local history

3 min read

• Abandoned Places

Squire’s Castle: the only structure from a huge mansion that was never built

5 years ago Leo S

2 min read

• Travel

The “curse” of the Wooden Man of Egeskov Castle

5 years ago Ivan

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• Travel

Voergaard Castle: a Danish castle supposedly haunted by a woman too independent to not be a witch….

5 years ago Danilo

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• Art and Photography
• Lighthouses of the world

Okuda San Miguel, the spanish artist that turned an old lighthouse into a vibrantly colored work of art

5 years ago Robin

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• Catacombs, Graves and Cemeteries

Monumental Cemetery of Lecco – Italy

5 years ago Anya

2 min read

• Travel

Gleann Cholm Cille and St. Columba’s trail

5 years ago Ivan

2 min read

• History

That day when New York forbade lovers

5 years ago Leo S

2 min read

• Abandoned Places

Hillandale Bridge: the abandoned bridge to nowhere that stands secluded in the woods of a Cleveland suburb

5 years ago Nathan

3 min read

• Travel

The curious background of Tombland Alley

5 years ago Leo S

3 min read

• Travel

Larnach Castle: a haunted castle high on a hill

5 years ago Nathan

2 min read

• Catacombs, Graves and Cemeteries

Reasons why you should visit the Camposanto of Pisa

5 years ago Danilo

2 min read

• Holiday, folklore and Traditions

Gummatapura: the Indian village that ends Diwali with massive cow dung battle

5 years ago Robin

3 min read

• Travel

Corenno Plinio: enchanting medieval hamlet on the eastern branch of Como Lake

5 years ago Anya

3 min read

• Holiday, folklore and Traditions

Greece’s New Year tradition: Vasilopita and the Golden Coin

5 years ago Ivan

2 min read

• Food

Moose Milk: the Winter Cocktail of the Canadian military

5 years ago Leo S

3 min read

• Catacombs, Graves and Cemeteries

Centuries of history and miracles: the beautiful Laorca Cemetery

5 years ago Anya

2 min read

• Food

Rakfisk: Norway’s notorious fermented trout is a tangy Christmas tradition.

5 years ago Nathan

4 min read

• Holiday, folklore and Traditions

How the wren became the King of the Birds

5 years ago Leo S

3 min read

• Holiday, folklore and Traditions

How to play a hot victorian Christmas game without get burned

5 years ago Leo S

3 min read

• History

The day they banned Christmas

5 years ago Leo S

6 min read

• Random Christmas 2020

24# The Neapolitan nativity scene: a combination of history, art and tradition

5 years ago arthurodas

3 min read

• Random Christmas 2020

23# The curious story of the Swedish Yule goat

5 years ago Leo S

3 min read

• Random Christmas 2020

21# Caganer: the best Christmas souvenir from Spain

5 years ago Danilo

3 min read

• Random Christmas 2020

16# The legend of Christmas Bells

5 years ago Ivan

2 min read

• Random Christmas 2020

15# Mumming: another unusual Christmas tradition

5 years ago Leo S

2 min read

• Travel

Viareggio: a statue for Ettore, the cat friend of fishermen

5 years ago Danilo

2 min read

• Random Christmas 2020

14# Iceland’s Yule Lads: like 13 small amazing Santas

5 years ago Nathan

2 min read

• Today In History 🗓

13# The terrifying tradition of the Mari Lwyd

6 years ago Leo S

2 min read

• Random Christmas 2020

12# Wassailing: a very ancient custom in past centuries

6 years ago Leo S

2 min read

• Food

The oldest candy store in the world is in England, and has been selling traditional sweets since 1827…

6 years ago Leo S

4 min read

• Random Christmas 2020

6# Why do we kiss under the mistletoe?

6 years ago Leo S

4 min read

• Random Christmas 2020

5# The legend of the noble evergreen trees

6 years ago Leo S

2 min read

• Food

Carrageen Moss Pudding – a sweet, silky Irish pudding with a seaweed as secret ingredient ~

6 years ago Leo S

2 min read

• Abandoned Places

Abandoned Bunkers of Salpalinja, Finland

6 years ago Nathan

6 min read

• Random Christmas 2020

3# The story of Babushka and the three kings

6 years ago Ivan

4 min read

• Myths and Legends

The legend of the ghost playing the bagpipe at Edinburgh Castle

6 years ago Adam

2 min read

• Lighthouses of the world

Clare Island Lighthouse, an Ireland hidden gem

6 years ago Leo S

2 min read

• Catacombs, Graves and Cemeteries

The Hardy Tree: the churchyard ash tree surrounded by hundreds of gravestones placed there by author Thomas Hardy

6 years ago Nathan

2 min read

• Travel

Tarpeian Rock: in the early Roman empire, people deemed traditors and criminals were tossed to their deaths from this rock

6 years ago Danilo

2 min read

• Holiday, folklore and Traditions

Why one Australian Island celebrates thanksgiving

6 years ago Nathan

3 min read

• Myths and Legends

La Patasola: the vengeful protector of the Andes

6 years ago Danilo

3 min read

• History

Grace Darling, the Lighthouse Heroine

6 years ago Robin