Norwitch, UK – a city with two cathedrals

Source: http://www.intostudy.com Norwitch is a county city of Norfolk. You wouldn't call it a town - 140 000 habitants, after all. And once it was the largest city in England after London. But the rising industrial giants - Liverpool, Manchester, Birmingham, etc. obscured wool spinning and cloth making Norwich. But thanks to this Norwich preserved … Continue reading Norwitch, UK – a city with two cathedrals →

Brașov, Romania – Transilvania without vampires

Source: theglobtrottingteacher.com Starting from Bram Stoker, European culture has developed a strong grasp of Transylvania - black forests with big bad wolves, and castles with vampires on the mountains. Transilvania in gothic. Source: http://www.artstation.com (c) Sebastien Ecosse History Transylvania is really a peculiar region, though not at all in this sense. Dacians, locals in these … Continue reading Brașov, Romania – Transilvania without vampires →

Hamelin, Germany – the victim of deratisation

Hameln became famous all over the world not for its very rich history and not for its beautiful sights, but for its rats, or, to be more exact, its rat-catcher. Hamelin rat-catcher. According to a well-known legend, once upon a time (1284, to be exact) there was a population explosion of rats in the city, … Continue reading Hamelin, Germany – the victim of deratisation →

Ponferrada, Spain – the town near the bridge

Source: http://www.turismocastillayleon.com If you follow the path of Saint James by the Road of French kings, then on the halfway between Leon and the end point of the path - Santiago de Compostela - you came to Ponferrada. The bridge The name of the city comes from the Latin phrase which means "Iron Bridge". In … Continue reading Ponferrada, Spain – the town near the bridge →

Giethoorn, Netherlands – the Dutch Venice

Cover source: boredpanda.com (с) Rūta Grašytė Giethoorn is different from other places described on this site. It is not a town, it is a village. There are no historical monuments here, although the settlement was founded in the 13th century. There are no impressive architectural structures here - the ground is not appropriate, or rather, … Continue reading Giethoorn, Netherlands – the Dutch Venice →

Sarlat-la-Caneda, France – truffles and foie-gras since the 12th century

Source: booking.com Getting to Sarlat-la-Caneda is not easy, but just for that reason it has preserved the buildings and atmosphere of the 13th-14th centuries better than most French cities. And therefore it has become the site of the filming for many historical films. Bertrand Tavernier shot here the "Daughter of D'Artagnan", Robert Hossein - the … Continue reading Sarlat-la-Caneda, France – truffles and foie-gras since the 12th century →

Modena, Italy

From Middle Ages to sportcars Cars The name "Modena" (with the accent on the first syllable) should strike at the hearts of the auto fans. It is a hotbed of famous cars. When the Maserati brothers sold their company to the Orsi family, new proprietors moved the headquarters from Bologna to Modena, retaining the glorious … Continue reading Modena, Italy →

San-Gimignano, Italy – an Italian Toledo

SanGimignano^ Iraly - an italian Tiledo Cover source: www.italymagazine.com Located half-way between Florence and Siena, San Gimignano is not so well known as its famous neighbors. The main route between them bypasses this town. From Siena, as from Florence to San Gimignano is an hour and a half by bus, from Florence - also with … Continue reading San-Gimignano, Italy – an Italian Toledo →

Enna, Italy – the navel of Sicily

Source: http://www.sicily4u.co.uk Sicily has the shape of a triangle. And just in the geometric center of this triangle is Enna.Cicero called Enna "Mediterranea maxime - the Highest Middle-earth". It's not only because Enna is at the same distance to each coast of Sicily, but also because the town stands on a mountain of almost a … Continue reading Enna, Italy – the navel of Sicily →

Scicli, Italy – a town between three mountains

Source: http://www.typicalsicily.it It would be more correct to write not "Italy", but "Sicily". It's a lot of difference, you may ask any Sicilian.Sicily is located at the junction of the Eurasian and African tectonic plates, and this involves not only geophysical tension. Geophysics is manifested in tectonic activity - Etna is the highest volcano in … Continue reading Scicli, Italy – a town between three mountains →