Перевод the isle of white is a part of hampshire. since the victorian times it was adopted as a holiday island and tourism has been its bread and butter ever since. the island, 23 miles from west to east and 13 miles from north to south, is far smaller than greater london and is known for its beauty and variety of scenery. a morning drive can cover most of the better-known places. in summer the island is crowded with visitors, its safe bathing and enviable sunshine making it ideal for family holidays. newport is «capital» of the isle of wight, standing at the head of the river medina. it is a market town and its saturday market has been known since 1184. the main industries are plastics, manufacturing woodwork, milling, brewing and mineral water manufacture. newport has an excavated roman villa, and many attractive 17th century houses and a guildhall, designed by the 19th century architect john nash. carisbrooke is the old capital of the island, with a mighty 12th century norman castle, built on the site of a roman fort. charles i was imprisoned there in 1647-48, and his son henry and daughter elizabeth came as prisoners in 1650. cowes is britain's yachting «capital». there is cowes castle, built by henry viii, and the royal yacht squadron is housed there. its 22 brass guns stand ready on victoria parade to start races and fire royal salutes. osborne house, one mile south-east, was queen victoria's home at the time of her death in 1901. prince albert and thomas cubitt together designed it as an italian villa. visitors can see the state and private apartments, furnished as they were in queen victoria's time. nearby is norris castle, where the young princess victoria frequently stayed with her mother. ryde is one of the main gateways to the isle of wight, having a half a mile long pier built in 1813. its electric railway built in 1880 was one of the first in the world. ryde has 5 miles of excellent sandy beach. the island is known for its st. catherine's lighthouse, warning ships in the channel of the coastline's dangers, and for its multi-coloured sandstone. island souvenirs show their 12 distinct shades of sand.

Остров уайт является частью хэмпшира. со времен викторианской эпохи он был принят в качестве праздничного острова, и туризм с тех пор был его хлебом и маслом. остров, расположенный в 23 милях от запада на восток и в 13 милях от севера на юг, намного меньше, чем в   лондоне, и известен своей красотой и разнообразием пейзажей. утренняя поездка может охватить большинство наиболее известных мест. летом остров переполнен посетителями, его безопасное купание и завидное солнце делают его идеальным для семейного отдыха. ньюпорт - «столица» острова уайт, стоящего во главе реки медины. это рыночный город, а его субботний рынок известен с 1184 года. основными отраслями промышленности являются пластмассы, производство изделий из дерева, фрезерование, пивоварение и производство минеральных вод. в ньюпорте есть раскопанная римская вилла, а также множество привлекательных домов 17 века и гильдий, спроектированных архитектором xix века джоном нэшем. кэришбрук - старая столица острова, с могучим замком норманда 12-го века, построенным на месте римского форта. чарльз i был заключен в тюрьму там в 1647-48 годах, а его сын генри и дочь элизабет пришли в плен в 1650 году. коуз - британская яхтенная «столица». существует замок кауз, построенный генрихом viii, и там находится королевская яхт-эскадрилья. его 22 латунных орудия готовятся на параде виктории, чтобы начать гонки и стрелять из королевского салюта. дом осборн, в одной миле на юго-восток, был домом королевы виктории во время ее смерти в 1901 году. принц альберт и томас кубитт вместе разработали его как итальянскую виллу. посетители могут увидеть государственные и частные апартаменты, меблированные, как и во времена королевы виктории. рядом находится замок норрис, где молодая принцесса виктория часто оставалась с матерью. райд является одним из главных шлюзов к острову уайт, имеющим полумили длинный пирс, построенный в 1813 году. его электрическая железная дорога, построенная в 1880 году, была одной из первых в мире. райд имеет 5 миль отличного песчаного пляжа. остров известен своим маяком святой екатерины, корабли в канале об опасности береговой линии и его разноцветным песчаником. островские сувениры показывают свои 12 оттенков песка.

Azerbaijan is an amazing country. everything in it is unique – nature and culture, history and customs and traditions, architecture and much more. azerbaijan is often called "country of lights" (from "azer" - fire). indeed, even before our era, tribes of fire worshippers lived on the territory of modern azerbaijan. since that time the country has been preserved the earliest evidence of that age-rock drawings, statues of gods and ancient temples. in addition, the country from ancient times known for its temples of fire worshipers (ateshgah). on the absheron peninsula there is a place called yanar dag – "burning mountain". in nakhchivan, kalbajar, lenkoran, babadag from the earth running out of hot water. in surakhani there is a temple of fire ateshgah, at different times revered followers of zoroastrianism, hindus and sikhs. on the territory of azerbaijan once there were ancient states atropatena and caucasian albania. each city of azerbaijan is peculiar in its own way. the center of ancient quban khanate – the city of quba – is known for its medieval fortresses and mosques. one of the oldest cities of azerbaijan – sheki is famous for its magnificent palaces some of which have been converted to hotels. particularly noteworthy are the natural beauty, such as canyon tengah, afurdzhi waterfall and reserve gobustan was included in the list of world heritage of unesco. in the list of unesco and a quarter old part of baku icheri sheher. among the tourists from the post-soviet countries are very popular places in baku, where the episodes of the film "diamond hand" and "amphibious man"were filmed. azerbaijan will surprise you with its natural conditions: the country is comfortably located the sea coast and rivers, high mountain ranges and plains, semi-deserts and forests. you are waited for by the most beautiful landscapes, waterfalls and mountain rivers, springs with clear water, deep gorges, green meadows, thermal and mineral springs, the purest mountain air. tourists relax in resorts of the caspian sea, enjoy diving, water skiing, motorcycles, and boats. wishing to improve their shape can visit numerous well-known resorts of azerbaijan. due to the unique microclimate lankaran and talysh are considered one of the best spa resorts. in memory of the trip to this unique country you will have the famous quba carpets, original azerbaijani wine, high quality silk, jewelry made of gold and many other souvenirs.