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There are hundreds of cathedrals in the world. Many seem to look alike. And then there are those, which seem totally unique. Once you see them - you recognise them immidiately. The cathedral of Orvieto certainly belongs to the latter group.
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This trip was different. Our first real sightseeing travel without kids since several years! Just a few days but soooo much different. No car on our own, no big luggage, no toys. A real city break for adults, like in the good old times 😀 The plan was to book a flight, find a cosy...
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Salses Fortress is one of the finest example of early modern military architecture we’ve ever seen. Situated around 15 km from Perpignan, France, it was built between 1497 and 1504 by the Spanish to protect against the French. The history of the fortress goes back to the Hannibal times. In 218 BC he was plannng...
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Rietveld Schroder House
One of the architectural icons of the Western world never ceases to impress. The Rietveld Schröder House, situated in a green residential area of the Dutch city of Utrecht looks like a toy house in juxtaposition to surrounding terraced houses. What is so different about this relatively small, colourful simple house that was so revolutionary?...
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Edward I Cearnarfon castle Wales
Britain has the largest collection of castles in the world. A huge part of them is located in Wales. They say in Wales there are over six hundred castles and still counting. Some of the most impressive gems in this collection make up the “iron ring” of fortresses built by king Edward I. Considered today...
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Abbaye de Montmajour
I must admit that I particularly enjoy visiting places like Abbaye de Montmajour. Presenting an imposing architectural ensemble, built from local stone, calm and uncrowded. Like many other great abbeys we have seen, it has a unique atmosphere and genius loci, deriving from the fact that it used to be a place of solitude, work...
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The first places you visit during each trip are always special, and they seem to be even more special in England. It is due to the fact that the ferry crossing is a kind of limes between Continental Europe and Britain, where everything is slightly different. This time when opening the door of the car,...
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Kolejkowo Wroclaw
Do you feel like stepping into a different world? A world which seems well known but minimized, which gives you a chance to take look at it from a distance? Like looking at the mirror and seeing what you know so well but in a different dimension or reality? That is the feeling that you...
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Festive time in Strasbourg, Christmas, Alsace, Winter
Visiting Christmas fairs and winter markets has been a part of our annual December landscape. This year we  decided to travel to Poland by plane so we didn’t have an occasion to visit any in Germany or France. And, I have to admit, we miss it… However, we enjoyed a fairy tale evening in Brussels...
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Bodiam Castle England children ruins East Sussex
Our next stop on the first day of the Kent trip after visiting Great Dixter was the iconic Bodiam Castle. It was a bright sunny afternoon, spring fresh air and vivid colours around was just everything what we needed after the long winter.
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