Vic is the capital of the comarca of Osona, in the Barcelona Province, Catalonia, Spain. Vic’s location, only 69 km far from Barcelona and 60 km from Girona, has made it one of the most important towns in central Catalonia.For centuries, the city’s primary industrial and commercial activity was a textile industry, now almost disappeared. […]

If there’s such a thing as the perfect combination of culture, nature and gastronomy, then you’ll find it in Asturias. The first thing to catch your attention when you travel to this region in what is known as Green Spain is its spectacular scenery. This can be seen in places such as the Picos de […]

Detail InformationEdit The cemetery of Our Lady of Health was first designed in 1804, during an epidemic of yellow fever, but the lack of economic means and the regression of the epidemic made the authorities withdraw. The construction of the cemetery was in compliance with the Decree issued in Madrid by Jose I Bonaparte dated […]

Detail InformationEdit The Catholic Monarchs ordered its construction in 1485, but it was not finished until the 17th century. This explains its combination of different artistic styles. Its three naves preserve Gothic columns and ogives, although it suffered great damage in an earthquake that happened in 1580, destroying part of the church. Its Renaissance Choir […]

Detail InformationEdit This church-basilica rises up between the pure and simple whitewashed houses, as a rich and uninhibited combination of Mudejar, Gothic, Plateresque, Renaissance and Baroque styles. The present appearance of the Basilica of Santa María de la Asunción in Arcos de la Frontera is due to construction work carried out in the 15th and […]

Detail InformationEdit Odawara Castle (Odawara-jō) is a landmark in the city of Odawara in Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan. Odawara was a stronghold of the Doi clan during the Kamakura period, and a fortified residence built by their collateral branch, the Kobayakawa clan stood on the approximate site of the present castle. After the Uesugi Zenshu Revolt […]

Detail InformationEdit The Mausoleum of Augustus is a large tomb built by the Roman Emperor Augustus in 28 BC on the Campus Martius in Rome, Italy. The Mausoleum, now located on the Piazza Augusto Imperatore, is no longer open to tourists, and the ravages of time and carelessness have stripped the ruins bare. However, the […]

Detail InformationEdit Saint Mary above Minerva is one of the major churches of the Roman Catholic Order of Preachers, better known as the Dominicans. The church’s name derives from the fact that the First Christian church structure on the site was built directly over the ruins or foundations of a temple dedicated to the Egyptian […]

Sessa Aurunca is a town and comune of Campania, Italy, in the province of Caserta. It located on the south west slope of the extinct volcano of Roccamonfina, 40 km by rail west north west of Caserta and 30 km east of Formia. It is situated on the site of the ancient Suessa Aurunca, near […]