Saint Maria Adelaide, the Portugal’s most popular (uncanonised) saint.
Maria Adelaide is still today an honorary saint of the people, and became an incorrupt corpse with the clothes intact, exhaling a strong scent of roses.
The American Revolution, fueled by a portuguese wine.
In summer 1775, while General George Washington outfitted his first mobile headquarters for the Continental Army, he seems to have intuited the importance of his people comforts. His personal expense […]
“Villa del tempo”: the abandoned house where time has stopped.
This nice house is located in a very little town, between the italian provinces of Padova and Rovigo and, although a part has completely collapsed, it has remained almost completely intact. Look all photos of our Anya :)
Discovered in one shop in Brighton, a treasure of banknotes dating back to the Second World War.
The Cotswold Outdoor in Brighton, England, is a clothing store for outdoor sports. During the last renovation work, interior decorator Russ Davis has dismantled layers and layers of rotten carpet, […]
Did you know, that in Istanbul drinking Coffee in public was punishable by death penalty?
…It’s true! Throughout Europe and the Middle East years ago tried to ban the black drink. In 1633, the ottoman sultan Murad IV absolutely forbade an activity he believed was […]
Dolnì Vitkovice of Ostrava (Cze): once industrial site, now playground of science, technology, and art.
Not even 20 years ago, Ostrava, the third-largest Czech city, was known as the “Czech Republic’s Iron Heart,” especially for this huge industrial plant born in 1830 and now transformed […]
Hashima: the incredible abandoned island discovered by Google Maps Street View.
Not always, with google maps street view, you can only travel through the known places of the world. Sometimes it happens to find something new and unexplored, such as the […]
Manfred Fritz Bajorat, the mummified captain found in his yacht seven years after his death
He was found aboard his ghost ship, seven years after his death, and no one had sounded the alarm. Read all the story, write by Ivan.
Frozen Charlotte, the dolls from victorian-era that rest in coffins and were baked into cakes.
There are a huge differeces between today’s dolls and antique dolls, that can be rather creepy. In fact, in the past, dolls were definitely less “reassuring”, and some of them […]
Charles VI “the mad”, the King of France who thought he was made of glass.
In the Europe between the 15th and 17th centuries there was some “Glass Men”, and the king Charles VI of France was probably the most crazy representant. King Charles VI, […]
The incredible sculptures of Spencer Byles lost in the Woods of France
Deep and lost in the woods of southern France, the artist Spencer Byles transformed the forest into a mysterious fairy-tale thanks a series of spectacular, organic sculptures. The sculptor is […]
Estonia is the winner of Golden European League. 3:0 against Czech Republic. Bronze for Turkey.
Clear victory of Estonian team today (25-21, 25-22, 25-21) against hosts of Czech Republic in the gold medal match of the 2018 CEV Volleyball Golden European League Men in KV […]
Golden European League: Estonia and Czech Republic are the finalists.
Great day the first day in the KV Arena of Karlovy Vary. Here the Golden European League, with its new formula, reached its final stage. Both matches are finished 3:0, […]
The lookout tower on the Petřín hill of Prague: the little sister of Eiffel Tower in Paris.
The Petřín Lookout Tower (Petřínská Rozhledna), where tourists can see one of the most beautiful view of Prague, was built as part of the Jubilee Exhibition in 1891 inspired by […]
The Pied Piper: the creepy medieval mystery behind one of the most popular Children’s Tale.
Every summer Sunday in the city of Hamelin, actors gather in the old town center to pay homage to a strange, enduring tale. The “Pied Piper” (or “the Piper of […]
The musical organ played by the Sea in Zadar, Croatia.
There is a place, in the Adriatic sea, where you can really listen to singing the Sea, thanks to a work of art and architecture of extraordinary and unique beauty […]
