Montserrat – the most sacred place of Catalonia | Spain

June 10, 2026 by europeexplored No Comments

The mountain range rises 1,236 metres above the Catalan lowlands, 50 km northwest of Barcelona. Montserrat means “serrated mountain” and the shape is unmistakable: a jagged ridge of grey conglomerate rock that looks like a saw blade against the sky. The Benedictine monastery, Santa Maria de Montserrat, has been here since 1025. The mountain holds […]

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Tindari – the Greek-Roman archaeological site | Sicily, Italy

Updated June 10, 2026 by europeexplored 2 Comments

Tindari – the Greek-Roman archaeological site | Sicily, Italy Updated: April 23, 2020 | By Claire | More Tindari is a small coastal town situated on a rocky hill (Capo Tindari) and contains the remnants of an ancient Greek site Tyndaris from 396 BC. Thanks to its strategic location, the city could easily control and […]

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