November 14, 2010
by europeexplored
Orvieto – the city of artistic and architectural treasures and wine traditions in Italy Updated: May 20, 2020 | By Claire | 1 More City of Orvieto is located at west part of the central Italian region of Umbria. It lies on the volcanic rock. Orvieto was founded by the Etruscans, and it used to […]
Tags: 15th-century, architectural-treasures, artistic, belvedere, celebrations, central-italian-region, city, economic-center, etruscan-necropolis, etruscan-period, etruscans, festa-della-palombella, gusto, italy, noble-families, olive-oil, orvieto, pozzo-di-san-patrizio, remnants, tourism-center, town, traditions-in-italy, typical-products, volcanic-rock, wine, wine-traditions
Categories: Italy, Sights
September 4, 2010
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Sofia is one of Europe’s most underrated capitals — a city where 7,000 years of history are layered into a compact, walkable centre of Roman ruins, Ottoman mosques, Orthodox cathedrals, and Soviet-era monuments, all set against the dramatic backdrop of Mount Vitosha. Bulgaria’s administrative, cultural, and economic heart, Sofia offers visitors an extraordinary value city […]
Tags: antiquity, bulgaria, capital-cities, city, educational-centre, european-union, existence, landmarks, map, mineral-spring, mount-vitosha, periods, population, prehistoric-settlements, remnants, slatina, sofia, substructures, town-walls
Categories: Bulgaria, Sights
June 3, 2010
by europeexplored
Ritten Earth Pillars – natural pyramids in Italy Updated: December 25, 2020 | By Claire | More Just outside of the sleepy little village of Ritten which is located in the South Tyrol region of Italy, you will find some of the most amazing, naturally occurring pillars that can be dated back to more than […]
Tags: alps, boulders, centuries, countless-tourists, earth-pyramids, enchantment, glacial-erosion, glacier, italy, laltopiano, laltopiano-del-renon, last-ice-age, le-piramidi-di-terra-del-renon, legends, nature, pillar, pillars, region-of-italy, remnants, ritten, ritten-earth-pillars, rocks, similar-sites, south-tirol, south-tyrol, tyrol-region, weathering-processes
Categories: Italy, Nature