Lake Bled is the most photographed place in Slovenia, and the photograph never lies. The lake is a glacial lake in the Julian Alps, 2 km long and 1.4 km wide. In the middle of the lake is a small island with a 17th-century church. On a cliff above the eastern shore is a medieval […]
Medieval walls still enclose the heart of Kilkenny, a city where Irish history feels vivid and close. Kilkenny Castle stands sentinel over the River Nore, its towering stone walls reflected in the water below. The Medieval Mile connects the castle to St. Canice Cathedral, a walk that passes through centuries of Irish heritage. Craft shops […]
Ulm Minster (Ulmer Münster) is a Gothic masterpiece that holds a remarkable world record: at 161.5 metres, its soaring spire is the tallest church tower in the world, higher than Cologne Cathedral, higher than the Sagrada Família, and the tallest building of any kind built before the Eiffel Tower. Located in the modest, often-overlooked city […]
Categories: Germany, Religious Monuments, Sights, Sights
Monte Cinto (2,706m) is the highest peak on the Mediterranean island of Corsica, a challenging granite giant in the Monte Cinto massif that offers the most spectacular summit panorama on the island: on clear days, the entire sweep of Corsica from the Italian coast to the Gulf of Porto is visible from the top. Climbing […]
Penyal d’Ifac (Peñón de Ifach) is the smallest Natural Park in Europe, the 332-metre-high limestone monolith rising dramatically from the Mediterranean at Calpe on Spain’s Costa Blanca that is, despite its tiny 45-hectare size, one of the most biodiverse protected areas in Spain, home to over 300 plant species including several endemics found nowhere else […]
Categories: Nature, Spain, Wellness, Relax & Sports
