Wels is the second largest city in Upper Austria. The area around Wels has been settled since the Neolithic Age. Under the Romans, Wels developed into a city called Ovilava. Later, it became the capital of Ufernoricum, the province between the Danube and the main Alpine ridge, which arose from the division of Noricum by […]
Magdalensberg and Virunum
Magdalensberg is located northeast of Klagenfurt in Carinthia, Austria. On the south-facing slope there was a late Celtic and early Roman settlement. Since the geographical location of Noreia, the capital of the Celtic Kingdom of Noricum is controversial, a clear assignment is not possible. One gets the best impression of those days during a visit of […]
Roman Quarry St. Margarethen – Austria
The Roman Quarry near St. Margarethen at Lake Neusiedl has a history of 2000 years. It was used by the Romans to build Carnuntum. Later, it delivered the stones for the construction of St. Stephen’s Cathedral and many buildings of the Ring Road in Vienna. It is one of the oldest quarries in Europe and […]
Bungalows Ingrid – Assini
Bungalows Ingrid, the friendly family hotel in Assini only 11 km from Nafplio, Peloponnese. Here we find a quiet accommodation for several days. The hotel with 9 bungalows lies in the midst of a shady orange grove and the nearest beach is only 400 m away. It is the ideal starting point to discover the […]
Fortress of Palamidi – Nafplio
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 […]