Cape Spear, the most easterly point of the North American continent, is only 3 km southeast of St. John, the capital of Newfoundland. The landmark is the lighthouse built in 1835. It is the oldest surviving lighthouse in Newfoundland and has been restored to its original appearance of 1839, the common lighthouse design on Canada’s […]
Archaeological site Aguntum – Austria
Aguntum, east of Lienz, in East Tyrol lies in the broad embouchure valley of the Isel into the Drava River. The region was already populated around 2.200 B.C., later it was settled by the Celts. A first great upswing of the region came along when the Romans secured the northern border along the Danube by […]
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 […]
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 […]
Ancient Messene – Greece
After the victory of Thebes over Sparta in 369 BC, Messene was founded by the commander Epaminondas as the capital of Messenia, in order to prevent a regaining strength of Sparta. The city was still inhabited during the Byzantine period. Ancient Messene is located about 18 mi. north of the foundation of the modern era. […]
Dinosaurs in Zigong
China’s best known find spot of dinosaurs – the true “Jurassic park” – is in Zigong (自贡市) the prefecture-level city and third largest city in Sichuan Province, in southwest China. Please watch the video here You are currently viewing a placeholder content from YouTube. To access the actual content, click the button below. Please note […]