February 25, 2011
by europeexplored
The Aqueduct of Segovia is one of the greatest surviving monuments of Roman engineering — a colossal double-tiered arcade of 167 granite arches soaring 28 metres above the Plaza del Azoguejo in the heart of the Spanish city of Segovia, constructed without a single drop of mortar nearly 2,000 years ago and still standing in […]
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Categories: Sights, Spain
February 15, 2011
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Matera – one of the oldest settled place in Italy Updated: January 16, 2020 | By Claire | More Matera is a town in southern Italy, 65km south-east from Bari. The town was founded by the Romans in the 3rd century BC. Matera reminds a poor peasant culture, which, since prehistoric times began to excavate […]
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Categories: Italy, Sights
February 10, 2011
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The Valley of the Temples at Agrigento is one of the most important archaeological sites in the world — the richest and best-preserved group of ancient Greek temples outside Greece, standing in golden sandstone splendour on a ridge overlooking the Mediterranean in southern Sicily. A UNESCO World Heritage site and the crown jewel of Magna […]
Tags: agrigento, akragas, ancient-greek-city, archaeological-area, carthaginians, cultural-heritage, greece, greek-colony, greek-sites, greek-temples, history, italy, roman-periods, sicily, sicily-italy, town, unesco, unesco-world, valley-of-the-temples
Categories: Italy, Sights
December 3, 2010
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Torre de Hércules – the oldest active lighthouse in the world | Spain Updated: May 30, 2020 | By Claire | 1 More Torre de Hercules is an ancient Roman tower in Spain, which since its inception has served as a beacon. It is so far the oldest active lighthouse in the world. It is […]
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Categories: Sights, Spain
September 25, 2010
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The windmills of Kinderdijk – one of the best known Dutch tourist sites | Netherlands Updated: April 2, 2020 | By Claire | More Kinderdijk is a small village lying on the Lek and Noord rivers near Rotterdam and Dordrecht in the Netherlands. It’s a very popular destination for its large network of windmills. The […]
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Categories: Netherlands, Sights
