2898 GERMANY - German wine grapes varieties
German wine is primarily produced in the west of the country, along the river Rhine and its tributaries, with the oldest plantations going back to the Roman era. Approximately 60% of the wine...
View Article2899, 2900 FRANCE (Île-de-France) - Bouquinistes on the banks of the Seine -...
2899 Bouquinistes on the banks of the Seine,with Notre Dame de Paris in background The Bouquinistes of Paris are booksellers of used and antiquarian books who ply their trade along large sections of...
View Article2901 UNITED STATES (California) - Downtown San Francisco
San Francisco's Downtown area saves the city from being seen simply as a series of villages. With a high concentration of cultural attractions and a substantial shopping district, its cosmopolitan...
View Article2902 MONTENEGRO - The flag of the country
The flag of Montenegro, officially adopted with the Law on the state symbols and the statehood day of Montenegro on 13 July 2004, is a red banner with broader golden edges all around the red field with...
View Article0865, 2903 NETHERLANDS (Netherlands / North Holland) - Traditional costume of...
0865 Two little girls from Volendamin traditional costumesPosted on 17.11.2013, 17.12.2016In a song is said that "anyone who wants to see the real beauty of Holland, goes to Volendam". As a result of...
View Article2904 ROMANIA (Bucharest) - Central University Library in Bucharest
When the University of Bucharest was created in 1864, there was no central university library; this role was played by the Central State Library of Bucharest until 1895. That institution was moved to...
View Article2228, 2905 CZECH REPUBLIC (South Bohemia) - Jindřichův Hradec
2905 Images from Jindřichův HradecPosted on 18.01.2016, 17.12.2016Located near the Austrian border, between Bohemia and Moravia, in a countryside that gradually turns from the ponds of the Třeboň Basin...
View Article2796, 2906 UKRAINE - Traditional costume of Ukraine (2)
2796Posted on 04.10.2016, 17.12.2016Generally, in Ukraine are recognized six ethnographic regions: Polesia, Carpathian region, Podolia, Middle Dnieper (the Ukrainian heartland), Slobidska, and the...
View Article1474, 1592, 2907 UNITED STATES (Tennessee / North Carolina) - Great Smoky...
1474 Map of Great Smoky Mountains National Park Posted on 01.03.2015, 18.05.2015, 18.12.2016Great Smoky Mountains National Park straddles the ridgeline of the Great Smoky Mountains, part of the Blue...
View Article2154, 2908 SPAIN (Balearic Islands) - The Cathedral of Santa María of Palma...
2154 The Cathedral of Santa Maria of Palma (1)Posted om 26.12.2015, 18.12.2016The Cathedral of Santa Maria of Palma, known as La Seu (a title also used by many other churches), is a GothicRoman...
View Article2909 MALAYSIA - KTM Komuter Class 92 EMU
KTM Komuter is a commuter rail service brand operated by Keretapi Tanah Melayu (KTM), the main rail operator in Peninsular Malaysia. It was introduced in 1995 to provide local rail services in Kuala...
View Article2910 UNITED STATES - Grandfather Earth
"Native Americans have always believed that the earth beneath their feet was sacred. Every river, canyon and forest was evidence to them that He, Creator was near. The ideas that they were stewards of...
View Article1639, 2911 ESTONIA (Pärnu) - Kihnu cultural space (UNESCO ICH)
1639Posted on 08.06.2015, 20.12.2016Lying off Estonia's Baltic coast, the small islands of Kihnu and Manija are home to a community of 600 people whose cultural expressions and agricultural traditions...
View Article2912 CHRISTMAS (Finland) - Joulutonttu
Long time ago, in pagan times, tonttu lived in the houses and barns of the farmsteads, and secretly acted as their guardian. If were treated well, they protected the family and animals from evil and...
View Article0570, 0571, 2913 RUSSIA (Saint Petersburg) - Saint Isaac's Square - part of...
0570 Saint Isaac's Cathedral in Saint PetersburgPosted on 23.03.2013, 21.12.2016The Saint Isaac's Cathedral, dedicated to Saint Isaac of Dalmatia, a patron saint of Peter the Great, who had been born...
View Article2914 GERMANY (Baden-Württemberg) - Church of Our Lady in Karlsruhe
Located in southwest Germany, near the border with France, Karlsruhe owes its existence to the Karlsruhe Palace, built in 1715. The city was planned with the palace tower at the center and 32 streets...
View Article2915 ROMANIA (Mehedinţi) - Saint Ana Monastery
Located on the Danube Defile, in Orşova, on the crest of Moşului Hill, a place that offers an unique landscape, Saint Ana Monastery was founded by Pamfil Şeicaru, the greatest Romanian journalist...
View Article0805, 1659, 1660, 2169, 2258, 2916 UNITED STATES (Arizona / Utah / New...
2169 Navajo indians on reservationPosted on 31.08.2013, 12.06.2015, 30.12.2015, 01.02.2016, 22.12.2016The Navajo are the largest federally recognized tribe of the United States, with more then 300,000...
View Article2917 GERMANY (Mecklenburg-Vorpommern) - Rostock
Crossed by the Warnow and located nearly centrally on Mecklenburg-Vorpommern's Baltic Sea coast, Rostock is the largest Baltic port of Germany. In 1251, the city became a member of the Hanseatic...
View Article2918 NORWAY - The clothing and the arms of the Vikings
Between 790s and 1066, during the period commonly known today as the Viking Age, the mere sight of Norsemen's longships aroused fear among the inhabitants of the European coastal areas and along inland...
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