The Munich zoo Hellabrunn celebrated his 100th anniversary in 2011. He owes his popularity to his embedding to the valley of the Isar between steep banks and the river Isar. It is crossed by a number of streams and lakes, whose water level can be regulated independently of the Isar. Please watch the video here You […]
El Silbo the unique language of La Gomera
El Silbo – The worldwide unique whistled language (silbar-whistle) can only be found on La Gomera, Canary Islands in Spain.Already in the 15th Century the population invented the whistled language to communicate between long distances on the rugged mountainous island. El Silbo is a language with its own lutes which are articulated as whistles in […]
Lauresilva – La Gomera
La Gomera is the second smallest island of the Canary Islands in Spain. Due to the altitude and the microclimate La Gomera has several different vegetation zones. It is an island with many faces. Usually you will arrive in the idyllic capital city of San Sebastian. Cliffy valleys and highly outstanding former volcanic vents characterize […]
Port of Symi in the Aegean Sea – Greece
The landmarked port of Symi in the Aegean Sea, also called Gialos, nestles around a narrow horseshoe-shaped bay which offers the ferry few opportunities for maneuvering. 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 […]
Visiting the Panormitis Monastery
Symi is a Greek island of the Dodecanese in the Aegean Sea and belongs to the Southern Sporades. The island is only 5.6 miles away from the Turkish mainland. The Greek Orthodox Panormitis Monastery is situated in the south of the island was built in the early 18th centrury and is still inhabited by monks. Please […]
Grossglockner High Alpine Road – Austria
The Grossglockner High Alpine Road, built in the 30s, connects the provinces of Salzburg and Carinthia. This most beautiful panoramic road in Austria is splendidly constructed and can be used only in summer. Roman finds and reports show that an alpine pass probably existed here already since 1600 BC. At the Edelweiss Peak with 8,435 […]