The Abandoned History – Tempelhof Airport in Berlin There’s something profoundly unsettling about walking through Tempelhof Airport in Berlin, where no planes have landed since 2008. The silence is absolute. No announcements, no engine roars, no hurried footsteps of travelers racing to catch their flights. Just emptiness. And history. Tempelhof Airport in Berlin is not …
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If the name Ohrid sounds new to you, then you are probably missing one of the many hidden gems of Europe! Ohrid: the town and the lake Ohrid is the name of a beautiful lake, one of the oldest and deepest lakes in Europe. And Ohrid is the name of the city that lies on …
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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 …
When the sun goes down in Zadar, the earth and sky melt together at the horizon. They share the same colours in a fantastic psychedelic show. Alfred Hitchcock, who was a connoisseur, used to say that from Zadar’s waterfront one can enjoy the most beautiful sunset in the world. But since the times of Mr …
È un fantasma ad accoglierci. Una forma evanescente, che sembra appena abbozzata. I raggi del sole che cala la attraversano senza difficoltà. Eppure è solida, solida come il ferro di cui è fatta. E’ un fantasma ma non sembra minaccioso; è lì per custodire la chiesa, che già si intravede. E’ una chiesa della stessa …
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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Finally, after hundreds of kilometres of steppe, you’ll reach a barren, uninhabited tuff rock. It might sound like an introduction to hell but it’s just the prologue to the wonders of Cappadocia. A mix of geological and human uniqueness ignites the imagination and sparks delight. A diagrammatic landscape, all peaks and slopes, pockmarked by water, …
Nested among high peaks and green valleys in Northern Romania, near the Ukrainian border, lies the tiny village of Săpânța An ordinary village with an extraordinary cemetery It’s an ordinary village, close to the river, with the main road passing through. Like every ordinary village, also Săpânța has a graveyard. But it’s not an ordinary …
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At the extreme point of the right-hand promontory, on a bank of rocks the Trabocco stretched, a strange fishing machine, constructed entirely of beams and planks, like a colossal spider-web. (Gabriele D’Annunzio, The Triumph of Death) A Trabocco is an old fishing machine. It’s common along the Southeastern coast of Italy, specifically in Abruzzo and …
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This is the story of a dark night—the darkest night of the year—at least, that is what they say in Southern Italy. It is a night lit up by fascinating bonfires. We are in Nusco, in Campania, province of Avellino, the green and hilly Irpinia. Nusco Nusco sits on a windy hilltop at almost a thousand meters …
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A visit to the floating section of Cesenatico Museum is absolutely a must if you happen to be in the area. Multicoloured sails greet the visitors of Cesenatico every day between Easter and September. A rainbow show that cannot be missed even from the nearby main road or if you’re travelling by train. The floating …
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Krakow is a beautiful city. If you are a street or urban photographer, you’ll find plenty of interesting subjects here for your lenses. Walk around the Planty, get lost in the narrow streets of the old town, visit the many beauties and monuments of the city, or visit the museum to admire a real Leonardo …
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Have you ever visited Saint Petersburg? If not here is a list of the top 5 beautiful attractions to visit in Saint Petersburg (plus one!). Saint Petersburg is a planned city. It was not built at a cross point of trades and cultures but built under the will of a Czar who had planned its …
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San Pietro Infine is a tiny medieval village in Southern Italy, almost halfway between Rome and Naples. It is uninhabited and completely in ruins. If you’re interested in history, you probably know what Cassino meant in WWII. But does San Pietro Infine tell you anything? Probably not, even if it lies a few kilometres south …
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Do you remember the foolish stories of Don Quixote? Do you remember when he was battling against windmills? This is one of the chapters of Cervantes’s book I like the most and have read it repeatedly. At this point they came in sight of thirty forty windmills that there are on plain, and as soon as …
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Closed in 2008, Berlin Tempelhof Airport was once Germany’s primary airport during the Nazi era. It was the oldest operating commercial airport and remains a significant landmark today. One of the few airports in Europe to retain its pre-World War II architecture, Tempelhof is a rare example of historical design. In contrast, most other classical …
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Come with me discovering a hilly land covered with olive trees,
where the sun shines almost 365 days per year.
Come and discover a land that once was ruled by Arabs,
faithful and dotted with majestic churches.
Andalucia?
No, not really.
Read my blog and you’ll discover where is it!
Praza da Quintana, Santiago Santiago de Compostela’s Praza da Quintana is not only a simple town square. Located at the back of the Cathedral, it’s one of the oldest and most historical squares of Santiago. The Quintana is physically divided into two parts by a large staircase. The upper part is called Quintana dos vivos. If you …
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Wroclaw is a beautiful city with beautiful streets, an incredibly gorgeous and tranquil medieval district (Cathedral Island, on an island on the river Oder), and lots of bars and restaurants. Many cities in the world have similar amenities. But Wroclaw is the city of dwarfs! Scattered in the old town, hundreds of small dwarfs wait …
Camogli, today a tourist destination, a few decades ago a fishermen’s village and earlier an important trade harbour, lies upon a small promontory just in the middle of Liguria. Liguria, in North-Western Italy, is a huge rocky arch that stretches from Tuscany to the border with France. Camogli, with its tiny harbour was once – …