Travel

You’ll have to travel 30 km to the northeast, leaving Stratford-on-Avon behind you, to get to Winchcombe and its sixteenth century castle.  That architectural marvel, it houses the memory of a famous woman, Catherine Parr, last wife of Henry VIII. To know where that woman from 1548 rests, you will need to enter the chapel of the castle, where she …

There are beautiful trails, steeped in spirituality and nature, they do discover unexpected places. Each latitude (geographical or mental), has its own set of colors, but the colors are not colors, but real places and emotions of the soul. You have in mind a inItaly trip? http://www.italia.it/en/home.html You’re thinking about something special? You can walk the Via degli Abati (an …

Go in search of the roots of Orthodox tradition? Simple, Russia. In Red Square, you can stay entranced seeing the incredible St. Basil’s Cathedral (colored domes and light that seem to speak to the sky). However, you will need to move to St. Petersburg, to find the Church of the Saviour and St. Isaac’s Cathedral. Between Moscow and St. Petersburg …

In her right hand she holds a posy of roses and she holds her other hand over her genitals. She stares straight at the viewer. Its an oil painting on canvas – physically small (119 x 165 cm) – sumptuously realized by Titian Vecellio in 1538. By the time he executed this work, Titian was established as the leading master …

The Clonmacnoise monastic site, located on the banks of the River Shannon, and always conquers the heart of its visitors. Today, the site today consists of seven ruined churches and three high crosses, an cathedral and two round towers. At the end of the 9th century, the Vikings targeted these settlements. An Irish bishop, was the founder of this place …

The word “Pantheon” is a Greek adjective, meaning “honor all Gods”. The Roman Pantheon is the most preserved and influential building of ancient Rome. It is a Roman temple dedicated to all the gods of pagan Rome. The exact composition of the material is still unknown and appears to be structurally similar to modern day concrete. The 16 massive Corinthian …

We visit Rome every year for a few days, and our first port of call is always Hostaria Pantheon: the food is gorgeous, the view is astounding while you sit and have a cold glass of wine, but above all the staff are brilliant (Franco, Nico and the rest of the staff make you feel so welcome). They want that …

The “Sistine Chapel“, dedicated to Our Lady of the Assumption, is one of the most famous cultural and artistic treasures of the Vatican City, inserted in the path of the Vatican Museums. The chapel was built in 1479 under the direction of Pope Sixtus IV, who gave it his name. The location of the building is very close to St. …

For your clothing? Shanghai’s latitude relative to the equator is about the same as New Orleans and the climate is classified as humid subtropical. Shanghai is a huge city with several district articles containing sightseeing, restaurant, nightlife and accommodation listings. With a population of more than 23 million, is the largest and traditionally the most developed metropolis in Mainland China. …

Follow the signs to “Jernaldermiljøet” from the main road through Vingsted. Every year in July, the reconstructed Iron Age settlement at Vingsted (The Iron Age Village is located approx. 20 km west of Vejle), invites families to spend their holiday living like an Iron Age family around 2,000 years ago. The days are spent with the many everyday activities of …