Amazing World in Pictures - Blog
Amazing world in pictures brings you free photos from almost every corner of the world. You will also find on this site a lot of written texts presenting you with interesting facts related to the objects on the photos, as well as comments and personal reflections...
Jul 20, 2020
Santa Cruz de Tenerife | Colonial Past mixed with Modernity
Tenerife (Canary Islands) - time for discovering Santa Cruz, a town where the colonial past is mixed with the modern day capital city….
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Jul 05, 2020
San Cristobal de la Laguna | Tenerife
The tour of Tenerife (Canary Islands)- From the old, colonial time streets of Laguna, Santa Cruz, Icod de los Vinos to the new tourism oriented Los Cristianos.
May 24, 2020
Great Apes| Loro Parque Tenerife
The world of Great Apes - gorillas, chimpanzees and orangutans in “almost natural” settings of Loro Parque
Sep 22, 2019
Ragusa Ibla Gardens | Visiting Sicily
The concept of the Iblean Garden locked at a cliffy edge of the rocky hill was “born” in 1858 thanks to the initiative of Ragusa’s nobles
Sep 01, 2019
Ragusa-Ibla Magical Twin City | Visit Sicily
In the middle of Hyblean Mountains, on the top of a steep, rocky ridge overlooking Irminio Valley sits one of the most fascinating Sicilian towns – Ragusa Ibla
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Feb 07, 2018
Tips for Tourists | Rediscovering Sicily
Sicily is tourist’s paradise – open book of history of ancient and medieval civilizations, open-air museum of their achievements, beautiful landscapes and beaches, friendly people…
Feb 06, 2018
Sicily by Car | Driving Tips for Foreigners
Sicily by car offers tips for foreigners planning a their own tour of Sicily; you find info about driving in towns, on highways or regular roads, parking cars etc…
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Feb 04, 2018
Sicilian Highways | Tips for drivers
Driving on Highways: tips for visitors exploring Sicily by cars, all about highway tolls, service areas, gas stations, speed limits …
Feb 04, 2018
Sicilian Highways | Tips for Visitors
Driving on Sicilian Highways: tips for visitors exploring the island, all about tolls, service areas, gas stations …
Feb 03, 2018
Sightseeing Sicilian Towns | Tips for Tourists
Tips for tourists – sightseeing tours of Sicilian towns by fun-trains, bus tours, horse carriages, tricycle-taxis and anything else that “moves”…
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Jan 31, 2018
Exploring Sicilian Towns | Tips for Tourists
Tips for tourists visiting Sicily – how to explore cities’ old towns to discover the richness of history, culture, architecture, to feel the ambiance and vibes…
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Jan 22, 2018
Parking Cars in Sicily | Driver Tips
Parking rules in Sicily are simple, clear and convincing, but it doesn’t mean that they are always respected so do not follow local drivers blindly…
Jan 21, 2018
Driving in Sicilian Towns | Tips for Drivers
Tips for drivers in Sicily – you have to be “convincing”, proving that you know what you are doing and where you are going! It’s the must in Sicily
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Jan 21, 2018
Driving in Sicilian Cities | Tips for Drivers
Tips for drivers in Sicily - successful driver on Sicilian streets has to be “convincing”, proving to others that he knows what he is doing and where he is going!
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Jan 14, 2018
Palermo Walking Tour | Top Sites to See
Palermo walking tour offers you opportunity to “travel” across at least thousands years of well preserved and rich Sicilian history….
Jan 13, 2018
Temple of Apollo | Syracuse Top Sites
Remnants of the oldest Doric temple in the world - Syracusan Temple of Apollo are testimony of one of the greatest Mediterranean civilizations...
Jan 13, 2018
Fountain of Diane and Arethusa | Top Sites in Syracuse
Nymph Arethusa, maid of goddess Artemis escaped in form of spring waters unwanted love; “emptying” into sacred pond in Syracuse, she still waits for true love
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Jan 07, 2018
Castle Maniace | Top Site to See in Syracuse
13th century Castle Maniace replaced 11th century fort erected by Byzantine general George Maniakes after capturing Syracuse from Arabs; for long it served as residence for Sicilian queens…
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Jan 01, 2018
Cathedral-Duomo | Top Sites to See in Syracuse
Syracuse Cathedral is a captivating architectural mixture of ancient temple dedicated to Athena, Romanesque medieval church and touches of Sicilian Baroque
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Jan 01, 2018
Syracuse Artemision |Top Tourist Attractions
The archeological site Artemision displays layers of 3-millennia old history of Syracuse, from remnants of the Temple of Artemis, to gruesome world of crypt San Sebastianello…
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Dec 31, 2017
Catacombs San Giovanni |Top Sites to See in Syracuse
Catacombs San Giovanni is a huge underground burial complex from the Byzantine times, only second after famous catacombs in Rome, with its streets and niches it is a City of the Dead
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Dec 30, 2017
Church San Giovanni | Top Sites to See in Syracuse
The remains of 11th Century church of San Giovanni even today strike with architectural beauty, but its real treasury – catacombs from Byzantine times is hidden underground.
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Dec 25, 2017
Church Madonna della Lacrime | Top Sites to See in Syracuse
Church Madonna della Lacrime (Our Lady of Tears) commemorates the miracle of Weeping Madonna; Thanks to modern architecture and conical shape it dominates the landscape of Syracuse
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Dec 23, 2017
Dionysus Ear | Syracuse Latomia del Paradaiso
Latomia del Paradaiso is a quarry used for cutting stone blocks needed to erect ancient amphitheaters and temples; today thanks to cave Dionysus Ear is one of Syracusan tourist attractions
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Dec 23, 2017
Roman Amphitheater | Top Sites to See in Syracuse
Ancient Roman Amphitheater in Syracuse was one of the largest in the Roman Empire, successfully rivaling the famous Colosseum, although today it is hard to realize it…
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I hope that you will find something interesting among the pages listed above. Maybe "this something" will inspire you to read more, maybe you will decide to pack-up and explore the world on your own. Maybe "this something" will just bring smile on your face?
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Recent Articles
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Santa Cruz de Tenerife | Colonial Past mixed with Modernity
Jul 20, 20 10:05 AM
Tenerife (Canary Islands) - time for discovering Santa Cruz, a town where the colonial past is mixed with the modern day capital city….
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San Cristobal de la Laguna | Tenerife
Jul 05, 20 05:49 PM
The tour of Tenerife (Canary Islands)- From the old, colonial time streets of Laguna, Santa Cruz, Icod de los Vinos to the new tourism oriented Los Cristianos.
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Great Apes| Loro Parque Tenerife
May 24, 20 02:15 PM
The world of Great Apes - gorillas, chimpanzees and orangutans in “almost natural” settings of Loro Parque
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