Tag: wonder
Sacred Shrine of Delphi
Beneath the dramatic cliffs of Mount Parnassus lies Delphi, the most famous sacred site of ancient Greece. Thousands of people journeyed here from faraway...
Castle Neuschwanstein – A Fantasy Fulfilled
A tribute to the knights of Germanic legend, the castle of Neuschwanstein represents the fusion of the dreams and wealth of King Ludwig of...
Assisi – Town of Saint Francis
The hilltop town of Assisi in Umbria was the home of Saint Francis, ‘the most saintly among saints’. Many of its narrow streets, churches...
Rocky Island of Mont St-Michel
One of France’s major tourist attractions is also one of its oldest spiritual sites. The rocky island of Mont St-Michel is an architectural wonder,...
Alhambra – A Moorish Paradise
A palace-fortress concealing an interior of unsurpassed beauty, the Alhambra recalls Spain’s Islamic past. It sits high above an ancient city, framed against the...
Surtsey – An Island Born of Fire
In the early 1960s, a series of volcanic explosions from deep within the Earth’s core culminated in the creation of a barren crest of...
Brutal Badlands of USA
Desolate expanses of ravaged rock scar a grimly picturesque landscape. Upturned millions of years ago by a prehistoric turbulence, the land is still slowly...
White Sands – The Porcelain Desert
In the New Mexico Desert, shifting dunes of brilliant white sand gleam in the sunshine like a pristine snowfield. White Sands is unique: a...
The Glittering Petrified Forest
Thousands of jewel-bright logs, made not of wood but of solid stone, lie strewn across Arizona’s Painted Desert. They are perfect replicas of tall...
Monument Valley – Land of Rocky Giants
On a high, barren plain in Arizona, massive outcrops of red sandstone are etched against the sky like fragmented architectural relics. The unique beauty...
