Venice transforms into a theatre of masks and mystery once each year. The Carnival of Venice is one of the most famous celebrations in the world. For two weeks, the city fills with elaborate costumes, masquerade balls, and street performances. The origins of the festival go back centuries, to a time when Venetians hid their […]
Categories: Amusement and Theme Parks, Cities, Italy, Sights
Perched on a hill overlooking the city of Innsbruck, Ambras Castle is one of the most significant Renaissance castles in Austria, a treasure house of art, armour, and curiosities assembled by Archduke Ferdinand II of Tyrol in the 16th century. Unlike many European castles that were built for defence, Ambras was conceived as a pleasure […]
Vintgar Gorge (Soteska Vintgar) is one of Slovenia’s most breathtaking natural attractions, a 1.6-kilometre-long chasm carved by the crystal-clear Radovna River through the vertiginous limestone walls of the Julian Alps, just a few kilometres from the iconic Lake Bled. A wooden boardwalk clinging to the cliff face takes visitors through a Tolkien-esque landscape of thundering […]
S\u0142owi\u0144ski National Park is one of Poland’s most extraordinary natural landscapes, a UNESCO World heritage coastal reserve on the Baltic Sea whose defining feature is its shifting sand dunes, massive golden mountains of sand up to 42 metres high that move inland at a rate of 3 to 10 metres per year, slowly consuming the […]