Cobblestones worn smooth by centuries of footsteps lead you into the main square of Banska Bystrica. Colourful Renaissance and Gothic facades rise around you, each building telling a story of copper mining wealth and royal patronage. The clock tower stands guard over the plaza while cafe patrons sip espresso beneath striped umbrellas. A massive plague […]
Predjamski Grad (Predjama Castle) is one of the most dramatic castles in the world, a Renaissance fortress built directly into the mouth of a vast limestone cave, 123 metres up a vertical cliff face in the Karst region of Slovenia, where it hangs impossibly from the rock like something from a fantasy novel, complete with […]
