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The Underwater Prison, Estonia
Rummu’s underwater prison is located in northwestern Estonia (about 40 kilometers west from Tallinn). Rummu is a small town in Estonia and had a nearby limestone quarry which was founded on 1 January 1938 together with Murru Soviet Prison (how conveniently…) – Convicts were forced to mine limestone. …
Landwasser Viaduct, Switzerland
Landwasser Viaduct is a bridge for trains (a.k.a Viaduct) stretching high up (65 meters) above the Landwasser River, between the towns of Filisur & Schmitten, eastern Switzerland. Landwasser Viaduct was built in 1901/2 by the Rhaetian Railway, which owns it to this day! (2014) . …
El Caminito del Rey, Spain
El Caminito del Rey (English: the King’s pathway) is situated in El Chorro gorge, near Malaga, Spain. El Caminito del Rey is over 3 kilometers long and an amazing adventure which includes walking along an old and forgotten pathway which in most …
Eschenheim Tower, Germany
The Eschenheim Tower (or Eschenheimer Turm in German) is located in Frankfurt’s city center (southwest Germany). the Tower was first built in 1346 as a city gate, and was not as impressive as it is today, it was built upon many times. Nowadays …
The Statue of Decebalus, Romania
The Statue of Decebalus is located near the town of Orsova, in southwestern Romania. The Statue is carved into the mountain rock and depicting Decebalus, the last king of Dacia (Dacia was the land occupied by the Dacians, during the 1st …
Tunnel of Love, Ukraine
The “Tunnel of Love” is situated at the NorthEast corenr of the town of Klevan (along the Stubla River) in western Ukraine. This corridor is what some call “natural architecture” formed by trees and the passing train who used to go …
Navagio Beach, Zakynthos, Greece
Beach Navagio (a.k.a: Smugglers Cove, Shipwreck Beach) is located Zakynthos, situated in north-eastern Greece to the shores of The Mediterranean Sea (near mt. Athos on the Athos peninsula). The beach offerrs a spectacular view of blue and clear water and the entire scene with the dramatic sheepwereck right …
Salina Turda Salt Mine, Romania
Salina Turda Salt Mine (or Turda Salt Mine) located in Turda, Transylvania, Romania. Turda Salt Mine is a very old, being mentioned by Hungarian chancellery for the first time in Middle Ages (1075AD) . In 1932 after more than 900 years of constant Salt mining, the …
Schafbergspitze Hotel, Austria
“The mountain hotel Schafbergspitze” is located on top of Schafberg Mountain (1783 meters), Salzburg state, Austria. Schafbergspitze Hotel looks a bit like the Swiss hotel -“Rigi Kulm Hotel“, but surly Schafbergspitze Hotel is closer to the edge of the mountain. Schafbergspitze Hotel is …
Geamăna, Romania
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