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Giudecca in the Venetian Lagoon

4 December 2023 | Author/Destination: European Union / Europäische Union | Rubric: General Reading Time:  9 minutes

🔊 Listen to this Post Giudecca (Venetian: Zueca) is an island in the Venetian Lagoon, in northern Italy. It is part of the sestiere of Dorsoduro and is a locality of the comune of Venice. Giudecca lies immediately south of the central islands of Venice, from which it is separated by the Giudecca Canal. San Giorgio Maggiore lies off its eastern tip.   read more…

Getreidegasse in Salzburg

3 December 2023 | Author/Destination: European Union / Europäische Union | Rubric: General, Shopping, UNESCO World Heritage Reading Time:  6 minutes

🔊 Listen to this Post Getreidegasse (Grain Lane) is a busy shopping street in the historic Altstadt (Old Town) of Salzburg, Austria, a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 1996. It is known for the birthplace of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart at No. 9, where he lived until the age of 17. The narrow street is characterised by numerous high townhouses side by side with its wrought iron guild signs.   read more…

USS Arizona Memorial

1 December 2023 | Author/Destination: North America / Nordamerika | Rubric: General, House of the Month Reading Time:  9 minutes

🔊 Listen to this Post The USS Arizona Memorial, at Pearl Harbor in Honolulu, Hawaii, marks the resting place of 1,102 of the 1,177 sailors and Marines killed on USS Arizona during the attack on Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941, and commemorates the events of that day. The attack on Pearl Harbor led to the United States’ involvement in World War II.   read more…

Kinkaku-ji in Kyoto

1 December 2023 | Author/Destination: Asia / Asien | Rubric: General, UNESCO World Heritage Reading Time:  11 minutes

🔊 Listen to this Post Kinkaku-ji (literally “Temple of the Golden Pavilion”), officially named Rokuon-ji (lit. Deer Garden Temple), is a Zen Buddhist temple in Kyoto, Japan. It is one of the most popular buildings in Kyoto, attracting many visitors annually. It is designated as a National Special Historic Site, a National Special Landscape and is one of 17 locations making up the Historic Monuments of Ancient Kyoto which are World Heritage Sites. Kinkaku-ji was ranked the No. 85 Most Holy Place on Earth by religious leaders, writers and scholars in the Patheos multi-faith religion project Sacred Spaces: The 100 Most Holy Places on Earth.   read more…

Beaulieu-sur-Mer on the French Riviera

30 November 2023 | Author/Destination: European Union / Europäische Union | Rubric: General, French Riviera Reading Time:  5 minutes

🔊 Listen to this Post Beaulieu-sur-Mer (Occitan: Bèuluec de Mar; Italian: Belluogo; lit. “Beautiful Place on the Sea”), commonly referred to simply as Beaulieu, is a seaside commune on the French Riviera between Nice and the Principality of Monaco. Located in the Alpes-Maritimes department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur region, it borders the communes of Saint-Jean-Cap-Ferrat and Villefranche-sur-Mer, not far from Èze to the northeast. In 2018, Beaulieu-sur-Mer had a population of 3,731. Its inhabitants are called Berlugans (masculine) and Berluganes (feminine).   read more…

Clovelly in Devon

29 November 2023 | Author/Destination: Great Britain / Großbritannien | Rubric: General Reading Time:  6 minutes

🔊 Listen to this Post Clovelly is a privately owned harbour village in the Torridge district of Devon, England. The settlement and surrounding land belongs to John Rous who inherited it from his mother in 1983. He belongs to the Hamlyn family who have managed the village since 1738.   read more…

Marseille Cathedral

28 November 2023 | Author/Destination: European Union / Europäische Union | Rubric: General Reading Time:  7 minutes

🔊 Listen to this Post Marseille Cathedral (French: Cathédrale Sainte-Marie-Majeure de Marseille or Cathédrale de la Major) is a Roman Catholic cathedral, and a national monument of France, located in Marseille. It has been a basilica minor since 1896. It is the seat of the Archdiocese of Marseille (formerly the Diocese of Marseille until its elevation in 1948).   read more…

Bournemouth in Dorset

27 November 2023 | Author/Destination: Great Britain / Großbritannien | Rubric: General Reading Time:  7 minutes

🔊 Listen to this Post Bournemouth is a coastal resort town on the south coast in the Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole borough of Dorset, England. The town’s urban subdivision had a population of 187,503 at the 2011 census making it the largest town in the county; the town is part of the South East Dorset conurbation, which has a population of 465,000.   read more…

Great Stirrup Cay in the Bahamas

26 November 2023 | Author/Destination: Caribbean / Karibik | Rubric: General Reading Time:  11 minutes

🔊 Listen to this Post Great Stirrup Cay is a 268-acre (108 ha) island that is part of the Berry Islands in the Bahamas. Norwegian Cruise Line purchased the island from the Belcher Oil Company in 1977 and developed it into a private island for their cruise ship passengers. The northern part of the island has a sandy beach surrounded by rocks with snorkeling areas. The southern part features a helicopter airfield (with a sign reading “Great Stirrup Cay International Airport”), a large area without vegetation, and numerous concrete blocks. These are all remnants of a previous U.S. military installation and satellite tracking station. The island’s lighthouse was originally constructed in 1863 by the Imperial Lighthouse Service. Great Stirrup Cay is adjacent to Little Stirrup Cay, Royal Caribbean Cruises’ private island.   read more…