Casa Casuarina in Miami Beach

22 February 2025 | Author/Destination: | Rubric: General, Hotels, Miami / South Florida Reading Time:  8 minutes

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© Vadelmavene/cc-by-sa-4.0

Casa Casuarina, also known as the Versace Mansion, is an American property built in 1930, renowned for being owned by and the place of the murder of the Italian fashion designer Gianni Versace; he lived there from 1992 until his death in 1997. It is located at 1116 Ocean Drive in the South Beach neighborhood of Miami Beach, Florida, in the Miami Beach Architectural District. Since 2015, it has been adapted into and operates as a luxury boutique hotel known as The Villa Casa Casuarina.   read more…

Theme Week South Tyrol – Lana

21 February 2025 | Author/Destination: | Rubric: General Reading Time:  5 minutes

Apple growing © Daniel Reust/cc-by-sa-4.0

Apple growing © Daniel Reust/cc-by-sa-4.0

Lana is a comune (municipality) and a village in South Tyrol in northern Italy. It is situated in the Etschtal (Etsch Valley) between Bolzano and Merano and at the entrance to the Ultental. The population rose to 12,566 in 2020.   read more…

Mechanicsville in Pennsylvania

21 February 2025 | Author/Destination: | Rubric: General Reading Time:  4 minutes

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© SALion/cc-by-sa-4.0

Mechanicsville is a small village in Bucks County, Pennsylvania, United States. Located at the intersection of Durham Road (Pennsylvania Route 413) and Mechanicsville Road. Mechanicsville is an unincorporated village. The historic portion of the village center was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1988.   read more…

Theme Week South Tyrol – Bruneck

20 February 2025 | Author/Destination: | Rubric: General Reading Time:  8 minutes

Kronplatz ski resort - North side © A,Ocram

Kronplatz ski resort – North side © A,Ocram

Bruneck (Italian: Brunico; Ladin: Bornech or Burnech; Latin: Brunecium or Brunopolis) is the largest town in the Puster Valley in the Italian province of South Tyrol.   read more…

Churches of Chiloé in Chile

20 February 2025 | Author/Destination: | Rubric: General, UNESCO World Heritage Reading Time:  5 minutes

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Church of Chelín © Marcelo González Riquelme/cc-by-sa-4.0

The Churches of Chiloé in Chile‘s Chiloé Archipelago are a unique architectural phenomenon in the Americas and one of the most prominent styles of Chilotan architecture. Unlike classical Spanish colonial architecture, the churches of Chiloé are made entirely in native timber with extensive use of wood shingles. The churches were built from materials to resist the Chiloé Archipelago’s humid and rainy oceanic climate.   read more…

Theme Week South Tyrol – Neumarkt

19 February 2025 | Author/Destination: | Rubric: General Reading Time:  6 minutes

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© Dguendel/cc-by-4.0

Neumarkt (lit.: New Market; Italian: Egna) is a comune (municipality) and a village in South Tyrol in northern Italy, located about 25 kilometres (16 mi) south of the city of Bolzano. It is one of I Borghi più belli d’Italia (“The most beautiful villages of Italy”).   read more…

Theme Week South Tyrol – Sterzing

18 February 2025 | Author/Destination: | Rubric: General Reading Time:  9 minutes

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© Dguendel/cc-by-4.0

Sterzing (Italian: Vipiteno) is a comune in South Tyrol in northern Italy. It is the main town of the southern Wipptal, and the Eisack River flows through the medieval town. It is one of I Borghi più belli d’Italia (“The most beautiful villages of Italy”).   read more…

Dutch Quarter in Potsdam

18 February 2025 | Author/Destination: | Rubric: General Reading Time:  7 minutes

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© flickr.com – Allie_Caulfield/cc-by-2.0

The Dutch Quarter (Holländisches Viertel) is a neighborhood in Potsdam, consisting of 134 red Dutch brick buildings, almost all of which have been renovated. The mix of living space, small shops, galleries, workshops, pubs, restaurants and cafés give the Dutch Quarter a flair that makes it popular with residents and tourists alike.   read more…

Theme Week South Tyrol

17 February 2025 | Author/Destination: | Rubric: General, Bon voyage, Theme Weeks Reading Time:  6 minutes

Meran © Thomas Hummel/cc-by-sa-4.0

Meran © Thomas Hummel/cc-by-sa-4.0

South Tyrol (German: Südtirol; Italian: Alto Adige; Ladin: Südtirol), officially the Autonomous Province of Bolzano – South Tyrol, is an autonomous province in northern Italy. Together with Trentino, South Tyrol forms the autonomous region of Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol. The province is the northernmost of Italy, the second largest with an area of 7,400 square kilometres (2,857 sq mi), and has a total population of about 534,000 inhabitants as of 2021. Its capital and largest city is Bolzano.   read more…

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