Historical Sites

The 91-metre-tall belfry is one of three medieval towers that overlook the old city centre of Ghent, the other two belonging to Saint Bavo Cathedral a… Read the rest

The oldest settlement on the ground of the modern city of Graz dates back to the Chalcolithic Age. However, no historical continuity exists of a settl… Read the rest

Tour Philippe-le-Bel is a medieval tower in Villeneuve-lès-Avignon which marked the French terminus of the Saint-Bénézet Bridge across the Rhone betwe… Read the rest

Susiluola (Wolf Cave) is a crack in the Pyhävuori mountain. The upper part of the crack has been packed with soil, forming a cave. In 1996, some objec… Read the rest

The first wooden fort was built in 1717 by James Knight of the Hudson’s Bay Company (HBC) and was originally called the ‘Churchill River P… Read the rest

The arch was built between 211 and 214 by means of a testamentary donation of Gaius Cornelius Egrilianus, Prefect of the XIV legion, who was originall… Read the rest

Located 4 km W of Spittal on the Drau, on the Roman road Virunum-Aguntum-Brenner where this intersected with the road to Iuvavum (via Radstädter Tauer… Read the rest

Napoli Sotterranea (Naples Underground) Forty meters below the characteristic and lively streets of the Historic Center of Naples, you find a dif… Read the rest

<p>The name Pondicherry has been derived from the Tamil word Puducheri signifying ‘the new settlement’. It was a French settlement t… Read the rest

Wat Rong Khun is a unique temple that stands out through the white color and the use of pieces of glass in the plaster, sparkling in the sun. The whit… Read the rest