Lindos is a town on the island of Rhodes in the Dodecanese, Greece. Most likely it was settled by the Mycenaeans and probably also by the Minoans. Lindos experienced the first golden age with the Dorians. In the 11th Century BC, Lindos developed quickly into a trading center between Greeks and Phoenicians, not least because […]
Swarovski Crystal Worlds
Wattens is an industrial town in Tyrol, Austria. Already in 1559 the first paper mill was founded here. The crystal glass producer Swarovski made the town world famous. Crystal jewelry is not the only business of Swarovski; the company is also a major producer of optical equipment and abrasives. The multimedia artist André Heller was engaged […]
Lightning over Altrich – Germany
A thunderstorm enlightened the cloud-covered sky over Altrich in Germany. The occurrence lasted for exactly 1 second. The individual lightning was visible only in slow motion. 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 […]
Steppe animal park Pamhagen – Austria
The steppe animal park Pamhagen in the far eastern corner of the Seewinkel – the region between Neusiedl am See and Hungary – is the home of rare regional species. One does not often have the opportunity to get so close storks. The Mangalitsa- a Hungarian pig -also called curly-hair hog, was one of the […]
Archaeological site Aguntum – Austria
Aguntum, east of Lienz, in East Tyrol lies in the broad embouchure valley of the Isel into the Drava River. The region was already populated around 2.200 B.C., later it was settled by the Celts. A first great upswing of the region came along when the Romans secured the northern border along the Danube by […]
Cogwheel train to Schafberg – Austria
The meter gauge cogwheel railway takes us to the Schafberg in Upper Austria, whose summit lays in Salzburg. With a length of nearly 3 mi. it gains about 3937.0 ft in height difference with a maximum gradient of 25.5%. The terminus is located at an altitude 5577.43 ft. At a high visitor frequency two trains […]