Transnistria, the country that doesn’t exist.
More correctly known as the ‘Pridnestrovian Moldavian Republic’ (or ‘PMR’), Transnistria is one of a number of frozen conflict zones that emerged following the 1991 fall of the Soviet Union. […]
Wojtek: The unusual polish soldier that drank beer and went to war.
When at the port of Naples the british official Archibald Brown, looking at the roster in his hand, called out the name—“Corporal Wojtek”, nobody came forward. It was mid-February 1944, […]
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, […]
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 […]
Schwellenpflug: the “Rail Wolf” used by Germans in retreat.
The bitter-sweet relationship of Stalin’s Russia and Third Reich had shaped the European theatre of the Second World War, and Adolf Hitler was undoubtedly the most ambitious dictator since Napoleon, […]
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 […]
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, […]
SS Baychimo: the Ghost Ship that sailed alone for 38 years and disappeared…
This is the mystery of the Arctic ghost ship: Abandoned 1914 cargo vessel SS Baychimo drifted for decades – but is she still out there? Somewhere out there a phantom […]
The mystery of medieval vampire burials in Poland.
The Drawsko Cemetary, in Poland, recently discovered hundreds of graves among them, they found also some anti-vampire burials. This site is a source of studies concerning ancient burial practices since […]
Burg Eltz: A great medieval castle owned by the same family for over 800 Years.
The burg Eltz is a majestic castle located on the top of a rock within a small wooded valley in western German state of Rhineland-Palatinate. Probably for luck or strategy, […]
Burg Hohenzollern, one of the most visited castles in Germany.
Hohenzollern Castle, in German Burg Hohenzollern, is the ancestral abode of the imperial House of Hohenzollern. Swabian counts and princes, the kings of Prussia and even the German emperors have […]
A small trip down the three towers of San Marino, Guaita, Cesta and Montale.
This time we speak about the Three Towers of San Marino a group of towers, located on the three peaks of Monte Titano and depicted on both the national flag […]
The Castle of Monselice, and its three different historic periods.
The majestic architectural complex of the castle of Monselice, is a collection of different buildings and three different historical periods. Between the eleventh and sixteenth centuries the castle (born as […]
Peschiera’s Castle, the oldest possession in Lombardy of the Borromeo family.
The Borromeo Castle of Peschiera (Peschiera Borromeo – Milan) is the oldest possession in Lombardy of the Borromeo family, originally from San Miniato in Tuscany. The Borromeo, who were merchants […]
2nd world war: the massacre of Oradour-sur-Glane.
On 10 June 1944, the village of Oradour-sur-Glane in Haute-Vienne in Nazi-occupied France was destroyed and 642 of its inhabitants, including women and children, were massacred by a German Waffen-SS […]
Thurant Castle (Germany), die Burg über Alken.
“Die Burg Thurant ist ein weithin sichtbares Wahrzeichen über dem Ort Alken an der Mosel. Teils auf römischen Grundmauern errichtet, ist sie eine der ältesten Burgen des Mosellandes..” The ruins […]
