The Palace of Nestor lies on a hill, 3 km southwest of Chora and 9 km northeast of the Bay of Navarino in the Peloponnese, Greece. The ancient Mycenaean settlement with the palace, was discovered in 1939 by Carl W. Blegen, an American archaeologist and his team from the University of Cincinnati. Maybe it was […]
Thessaloniki
Thessaloniki, Central Macedonia, Greece, is the second largest city in Greece and has always been an important transport hub. Today it is considered as an important gateway from Europe to Istanbul and to the Near East. In addition, Thessaloniki has a good reputation as a university, cultural, trade and industrial city. Please watch the video […]
Mystras – Peloponnese
Mystras – Μυστράς, the former Byzantine town, lies on the Peloponnese, Greece, directly next to Sparta. The fortress was founded in 1249 by Frankish Crusaders, but already in 1259 it was taken by Byzantine troops. Below the castle, the town developed rapidly in the following years to a Byzantine cultural center, inhabited by about 30,000 people. Please […]
Gythio – Peloponnese
Gythio – Γύθειο – on the Peloponnese, Greece, is the eastern gate to the Mani. Once it was an important military and commercial port of the Spartans. We reach Gythio the evening and enjoy the food in one of the tavernas on the harbor. Please watch the video You are currently viewing a placeholder content […]
Badgers – At home in the forrest
Badgers are predators and belong to the marten family. The badger (Meles meles) was the wild animal of the year 2010 in Germany and Austria. Badgers love mixed forests with trees and shrubs. They feed on earthworms, insects and beetles, however they don’t disdain plant food, such as cereals, corn, berries, roots and tubers. Please watch […]
Quebec City Walk
Quebec, Canada, is the most French of the Canadian cities and the oldest European colony in Canada at all, today with three quarter of a million inhabitants. Founded in 1608 by Samuel de Champlain, it remained under French administration until 1759. In this year, the British decided the battle on the level of Abraham for […]