Cammini e Percorsi: Italy’s 2017 Free Castle and Heritage Building Scheme
In May 2017, headlines around the world announced that Italy was giving away castles for free. The real story was the Cammini e Percorsi (“...
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Heritage: Stories & Places to Explore
Understand Lithuania’s Hill of Crosses, its history of faith and resistance, and how to plan a thoughtful visit from nearby Šiauliai. Understand the history behind Italy’s free-castles headlines, how heritage concessions differ from ownership and where to check current notices.
Start with Hill of Crosses, Lithuania: History and a Thoughtful Visit and Italy’s “Free Castles” Story: What the Heritage Scheme Meant.
New Seven Wonders from the Air: AirPano's Aerial Panoramas and Giza
The New Seven Wonders of the World look very different from the air. AirPano, a team of Russian photographers who shoot high-resolution aer...
Great Pyramid Climb: Andrej Ciesielski’s 2016 Video and Lifetime Ban
In early 2016, an 18-year-old German tourist named Andrej Ciesielski slipped past the guards at Giza and climbed the Great Pyramid of Khufu...
Hill of Crosses, Lithuania: History, Pilgrimage and Visiting Šiauliai
The Hill of Crosses (Kryžių kalnas) rises from the fields of northern Lithuania about 12 kilometres north of Šiauliai, and it is covered in ...
Ten Places in Cuba: Havana, Viñales, Trinidad, Varadero and More
From the colonial plazas of Old Havana to the tobacco fields of Viñales and the reefs of María la Gorda, Cuba packs an astonishing range of...
20 Beautiful Bridges Around the World: Rakotzbrücke, Stari Most and Pindos
Some bridges are pure engineering. Others seem to belong in a fairy tale: a basalt arch that makes a perfect circle with its reflection, a R...