Rocamadour, France
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Rocamadour, France
Rocamadour is a village located on the southwest of France. Rocamadour is very unique due to the way it was built on a steep rocky wall of the valley side, in the past centuries it has has attracted pilgrims from many countries, today it is mainly a tourist destination, …
Mt. Mælifell , Iceland
Mt. Mælifell (Measure-hill) is located in southern Iceland and is about 800 meters tall, Mt. Mælifell is reachable only by a four-wheeled vehicle and is on the southern Fjallabak road next to the glacier Mýrdalsjökull, the road is usually wet and sometimes completely flooded. For more information visit …
Setenil de las bodegas, Spain
Setenil de las bodegas is a little town in southern Spain, (located near Ronda and approximately 65 kilometers west of Málaga) it is most famous for its houses that were built into the rock which extends outward into the Canyon. Some of the houses are merely an extra wall to …
Katskhi Pillar, Georgia
Katskhi Pillar (locals call it “Pillar of Life”) is a giant natural limestone Pillar which extends from the ground up and reaches as high as 40 meters! it is situated right next to the village of Katskhi (west part of Georgia). On the top surface …
Hohenwerfen Castle, Austria
Hohenwerfen Castle is located in the Salzach valley just about 40 kilometers south of Salzburg, Austria The castle was built around the end of the 11th century. It is a foritfaid castle standing as tall as on a rock 55 meters high. …
Predjama Castle, Slovenia
Predjama Castle is a Gothic style castle and it was built during the Renaissance right on a large cave entrance, it is located in the south part of central Slovenia. Predjama Castle has a hidden passageway installed during the 15th century and served the “robber baron” (which the …
Lake Reschen, italy
Lake Reschen (a.k.a Reschensee, located in south Tyrol, northern Italy) is most famous for its submerged church’s bell tower, the lake is an artificial lake which combined two natural lakes (Reschensee and Mittersee), it looks allot like another submerged church in Spain which also lays under …
Castel d’Appiano, Italy
Castel d’Appiano (a.k.a Castel Hocheppan) is a medieval fort (a hill fort) and is located in South Tyrol (northern Italy). The castle lays on a steep cliff overlooking the town of Missiano. it is believed that it was built around the begging of the 12 century. The fort offers amazing …
Schwerin Castle, Germany
Schwerin Castle is situated in the city of Schwerin, Germany. Schwerin Castle was first built as a fort towards the end of the 10th century, it was also an island back then, nowadays there is a bridge conecting it to the mainland, there is …
Smoo Cave, Scotland
Smoo Cave is a cave which was created mostly by the wave action of the sea, thought there are some parts of the cave that were created by freshwater flow and inside the cave there is a little stream of freshwater and also a very impressive …
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