In searching for accommodation for the next excursions we reach the bay of Tolo near Assini. The remains of old fortifications date from Venetian time. But the story goes back even further. Already Homer reported that the bay of Tolo Bay was one of the starting points of the fleet for the battle against Troy. […]
Gunung Kawi – Bali
Gunung Kawi in Tampaksiring in Bali, is a temple complex dating from the 11th century and lies hidden in the narrow valley of the Pakrisan north east of Ubud. 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 […]
Magdalensberg and Virunum
Magdalensberg is located northeast of Klagenfurt in Carinthia, Austria. On the south-facing slope there was a late Celtic and early Roman settlement. Since the geographical location of Noreia, the capital of the Celtic Kingdom of Noricum is controversial, a clear assignment is not possible. One gets the best impression of those days during a visit of […]
Roman Quarry St. Margarethen – Austria
The Roman Quarry near St. Margarethen at Lake Neusiedl has a history of 2000 years. It was used by the Romans to build Carnuntum. Later, it delivered the stones for the construction of St. Stephen’s Cathedral and many buildings of the Ring Road in Vienna. It is one of the oldest quarries in Europe and […]
Fortress of Palamidi – Nafplio
The fortress of Palamidi towers over the city of Nafplio in Greece on a 216 m high rock. The over a long distance visible fortress on the Palamidi hill was built under Venetian rule. It is named after the Greek mythical hero Palamedes. Palamidi is one three fortresses in Nafplio, others are the Akronauplia fortress […]
City walls of Thessaloniki
The city walls of Thessaloniki were built by Kassandros after the foundation of the city and later reinforced by the Romans. However, the walls which one can see today originate from the Byzantine period. Due to the constantly increasing traffic, parts of the walls were torn in 1869. 4 km of the originally 8 km […]