Detail InformationEdit The Chateau de Vitre is a medieval castle in the town of Vitre, in the Ille-et-Vilaine departement of France. The first castle in Vitre was built of wood on a feudal motte around the year 1000 on the Sainte-Croix hill. The castle was burned down on several occasions, and eventually was bequeathed to […]
Detail InformationEdit The Chateau des Adhemar stands on a hill in the centre of the French town of Montelimar in the Drome departement.Its origins are found in the 11th century when the first castle was built by the Count of Toulouse, the Duke of Narbonne. Little of this remains. The chateau is considered to be […]
Detail InformationEdit The Château de Saint-Izaire is a 14th century episcopal castle in the commune of Saint-Izaire in the Aveyron département of France. Since 1991 it has been classified as a historical monument . It is maintained by an association known as Vie et Château (Life and Castle), who have created a mini museum on […]
Detail InformationEdit The Chateau de Noirmoutier is a castle on the Ile de Noirmoutier in the Vendee departement of France. It dominates the town of Noirmoutier-en-l’lle with its almost 20m (~65 ft) high keep. The castle is very well preserved and a fine example of 12th century medieval architecture. The keep at the centre of […]
Detail InformationEdit The royal Château de Chambord at Chambord, Loir-et-Cher, France, is one of the most recognizable châteaux in the World because of its very distinct French Renaissance architecture which blends traditional French medieval forms with classical Renaissance structures. The building, which was never completed, was constructed by King François I in part to be […]
Detail InformationEdit The Struve Geodetic Arc is a chain of survey triangulations stretching from Hammerfest in Norway to the Black Sea, through ten countries and over 2,820 km, which yielded the first accurate measurement of a meridian. The chain was established and used by the German-born Russian scientist Friedrich Georg Wilhelm von Struve in the […]
Detail InformationEdit Sammallahdenmäki is a Bronze age burial site in Finland in Lappi municipality. It was designated by UNESCO as a World Heritage Site in 1999, and includes 36 granite burial cairns dating back more than 3,000 years, to 1,500 to 500 BC. It is located on a hill in a remote area off the […]
Genete Mariam is a town in western Ethiopia. Located in the Metekel Zone of the Benishangul-Gumuz Region with an elevation of 2331 meters above sea level. HistoryEdit N.A. Must SeeEdit N.A. Visiting TimeEdit N.A. Closed OnEdit N.A. Best Season to VisitEdit N.A. Best Time To VisitEdit N.A. Time Required for SightseeingEdit N.A. Ticket Required :N.A.Edit […]
Manbuk is a town in western Ethiopia. Located in the Metekel Zone of the Benishangul-Gumuz Region. The city is located near the southern foot of Mount Belaya, at an elevation of 1200 meters. It is the administrative center of Dangur, and the largest settlement in that woreda. HistoryEdit N.A. Must SeeEdit N.A. Visiting TimeEdit N.A. […]
Kormuk (also known as Kumruk) is a town in western Ethiopia. Located in the Asosa Zone of the Benishangul-Gumuz Region. Kormuk was connected to Asosa by a dry weather road, “rough but passable by trucks” according to the Highway Authority. However, by 1996 travel by this road was “discouraged for safety reasons.” HistoryEdit N.A. Must […]