Vatican City The Vatican City is the center of the Roman Catholic world and home of the Pope. The visible sign is the St. Peter’s Basilica, dedicated to the Apostle Peter, who is presumably buried here. The baroque church impress by its dimensions and the huge dome. St. Peter’s Basilica is one of the largest […]
Cherbourg Harbor – The Pyramids of Cherbourg
Impressions of a Cherbourg Harbor Tour History King Louis XIV. decided to build a naval port in Cherbourg to better protect merchant shipping against the British. One began to build huge wooden boxes filled with stones, which were sunk. It turned out, however, that this method was doomed to fail because the wooden structures could not […]
Cherbourg – Normandy
Cherbourg, the port city on the northern tip of the Cotentin peninsula, is influenced by its location to the sea and by shipping. History of Cherbourg The city became internationally known by the movie “Les Parapluies de Cherbourg” (The Umbrellas of Cherbourg) with Catherine Deneuve from the year 1964. But the history goes further into […]
All about the Island of Hydra – Reception by the Mayor of Hydra
Arriving on the island of Hydra, we were invited into the office of the mayor of the island Dr. George Koukoudakis. He has been mayor since 1st of September 2014 and is the youngest mayor of Hydra since 180 years. After a warm welcome he told us everything worth knowing about the island. History Dr. Koukoudakis […]
Rome off the beaten path
Off the beaten path, that’s how we wanted to get to know the city of Rome and its inhabitants. So we were particularly excited when Dario Andreucci from Mind the Guide offered us, to experience the city from a different perspective with him. Testaccio Our destination is the district Testaccio which is very popular among […]
The Palatine and the Roman Forum
The Palatine and the Roman Forum, formed the center of ancient Rome. Historical Overview 100,000-year-old settlement traces from the middle Stone Age were found on the Palatine Hill. At first in the 8th century, a village with a surrounding wall was here set up. (753 BC is considered the founding year of Rome). With the […]