Castillo de Coca – one of the most beautiful medieval fortresses in Spain

May 13, 2011 by europeexplored No Comments

Castillo de Coca is one of the most beautiful medieval fortresses in Spain — a fairy-tale 15th-century Mudéjar castle in the province of Segovia, Castile and León, whose walls and towers are built not of grey stone but of warm red brick decorated with intricate geometric patterns, blind arches, and glazed tiles in the Mudéjar […]

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The Cathedral of Monreale – one of the greatest treasures and most important attractions of Sicily, Italy

April 6, 2011 by europeexplored No Comments

The Cathedral of Monreale – one of the greatest treasures and most important attractions of Sicily, Italy Updated: September 22, 2020 | By Claire | 1 More Not far from Palermo, in a small obscure town of Monreale, you can find one of the most famous monuments of the old Norman kingdom – The Cathedral […]

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Ostia Antica – the harbour city of an ancient Rome | Italy

September 16, 2010 by europeexplored No Comments

Ostia Antica – the harbour city of an ancient Rome | Italy Updated: December 26, 2020 | By Claire | More Just outside of the Roman suburb of Ostica, you will find the archaeological site known as Ostia Antica. Ostia Antica was the original location of a harbour where the Tiber River meets with the […]

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