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 […]
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 […]
Mechelen – first railway on the European continent | Belgium Updated: May 15, 2020 | By Claire | More Mechelen (Malines in French) is a charming historic city which became in the 16th century the capital of the Netherlands for some time. It is located on the banks of the river Dijle in the northern […]
Kutná Hora – historic town in Czech Republic Updated: May 16, 2020 | By Claire | More Kutna Hora is a historic town in the Czech Republic, located in the Central Region, east of Prague. Town of Kutna Hora was founded in the late 13th century by German miners who began to mine for silver […]
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Siracusa – 2700 year-old ancient city in Sicily, Italy Updated: July 2, 2020 | By Claire | More Siracusa (English: Syracuse) is an ancient city in the biggest Mediterranean island – Sicily, Italy. It is located in the southeastern part of the island and is divided into old and new cities. Siracusa was founded around […]
The Gardens and Castle at Kroměříž are one of Central Europe’s finest Baroque ensembles — a UNESCO World Heritage site in the Czech Republic’s Moravian region where the magnificent Archbishop’s Chateau (used as a filming location for Amadeus) is complemented by two extraordinary gardens: the formal Pleasure Garden (one of the best-preserved Baroque gardens in […]
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Pirin National Park in one of the highest mountains in Europe | Bulgaria Updated: May 15, 2020 | By Claire | More Pirin National Park is a part of one of the highest mountains in Europe – Pirin Mountains located in southwestern Bulgaria. The highest mountain peak is Pirin Vichren (2914). The big area of […]
Bardejov is one of Slovakia’s best-preserved medieval cities — a UNESCO World Heritage jewel in the north-eastern Šariš region whose perfectly intact central square (Radničné námestie), ringed by 46 colourful burgher houses and dominated by the magnificent Gothic Basilica of St. Egidius, is considered one of the finest medieval urban ensembles in Central Europe. Along […]
The Škocjan Caves in Slovenia are one of the most extraordinary underground wonders on Earth — a UNESCO World Heritage site where the Reka River thunders through a massive subterranean canyon 146 metres deep. Forget tiny stalactite-filled passages; Škocjan delivers an underground spectacle on a truly colossal scale, with chambers so vast they could swallow […]
The Torre de Hércules (Tower of Hercules) is the oldest active lighthouse in the world — a 55-metre Roman lighthouse built in the late 1st century AD on a rocky headland in A Coruña, Galicia, northwestern Spain, that has been guiding ships into the harbour continuously for over 1,900 years. Declared a UNESCO World Heritage […]
