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💬🌳🏛🖼️📜 Quotes, nature, architecture, art and history about our homeland, Europe.
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Sachsen, Germany
“Employ your time in improving yourself by other men’s writings so that you shall come easily by what others have labored hard for.” - Socrates
Christian Warriors of the Byzantine Empire, the Roman Empire during the Middle Ages.
“It would not be impossible to prove with sufficient repetition and a psychological understanding of the people concerned that a square is in fact a circle. They are mere words, and words can be molded until they clothe ideas and disguise.”
― Joseph Goebbels
Porta Nigra (Black Gate) in Trier, Germany, built by the Romans in 170 AD.
Krampus's name is derived from the German word krampen, meaning claw, and is said to be the son of Hel in Norse mythology. The legendary beast also shares characteristics with other scary, demonic creatures in Greek mythology, including satyrs and fauns.

The legend is part of a centuries-old Christmas tradition in Germany, where Christmas celebrations begin in early December. Krampus was created as a counterpart to kindly St. Nicholas, who rewarded children with sweets. Krampus, in contrast, would swat "wicked" children, stuff them in a sack, and take them away to his lair.
"A fleeing enemy, silver bridge" - Gonzalo Fernández de Córdoba (The Great Captain)
Rincón de la Victoria, Málaga, Spain, owns a unique place in Europe, Cueva del Tesoro (Treasure Cave). It is one of the only three marine caves known in the world. The other two are in Asia and Central America. For all the locals, visitors and tourists of Malaga it is a must see!

The history, archeology and legend are united in Cueva del Tesoro, also known as Cueva del Higuerón.

In its galleries were found remains of the Palaeolithic and the Bronze Age, as well as samples of Cave Art (Arte Rupestre).

In a comfortable walk through its cavities, you can enjoy the curious forms that water has shaped over millennia. Perhaps, with a bit of luck, you will find the famous treasure that, it is said, still remains in the cave.