On the Carinthian side of the Grossglockner High Alpine Road is the Pasterze, Austria’s largest glacier; the melt water feeds the power station Kaprun. The global warming has left its traces on the 5.59234 miles long glacier. Since its peak in 1856, the glacier has lost both area and thickness of more than half. Our […]
Porsche Car Museum – Austria
The Porsche Car Museum founded by Helmut Pfeifhofer has found a home in the manufacturing plant of the first Porsche in Gmünd in Austria. Due to the threatening bomb raids, Ferdinand Porsche moved his headquarters from 1944 to 1950 to Gmünd. His son Ferry Porsche built the 356 Coupé and the Porsche 356 No. 1 […]
Akrotiri – The Pompeji of Greece
Visitors of the Greek Cycladic island of Santorini should not miss a visit to the archaeological site of Akrotiri in the south of the island. The closed since 2005 excavation site was reopened shortly before the Orthodox Easter, 2012. Please watch the video here You are currently viewing a placeholder content from YouTube. To access […]
Rust a picturesque place in Austria
Rust is the most picturesque place on Lake Neusiedl in Austria. Rust is primarily known for its storks nesting on almost any chimney. In the meantime bike excursions are a standard program for holidaymakers in Burgenland. The beautiful courtyards, decorated with plants and craftwork are often used as wine garden, the so called Heurigen garden. […]
Santa Maria de Belem
Santa Maria de Belem, Lisboa – Lisbon – was barely destroyed in the great earthquake of 1755. Therefore some important places of interest have been preserved. One is the Mosteiro dos Jerónimos – Hieronymites Monastery – where the sarcophagus of Vasco da Gama is next to the tombs of some Portuguese poets and kings. The […]
The Mani Peninsula – Greece
The Mani peninsula is the southernmost part of the Peloponnese – the middle finger – and one of the most inaccessible parts of Greece. None of the many conquerors could stay in the Mani for a long time since it was ruled by family clans which were often engaged in piracy. In addition, the life […]