european romantic architecture, portugal, sintra, unesco world heritage site
Some places make us ravel in amazement at the architecture around us. Sintra, the first center of European Romantic architecture, does just this as its municipality lives and breathes in another light. If there is one luxury in the world that should be aspired by everyone is the luxury to travel. Traveling to different places ...
Windmills are known worldwide as an iconic symbol of Dutch culture. Some 1,200 historic wind and watermills survive today, most of which are gristmills or polder mills. Several Dutch villages are known for their concentration of these structures, including Kinderdijk, Zaanse Schans, and Schiedam, home to the tallest windmill in the world. Those exploring the ...
You may have visited mines where minerals are acquired and dug, but some mines can be amazing to explore. One such example is the beautiful Polish salt mine named Wieliczka. This ancient era salt mine is where you can see enticing and well-crafted structures such as chandeliers and carved chapels as well as underground lakes. ...
As of July 2021, a total of 1,154 World Heritage Sites exist across the world. Out of 167 countries, Italy has the most sites under the Unesco World Heritage Sites list, with 58 selected areas. One of those areas that is included, which has always been on my travel bucket list, is Pompeii. Modern Pompeii is ...
The Rideau Canal (麗都運河), also known as the Rideau Waterway (麗都水道), is a historical scenic waterway connecting the towns of Kingston and Ottawa in Ontario, Canada. The name “Rideau” is French for a curtain. The canal was so named due to the appearance of the twin waterfalls where the Ottawa River meets the Rideau River. ...