2 July 2026 | Author/Destination: European Union / Europäische Union | Category: General
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Virgen of Rocio © flickr.com – Martius/cc-by-2.0
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El Rocío (lit. ‘The Dew’) is a village in the municipality of
Almonte found in southern
Spain . It belongs to the
province of Huelva , in the autonomous community of
Andalusia .
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16 May 2026 | Author/Destination: Asia / Asien | Category: General , UNESCO World Heritage
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Pagoda of Seiganto-ji and Nachi Falls © flickr.com – Big Ben in Japan/cc-by-sa-2.0
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The Kumano Kodō is a series of ancient
pilgrimage routes that crisscross the
Kii Peninsula , the largest peninsula of
Japan . These mountainous trails are used by pilgrims to the “
Kumano Sanzan ” – the Three Grand Shrines of Kumano:
Kumano Hongū Taisha ,
Kumano Nachi Taisha and
Kumano Hayatama Taisha . These three shrines are the holiest sites of the ancient
syncretic Kumano religion.
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18 April 2025 | Author/Destination: European Union / Europäische Union | Category: General , UNESCO World Heritage
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Calvary hill in Banská Štiavnica, Slovakia © panoramio.com – Jan Starec/cc-by-sa-3.0
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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 .
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23 June 2022 | Author/Destination: European Union / Europäische Union | Category: General
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Hill of Crosses © Diego Delso/cc-by-sa-3.0
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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, M?ša, Dubysa and
Venta River divide. Distance of 210 kilometres (130 miles) to Vilnius, Kaunas – 142 km (88 mi), Klaip?da – 161 km (100 mi), Riga – 128 km (80 mi), Kaliningrad – 250 km (155 mi).
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