Zlatá ulička (Golden Lane) is the most romantic and famous part of Prague Castle, a tiny, impossibly picturesque street of miniature 16th-century houses built directly into the castle fortifications, originally home to the castle’s goldsmiths (hence the name), later to Kafka (who lived at number 22 in 1916-1917 and wrote much of his early work […]
Categories: Czech Republic, Sights, Sights
Panská skála (Herrnhausfelsen) is the most famous and most visited geological reserve in the Czech Republic, a striking natural monument of vertical basalt columns near the town of Kamenický šenov in northern Bohemia, formed by the cooling of ancient volcanic lava into perfect hexagonal organ pipes that rise from the landscape like a stone cathedral. […]
Categories: Czech Republic, Nature
Mini-Europe is one of Brussels’ most popular tourist attractions, a delightful miniature park at the foot of the Atomium featuring more than 350 highly detailed 1:25 scale models of Europe’s most famous buildings, from the Eiffel Tower and Big Ben to the Leaning Tower of Pisa and the Acropolis, all set within beautifully landscaped gardens. […]
Categories: Amusement and Theme Parks, Belgium
