Spinalonga
This rocky island is located at the north – west opening of the Elounda Gulf. In 1954, for reasons unknown, the island, by decree,...
Khajuraho
Khajuraho was the first capital of the Chandeldas, who ruled Bundelkhand from the 10th to the 14th centuries. The town got its name from...
The Reina Sofia National Museum of Art
The Reina Sofia (Queen Sofia) Museum is located in the old General Hospital designed in the 18th century by Fernando Sabatini under the command...
TAJ MAHAL
The Taj Mahal, located in Agra India, is an inspiring monument built by Shah Jahan, the passionate Mughal Emperor, between 1632 and 1648, as...
Kronborg Castle is Hamlets Castle
Kronborg Castle or Hamlets Castle - immortalised by Shakespeare - is situated at Helsingør or "Elsinore" and built by King Frederik II in 1574-84...
AJMER
Situated in a picturesque manner at the foot of a hill, Ajmer is a very ancient city and a point of pilgrimage for Muslims....
Group of monuments at Pattadakal
Pattadakal is a small town in Karnataka that is renowned for its ancient temples. It was once the second largest city of the Chalukyas....
Lights and art in two beautiful towns
The town ancient Italian capitals, Turin (from 1861 to 1865) and Salerno (from 10th February to 15th July 1944), have established a bright artistic...
Frederiksborg Castle – 1600-1625
Frederiksborg Castle built around 1600-1625 by King Christian IV (1577-1648 - ruled Denmark and Norway 1588-1648) - and best known as the great builder...
The Prisons – permanent exhibition on the Bard Fortress history
Located within the Carlo Alberto Building , the cramped cells of the Bard fortress in which prisoners were held, house today a history tour...
Humayun’s Tomb
The Mughal Emperor Humayun was the son of Babur who established the Mughal dynasty in India. Most of Humayun’s time was spent in continuous...
Gwalior Fort
On the road back from Fatehpur Sikri to Agra, you will probably grasp the meaning of those strange conical piles, about twenty feet high,...
Qutub Minar
The Qutub Minar was built by Sultan Qutub-ud-din Aibak. The work started in 1192, and was completed by his successor lltutmish. It is 72.5...
THE BANGWEULU SWAMPS.
The Great Bangweulu Basin, incorporating the vast Bangweulu Lake and a massive wetland area lies in a shallow depression in the centre of an...
The Danakil Depression is one of the most extreme and fascinating...
The Danakil Depression lies in northeastern Ethiopia, near the borders with Eritrea and Djibouti. It is part of the larger Afar Triangle, where three...
