Landmarks of the world

The huge Prekestulen cliff is located in Norway, hanging over the sea bay of Luce Fjord by more than 600 meters. This bay was created by nature about 10,000 years ago. As a result of the retreat of the glaciers, a large crack appeared, which filled with water after a while, where the depth reaches 4...

Park Guell is the most famous park not only in Barcelona, but throughout Spain. Initially, it was conceived as a green area for new buildings, for which they attracted the most famous architect at that time, Antonio Gaudi, who also built the Sagrada Familia. In 1901, construction began with the pur...

Pamukkale is a popular tourist attraction in Turkey's Denizli province. The name means "Cotton Castle". At its core, it is a concentration of hot springs, which have a high concentration of calcium, thanks to which the local waters have healing properties. There are 17 hot springs in Pamukkale, and...

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The Troll Staircase is one of Norway's most famous landmarks, being a small section of the Norwegian national road RV63. The highway connects the city of Ondalsnes and Walldal and was inaugurated by King Haakon VII himself in 1936. The road has 11 turns, and the elevation sometimes reaches 9%. From...

Las Medulas is an old Roman gold mine in northwestern Spain. Gold has been mined here hydraulically for almost 300 years, starting in the first century BC. Pliny the Elder wrote about this mine: "What is happening in Las Medulas is much harder than the work of the Titans." Ancient engineers have co...

Kenroku-en Garden is one of the parks of Kanazawa city in Japan. Translated from Japanese, the name sounds like "The Garden of Six Virtues." The park harmoniously combines lakes, streams, waterfalls, bridges, trees, which is why the park has become popular among tourists and residents of the city. ...

Koishikawa Korakuen is a famous garden in Japan in the city of Okayama. Initially, the park was given the name Cohen, which translates as late. This is because the park was laid out after the castle was built. But later the park was given its current name, which translates as "enjoy the last one," s...

Kairaku-en is a Japanese park in Japan in the town of Mito. Translated from Japanese, the name of the park sounds like "a park for shared enjoyment." Tokugawa Nariaki laid out this garden in 1841 for himself and his guests. During the Second World War, the garden was almost completely destroyed by b...

Goreme, Turkey's national park in Cappadocia, is essentially an open-air museum. The park area is quite impressive and is 300 km2. Goreme is known to many for its unique landscapes, in which people have carved monasteries and entire settlements for centuries. Goreme Park has a rich religious histor...