Volterra – alabaster work since Etruscan times | Tuscany, Italy

Updated June 10, 2026 by europeexplored No Comments

Perched on a volcanic hill in Tuscany, Volterra has been working alabaster since the Etruscans ruled this land. The stone is translucent, warm to the touch, and carved into everything from cathedral windows to tiny figurines sold in workshop doorways. The Etruscan gate, the Porta all’Arco, still stands at the edge of the old town, […]

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Lago de Sanabria – the biggest glacial lake in the Iberian Peninsula | Spain

Updated June 19, 2026 by europeexplored No Comments

Updated: May 30, 2020 | By Claire | 1 More Lago de Sanabria is the largest glacial lake in the Iberian Peninsula. It is located in Spain, in the northwestern province of Zamora, in the mountainous area of Sierra Cabrera and Sierra Segundera. It is a part of the Sanabria Lake Natural Park. The lake […]

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