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Fucino Space Centre in Ortucchio, Italy

April 30, 2021

Fucine Lake (Lago Fucino) located in Abruzzo was once the third-largest lake in Italy, but since ancient times, there were many attempts to drain the basin. The large lake was surrounded by settlements, but while the basin provided fertile soil and plenty of fish, it had no outflow and was a source of malaria and frequently flooded. During the 1st-century CE, Roman Emperor Claudius attempted to drain the lake using a drainage tunnel. The water level was lowered but...

The Year of The Eco-Conscious Hotelier!

April 30, 2021

No one can be blamed for prioritising the survival of their business in the past year, which was challenging to a degree no one could have expected. As hospitality gears up to welcome guests again, it’s clear that some priorities have shifted permanently. However, there are many, like the journey towards environmentally responsible tourism, that The post The Year of The Eco-Conscious Hotelier! appeared first on Revfine.com.

The L.A. Alley That's a Subtle Silent-Film...

April 30, 2021

Silent film star Buster Keaton crafted movies by letting locations speak to him. Though Keaton is most often remembered for his infamous unflappability—his “Great Stone Face” never registered the chaos around him—what stands out about many of his films now, as they approach their centenary, is Keaton’s great use of space. His approach to screenwriting involved plotting a beginning and an end, without worrying about what happened in-between. He let a site inspire him; gags emerged from the particulars...

The Farmer Trying to Save Italy's Ancient...

April 29, 2021

In early 2016, Giovanni Melcarne, an agronomist and the owner of an extra virgin olive oil farm in Gagliano del Capo, walked through the southern Italian countryside of Puglia. He was with a fellow olive-oil farmer who had called and told him there was something he had to see. The two approached a centuries-old olive tree growing at the edge of the street along a traditional stone wall. All around, the old olive trees that covered the red clay...

Holy Kipinas Monastery in Kalarrites, Greece

April 29, 2021

Above the gorge of Kalarytikos River in Greece‘s Tzoumerka mountains, a monastery dedicated to the Virgin Mary stands at the entrance of a cave in a vertical cliff. The sharp cut of the rock hides the Monastery of Kipina, a monument of Christianity built using materials from the surrounding mountains. In the early 13th century, a group of monks from the nearby Vyliza Monastery set out to establish a new order after a disagreement with their abbot. While looking for...

Monastery of Kipinas in Kalarrites, Greece

April 29, 2021

Above the gorge of Kalarytikos River in Greece‘s Tzoumerka mountains, a monastery dedicated to the Virgin Mary stands at the entrance of a cave in a vertical cliff. The sharp cut of the rock hides the Monastery of Kipinas, a monument of Christianity built using materials from the surrounding mountains. In the early 13th century, a group of monks from the nearby Vyliza Monastery set out to establish a new order after a disagreement with their abbot. While looking for...

How Personal Ads Helped Conquer the American...

April 29, 2021

On June 4, 1871, Sara Baines hopped down from a wagon at Fort Bridger, a remote military and trading outpost at the crossroads of several pioneer trails in what would one day become Wyoming. Baines, a 24-year-old seamstress from Louisiana, had just spent several months traveling 1,500 miles through road-less territory, alone. But she wouldn’t be alone for long—she’d come to Fort Bridger to get married. The groom was Jay Hemsley, a 48-year-old farmer who’d left Ohio some years...

Wolji Pond in Gyeongju, South Korea

April 29, 2021

Wolji is an artificial pond that was originally located near the Silla palace called Banwolseong. The pond was part of the complex, constructed on the orders of King Munmu in 674. The pond measures 200 meters from east to west and 180 meters from north to south. When viewed from above, it has an unusual shape that some say represents the outline of the country at the time of construction, acting as a kind of watery map of Korea. The pond...

Hacienda Santa Rosa in Costa Rica

April 29, 2021

This hacienda is the location where the Battle of Santa Rosa took place, an encounter between William Walker’s filibusters and the Costarican civil army. Walker was in Nicaragua looking to conquer the Central American provinces. In 1856, Costa Rica‘s president Juan Rafael Mora Porras declared war on Nicaragua. He asked civilians to join him on the battlefield. The commute from the capital to Guanacaste was an eight-day trek, from March 4th to March 12th. By March 20th, the army arrived at...

Boulder Bank in Glenduan, New Zealand

April 29, 2021

The Boulder Bank is an eight-mile (13 kilometers) stretch of boulders in the Nelson Harbour. The geological origins of this unusual natural formation are not well understood, but it was likely caused by longshore drift. Boulders were pulled off nearby headlands and formed the current structure over thousands of years. This unique formation is composed of granodiorite, the same type of rock from Mackay Bluff. This structure creates a natural harbor, which was later cut to provide access for larger...

Grave of the Unknown Man in...

April 29, 2021

In a small church graveyard in the village of Hardingstone, a wooden cross marks the final resting place of an unknown man, who was the unfortunate victim of another man’s elaborate scheme to fake his own death. In the early hours of November 6, 1930, two young men spotted a fire in the distance while walking to Hardingstone from a Bonfire Night event. They began heading towards the fire, and passed a neatly dressed man carrying a briefcase. The...

Licosa Island in Castellabate, Italy

April 29, 2021

Along the beautiful coast of Cilento, in Southern Italy, the town of Castellabate is a renowned tourist destination. From the beaches of Santa Maria di Castellabate, if visitors look south, they may notice a small island just off the coast of a large promontory, this is Licosa Island. Near the small island, the clear waters reveal the remains of a town dating back to the Greek colonization of Magna Graecia and a 2,000-year-old Roman villa under the sea. Other...

The Lone Grave in Nevada City, California

April 29, 2021

The story of westward migration during the 19th-century is one of triumph and tragedy. Thousands of graves dot the western United States, where pioneers succumb to disease, hunger, and accidents. Most have been lost to time, but along Highway 20 in the Sierras is one lone grave that receives thousands of visitors a year. Many modern roads and highways follow the same routes used by overland emigrants during the 1800s. Such is the case for Highway 20 in the...

Casa de las Conchas in Salamanca, Spain

April 29, 2021

Currently used as a public library, this late 15th early 16th-century building contains a facade that reflects the position of its original owner, Rodrigo Arias de Maldonado who was a physician in the court of Queen Isabella I. Maldonado was a professor at the University of Salamanca and a member of the Chivalric Order of Santiago, whose symbol is the scallop shell. The facade of this amazing building is adorned with 300 carvings of scallop shells. The scallop shell...

Podcast: The Belt and the Berm, Part...

April 29, 2021

Listen and subscribe on Stitcher, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and all major podcast apps. In this episode of The Atlas Obscura Podcast, join for us the second part of this journey that began with the world’s largest conveyor belt in the Western Sahara and ends on your dinner plate. Our podcast is an audio guide to the world’s wondrous, awe-inspiring, strange places. In under 15 minutes, we’ll take you to an incredible site, and along the way you’ll meet some...

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