Friedhof Der Namenlosen – Cemetery of the Nameless: a hidden gem for Danube’s victims
We are in Vienna. Many tourists who come to the Austrian capital visit the Zentralfriedhof, the Central Cemetery, which is the city’s largest and most popular cemetery, the final home […]
Stephansdom Crypt – Vienna
In Vienna city center, the dark and imposing St. Stephen’s Cathedral (Stephansdom in German) draws thousands of tourists to gaze at its imposing architecture. It is arguably Vienna’s No. 1 […]
7# The Dark Side of Christmas: Krampus, Santa’s horned helper!
In ancient times, a dark, hairy, horned beast was said to show up at the door to kidnap children. The Krampus could be heard in the night by the sound […]
Wolf and Cow playing Backgammon: a curious viennese mural~
This is a crazy medieval mural preserved on the side of a Viennese house. In the 15th century, Enea Silvio Bartolomeo Piccolomini, better known later in life with the name […]
Mauthausen concentration camp and the Stairs of Death.
The Mauthausen concentration camp, located about 20 kilometers east of the city of Linz in Upper Austria, was one of the largest labor camp in the German-controlled part of Europe, […]
Waldviertel Pyramid, an austrian pyramid of unknown origin.
Lost in the forest between Zwettl and Gross-Gerungs, there is a pyramid high approximately 7 meter. The pyramid is made of loosely stacked natural stones, in a circular layer style […]
Hallstatt Beinhaus, an Austrian house of bones filled with hundreds of painted skulls.
The town of Hallstatt it’s the typical Austrian town, located on a beautiful forested mountain, next to a beautiful blue lake, with nice houses dated back 19th-century. All nice, but […]
The Austrian Grüner See, the lake that fills up only 4 months a year.
This time i want speak about the Grüner See (in english Green Lake), a lake in Styria, Austria in a village named Tragöß, surrounded by the snow-capped Hochschwab Mountains and […]
