Fingal’s Cave is located on the uninhabited rock island of Staffa, off the West coast of Scotland.
This fascinating cave is formed from hexagon shaped basalt columns. The basalt formed into hexagonal columns when a lava flow cooled in the ocean.
The lava flow that created Fingal’s Cave also created the amazing Giant’s Causeway rock formation in Scotland.
In Gaelic, Fingal’s Cave is known as Uamh-Binn, meaning “cave of melody”, due to the lovely sounds made by echos of waves crashing inside.
This fascinating cave is formed from hexagon shaped basalt columns. The basalt formed into hexagonal columns when a lava flow cooled in the ocean.
The lava flow that created Fingal’s Cave also created the amazing Giant’s Causeway rock formation in Scotland.
In Gaelic, Fingal’s Cave is known as Uamh-Binn, meaning “cave of melody”, due to the lovely sounds made by echos of waves crashing inside.
Jemeppe Castle, Luxembourg, Belgium
Between Namur and Bastogne, less than an hour drive from Brussels, lies the impressive moated Castle of Jemeppe. In the center, the 13th century Donjon stands, where La Cour (courtyard), La Ferme (the farm), the outbuildings, walls and a moat were built around. All of this grew into a hilly estate of 65 hectares, in the middle of the green Ardennes forests.
Late in the 20th century, the impressive complex was fully restored in every detail with “new life on old foundations” as a motto.
Between Namur and Bastogne, less than an hour drive from Brussels, lies the impressive moated Castle of Jemeppe. In the center, the 13th century Donjon stands, where La Cour (courtyard), La Ferme (the farm), the outbuildings, walls and a moat were built around. All of this grew into a hilly estate of 65 hectares, in the middle of the green Ardennes forests.
Late in the 20th century, the impressive complex was fully restored in every detail with “new life on old foundations” as a motto.
Tallinn Old Town, Tallin, Estonia
Built up from the 13th to 16th centuries, when Tallinn – or Reval as it was known then – was a thriving member of the Hanseatic trade league, this enclosed neighbourhood of colourful, gabled houses, half-hidden courtyards and grandiose churches is, quite rightly, the city's biggest tourist draw. And the fact that it's all neatly packaged within a mostly-intact city wall and dotted with guard towers gives it an extra dose of medieval charm. It’s small, compact, and very easily explored on foot.
Built up from the 13th to 16th centuries, when Tallinn – or Reval as it was known then – was a thriving member of the Hanseatic trade league, this enclosed neighbourhood of colourful, gabled houses, half-hidden courtyards and grandiose churches is, quite rightly, the city's biggest tourist draw. And the fact that it's all neatly packaged within a mostly-intact city wall and dotted with guard towers gives it an extra dose of medieval charm. It’s small, compact, and very easily explored on foot.