The Danse Macabre of Hrastovlje: a very rare Medieval Fresco hidden until 1949
The Church of the Holy Trinity of Hrastovlje, Slovenia, is decorated in its interior with a rare example of a “macabre dance” almost completely intact, dating back to the last […]
The Nuba Survival
In an isolated field near a dilapidated barn stands this chilling portrayal of the situation of the Nuba peoples of Sudan. This disturbing sculpture is made all the more powerful […]
Spanish Fortress: the castle of L’Aquila
The Spanish Fortress of L’Aquila know as “il Castello” by the Aquilans, is one of the most impressive Renaissance castle in Central/Southern Italy and was built in the 16th century, […]
Kostel svatého Jiří: the medieval church haunted by the ghosts!
Kostel svatého Jiří (St. George’s Church) in Luková, Czech Republic, has been neglected for more than 40 years. Believing it to be haunted, the congregation refused to set foot into […]
Donauquelle: the great Danube river starts here.
The start of the great Danube, which flows over 2,700 kilometers, through 10 countries, before to flows into the Black Sea, can be found in the small german town of […]
Klever Gate: the towers that defied demolition, now a fairytale vacation rental.
A story with a happy ending that of these incredible tenacious 14th-century towers survived of a demolition and now a fairytale vacation rental. Built in 1393, these are the last […]
L’Aquila: the Fountain of 99 Spouts
The Fountain of 99 Spouts (in italian Fontana delle 99 Cannelle), is an icon in the city of L’Aquila, and one of the most impressive and famous monuments in the […]
The mysterious Tower of Claudius in Faqra, Lebanon.
This curious ruins of a monumental tower in the heart of Lebanese mountains, on the main road leading to the town and ski resort of Faraya, still today makes crazy […]
Meteora beyond monasteries: a unique place in central Greece.
We are always in Greece…..this time for discover monasteries on rock pillars, once accessible only by frayed ropes. It’s well known, that the Orthodox church has always had the ability […]
A trip in the Dogon Villages of Bandiagara Escarpment.
The Bandiagara Escarpment slices across the hot and dusty lands of the Sahel in Mali for over 160km. Bandiagara is a wonder of nature, where the cliffs rise almost 500 […]
Chinguetti: the incredible libraries of a country lost in the desert.
Today it’s only a village hidden in the desert of Mauritania, which with its sands inexorably advances to the south, swallowing what remains of an ancient culture. Chinguetti is almost […]
Old Perithia, the ghost town where the villagers refuse to leave.
If you’re looking for Perithia, you’ll have to be clear on which Perithia you’re looking for…the new, or the abandoned? 😉 We are in Greece. (this time really, in fact […]
Serpent d’Océan: the 130 meter skeleton that emerges from the Nantes Coast.
It is called Serpent d’Océan, but is not the skeleton of an animal that actually existed, in fact it’s a sculpture located in Saint-Brévin-les-Pins, near Nantes, in correspondence with the […]
Batroun, Lebanon: one of the oldest cities in the world.
We are in Batroun, a coastal city in northern Lebanon, located 50 km north of Beirut and 30 km south of Tripoli. This is one of the oldest cities in […]
Anchors graveyard in Portugal…rust in peace!
The Cemetery of Anchors in Santa Luzia, Portugal, is surely a different place from the conventional touristic destinations. Here the dead anchors honor the victims of Portugal’s fishing industry. No […]
The ruins of Choustník castle, history and legends.
There are, of course, some legends linked to the Choustník castle, located in the South of Czech Republic. Perhaps the most popular is about the origin of the castle. A […]
