Siena and the square of the Sator
The Sator square is a recurring Latin inscription, in the form of a magic square, consisting of the following five words: SATOR, AREPO, TENET, OPERA,… Read the rest
Steps of Santa Caterina
Near the Duomo, on the Baptistery side, there is a steep slope that leads to the portal of the Duomo Nuovo. The staircase dates back to the fifteenth… Read the rest
Old Candy Factory Terranova
It is 130 years old and it continues to be the factory that produces the most famous candies in Sicily, the "Terranova" carob candies, sold… Read the rest
The Mapimí Silent Zone
The Mapimí Silent Zone is the popular name for a desert patch near the Bolsón de Mapimí in Durango, Mexico, overlapping the Mapimí Biosphere Reserve.D… Read the rest
Al-Jazari’s Elephant Clock
Al-Jazari’s 800-year-old automatic Elephant Clock is probably the most famous of clocks from Muslim civilisation.
The large clock uses Greek water-r… Read the rest
Saffron in Città della Pieve
The fact that saffron was produced in Umbria, and therefore also in Castel della Pieve, from at least the 13th century onwards, is testified by the St… Read the rest
The Church of the Holy Trinity of Caesarea, also known as Santa Ma
The Church of the Holy Trinity of Caesarea, also known as Santa Maria del Rimedio in Salvator Rosa, is a Baroque church in Naples located in Piazzetta… Read the rest
Lake Molveno
We are within a majestic natural setting composed of the Brenta Group mountain range, the Monte Gazza and Paganella massifs, precisely 40 kilometres f… Read the rest
The Republic of Uzupio
A republic with its own president, a mayor, an ambassador to Moscow and a small army of 12. Like any self-respecting republic Uzupio has its own const… Read the rest
The Treasure of Padmanabhaswamy Temple
At the southern end of the state of Kerala, in India, the capital Trivandrum is home to one of the most mysterious and enigmatic places in the world,… Read the rest