A glacial lake sits at the base of Mount Mengusovský in the High Tatras, its surface reflecting the jagged peaks above. Popradské pleso lies at an altitude of nearly fifteen hundred metres, reached by a trail that winds through pine forests and past tumbling streams. The water is cold and clear and carries a deep […]
Rolling hills covered in vineyards and olive groves stretch toward medieval hilltop towns, their silhouettes unchanged since the Renaissance. Tuscany offers luxury of a particular kind: the luxury of space, of silence, of time slowed to the pace of the seasons. Private villas with infinity pools overlook valleys where cypress trees line ancient gravel roads. […]
Categories: Italy, Travelling Tips
Frankenstein Castle perches on a wooded hilltop above Darmstadt in southern Germany, a crumbling medieval fortress that inspired Mary Shelley legendary novel. Built in the thirteenth century, the castle belonged to the Lords of Frankenstein, an actual noble family who owned these lands for centuries. Local legends speak of alchemists and experiments conducted within the […]
Baroque facades in black volcanic stone line the streets of Acireale, a town perched on the eastern coast of Sicily where the lava flows of Mount Etna meet the Ionian Sea. The cathedral, dedicated to Saints Peter and Paul, displays intricate carvings and a campanile that rises high above the surrounding rooftops. But Acireale’s most […]
Categories: Islands, Italy, Nature, Sicily, Sights, Virtual Travel
Lake Wörthersee (Wörthersee) is Austria’s warmest and most glamorous alpine lake, a 17-kilometre-long ribbon of turquoise water in the southern state of Carinthia where summer water temperatures reach a balmy 28°C, surrounded by the forested peaks of the Karawanks and the elegant Belle Époque resort town of Velden am Wörthersee. Long the summer playground of […]