The baroque Melk Benedictine abbey on the Danube
Lying on the Danube riverbank, Melk Benedictine abbey is located west of Vienna in the beautiful Wachau Valley, famous for its many monuments and wine growing. The mild climate of […]
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Coimbra – University and medieval capital of Portugal
Coimbra, today one of the largest cities in Portugal, is associated as a medieval capital and, above all, the seat of the oldest university in the country. However, the history […]
Madaba – Madaba Map and Middle East Byzantine mosaics
Madaba developed and enriched under the rule of Byzantium, between 332 to 635. Numerous churches and mansions of its rich inhabitants were adorned with exquisite mosaics. Then, as today thanks […]
Roman amphitheater in Pula, Temple of Augustus, ancient Pola
Pula associated with ancient monuments, and above all with the Roman amphitheater, like many other Istrian cities, was founded by the Illyrians several centuries before the advent of the Romans. […]
Rovinj (Rovigno) – Venetian fortress on the Istrian coast
Long before the Romans conquered Istria, around the 7th century BC, there was already a settlement founded by the Illyrians or Venets tribes in the place of modern Rovinj. After […]
Poreč – Euphrasian Basilica and charming Venetian old town
Poreč is a city located on the Istrian peninsula in western Croatia, in the area inhabited since prehistoric times. Atrium of the Euphrasian Basilica Parentium, an ancient settlement in the […]
Rabat – capital of Morocco, former port of Berber pirates
Rabat, modern capital of the Kingdom of Morocco is a city that has retained a lot of provincial charm. It is located at the mouth of the Wadi Bu Rakrak […]
Aquincum – ruins of the Roman capital of Pannonia Inferior
In the late Bronze Age (1200-800 BC), the Pannonian Basin, and therefore also the area of today’s Budapest, were in the circle of Urnfield culture. The name comes from the […]
Pharaoh’s Treasury and Petra’s tombs carved out of the rock
Petra’s most famous buildings are monumental tombs like Pharaoh’s Treasury, Royal Tombs or Monastery, built on the slopes of the surrounding hills. Their facades, carved out of the rock, are […]