The fortress of Palamidi towers over the city of Nafplio in Greece on a 216 m high rock. The over a long distance visible fortress on the Palamidi hill was built under Venetian rule. It is named after the Greek mythical hero Palamedes. Palamidi is one three fortresses in Nafplio, others are the Akronauplia fortress […]
City walls of Thessaloniki
The city walls of Thessaloniki were built by Kassandros after the foundation of the city and later reinforced by the Romans. However, the walls which one can see today originate from the Byzantine period. Due to the constantly increasing traffic, parts of the walls were torn in 1869. 4 km of the originally 8 km […]
Epidaurus – Epidavros – Greece
Epidaurus is approx. 30 km east of Nafplio on the Peloponnese, Greece. The most important building is the theater. It offered place to approx. 14.000 visitors. Its acoustics is so convincing that it is used still today for performances. Like many other sanctuaries, Epidaurus also had a stadium where competitions were regularly held. Please watch […]
Norbulingka in Lhasa – Tibet
Norbulingka in Lhasa, Tibet -China, once served as the summer residence of the Dalai Lama. Norbulingka means Jewelled Park and was built as a palace for the 7th Dalai Lama in the 18th century. Please watch the video You are currently viewing a placeholder content from YouTube. To access the actual content, click the button […]
Street life in Lhasa – Tibet
The street life in Lhasa, the administrative capital of Tibet, China, mostly takes place around the Jokhang Temple, which is the religious center of Tibet. The proportion of Han Chinese in Lhasa is around 20%, which is mainly concentrated on the Inner City District Chengguan. Please watch the video – Part1 You are currently viewing […]
Wu Gorge – Yangtze River Cruise
The Wu Gorge – 巫峽 – is the second of the Three Gorges on our Yangtze River Cruise between Badong and Wushan. Please watch the video You are currently viewing a placeholder content from YouTube. To access the actual content, click the button below. Please note that doing so will share data with third-party providers. […]