMart, Bazaar Kolkata, Reliance trends, the City Mall, the World and Metro Bazar. Prices are higher than in street markets, but you can get a sense of the price of things by shopping there.

Eat
Brahmapur is famous in India for its papad (popadum), aachard (pickles), and badis. Additionally, there are many food options, ranging from street stall to fancy hotel restaurant. Not all of the street stalls are sanitary, so be sure to observe the proceedings, and eat only at stalls that get a lot of business.

Some places worth trying:

Drink
Brahmapur is a fairly conservative Indian city, so bars are very rare, almost exclusively for men, and pretty shady. The 'nicest' bar is probably Regency Bar, between Nandan Hotel and Jyoti Residency. Note that women are very rarely patrons of these establishments, and may be refused service altogether. It is not recommended for solo female travellers to go into these bars. Restaurants and hotels do not serve alcohol.

Sleep
You can find many hotels and lodges in and around the city. Most of them are quite affordable and cheap except a few. Here are the best hotels in the city:

Stay safe
The biggest hazard in Brahmapur comes from the chaotic traffic. Make sure to look both sides before crossing a street, even in a one-way street!

Although Brahmapur is not a tourist city, make sure to keep your belongings close to you and in a safe place, particularly around the train station or the Old Bus Stand.

There is a police station right next to the Old Bus Stand, in front of Nandan Hotel.

Respect
Brahmapur is a traditional Indian city. Make sure to wear culturally-appropriate clothes, especially if you are a woman. You won't get in trouble if you don't, but you might attract a lot of unwanted attention from men.

The people may approach you, asking for your name and nationality, and wanting to shake your hand. As a rule, these are not people out to scam you in any way, just curious, friendly people. Take the time to chat with them, and try and make a good impression! Don't feel obliged to agree to anything that makes you uncomfortable.

Cope
The city can get very hot in the hot season, between March to June. The winter (October to February) is the best time to visit, with dry, cool evenings and very few rain. In the monsoon season (June to October), streets can get flooded with rainwater.

Like many places in India, although there is a lot of delicious street and restaurant food around the city, not all of them are clean and hygienic. Make sure to observe stalls or restaurants, and only go to those with a lot of people, and that inspire you to eat there. Make sure to regularly wash your hands, especially before meals. If you fall ill, there are a number of pharmacies and health stores around the city where you can get medicine.

Go next
Brahmapur is 2½ hr away from Bhubaneswar, and 3½ hr away from Puri. It's a good jumping-off point to nearby places such as Gopalpur.
 * Bhubaneswar — the capital of Odisha.
 * Chilika Lake
 * Gopalpur
 * Puri — known for its beaches and the Jagannath Temple. Nearby Konark is known for the sun temple.
 * Sambalpur - Hirakud Dam and wildlife sanctuaries.

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Braidwood

Braidwood is a small town in the Southern Highlands of New South Wales. The entire town is heritage listed, and it features many buildings from the 1850s.

Understand
Braidwood is a small and historic town on the road between Canberra and the coast. It is a service town for nearby cattle and sheep farmers, and for forestry operators. It does support some Canberra workers who live a country life in return for a longer daily commute. It also supports a tourist industry, with a few restaurants, pubs, hotels, and choice of accommodation — surrounded by parks and countryside.

Get in
Braidwood is situated on the western side of the Great Dividing Range in New South Wales. It has no train station but can be reached by car from Canberra via the Kings Highway (approx 1 hour), Batemans Bay or Nowra (60 to 90 minutes drive) or Sydney (approximately 3 hours drive via Goulburn). It is a popular stopping point on trips between Canberra and the Eurobodalla region of New South Wales.

A daily bus service is available to and from Canberra and the nearest train station is at Bungendore, which is located about 50 km to the west of Braidwood.

Get around
Braidwood is a small town, and can easily be covered by foot or bike. It does not have a public transport system, but there is a taxi service.

See

 * Historic buildings Braidwood's many historic buildings are its main attraction for tourists.

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Brăila

Brăila is a port city on the Danube river in southeastern Romania. The city is situated on the Wallachian Plain.

By train
There are 6 trains daily (two Intercity type, three Rapid and one Accelerat) from Bucharest.

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Brainerd

Brainerd is a city in Northwestern Minnesota.

Get in

Lakes Express provides a shuttle service between the Minneapolis/St. Paul Airport and Brainerd.

Get around
Brainerd Taxi provides a service throughout the Brainerd Lakes Area.

See
At the east end of town you can see the lengthy brick-faced remains of the North Pacific Railway shop. The NPR was built from this area all the way out to the state of Washington in the 1870s. At the center of the town you'll see the Brainerd Water Tower, nicknamed "Paul Bunyan's Flashlight", which is a major landmark of the city. The Brainerd Water Tower was constructed approximately 100 years ago in 1920.

Do
There is something for every age and interest throughout the entire year. You can fish in one of the 465 lakes, rent recreational equipment so you can enjoy the water or trails, join a local neighborhood festival or event, play on one of the local golf courses, or enjoy a colorful hike along the Paul Bunyan Trail — a 100-mile paved trail winding through lakes, rivers and forests. During winter, you can glide through powdery snow on a snowmobile or on cross-country skis or attend a theatrical or musical event. During good weather you can enjoy food and drink atop a patio overlooking a lake.

Alternatively, you can take a day-trip to see a wide variety of attractions and recreational options from within the five-county region.
 * - located in Brainerd

Sleep
Lodging options are many. Small family-owned resorts offer cabins along the shores of area lakes. Deluxe resort complexes offer meal plans, children's programming, championship golf courses, and perhaps an on-site spa. Northwoods hotels can be found in Brainerd, Baxter, Pequot Lakes, Crosslake, and Breezy Point. Quaint B&Bs, campgrounds, and private cabin rentals are also available.

For local information, contact the Brainerd Lakes Chamber, +1-800-450-2838.

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Braintree

There is more than one place called Braintree:

United Kingdom

 * Braintree (Essex) - A town in England.

United States of America

 * Braintree (Massachusetts) - A town in Massachusetts.

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Braintree (Essex)

Braintree is a town in Essex, England. For a town of its size it boasts very few amenities. However, a shopping village on the outskirts, 'Freeport', has roughly 80 shops. It mainly specialise in clothing, along with a bowling alley and a cinema, which makes Braintree worth visiting.

Understand
The town has expanded to include neighbouring settlements (the 2011 population of Braintree town was 41,634 whilst the population of the urban area was 53,477). The town lies on the River Brain and south of Stane Street whilst Bocking lies on the River Blackwater to the north. Sometimes the two area is referred to as Braintree & Bocking although they form a single urban area.

The town dates back to habitation in the Bronze and Iron Ages. Later the settlement was used by the Saxons after the Romans left. The town was recorded in the Doomsday Book then called Branchetreu. By the 14th century the town was manufacturing woollen cloth and by the 17th century Flemish immigrants contributed to this making the town famous and bringing prosperity. In the 19th century silk manufacture replaced wool and the town benefitted from a rail link to London.

By car
Getting into Braintree by road is easy. The main roads in and out of Braintree are the A120 and A131. Using the A120 you can travel to Braintree from the M11 or From Colchester, Using the A131 you can approach from the Chelmsford or Sudbury direction. It is also possible to exit the A12 road at Witham and 15 minutes further to Braintree.

Braintree is also ideally suited for those who are intending to drive to or from Stansted airport as is located about 15 min by car away on the A120 dual carriageway towards the M11.

By bus
Braintree is served frequently by buses from Chelmsford, Stansted Airport, only 20 min away, and Colchester among other routes. There are also other smaller bus services for the smaller surrounding towns and villages.

By bicycle
The town in on National Cycle Route 16 Bishop's Stortford to Southend-on-Sea, passing through Great Dunmow 11 miles to the W and through Witham 8 miles to the SE (just beyond which it joins National Cycle Route 1 and the National Cycle Network.

Get around
Braintree is small enough to get away with walking everywhere: although the lazier ones will be pleased to know that there is a fairly reliable bus service that can get you around most parts of the town.

See

 * "Bocking end" Down this area of braintree some old houses still remain. Though modernised slightly, they still have the traditional Tudor black wooded beams. While exploring this area of Braintree which is quite small, why not pop into "Hogs" at the bottom of the hill or "The Angel" for a quick pint.
 * "Bocking end" Down this area of braintree some old houses still remain. Though modernised slightly, they still have the traditional Tudor black wooded beams. While exploring this area of Braintree which is quite small, why not pop into "Hogs" at the bottom of the hill or "The Angel" for a quick pint.
 * "Bocking end" Down this area of braintree some old houses still remain. Though modernised slightly, they still have the traditional Tudor black wooded beams. While exploring this area of Braintree which is quite small, why not pop into "Hogs" at the bottom of the hill or "The Angel" for a quick pint.

Buy
The usual range of high street stores can be found in the town centre.

Eat
Finding a place to eat in Braintree should not be a hard task: the town centre is littered with pubs and sandwich bars which cater for a range of needs.

If you are looking for more of an evening meal you have to travel towards the outskirts of the town, Where you will find Freeport. This contains about 7 restaurants each catering for different needs, many of these franchises so you will have a rough idea of what you are likely to get.

Towards Galleys corner you can find fast food restaurants, a Pizza Hut, and Frankie and Benny's. Just across the road Fowlers Farm is a warm friendly pub which serves popular food also.

Along Cressing Road is an Indian/Turkish venue that serves a variety of tasty dishes.

Freeport Shopping Village has a number of fast food outlets.

Avoid Braintree after 5PM on a Saturday as it starts to resemble the set of Michael Jackson's "Thriller", and men and women with tattoos of family members names on their bingo wings start to congregate.

Connect
Braintree and its approach roads have 4G from all UK carriers. As of Feb 2023, 5G has not reached town.

Go next
The local bus service can take people to nearby towns and villages. One of the main bus services is the number 70 by First Essex which connects Colchester and Chelmsford and passes through Braintree bus park every 30 minutes in each direction.

Braintree's train line is a spur off of the national service, and all trains leaving will be heading for London, The frequency of these trains is once every hour. Trains take about 45 min to reach London stopping at various stops along the way. Those wishing to head further up the main line towards Colchester, Ipswich, Clacton, etc., can change at Witham.

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Braintree (Massachusetts)

Braintree is a town of 37,000 people (2019) on the South Shore in Southeastern Massachusetts. It is located along several major thoroughfares, making it convenient to Boston. Its scary-sounding name comes from Braintree in Essex, although that name's origin is obscure.

Avon is a town with a population of about 5,000 (2020).

Holbrook is a town with a population of about 11,000 (2020).

Randolph is a suburb of Boston with a population of about 35,000 (2020).

By car
Interstate 93, US-1, MA-3, and MA-24 converge in Braintree.

By bus
The MBTA 230 bus is an alternative connection to Braintree from Montello station in Brockton. For Randolph, bus 240 and 238 are accessible from Ashmont and Quincy Center/Quincy Adams T stops.

By car
The highways in and around Braintree are often heavily congested for much of the day.

By bus
There are 5 MBTA bus routes in Braintree, the 225, 226, 230, 236, and 238 bus routes. Bus service can be infrequent at times (35 to 80 minutes), especially on evenings and weekends. The 226 route does not operate on Sundays and the 236 only operates during the daytime.

Go next
Boston, Plymouth and Cape Cod all make great getaways.

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Brajčino

Brajčino is a picturesque village in the mountains of Western North Macedonia, just off the eastern shore of Lake Prespa. The village has a population of around 160 people, most of whom are older people. Brajčino is a must see when traveling to North Macedonia.

Districts
Brajčino is divided into two districts:
 * Gorno Malo (upper district)
 * Dolno Malo (lower district)
 * Kamenche

Understand
Brajčino is a mountain village (at an altitude of about 1000 m. above sea level) disturbed only by the roaring sound of the local river and by the evening winds rustling through the trees. Occasionally you may hear a dog barking, a rooster crowing, or a cow-bell ringing.

This village is a very popular tourist destination for many reasons. First, it has some of the most picturesque architecture one will ever lay their eyes on. Second, Brajčino is home to five beautiful churches and one extravagant monastery. Third, it contains unbelievably beautiful nature that is sure to take your breath away. And fourth, the hospitality of the people of the village will make your stay in Brajčino a unique experience.

By plane
There is no airport in Brajčino or in the Prespa Lake area, but the Ohrid Airport is only about an hour drive from the village.

By bus
A bus from Bitola stops in Brajčino twice everyday.

By car
There are two roads to lead to Brajčino, one is from Bitola and the other starts in Resen.

By car
It is not the best choice to get around Brajčino by driving because the entire village can easily be covered by walking and driving in the narrow roads can be a hassle.

By foot
The best way to get around Brajčino is by foot because it is easier to experience the village's amazing natural beauty, and because many paths in the village are not suitable for cars.

See
Brajčino is mostly visited for its breath-taking nature, but it is also famous for its beautiful architecture, churches, and its monastery:
 * St. Petka - this beautiful monastery was built sometime in the 1500s. It is the main tourist attraction in Brajčino. There are two ways to get there, by car or by foot. It takes about 15 minutes to get there by foot and a little longer by car. Every August 7th the monastery gives free meals to anyone who comes, there is also music and dancing.
 * St. Bogorodica - this church was built inside a large cave, high up on a mountain a couple hundred years ago. It is visible from anywhere in the village. It is the hardest church to get to in Brajčino. The only way to get to it is by foot, which takes several hours. The path is steep and very tough, but it is worth it.
 * St. Arangel - this church, built in 1975, is also located in the mountains, however it is not nearly as tough to get to as St. Bogorodica. It takes about 45 minutes to get there by foot.
 * St. Ilja - this church, built in 1864, is nothing more than four walls, but what makes it significant is that it was the first school in the village. The church was last renovated in 1919.
 * St. Atanas - According to legend, where St. Atanas now stands, there was a large monastery that was burned by the local Turkish garrison. It is said to be the site where Car Samoil's brother became a monk and later died. A village festival used to take place on St. Atanas Day. After morning mass people would go down to the village and dance until late evening, but this celebration hasn't been observed since World War II. The present St. Atanas was built in the 1970s. Large human bones have been found under the church and are believed to be from a race of human giants long ago.
 * St. Nikola
 * Bey's House - home of the last Turkish regional commander. The house has a U-shape and a row of four rooms with a big terrace, all organized around a closed cobblestone yard. Cattle lived on the ground floor, while the people lived on the second floor. The house is situated such that it overlooks the village entrance and has a great view of Prespa Lake.
 * Naum Mačkov House - built in 1923, on a hill away from the other houses.
 * Stefan Dzhajkov's House - Stefan Dzhajkov lived a life of poverty but lived to be 100 years old thanks to his understanding of hardships. While in the USA, he smuggled alcohol during Prohibition and counterfeited money, and was sent to the same jail as Al Capone. He was later deported back to Brajčino and considered a local legend due to his extraordinary wisdom and experience. His house today is mostly ruins.
 * Paskumovci House - one of four houses spared from fires set by Turkish troops during the 1903 Ilinden uprising.
 * Petre Kostov's House - a typical example of Brajčino architecture, located in Gorno Malo.

Do

 * St. Petka Day - is a village festival on August 8th. The night before, people go to monastery and attend mass and eat beans, sausages, and salad. Then on August 8th hundreds of people come to the village for music, dancing, and fun.
 * Mountain Nature Trail - the village has a trail that takes you to the two lakes on top of Mt. Pelister. It provides breath taking views of mountains, and wildlife. There are 7 stops on the trail, the first is in the center of Brajčino and the last is at the top of Mt. Pelister.
 * Brajčino Hike - a hike for leisure hikers through the outskirts and on the slopes of the village with a visit to six churches, one monastery, and historical houses.
 * Village Walk - a walk through the upper and lower village with a visit to three churches, one monastery, historical houses, and village sites.
 * Cobra - is the only nightclub in the village. It is located just outside the center of Brajčino.

Eat

 * Vila Raskrsnica - the only restaurant in the village, located near St. Petka. This restaurant offers some of the best cuisine in the Prespa Lake area. All food, liqueur, and wine is homemade. It is open 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Tel:+389-47-482-322 Mob:+389-75-796-796 Email: Vila_Raskrsnica@yahoo.com

Sleep

 * At the Temelkovski family - 2 double rooms €13.5 per person only overnight
 * At the Kostovski family - 2 double rooms and 2 with twin bed €13.5 per person only overnight
 * At the Sukovski family - 2 double rooms and 1 with twin bed €13.55 per person only overnight
 * At the Dinevski family - 3 rooms: single, double and 1 twin bed 13,5 euro per person only overnight
 * At the St. Petka Monastery - 2 rooms with 4 beds each: Use of the kitchen €10 per person, bed €5.5 per person, towel €5 per person. A regular breakfast is €2, and an abundant breakfast is €3.5. A small lunch or dinner is €6.5, classic is €0.5, and special is €1.

To contact any of these places, call: +389 70 576515 or fax: +389 2 3227834

Connect
Pelister Mountain Conservation Project / Pilot Eco-Tourism Project:

phone: +389 (0)2 3227 834 / phone: +389 (0)70 576 515 / email: info@brajcino.com

Information in Brajčino / phone: +389 (0)70 497 751 / email: info@digimak.com

Stay safe
This village has a large bear population due to the fact that they are now protected. Even though they rarely come down from the mountains, watchout!

Go next

 * Golem Grad - also known as Snake Island, is an island in Prespa Lake. It is about 18 hectares and includes ancient ruins from Roman, Neolithic, and Hellenic times. It also includes six churches and monasteries. It is home to many endemic plants, rare birds, and many snakes.
 * Ljubojno - this village is 2 km from Brajčino. Stroll around Ljubojno and visit the two churches, St. Peter and St. Paul, which are a short pleasant walk from the village.
 * Slivnica Monastery - was built and decorated in the 17th century and features well preserved wall paintings.
 * St. George - this small, one aisle church was built in 1191. It is in the nearby village of Kurbinovo. It contains one of the most important painting achievements in Komnenian-Byzantine art.
 * Ezereni Bird Sanctuary - this natural reserve covers the entire north end of Lake Prespa. It is a home to approximately 200 bird species, including wild geese, pelicans, and local moorhens.
 * Museum of traditional costumes and artifacts - local farmer, Jone Eftimovski, owns over 150 costumes and artifacts from all over North Macedonia. The museum is on the main road in the village of Podmočani.
 * Dupeni Beach - is the closest beach to Brajčino, located right on the border with Greece. It gets busy on weekends and summer holidays when the restaurant is also open.
 * Slivnica Beach - according to locals, Slivnica Beach is the nicest and cleanest in the area.
 * Resen - this city is about 30 minutes driving from Brajčino. It includes a French style castle and more.
 * Bitola - the second largest city in North Macedonia. It is on the other side of Mt. Pelister.
 * Pelister National Park
 * Prespa Lake - a few minutes outside the village.

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Brampton

Brampton is a city within the Greater Toronto Area of Ontario. It is one of Canada's fastest growing cities and has a population of more than 500,000. Brampton has a significant Sikh and South Asian population, with Jamaicans coming in second.

By plane
Toronto Pearson International Airport in Mississauga is located immediately to the south-east of Brampton. From the airport a taxi costs $45, and takes about 30 minutes, all depending on traffic. Brampton Transit runs Airport Express (route 115) buses from Pearson Airport to Bramalea City Centre.

By train

 * Operates a route daily between Sarnia and Toronto including stops in London, St. Marys, Stratford, Kitchener, Guelph, Georgetown, and Brampton, and Mississauga.
 * Operates a route daily between Sarnia and Toronto including stops in London, St. Marys, Stratford, Kitchener, Guelph, Georgetown, and Brampton, and Mississauga.

GO Transit
GO Transit provides commuter rail and bus service to Brampton.

There are three GO train stations in Brampton: Bramalea, which serves the eastern end of Brampton; Brampton station, which serves central Brampton; and Mount Pleasant, which serves the western end of Brampton.
 * The Kitchener route operates trips most of the day from Monday to Friday between Toronto and Brampton including stops in Mississauga. On those days, trips travel between Toronto and Kitchener including stops in Mississauga (Malton), Brampton, Georgetown, Acton, and Guelph mostly toward Toronto in the morning rush and toward Kitchener in the afternoon rush, but with a few extra round trip runs during the day and evening. The trip by train from Toronto Union Station takes 35 minutes.

When GO trains are not running, they are replaced by GO buses serving the same area, however these buses generally run to and from Yorkdale and York Mills subway stations to the north of downtown Toronto instead of Union Station. Trains and buses run about every 20 minutes during rush hour and about every hour outside of rush hour.

Brampton Transit
Brampton Transit bus route 501 Züm Queen (operated by Brampton Transit) links Vaughan Metropolitan Centre subway station to downtown Brampton. Note: If boarding a Züm bus at Vaughan Metropolitan Centre, pay or validate your fare on the Züm bus; do not use platform ticketing/payment machines on the platform as they are for another public transit operator.

Public transportation
If transferring from GO Transit to Brampton Transit (BT) to complete a trip, the BT fare will be free when using a Presto card or a credit or debit card. Just tap your card on both transit systems to get the free BT fare. When using a Presto, credit or debit card to transfer from BT to GO Transit, the BT fare will be refunded to your card at the end of your trip.

A fare allows for 2 hours of travel on Brampton Transit including changing BT buses, or transferring to connecting local public transit in Milton (Ontario), Mississauga (Miway), York Region (YRT) and Toronto (TTC). If paying by cash, ask for a "transfer" to use as a paper receipt, except for the TTC which does not accept BT paper transfers. For Presto, credit and debit card users, transfer info is automatically tracked to your card when you tap on, including for the TTC.

Flower gardens
Brampton prides itself as the "Flower City", with several gardens open to the public. The city has a PDF brochure for a Brampton Floral Self-Guided Tour, with some of the gardens summarized here:

Downtown heritage structures
Because of the presence of many modern buildings, Brampton's downtown does not quite have the quaint heritage image of towns such as Newmarket, Port Hope or Brockville. Despite that, the Brampton website provides stories and photos of several dozen buildings with historic importance in the downtown. Here are some of the heritage buildings. Many of the buildings listed here are not open to the general public, but all can be viewed from a public sidewalk.

It seems that all the churches in downtown Brampton are 19th-century heritage buildings. For most, you don't need a map to find them as the tend to be prominent landmarks.

Do

Eat
Fast-food style restaurants can be found throughout the city, as well as other styles of dine in and take out restaurants.

Fitness
If you want to work out, Goodlife Fitness and LA Fitness offer day passes for $15. If it is your first visit it might also be possible to sign up for a cheap or free trial on their websites.

A cheap and easy option is the community centres where you can just show up and pay the entry fee in cash.

Stay safe
Brampton is a safe city, however be on your guard at night like in any other city. Muggings and assaults may happen.

Go next

 * Caledon — the rural northern portion of Peel Region, with parts of the Niagara Escarpment and Bruce Trail.
 * Georgetown — a large town in Halton Hills, with a historic main street shopping area.
 * Glen Williams — a tiny villages with well-preserved heritage buildings housing antiques and artist studios.
 * Mississauga — Toronto's largest suburb, with large shopping centres, sprawling parks, and heritage villages offering smaller-scale shopping and dining.
 * Toronto — Canada's largest city, and the region's entertainment and economic centre.

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Brampton (Cumbria)

Brampton is a market town in Cumbria ten miles (16 km) east of Carlisle. It has a pleasant preserved old centre and is near the route of Hadrian's Wall. In 2021 its population was 4186.

Tourist information is available at Moot Hall in the market place.

Get in
Brampton is on the historic road between Carlisle and Newcastle upon Tyne, but nowadays bypassed by A69. A689 is a shortcut from Gretna and A74(M) in Scotland.

Stagecoach Cumbria Bus 685 runs hourly daily from Carlisle and takes 25 min. Most terminate in Brampton but every hour or two they continue to Haltwhistle, Hexham, Corbridge, Heddon-on-the-Wall and Newcastle upon Tyne. Bus 680 from Alston is just an occasional school service.

There is no bus station in Brampton, buses stop along Front St.

Trains from Carlisle run every hour or two and take 20 min to Brampton, continuing to Haltwhistle, Hexham, Prudhoe, Metrocentre and Newcastle, another hour. Some go further to Morpeth but don't always stop at Brampton. Change at Carlisle for fast trains from London Euston, Manchester and Glasgow.

is a mile southeast of town. It's a simple platform halt with ticket machines but no toilets or waiting room. There is level access to the Newcastle-bound platform and a footbridge with no lift for the Carlisle-bound platform. You can reach the latter step-free via a three-mile detour down another lane.

Get around
The town is compact, but you need wheels for outlying sights and accommodation.

Taxi operators are Brampton Cars (+44 1697 73386), Atkinsons (+44 7810 460982) and Airbus 2000 (+44 1697 73735).

See

 * St Martin's Church is on Front St in town centre. It was built in the 1870s (with the tower added in 1906) and is the only church designed by the Pre-Raphaelite architect Philip Webb. The stained glass windows were designed by Edward Burne-Jones and William Morris. (The Earls of Carlisle were paying for all these big talents.) It's an active Anglican church but is often locked outside services, as it has been vandalised.
 * is a cute octagonal building in Market Square completed in 1817. Originally the ground floor was an open-plan poultry market; it was enclosed after 1896 when the building was handed over to the town council. The ground floor is now the Tourist Information Centre. The ring in the cobbles outside is no longer used to tether bulls for bull-baiting.
 * or Mote is an earthwork cut out of a ridge that in the 12th century had a wooden castle. A statue of the 7th Earl of Carlisle was placed atop in the 19th century.
 * a mile west of town became redundant when St Martin's was completed. It's an attractive little sandstone building that harks back to the 12th century, and stands upon the site of a fort on Hadrian's Wall. You may be able to get the key from the farm next door, but all interior fittings have been removed.
 * is 3 miles west of town on the airfield, see Carlisle.
 * marks the spot where six Jacobite soldiers were brought from Carlisle and hanged on 21 Oct 1746 in the aftermath of their failed uprising. "And the wuddy has her ain, and we twa are left alane, Free o' Carlisle gaol in the dawing..." is the 1876 version of "Bonnie Banks o' Loch Lomond", lamenting those who took the low road by being put to death. It was 12 months since Bonnie Prince Charlie and his men marched south in high hopes, receiving the bloodless surrender of Brampton and continuing to Derby. But the rebellion had little support in England and thereafter retreated and retreated, to be crushed at Culloden. The ancient Capon Tree was a popular meeting place for townsfolk: it died in 1904 and was replaced by the stone monument. A new tree was planted in 2013. The British Legion holds a memorial service here on 21 Oct the anniversary of the executions.
 * is the private residence of the Earls of Carlisle, so you only get to visit in expensive private parties to shoot fish or somesuch. It dates from the 13th century but was embellished and extended in Tudorbethan times. Much of the interior was lost to a fire in 1844 and was re-done in Pre-Raphaelite style.
 * is the mostly westerly point on Hadrian's Wall that much resembles a wall. The wall, military road and fortifications stretched coast to coast but the best sections are further east between Hexham and Greenhead. The route passes a couple of miles north of Brampton, with a clearly marked footpath, but here all the masonry has been spirited away and there's just a shallow earthwork. Further west even that has been ploughed or built over on the approach to Carlisle. See Haltwhistle for Birdoswald Roman Fort near Gilsland, 7 miles northeast of Brampton.
 * is a tiny village 3 miles south of Brampton. St Peter's Church, built in 1828, is over the site of the vanished castle.
 * is a tiny village 3 miles south of Brampton. St Peter's Church, built in 1828, is over the site of the vanished castle.

Do

 * Hike: OS Landranger Map 86 covers this area. OS 87 overlaps to the east and has better coverage of the Hexham-Gilsland section of the Wall.
 * Golf: Brampton GC is two miles south near Talkin Tarn. White tees 6418 yards, par £72, visitor round £55
 * Wild on the Wall is a folk music festival held at Walton two miles north of town in August.
 * Wild on the Wall is a folk music festival held at Walton two miles north of town in August.

Buy

 * Co-op Food on Main St is open daily 7AM-10PM. The closest supermarkets are in Carlisle, but for big-ticket purchases head to Metrocentre on the west edge of Newcastle.
 * Farmers Market is held in the market place outside Moot Hall on the last Saturday of each month, 9:30AM-1:30PM.
 * Farmers Market is held in the market place outside Moot Hall on the last Saturday of each month, 9:30AM-1:30PM.

Eat

 * Off the Wall is a coffee shop at 4 Front St, open M-Sa 8:30AM-3PM.
 * Takeaways are Brampton Tandoori, Lucky House Chinese and Brampton Roosters fish & chips.
 * The Duke of Cumberland is a cosy pub in Castle Carrock by St Peter's Church. It serves good pub food and is open W-Sa noon-8:30PM, Su noon-7PM.
 * The Duke of Cumberland is a cosy pub in Castle Carrock by St Peter's Church. It serves good pub food and is open W-Sa noon-8:30PM, Su noon-7PM.

Drink

 * Nag's Head in Market Place is open M-Sa 11:30AM-10PM, Su noon-10PM. It doesn't have food.
 * Old Vicarage Brewery is in Walton two miles north of town. The bar remains closed in 2023.
 * Old Vicarage Brewery is in Walton two miles north of town. The bar remains closed in 2023.

Sleep

 * Camping and caravans: Irthing Vale Caravan Park is west of town towards the old church. It's not open in 2023. Chapel House Caravan Park near Talkin Tarn is just for static units on long lets, no tourers or campers.
 * The Fleece at Ruleholme by the airfield also has rooms.
 * Belted Will Inn half a mile east of Farlam Hall in Hallbankgate has rooms.
 * See Hadrian's Wall for accommodation at some distance from any town but convenient for the Wall. The closest is east in Gilsland village.
 * Belted Will Inn half a mile east of Farlam Hall in Hallbankgate has rooms.
 * See Hadrian's Wall for accommodation at some distance from any town but convenient for the Wall. The closest is east in Gilsland village.
 * Belted Will Inn half a mile east of Farlam Hall in Hallbankgate has rooms.
 * See Hadrian's Wall for accommodation at some distance from any town but convenient for the Wall. The closest is east in Gilsland village.
 * See Hadrian's Wall for accommodation at some distance from any town but convenient for the Wall. The closest is east in Gilsland village.

Connect
As of Feb 2023, Brampton and its approach roads have 4G from all UK carriers. 5G has not reached this area.

Go next

 * Hadrian's Wall is best seen further east between Greenhead and Hexham, where a substantial wall follows the crest of a ridge, and connects Vindolanda, "Robin Hood's Tree" and Housesteads fort.
 * The Pennine Way joins the wall pathway at Greenhead, following it to Housesteads then branching north to the Scottish border.
 * Carlisle is a pleasant market town with an impressive castle.

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Brampton (disambiguation)

There is more than one place called Brampton:

Canada

 * Brampton (Ontario) — A town in the Greater Toronto Area of Ontario.

United Kingdom

 * Brampton (Cumbria) — A town in Cumbria of England.

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Bramwell (West Virginia)

Bramwell is a town of 426 people (as of 2000) in the Bluefield micropolitan area of West Virginia. Incorporated in 1888, Bramwell became known as the "Home of Millionaires" because it contained more millionaires per capita around the turn of the 20th century (up to 13, mostly wealthy coal barons) than any other town in the US; today, their Victorian and Tudor style mansions can still be viewed. The town was named for New York civil engineer J. H. Bramwell, who became the town's first postmaster and president of the Bank of Bramwell, and incorporated in 1888. Bramwell was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1983.

Get in
Bramwell is located just off US-52, between Bluefield and Welch.

Bramwell is also a stop on the Bluefield-Welch line of Bluefield Area Transit; buses pass by 5 times a day going in each direction.

See

 * A tour of Bramwell's many historic homes, 304-248-7114 or 304-248-7252 or 866-248-TOUR. the 1895 Goodwill House (with a ballroom), the 1902 Perry House (with Victorian furnishings, now a bed-and-breakfast), the Virginia Davis House, the 1909 Thomas House (with carved walls, a dumbwaiter and central vacuum-cleaning system), the 1909 Mann House and Bungalow (a three-story turreted mansion and house-sized "playhouse" for his children and governess), and the 1914 Hewitt House (the last coal-baron house built in Bramwell, with Tiffany fixtures and hardwood floors).

 * The historic Bank of Bramwell building. Thanks to the nearby Pocahontas coalfields, the Bank of Bramwell was once the financial center of southern West Virginia and one of the wealthiest banks per capita in the United States, until its closure in 1933 during the Great Depression. The bank was so wealthy that money was transported by wheelbarrow in leather bags to the trains tation. Apparently, it even inspired a popular phrase in the 1920s: "solid as the Bank of Bramwell".

 * The 1904 Bramwell Presbyterian Church, WV-120 and Main Street, 304-248-8085.

Go next

 * Bluefield is about 15 minutes south on US-52.
 * Welch is about 40 minutes northwest on US-52.
 * Wytheville, Virginia is about 1 hour south on US-52 / I-77.

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Bran

Bran is a village in southern Transylvania, in Brașov County. It's famous for Bran Castle, guarding the pass between Wallachia and Transylvania.

Understand
The village is known for Bran Castle, heavily marketed as "Dracula's Castle". In reality it has nothing to do with Count Dracula (or with Vlad Țepeș who lately became identified with Dracula). Nevertheless, the tourists love the idea, and the souvenir shops and tour operators keep up the legend.

By public transport
By public transport you'll first need to reach Brașov – a train or bus from Bucharest will take about three hours.

Bran is SW of Brașov on Highway DN73 / E574. Buses run between Brașov Autogara 2 and Bran every 30 mins M-F, hourly Sa & Su (every full hour). The trip takes 45 min, fare 13 lei (€2.80) as of August 2022.

By car
Driving from Cluj-Napoca or Sibiu along the Făgăraş road, you can bypass Brașov by the Highway 73A shortcut into Râșnov.

Get around
Bran is a very small village and everything is within walking distance.

Parking
Thera are parkimeter contrlled parking space on the street infront of Bran castle, however usually is full. There are some parking lots of different prices and qualities. Propbably no one es the "oficial" parking of the castle, but many claim that.

Do

 * Visit Bran Village Museum in the Castle's park. It presents you pieces of the history of this old Transylvanian village.
 * Hike in the nearby hills and mountains.

Buy
There is a market near the Castle. The souvenirs are quite "kitschy", but you can get one.

Eat
There is a Kürtős kalács place in the center of town, very recommended.

Sleep
There are plenty of pensions and camping places.

Go next

 * Râșnov is 15 km away towards Brașov. It has an interesting citadel and old churches.
 * Peleș Castle is 50 km south in Sinaia, which lies in a valley through the Carpathian mountains.
 * Piatra Craiului National Park is on the mountain ridge west of Bran.

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Brandenburg

 Brandenburg (Lower Sorbian: Bramborska; Upper Sorbian: Braniborska) is both a historical region and a modern federal state in Germany. Brandenburg was historically composed of a larger amount of territory now located across the Oder River in western Poland. It is the heart of historic Prussia and surrounds the federal capital Berlin, a separate state. It also borders the states of Saxony, Saxony-Anhalt, Lower Saxony, and Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, as well as Poland.

Cities

 * — the capital of Brandenburg, bordering Berlin. Widely known for its castles and landscape as a World Heritage Site.
 * — oldest town and "cradle" of Brandenburg; ancient cathedral, churches and other medieval buildings.
 * — the former "Stalinstadt" was founded in the 1950s as a Soviet-style model town for the metalworkers in the region
 * near Berlin
 * — along the Polish border
 * — along the Polish border

 * — a quiet suburb housing the remains of one of the few preserved Nazi concentration camps, KZ Sachsenhausen, on German soil. There's also a small palace in the centre of Oranienburg.
 * — known for Senftenberger See the former lignite mining and processing town is being transformed as a center of the Lusatian Lake District
 * — a quiet suburb housing the remains of one of the few preserved Nazi concentration camps, KZ Sachsenhausen, on German soil. There's also a small palace in the centre of Oranienburg.
 * — known for Senftenberger See the former lignite mining and processing town is being transformed as a center of the Lusatian Lake District

Other destinations
Brandenburg is known for its nature.

There is one national park:
 * Lower Oder Valley National Park

There are three UNESCO Biosphere Reserves:
 * Flusslandschaft Elbe
 * Schorfheide-Chorin
 * Spreewald.

In addition, there are 11 nature parks:
 * Hoher Fläming.
 * Nuthe-Nieplitz-Niederung,.
 * Westhavelland
 * Stechlin-Ruppiner Land
 * Uckermärkische Seen
 * Barnimer Land
 * Märkische Schweiz
 * Dahme-Heideseen
 * Schlaubetal
 * Niederlausitzer Landrücken
 * Niederlausitzer Heidelandschaft

The Lusatian Lake District is shared between Brandenburg and neighboring Saxony

Understand
Brandenburg is composed of two very different parts although the dividing line between them is a bit fuzzy. On the one hand, there is the suburban fringe around Berlin dominated by Potsdam, the biggest city in the state and the state capital but in many ways having been turned into a suburb of Berlin. This area has profited from reunification and Potsdam was the city above 100 000 inhabitants which gained the highest percentage of population in the first two decades of the 21st century. On the other hand, there is the largely rural part of the state that can be described as "everything else" where relatively minor cities like Cottbus, Frankfurt an der Oder or Brandenburg an der Havel serve as regional centers. While those regional centers have turned their fortunes around since post reunification decline, the suburban and rural areas surrounding them struggle economically and are trying to market the wilderness in their surroundings for tourism. The major attraction of Brandenburg is the city of Potsdam with its UNESCO world heritage label. However, besides Potsdam, there are plenty of other attractions that make Brandenburg worth the trip. The gray reminders of 40 years of Communist rule are gone, and now Brandenburg offers lots to discover to the visitor.

Brandenburg was once ridiculed as the Reichsstreusandbüchse (roughly: imperial sandbox) due to its sandy ground and low population density and seen as virtually worthless real estate prior to the ascent of Prussia. The population density is still low (at least by German standards) and this along with its history aided in preserving a lot of the nature and wildlife. In the southeast of Brandenburg, along the border with Saxony, the Lausitz was and still is one of Germany's major open pit coal mining areas. Many of the former pits have been converted into lakes, drawing many (mostly domestic) visitors since GDR times. This region is now known as the Lusatian Lake District

History
What is now Brandenburg was inhabited by Slavic heathens during much of the early middle ages and there were several attempts to forcibly convert the local inhabitants to Christianity and to incorporate the territory into the Holy Roman Empire. The first attempt in the 10th century ended with a Slavic insurrection and for over a century people were appointed titular rulers to an area not under German possession. This finally changed when "Albert the Bear" of House Ascania conquered parts of the area and negotiated with another Slavic leader to inherit his domains upon his death. The new territorial entity was named "Mark Brandenburg" with "Mark" being an old term for a borderland. The conventional date for the "founding" of the Mark Brandenburg is usually given as 1157. The early modern history of Brandenburg is very closely linked to that of the House of Hohenzollern, a noble family originally from what is now Baden Württemberg which through luck and adroit political maneuvering turned a bunch of worthless sandy territory few people could be bothered to care about into one of the premier empires of continental Europe only to lose it all with the loss of World War I. After having acquired land around Nuremberg (including the castle), the Franconian branch of the Hohenzollern family came into the possession of the "Mark Brandenburg" in 1415 being awarded formal possession of it at the council of Konstanz. The first Hohenzollern to rule Brandenburg was also the last burgrave of Nuremberg, selling his rights to the city after a long tug of war between the city's patricians and the burgrave. His name, of course was Frederick (Friedrich), a name the new branch of the Hohenzollern would wear often as a regnal name.

Tourist information

 * Brandenburg tourism website

Talk
People in Brandenburg speak German, possibly with the Berlin-Brandenburg dialect which is relatively close to standard German. Low German dialects are sometimes spoken in rural northern Brandenburg, but almost extinct in most areas. Younger people normally do understand English, while English proficiency among the older generation is usually low. Lower Sorbian, which is similar to and to a certain degree mutually intelligible with Polish and Czech, is spoken in a small region in the southeast bordering Saxony and Poland. The number of native speakers is however low and decreasing. All Sorbs are bilingual and speak perfect German, while only few Germans speak Sorbian.

By plane
Berlin Brandenburg Airport is the main gateway to the region and the only airport inside the state.

If you are headed for southern Brandenburg the airports of Leipzig/Halle (near Schkeuditz, Saxony and Dresden  in the neighborhood of Klotzsche, some 15 km or 25 minutes by S-Bahn from the city-center) might be alternatives for you. However, there is generally a wider section of flights to/from Berlin than these airports.

By car
Since Berlin is located in the middle of Brandenburg, there are highways (Autobahn) to all major directions crossing through Brandenburg. Many places in Brandenburg can be reached by car within one or two hours from the center of Berlin.

The following Autobahns run through Brandenburg: A2, A9, A10, A11, A12, A13, A15. A24 originates in Hamburg and passes through Mecklenburg Vorpommern and goes via Rostock before heading to Berlin.

By public transport
The railway system is oriented towards Berlin. There are frequent regional trains connecting Berlin with all major cities in Brandenburg. However, it is often difficult to get to smaller places via public transport. There are buses, but travelers should check timetables. The Berlin-Brandenburg-Public-Traffic-Network (vbb) co-ordinates public transport in the region. There is also a consistent tariff system, so travelers can buy a ticket for the entire journey even if they change from the train to buses. The website of the Traffic Network vbb offers information on timetables and tariffs.

Get around
The easiest way to get around is by car. There are several highways (Autobahn), that connect Berlin with different German regions - all leading through Brandenburg. In addition, there are well maintained roads.

Public transport to many rural destinations is poor. There are a few railroad connections within Brandenburg and there are public buses, but travelers should check timetables for connections.

Verkehrsverbund Berlin-Brandenburg (VBB) organizes local public transport in Berlin and Brandenburg.

The Berlin-Brandenburg region has a dense network of regional express and regional rail lines, which is often supplemented by excursion buses at tourist destinations. Most of Brandenburg's tourist destinations can thus be easily reached on an hourly or two-hourly basis. In Brandenburg and Berlin, you can travel comfortably and inexpensively with the Brandenburg-Berlin ticket for €29 with up to 5 people. If you want it even more comfortable, the Brandenburg-Berlin-Ticket is also available for 1st class at. The ticket is valid Monday through Friday from 9 a.m. and on weekends all day until 3 a.m. the following day on all local transportation. Night owls pay only €22 between 6 p.m. and 6 a.m. the following day (€42 in 1st class). Single travelers can use the day ticket for the entire VBB network for €21.

Those who enjoy cycling during their vacations can choose between numerous cycling routes in Brandenburg. The flagship is the over 1000 km long "Tour Brandenburg".

See

 * Potsdam with its spectacular royal palaces and parks, the Dutch Quarter is a lovely city and a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
 * The Spreewald, a unique landscape with hundreds of small irrigation canals, a UNESCO biosphere reserve.
 * The wide ranging architecture of Cottbus.
 * The medieval windows of the Marienkirche Frankfurt an der Oder.
 * Castles and Palaces: There are many smaller and larger rural palaces and castles, some of them are hotels, others museums or private homes; in the Fläming region, there are four medieval castles.
 * Historic city centers: many towns in Brandenburg have pretty well kept historic city centers.

Do
Saddle up and explore the Brandenburg-Barnim countryside - you'll get fit too! Traveling around on two wheels you'll see loads more of the county, and with nine cycle routes to choose from there is no excuse for not getting your bicycle out.
 * Hiking
 * Cycling
 * Inline Skating

Eat
Spreewald-Gurken (pickled cucumbers from the Spreewald-region) were a specialty during GDR times and are again growing in popularity.

Drink
Club-Cola is one of two big former East German cola brands.

Stay safe
Brandenburg lacks big cities and therefore also most of their associated crime. However unemployment, low birth rates and general lack of perspective for young people have hit some rural towns hard, and some have lost half their population since 1990. This along with disillusionment after reunification has led some people to radical political ideas and some of them are violent. A former spokesperson for the German government said prior to the 2006 soccer world cup that there are "small and medium sized communities in Brandenburg and elsewhere that he would advise people with other skin colors not to go to, as they might not return with their lives". Obviously this was an exaggeration to get a debate going, and the situation has improved a lot since than (the right wing extremist party for example is no longer represented in the state parliament as they poll well under the 5% threshold), but caution is advised in some areas, especially at night, and especially for people who look "different" or "foreign".

That being said all in all violent crime is extremely rare in Germany as a whole and Brandenburg is no exception. Almost all visitors to Brandenburg never encounter any problems and if you should, the police is usually able and very willing to help you. As the right-wing extremist groups are seen as a huge embarrassment to the state's reputation and also something of a tired cliché in inner-German debate, you should exercise some caution when speaking about that topic, as you might get people upset.

Go next

 * The Baltic Sea Coast (Germany) in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania
 * Poland is right across the Oder/Odra
 * Berlin
 * The Lausitz in the south is shared with Saxony

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Brandenburg (disambiguation)

There is more than one place called Brandenburg:

Germany

 * Brandenburg — A federal-state in Germany.

 * Brandenburg an der Havel - A city in Germany.

United States of America

 * Brandenburg (Kentucky) — A town in Kentucky.

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Brandenburg (Kentucky)

Brandenburg is a small town in the Kentucky Derby Region. Located on the Ohio River, 40 miles southwest of Louisville, it is the county seat of Meade County.

By car
While no interstate highways run through Meade County, Brandenburg is accessible from interstates in nearby counties. Following KY 79 North to the Matthew Welsh Bridge, it becomes IN 135 in Harrison County, Indiana. Fifteen miles from the bridge you will reach Interstate 64.

Interstate 65 can be reached from Meade County by following US 31W from Muldraugh in either direction. Northbound traffic can exit at KY 841 (Snyder Freeway) East to I-65. Or southbound and follow US 31W South to Elizabethtown and I-65. In Elizabethtown, you can also reach the Blue Grass and Western Kentucky Parkways for access to other areas of Kentucky.

Get around
KY 448, along with KY 144 East connects Brandenburg with Vine Grove and Hardin County. KY 144 West links Brandenburg with western Meade County.

KY 1638 connects Brandenburg with Muldraugh and eastern Meade County. The road passes the Doe Valley area and Otter Creek Park.

KY 79 links Brandenburg (and the Matthew Welsh Bridge) with Irvington and Rough River Dam.

KY 228 connects Brandenburg with Battletown, Wolf Creek and other northwestern Meade County communities.

US 60 cuts across the south central part of Meade County, connecting Irvington with Muldraugh.

Events

 * Guston Days Guston Second Saturday in June.
 * River Heritage Bluegrass Festival July.
 * Threshing Days Second weekend in July.
 * Meade County Fair Meade County Fairgrounds Late July.
 * Christmas by the River Last Saturday November-December 31.

Do

 * Mike & Diane's Pay Lake, +1 270 828-4581.
 * Mike & Diane's Pay Lake, +1 270 828-4581.
 * Mike & Diane's Pay Lake, +1 270 828-4581.

Buy

 * Cox's Variety & Garden Center, 570 River Ridge Plaza ,+1 270 422-5455.
 * Cox's Variety & Garden Center, 570 River Ridge Plaza ,+1 270 422-5455.

Eat

 * Home Plate, 656 Bypass Rd, +1 270 422-1759.
 * Home Plate, 656 Bypass Rd, +1 270 422-1759.
 * Home Plate, 656 Bypass Rd, +1 270 422-1759.

Drink
Meade County is a wet county.

By phone
Most telephone numbers in Meade County consist of +1 270 plus a seven-digit number, but the area is now served by an overlay complex of two area codes, with +1 364 being the second. A local or in-state telephone call now requires all 10 digits of the local number be dialed (omitting just the leading +1 from a local landline call).

Signage on many established businesses may still display the original seven-digit numbers; dial 270 before these if no area code is indicated.

Note that Muldraugh is served by area code 502 instead of 270/364. That community is completely surrounded by the Fort Knox Army base, which is also in area code 502. No overlay has yet been imposed on that area, so 7-digit local landline dialing is still allowed.

Go next

 * Corydon, IN
 * Elizabethtown
 * Fort Knox
 * Louisville

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Brandon

There is more than one place called Brandon:

Canada

 * Brandon (Manitoba) - A city in Canada

Ireland

 * Brandon - A village in County Kerry, Ireland

United Kingdom

 * Brandon (Suffolk) - A town in Suffolk, England

United States of America

 * Brandon (Florida) - A town in Florida

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Brandon (Florida)

Brandon is a commuter city to the east of Tampa near Florida's West Coast, near the junction of Interstate 4 and Interstate 75.

By bus
There are several Hillsborough County Regional Transit routes that go to Brandon.

By car
FL-60 passes through the town from east to west, while I-75 passes through it from north to south. A toll road, FL-618, ends in Brandon as the Brandon Parkway, and serves as an expressway with off-ramps. It provides access from downtown Tampa to the west. As a part of the I-4 corridor, I-4 passes just north of Brandon. This interstate connects three of Central Florida's primary cities: going from west to east, Tampa, Orlando, and Daytona Beach, crossing to the east coast of the state.

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 * The main city is immediately to the west, Tampa.

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Brandon (Manitoba)

Brandon is a city of 49,000 people (2016) in southwestern Manitoba about an hour north of the North Dakota border. Brandon is the second-largest city in the province, after Winnipeg. Brandon is known as a city that is not too big to be impersonal, but not so small that it lacks the amenities of large cities.

History
Prior to the influx of people from Eastern Canada, the area around Brandon was primarily used by the Sioux people, the Bungays, the Yellow Quills, and the Bird Tails. In the 1870s and early 1880s, the Plains Bison were nearly wiped out by over-hunting. With the destruction of their staff of life, the buffalo, the nomadic Sioux people began to agree to settle in reserves such as the Sioux Valley Dakota Nation, or left the area entirely.

French Canadians also passed through the area on river boats on their way to the Hudson Bay Post, Fort Ellice near present-day St. Lazare, Manitoba. The city of Brandon gets its name from the Blue Hills south of the city, which got their name from a Hudson's Bay trading post known as Brandon House, which got its name from a hill on an island in James Bay where Captain James had anchored his ship in 1631.

During the 1870s it was believed by most that the transcontinental railway would take a northwesterly direction from Portage la Prairie. Many thought that the route would most likely go through either Minnedosa or Rapid City, Manitoba because they were both located at natural river crossings. Rapid City was the front runner for the site of the new railway and had prepared for the impending building boom accordingly. But suddenly, in 1881, the builders of the railway decided to take a more westerly route from Winnipeg, towards Grand Valley. Grand Valley was located on the northern side of the Assiniboine, opposite the side of the river where present-day Brandon sits. Grand Valley was settled by two brothers John and Dougal McVicar, and their families. With the expectation of the new railway, settlers and prospectors now rushed to an area they had previously avoided. Around 1879 a few settlers led by Reverend George Roddick had begun to build their new homes about 10 miles south of Grand Valley, at the foot of the Brandon Hills.

Meanwhile, in Grand Valley with the promise of the railway, the town began to boom. Regular voyages were made by steam sternwheelers to the city, each bringing more and more settlers. In the spring of 1881, General Thomas L. Rosser, Chief Engineer of the Canadian Pacific Railway arrived in Grand Valley. It was Rosser's job to choose the townsites for the railway. Rosser approached Dougald McVicar of Grand Valley and offered him $25,000 for the railway in Grand Valley. McVicar countered with $50,000 to which Rosser replied that “I’ll be damned if a town of any kind is ever built here". So instead Rosser crossed the Assiniboine river and built the site of the railway on the high sandy south of the River, two miles west of Grand Valley. So the site was then moved to a site just west of today's current First Street bridge in Brandon. A shanty had been built there by a man named J.D. Adamson, and it was on this quarter section Adamson claimed that Rosser chose as the townsite for the CPR Railway and named Brandon. After the location of the railway was changed again, there was still hope that Grand Valley could become a rival neighbour to Brandon. But late in June 1881 it became clear that Grand Valley would not have lasted as a city long term. A flood hit in late June, and as the city was built on a low-lying part of the river, flooded quickly and dramatically. Because Grand Valley was built on a low flood plain, and Brandon was built on the heights on the other side, it became apparent that Brandon was the best place for a city in the area.

Rosser had chosen Brandon as the townsite in May 1881, within a year settlers had flocked to Brandon in such numbers that it was incorporated as a city.

An internment camp was set up at the Exhibition Building in Brandon from September 1914 to July 1916.

By plane
Although Brandon has a, limited commercial passenger service is available. WestJet Encore provides once daily service to/from Calgary. The Brandon Air Shuttle provides daily transportation from Winnipeg International Airport to locations in Brandon. The shuttle will pick up and drop off at any location in Brandon.

Winnipeg International Airport is approximately 200 km to the east of Brandon and is well connected with flights across Canada. Travellers can fly into Winnipeg and then transfer to ground transportation to reach Brandon.

By bus
Brandon Air Shuttle provide bus service from Winnipeg Airport 3 times a day.

By car
Brandon is at the junction of the Provincial Trunk Highway 1 (Trans-Canada Highway) and Provincial Trunk Highway 10. Provincial Trunk Highway 10 is travels north from to North Dakota in the United States of America. The US and Canada customs offices on this highway operate 24 hours. Provincial Trunk Highway 1 travels westbound from Winnipeg or eastbound from Regina, Saskatchewan. It is a four-lane highway.

By train
The Canadian, a train route between Toronto and Vancouver, stops at a train station in Rivers, 30 km north of Brandon on Highway 10. There are two trains per week in each direction.

By public transit
Brandon Transit operates ten bus routes throughout the city. The Brandon Transit website provides a map of the routes. Buses depart every 30 minutes during peak times and every hour during non-peak times. Limited public transit is available on Sundays.

By taxi
The city has no shortage of taxi companies. Fares are metered and based on rates set by the city.

By rental car
There are two car rental agencies in the city and prices are approximately the same throughout the city. Many rental agency offices are not open on Sundays.

 * Budget Rent-a-Car, 215 6th Street, +1 204-725-3550
 * Enterprise Rent-a-Car, 759 1st Street, +1 204-725-1300

Go next

 * Riding Mountain National Park: Located approximately 100 km north of Brandon.
 * Spruce Woods Provincial Park: Located approximately 60 km south east of Brandon. No public transit is available to Spruce Woods.
 * Souris: Approximately 40 km south of Brandon. Canada's longest Swinging Bridge is in Souris.
 * Spirit Sands: The featured destination of Spruce Woods Provincial Park. Home to Manitoba's only open sand dunes.

title: Brandon (Manitoba)