Comino Island – this 3.5 sq. kilometer island is located between the islands of Malta and Gozo. Those interested in Maltese history would be immediately drawn to St. Mary’s Tower – the most visible structure on the island (dating back to 1618, when the Knights of Malta built it as part of Comino’s defense). It […]
Bauskas Local History and Art Museum (Kalna iela 6, Bauska district, Bauska) – located an hour (67 km) south of Riga, this museum has the historical exhibit “Bauska throughout the Ages and People of 20th century Bauska”, an attractive show − a walk through the 20th century Bauska is also offered. The museum collection holds […]
Belmaco Archaeological Park (Carretera del Hoyo de Mazo, km 13.1, Mazo) — In the 17th century, the first petroglyphs discovered in the Canary Islands were found at Belmaco. The importance of these rock engravings made the site a reference point and obligatory visit for researchers interested in La Palma’s past, and in that of the […]
Castillo de San Gabriel (Calle Punta de la Lagarta, Arrecife, Lanzarote) – The Castillo de San Gabriel (Castle of Saint Gabriel) is located on a tiny island called Islote de los Ingleses (Islet of the English), which can be reached by two causeways, one for traffic and one for pedestrians. On foot, you pass over […]
Aras An Uachtaráin (Aras an Uachtaráin, Phoenix Park, Dublin 8) – originally built during the mid-1700s, and used by the British Lord Lieutenant of Ireland during the 1870s, this is the current residence of the President of Ireland. This residence (which resembles the White House in Washington, D.C.), is often used to receive foreign heads […]
Árbaer Open Air Folk Museum (Arbaer, Reykjavik) – a.k.a. Reykjavik City Museum, Árbær was an established farm well into the 20th century, and the museum opened there in 1957. Árbær is now an open air museum with more than 20 buildings which form a town square, a village and a farm. Most of the buildings […]
Anne Frank Huis (Anne Frank House) (Prinsengracht 267, Amsterdam) — where young Jewish girl Anne Frank and her family hid for two years during World War II. Today it’s one of the most popular attractions in Amsterdam, with almost a million visitors a year. Having fled from persecution in Germany in 1933, Anne, her sister […]
Museo Fram (Bygdøynesveien 36, Oslo): este museo muestra el barco que el explorador noruego Roald Amundsen usó para llegar al Polo Sur (el primer hombre en hacerlo). Aquí, puedes subir a bordo del barco y ver cómo la tripulación y sus perros vivieron y lograron sobrevivir en los lugares más fríos y peligrosos de la […]
Isla Comino: esta isla de 3,5 kilómetros cuadrados se encuentra entre las islas de Malta y Gozo. Los interesados en la historia de Malta se sentirían atraídos de inmediato por la Torre de Santa María, la estructura más visible de la isla (que data de 1618, cuando los Caballeros de Malta la construyeron como parte […]
Museo de Historia y Arte Local de Bauskas (Kalna iela 6, distrito de Bauska, Bauska) – ubicado a una hora (67 km) al sur de Riga, este museo tiene la exposición histórica “Bauska a lo largo de la Edad y la Gente del Bauska del siglo XX”, un espectáculo atractivo – También se ofrece un […]