Aglianico grapes

Discover Aglianico Wine: Southern Italy’s Ancient Treasure

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Aglianico: A Reportage from the Vineyard What is Aglianico? Aglianico represents one of Southern Italy’s most prestigious wine treasures, crafted from ancient black grapes that originated in Greece over 2,000 years ago. Moreover, this remarkable Aglianico grape variety has found its perfect home in the sun-drenched vineyards of Campania, where volcanic soils create ideal growing …

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Mocănița, Maramures, Romania

Mocănița: Where Steam Meets Soul in Maramureș

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A photographic journey through time along Romania’s last working narrow-gauge railway A Photo Journey through Maramureș, Northern Romania My trip on board Mocănița is a consequence of my fascination with discovering the unusual aspects of every nation. In my endless quest to uncover the extraordinary hidden within the ordinary corners of our world, I found …

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Varlaam monastery Meteora Greece

Meteora: The hanging stars

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The word Meteora in Greek means “suspended in the air”. When you wander among these ancient sandstone pillars, you feel as though you might float upward, drawn into the realm where monasteries perch impossibly on stone peaks, defying both gravity and time. The Sacred Heritage Saints, anchorites, and mystics have found refuge in this vertical sanctuary …

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The waterfall - Intimate Plitvice

Intimate Plitvice: A Soul Journey

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Sometimes a place calls to you not through guidebooks or recommendations, but through an inexplicable pull that transcends rational thought. Plitvice is that place for me—a living canvas where water writes poetry in perpetual motion. Plitvice: The Call of Distant Waters Twice I’ve answered Plitvice’s call, separated by decades of life, growth, and evolving vision. …

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Zagorochoria. Cairns nel letto del fiume

Zagorohoria: rocky peaks and stone bridges

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Every rock and stream is a myth Patrick Leigh Fermor, Mani The horizon is jagged with rocky peaks. The Greek summer fades out slowly. But the icy mountain air, the fireplaces already lit in the houses, and the sudden rains make it clear that the season is changing. A fresh wind pushes the last warmth …

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Discover Procida, Italian capital of culture for 2022Procida al tramonto con vista su Marina della Corricella e Terra Murata

Discover Procida, the Italian capital of culture for 2022

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Springtime is the perfect moment to discover Procida, the Italian capital of culture for 2022. The tiny yet beautiful island of Procida is the smallest and least known of the islands of the Gulf of Naples. You may have already heard of Capri and Ischia. Does perhaps Procida sound new to you? Next year we …

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Perast and kotor bay

Perast and the bay of Kotor

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The Bay of Kotor is an encyclopedia of the contradictions of post-Yugoslavia. Glimpses of dazzling beauty, carcasses of the Yugoslav navy, ancient Habsburg forts, and wrecks of fishing boats. Venetian villages with unchanged grace but polluted and sometimes smelly waters. The charm and the white stones of Kotor are dominated by the huge cruise ships …

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Out of the crowd in Mykonos, Armenisti lighthouse at sunset, Mykono, Cyclades, Greece

Out of the crowd in Mykonos for beautiful landscape photos

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Out of the crowd in Mykonos for beautiful landscape photos! If you’d like to escape from the glamour and the crowd of Mykonos town and its most famous beaches, head to the northern point of the island, to the Armenistis lighthouse. Armenistis Lighthouse It’s a 6 km walk from Mykonos town. Just less than an …

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Walking on the beach of Jambiani

Following the pace of Nature in Jambiani, Zanzibar

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Jambiani, a coastal village Jambiani: huts built with wood and fossil coral, nested in a corner of the southeastern tip of Zanzibar.From here on, there are only sand tracks; mass tourism has not arrived yet.The rhythms of life in this village are set by Nature and tides. The people of Jambiani live by the sea. …

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Crossroad of Sarajevo, place of the assassination of Franz Ferdinand by Gavrilo Princip

Sarajevo: Where it all began (or went to an end)

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There is a crossroad of Sarajevo, the capital city of Bosnia and Herzegovina, that was the pivotal point in the history of the modern world as we know it. From this place on 28 June, 1914 Gavrilo Princip assassinated the heir to the Austro-Hungarian throne Franz Ferdinand and his wife Sofia You can read this …

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Barsana wooden church Maramures Romania Entering gate

5 of the most beautiful wooden churches in Maramures, Romania

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A lot of green around, many hills and a church made completely of wood.  You could think you’re in Norway, but no! You’re much more south: Maramures is a poor, agricultural region of Northern Romania, stretched between the mountains and the Ukrainian border. Maramures Maramures is an interesting area: it still holds ancient rural habits and …

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Eger Dobo Square with church and fountain

5 Beautiful Things To See In Eger, Hungary

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Eger is a beautiful historical town in northern Hungary. It’s relatively less known than other Hungarian tourist attractions. And that’s good because it’s not exploited by too much crowd. But at the same time, it’s a pity, because such beauty should be enhanced Less than two hours (both by car or train) from Budapest, it …

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Street of Solotvyno

Before The War: Life In A West Ukrainian Village

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Solotvyno is just a West Ukrainian village, on the banks of the river Tisza, right at the border with Romania. Perfect location to investigate the plain Western Ukrainian lifestyle, I thought, and that’s why I visited it. A bridge in the outskirts of the village links the two banks of the Tisza River, thus connecting …

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Palmanova archway and cathedral

The special history and amazing beauty of Palmanova

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Located in Northeastern Italy, Palmanova, the star-shaped town, is a unique destination. It is a great example of a Renaissance-era planned town meant to be used as a living area, fortress and stronghold. The star-shaped town Palmanova has the shape of a star. Right in its middle, there is a huge square, an enormous empty …

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Marzamemi - The abandoned church

Discover the old times charm of Marzamemi

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Marzamemi, a fishermen’s village Marzamemi is a beautiful ancient tuna fishing village in Sicily, not far from Siracusa. It was built during the Arab domination of Sicily. The name itself “Marzamemi” has an Arab root. “Marsa” in Arab means “harbour”. Also, the tuna fishery dates back to Arab domination. On the other side, the fishermen’s …

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