Calvary

18 April 2025 | Author/Destination: | Category: General, UNESCO World Heritage Reading Time:  5 minutes

Calvary hill in Banská Štiavnica, Slovakia © panoramio.com - Jan Starec/cc-by-sa-3.0

Calvary hill in Banská Štiavnica, Slovakia © panoramio.com – Jan Starec/cc-by-sa-3.0

A calvary, also called calvary hill, Sacred Mount, or Sacred Mountain, is a type of Christian sacred place, built on the slopes of a hill, composed by a set of chapels, usually laid out in the form of a pilgrims’ way. It is intended to represent the passion of Jesus Christ and takes its name after Calvary, the hill in Jerusalem where Jesus was crucified.   read more…

Theme Week Lithuania – Šiauliai

23 June 2022 | Author/Destination: | Category: General Reading Time:  13 minutes

Hill of Crosses © Diego Delso/cc-by-sa-3.0

Hill of Crosses © Diego Delso/cc-by-sa-3.0

Šiauliai is the fourth largest city in Lithuania, with a population of 99,462. From 1994 to 2010 it was the capital of Šiauliai County. Šiauliai located in eastern part of the northern plateau, Mūša, Dubysa and Venta River divide. Distance of 210 kilometres (130 miles) to Vilnius, Kaunas – 142 km (88 mi), Klaipėda – 161 km (100 mi), Riga – 128 km (80 mi), Kaliningrad – 250 km (155 mi).   read more…

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