The Ulugh Beg Observatory in Samarkand is the visible proof of how far Central Asia was scientifically ahead of the Western world. Ulugh Beg was one of the grandsons of the founder of the Timurid Empire Amir Temur. His father Shah-Ruchs prevailed in the riots around the throne succession and made Herat the new capital. […]
Archaeological site
Visiting the Burana Tower
The Burana Tower is located about 12 km southwest of the city of Tokmok in the valley of the Chu river. The tower was built in the 10th or 11th century. Its original height was 40 meters. Today, its height is 21.7m. The upper part was destroyed by an earthquake. Upon arrival on the site, […]
Citadel of Hulbuk
The citadel of Hulbuk lies approx 30 km southwest of Kulob. Already in the Bronze Age, people settled in the area in sight of the salt mountain Chodscha Mumin, which rises 1334 m above the valley. A first palace, which burned down at 950 AD was built to around 800 AD. In 970, one built […]
Serinyà Prehistoric Cave Park
The Serinyà Prehistoric Cave Park, just a few kilometers north of Banyoles, is an interpretation center devoted to Solutrean culture (18000-15000 BC), one of the most advanced civilizations of the first Homo sapiens in western Europe. On the same site you find the prehistoric caves of Reclau. Therefore, the cave park also serves as educational […]
Maison des Fees – Tresse
The Maison des Fées (Fairies’ house) is in the Forêt du Mesnil (Mesnil Forest) near Tresse in Brittany, approx 20 km south of Saint Malo. Dolmen It is a dolmen (portal grave) as the megalithic monuments are called in Brittany. As a rule, this are grave plants, but it can not be excluded that it […]
Rome – a walk in the center
A walk in the center of Rome does not necessarily lead you to crowded areas. If you use the side roads, you can discover near-deserted streets and picturesque corners. Theater of Marcellus We start our tour at the Theater of Marcellus, which Augustus once dedicated to his deceased nephew and designated successor. Today it serves […]
Hadrian’s Villa
The Hadrian’s Villa or Villa Adriana, as it is called correctly, is about 30 km northeast of Rome near the town of Tivoli. It is the largest and most elaborate palace that a Roman emperor ever build. It served as his summer residence and retirement home. Around 300 AD, Emperor Constantine I had brought art […]
Discovery tour on the island of Aegina
The island of Aegina is the third island in the Saronic Gulf which we visit during our Athens One day Cruise. With 13500 inhabitants it is the biggest of the three islands of Hydra, Poros and Aegina, in population. Accordingly long, the main town stretches along the coast. The most important source of income besides […]
The Palatine and the Roman Forum
The Palatine and the Roman Forum, formed the center of ancient Rome. The visit of the two sights is the 2nd part of the Roma Antica Tour, which we were invited to by Context Travel, to accompany the tour cinematically. Our tour guide was Mrs Livia Galante, a Roman archaeologist, who resurrected the remains of the […]