Mussenden Temple, Northern Ireland
Mussenden Temple is a small circular building located on cliffs near Castlerock in County Londonderry, high above the Atlantic Ocean on the north-western coast of Northern Ireland.
It was Lord Bristol – popularly known as “the Earl-Bishop” – who had the “temple” built in 1785. Constructed as a library and modelled from the Temple of Vesta in the Forum Romanum in Rome
Mussenden Temple is a small circular building located on cliffs near Castlerock in County Londonderry, high above the Atlantic Ocean on the north-western coast of Northern Ireland.
It was Lord Bristol – popularly known as “the Earl-Bishop” – who had the “temple” built in 1785. Constructed as a library and modelled from the Temple of Vesta in the Forum Romanum in Rome
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The Kilnasaggart Pillar Stone in Co Armagh - Ireland's oldest Christian stone monument, dated to c. 700 AD.
Natural Park Fragas do Eume, A Coruña, Galicia, Spain
Fragas do Eume is one of the best-preserved riverside Atlantic forests in Europe. Fewer than 500 people live within its 9,000 hectares, which gives an idea of the untouched state of these lush forests that follow the course of the River Eume. The park is shaped like a triangle whose corners and borders would Pontes, Pontedeume and Monfero.
The best way to discover the park is on foot. Oak, poplar, ash and alder trees, and more than 20 species of lichens and 200 species of ferns live here.
Sometimes the vegetation is so dense it hardly lets any light pass. But this shady and secret forest is as generous as its waters, springs and waterfalls.
There's no green here; what there are, are landscapes of a thousand greens. And hidden in the heart of the forest, the monastery of Caaveiro, ancient – with more than 10 centuries of history – and spectacular views of this magical "fraga" (forest).
Fragas do Eume is one of the best-preserved riverside Atlantic forests in Europe. Fewer than 500 people live within its 9,000 hectares, which gives an idea of the untouched state of these lush forests that follow the course of the River Eume. The park is shaped like a triangle whose corners and borders would Pontes, Pontedeume and Monfero.
The best way to discover the park is on foot. Oak, poplar, ash and alder trees, and more than 20 species of lichens and 200 species of ferns live here.
Sometimes the vegetation is so dense it hardly lets any light pass. But this shady and secret forest is as generous as its waters, springs and waterfalls.
There's no green here; what there are, are landscapes of a thousand greens. And hidden in the heart of the forest, the monastery of Caaveiro, ancient – with more than 10 centuries of history – and spectacular views of this magical "fraga" (forest).