Ushguli, Georgia
Ushguli is the highest settlement in Europe with a population of nearly 200 people. Don't mind the numbers though; this extraordinary village sits at over 7,100 feet above sea level - meaning that it's officially the highest settlement in Georgia and Europe. This tiny, yet charming place is well worth the ride for its endless range of wall-to-wall views of the awe-inspiring Caucasus Mountains.
What's more, Ushguli makes quite an idyllic spot for those interested in hiking or horse-riding all the way to the stunning and surreal Shkhara glacier. So, if this sounds like something you cannot wait for, then get your body and mind ready for a one-of-a-kind trip to Ushguli in Georgia. This unique village shows us exactly how to live above the clouds.
Ushguli is the highest settlement in Europe with a population of nearly 200 people. Don't mind the numbers though; this extraordinary village sits at over 7,100 feet above sea level - meaning that it's officially the highest settlement in Georgia and Europe. This tiny, yet charming place is well worth the ride for its endless range of wall-to-wall views of the awe-inspiring Caucasus Mountains.
What's more, Ushguli makes quite an idyllic spot for those interested in hiking or horse-riding all the way to the stunning and surreal Shkhara glacier. So, if this sounds like something you cannot wait for, then get your body and mind ready for a one-of-a-kind trip to Ushguli in Georgia. This unique village shows us exactly how to live above the clouds.
"Kill them all, God will recognise his own"
~ Arnaud Amaury, Abbot of Citeaux
Béziers was the first target of the war against the Cathars (the “Albigensian Crusade”) in 1209. According to the Cistercian abbot in command, reporting to the pope after the siege of Béziers, 20,000 were killed here without regard to age, sex, or rank. Another Church source reports that 7,000 of them were burned alive in the high church during the massacre. Another reports the abbot as giving the famous instruction “kill them all, God will know his own”. The massacre was celebrated as miraculous and attributable to divine vengeance.
The present structure here dates from the thirteenth century and was erected on the site of the cathedral destroyed during the mass burning in 1209.
~ Arnaud Amaury, Abbot of Citeaux
Béziers was the first target of the war against the Cathars (the “Albigensian Crusade”) in 1209. According to the Cistercian abbot in command, reporting to the pope after the siege of Béziers, 20,000 were killed here without regard to age, sex, or rank. Another Church source reports that 7,000 of them were burned alive in the high church during the massacre. Another reports the abbot as giving the famous instruction “kill them all, God will know his own”. The massacre was celebrated as miraculous and attributable to divine vengeance.
The present structure here dates from the thirteenth century and was erected on the site of the cathedral destroyed during the mass burning in 1209.
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Sierra de la Culebra (Lago de Sanabria).
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Templo Expiatorio del Sagrado Corazón de Jesús - Tibidabo Mountain, Barcelona, Spain
Gian Lorenzo Bernini (1598 – 1680)
1 David
2 Apollo and Daphne
3 Fontana dei Quattro Fiumi (Fountain of the Four Rivers)
4 Aeneas, Anchises, and Ascanius
5 Ecstasy of Saint Teresa
6 The Rape of Proserpina
1 David
2 Apollo and Daphne
3 Fontana dei Quattro Fiumi (Fountain of the Four Rivers)
4 Aeneas, Anchises, and Ascanius
5 Ecstasy of Saint Teresa
6 The Rape of Proserpina
Château de Pierrefonds, France
On the edge of the Compiègne Forest in Oise, Pierrefonds Castle is remarkable for its surprising history. Built in the late 14th century by the Duke Louis d'Orléans, it was dismantled in the 17th century. It was completely abandoned and was in ruins when Napoleon I bought it. But it was not until the reign of Napoleon III that work began to rebuild it in 1858. This project was entrusted to the architect Eugène Viollet-le-Duc, who decided to turn it into a castle worthy of the Middle Ages. Although Viollet-le-Duc focussed on the Gothic style, he still gave free rein to his creativity and created a majestic castle with ramparts, loopholes, a wall walk with machicolations, a keep, towers and mysterious gargoyles, as well as footbridges, porticoes and galleries.
Inside, the rooms alternate between Gothic, Renaissance and Art Nouveau styles.
On the edge of the Compiègne Forest in Oise, Pierrefonds Castle is remarkable for its surprising history. Built in the late 14th century by the Duke Louis d'Orléans, it was dismantled in the 17th century. It was completely abandoned and was in ruins when Napoleon I bought it. But it was not until the reign of Napoleon III that work began to rebuild it in 1858. This project was entrusted to the architect Eugène Viollet-le-Duc, who decided to turn it into a castle worthy of the Middle Ages. Although Viollet-le-Duc focussed on the Gothic style, he still gave free rein to his creativity and created a majestic castle with ramparts, loopholes, a wall walk with machicolations, a keep, towers and mysterious gargoyles, as well as footbridges, porticoes and galleries.
Inside, the rooms alternate between Gothic, Renaissance and Art Nouveau styles.