Rhine Falls – the largest waterfall in Europe, 150 m width
I must admit that waterfalls are one of those natural phenomena that I would not associate with Europe in any way. At least not the ones, which are big, meaningful, […]
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Niedzica Castle and Lake Czorsztyn in the shackles of winter -15° C
Standing on the dam in Niedzica, looking at Lake Czorsztyn and the surrounding hills with two castles, Niedzica Castle and Czorsztyn Castle, today it is difficult to imagine the local […]
Monteriggioni Castle – a medieval fortress in Tuscany
Monteriggioni Castle is a medieval fortress in Tuscany, located a short distance from Siena, south of Florence and San Gimignano. Its construction was approved by the Sienese in 1213, and […]
Meissen – porcelain manufactory at the Albrechtsburg castle
Meissen, sometimes called the “cradle of Saxony“, grew in the western Slavic regions. Today, associated mainly with porcelain, it delights with its colorful old town. The 12th century Market Square […]
Kurozwęki Palace – regained residence of the Popiel family
The Kurozwęki Palace, located in the Świętokrzyskie Province, is now a Rococo-Classicist residence surrounded by a landscape park. This palace, in its original form as a gothic defensive castle, was […]
Budapest on the Danube – Buda Castle, medieval Castle Hill
Around 890, the Magyar tribes invaded the Carpathian Basin. According to the tradition, Arpad, the leader of Magyars, erected a fortress on the ruins of the amphitheater in Aquincum. The […]
Szydłowiec Castle – Szydłowiecki family former residence
Szydłowiec is a small town located on the Korzeniówka River in the southern part of the Mazowieckie Voivodeship. It once belonged to the Sandomierz region, which was part of Lesser […]
King’s Highway – ancient trade route of the Middle East
The King’s Highway was one of the most important ancient trade routes in the Middle East. It ran from Heliopolis in Egypt through the Sinai Peninsula to Aqaba, where it […]
Nowy Wiśnicz Castle – defensive residence of the Lubomirski
The Wiśnicz Castle, standing on a wooded hill above the Leksandrówka River, was erected by Jan Kmita in the second half of the 14th century as a defensive residence. It […]