About 10 kilometres (~6 miles) south-east of Krakow, a small town hides an unbelievable treasure. This town is Wieliczka, and the treasure is its Salt Mine, where salt has been extracted since the 13th century up until 2007, which made it one of the world’s oldest salt mines in operation.…
On a hill near the town of Cerne Abbas in Dorset, England, a giant figure of a naked man wielding a club lies on a hillside. Also known as “the Rude Man” due to the nakedness of the figure and its erect penis well shown, the Cerne Abbas Giant has…
Naarden is a small town in the province of North Holland in the Netherlands, and represents a perfect example of the star-shaped fortification style that became common in Europe during the 16th century. In 1300, Naarden was the first city to obtain city rights in the Het Gooi region. Along…
If you wish to take a romantic holiday, featuring wonderful views of wild nature, enchanted castles, quaint fishing villages, ancient Celtic sites and a sweet countryside then Bretagne is the place for you. Every area of Brittany offers spectacular sights that will remain etched in your eyes, especially for their independent…
Ibiza in summer is filled with tourists, yachts and lovers of the nightlife and the big clubs, but the Island during the year is a piece of paradise in the middle of the Mediterranean sea, where time passes much more slowly than in the rest of the peninsula. A paradise for its…
Southeast of Serra da Estrela is enchanting Monsanto, an ancient fortified village nestled on the slopes of the “Monsanto” (from the Latin “Mons Sanctus” or “Holy Mount”), a steep hill that reaches 758 meters of height. Voted in 1938 the “most Portuguese village in Portugal”, the peculiar athmosphere of this…
