Welcome, dear visitor! On these pages You will find photo reports made during my long backpacking through Europe. There is only a brief information about the sights, I don't see any reason to retell Wikipedia and other sources - You can easily find it yourself if necessary. I just want to show in detail what caught my attention, including many objects that are not told mass guides. Also here is some practical information hours, transport, prices (details about this site). Perhaps you will have a desire to visit these places too. Or You will have the pleasure to get acquainted with the architecture, historical monuments, landscapes, as well as holidays and other events. I wish you pleasant viewing!
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Piazzale Numa Pompilio, Rome
t the end of Viale delle Terme di Caracalla, there is a square named after the legendary second king of Ancient Rome, who ruled in the 8th–7th centuries BC. This is one of the oldest road junctions in Rome - two of the empire’s most important roads, the Via Appia and the Via Latina, diverged here...read more 
Air Defense Towers (Flakturm) in Vienna
In the Augarten Park there are two huge reinforced concrete structures - air defense towers from the Second World War. With the beginning of the Battle of Britain, the Luftwaffe took care of the problem of protecting German cities from British air raids...read more
Arena House, Helsinki
The northern border of Hakaniemi Square is formed by a triangular house, crowned at the corners with round turrets, resembling a castle. The building was built in 1924 by Lars Sonk in the so-called "Danish Style"...read more
Prinsens Gate and Eidsvols Square, Oslo
The street appeared in the middle of the 17th century, also after a fire in 1624, and was originally built up with one-story half-timbered artisan estates. The oldest surviving house on the street dates back to 1640. The fire of 1858 was a turning point in the fate of the street, when it burned down more than 40 houses...read more
Mikoyan-Gurevich Aero S-106 (MiG-21F-13) and MiG-23ML Fighters, Le Bourget
With the advent of supersonic jet aircraft and guided missiles in the fifties, air warfare tactics began to change radically. Instead of close-range maneuverable combat, it was planned to approach the enemy at maximum speed for a range of launch and missiles and destroy it in one salvo...read more
Plac Wolności (Freedom Square), Wrocław
In 1750, King Frederick II the Great of Prussia purchased a mansion from Baron Spätgen, which he converted into the residence of the Prussian kings. Between the palace park and the city wall, a large square was built for parades and military drill, at that time it was known as the Exercise Square (Exerzierplatz) or the Castle Square (Schloßplatz)...read more
Museum of Sicilian Arts and Popular Traditions in Taormina
The museum was created with the aim of preserving and presenting to the public the products of Sicilian artisans and household items. In 1891-92, Giuseppe Pitre organized an ethnographic exhibition in Palermo, where he expressed fears that due to the industrialization and urbanization of the island, traditional Sicilian crafts were threatened with oblivion, which, in general, happened in the last century...read more
Piazza Tasso, Sorrento
The main square of the city is located on Corso Italia, about three hundred meters from the railway station. The square appeared in 1866 as a result of the filling of the gorge known as the Valley of the Mills (Vallone dei Mulini)...read more
Church of the Holy Spirit, Ischia Ponte
Next to the Cathedral of the Assumption of the Virgin, on the other side of the street, there is another church (Chiesa dello Spirito Santo), whose facade, in contrast to the cathedral, looks very simple. It is decorated only by a "trefoil" window (finestra trilobata), typical of Italian Baroque, on the pediment and an openwork metal lantern above the portal faced with gray stone, which appeared as a result of the 19th‑century reconstruction...read more
Plaza de Salvador Dalí, Madrid
I started today with a walk around Salvador Dali square, which was located a block away from my place of residence. This is the only urban planning work of the great Catalan appeared thanks to the initiative of the mayor of Madrid, Enrique Tierno Galván. The square was opened on June 17, 1986...read more
Playa de San Andrés, Malaga
San Andres beach starts just behind the southern pier of the old port. Residents of Malaga often call it Playa de Huelin, after the quarter along which it is located. This area is convenient because there are train and bus terminals nearby...read more
Via Luigi Mazzella ends in a small square in front of the bridge leading to the Aragonese Castle. Actually, this can explain its name. This is also the final stop of the Line 7 bus, which takes you from Ischia Porto Harbour...read more
Casa del Sole, Argonese Castle
From the church of the Immaculate Conception, a sign pointed me down a path enclosed by blank stone walls. This part of the castle is a medieval building made of natural stone. At the same time, it is completely unclear what is behind these walls, there are practically no windows and doors in them...read more
Ferry Naples-Ischia, Porta di Massa
There are several ways to get to Ischia from Naples. The most famous and fastest (and most expensive) - on a high-speed motor ship, it goes about an hour and costs about 20 euros. They depart from the docks of Molo Beverello, which is located next to the New Fortress. But I was in no hurry, so I chose the second option - I went to the island by car ferry from the Port di Massa (Calata Porta di Massa), located on the other side of the Sea station...read more
Odd Fellow Palace, Copenhagen
On the Bredgade street, in a block towards the center of the Marble Church is a magnificent palace in the Rococo style, belonging to the Odd Fellow society (Odd Fellow Palæet)...read more
Helsinki Central Station and Rautatientori Square
My walk through Helsinki is coming to an end. After walking along Mannerheim Avenue, I stopped at the Makkaratalo shopping center, where I bought food for the trip, and went out to Kaivokatu Street, to the Central Railway Station (Helsingin päärautatieasema)...read more
Miradouro de São Pedro de Alcântara
The upper terrace of the São Pedro de Alcantara Garden, located at the top station of the Gloria funicular, offers the best views of Lisbon. There is a ceramic panel with a panorama of the city, on which the main attractions are marked...read more
Dassault Mirage F1 (Museo del Aire, Madrid)
In 1960, the French company Dassault began work on a prototype supersonic strike fighter with a shortened takeoff and landing, resulting in the prototype Mirage F2. In the series, it never went, but became a prototype for a light fighter, called the Mirage F1...read more
New Student House, Helsinki
At the beginning of the twentieth century, the old student house became too small for the sprawling University of Helsinki, and in 1906 the Student Union decided to build a new building...read more
Oratorio de Santa María Reina y Madre, Malaga
Walking through the intricate labyrinths of old Malaga, I found myself in the small Plazuela Virgen de las Penas square, located at the junction of Calle Arco de la Cabeza and Calle Pozos Dulces. Here I found a very neat little church with a surprisingly harmonious facade and painted in bright colors...read more
Pabellón de Carlos V, Seville Alcazar
This pavilion is built in honor of the marriage of Emperor Charles V and Isabella of Portugal. It has its origin in a Muslim qubba and mixes the traditional Mudéjar style with the Renaissance. The room is square with a fountain in the middle and a magnificent coffered ceiling, a window on each side, facilitates the flow of air to refresh the interior...read more
B-24D Hadley's Harem Bomber - Raid on Ploiesti
Romanian oil fields and refineries were the main source of liquid fuel for Germany, so they were one of the most important objects for the allied aviation. And although the first attack was made on June 23, 1941, for two years it was not possible not only to interrupt, but even to reduce the supply of gasoline and other petroleum products to the enemy...read more
Rifugio Sapienza
On the territory of the municipality of Nicolosi, at an altitude of 1910 meters above sea level, there is a tourist and sports station, which officially bears the name Nicolosi Nord - Etna Sud, but is better known as Rifugio Sapienza...read more
Hurel-Dubois HD.10 Experimental Aircraft, Le Bourget
The HD.10 aircraft was built in 1948 by the aerodynamicist Maurice Jurel to study the wing with a large extension. An all-metal monoplane with a two-keel tail with a fuselage length of 5.15 meters had a wing with a span of 12.5 meters and an incredible length-to-width ratio of 35.5:1...read more
Circle House, Helsinki
Opposite Arenan-talo is an original building called Ympyrätalo, which literally means "round house", built in 1967-1968 as the headquarters of Kansallis-Osake-Pankki Bank. The authors of the project are a well-known married couple of architects Heikki and Kaija Siren...read more
Galleria Vittorio Emanuele III, Messina
The shopping passge, called Galleria Vittorio Emanuele III, is located on the Antonello square , built according to the plan of reconstruction of the city after the earthquake of 1908. Designed by architect Camillo Puglisi Allegra, construction began in 1926 with funding from the General electric company of Sicily...read more
McDonnell Douglas RF-4C Phantom II
Next to the Phantom II fighter jet, in the open parking lot of the Aeronautics Museum in Madrid, there is a reconnaissance version of It created during the Vietnam war. The RF-4C had a maximum speed of 2545 km/h, which allowed it to get away from Soviet MiGs, so they worked during the day without fighter cover...read more
Cankurtaran Meydanı, Istanbul
Yeni Saraçhane Sokak led me to the square, which is the center of the area that occupies most of the Sultanahmet Peninsula. The Cankurtaran quarter has been the center of the city since ancient times, it housed the Great Palace of the Byzantine Emperors, the remains of which we are looking for on today's walk...read more
Agata Ferry, Ischia
When I was walking around Porto di Ischia, the ferry Agata entered its water area and, with amazing speed for such a large vessel, turned around almost on the spot, stood at one of the berths, opening the loading ramp while still on the move...read more
Basilica Reale Pontificia San Francesco di Paola, Naples
The western border of the main square of Naples, Piazza del Plebiscito, is covered by a semicircular colonnade, in the center of which stands a giant dome, evoking associations with the Roman Pantheon...read more
Fieseler Fi 156 Storch (Vantaa)
The German light aircraft Fieseler Fi 156 made its first flight on 24 may 1936 and was intended for communications and reconnaissance. With a take- off weight of 1350 kg and a 240 HP engine, the aircraft could take off and land on any platform with a length of 60 meters, with a headwind required even less...read more
The Bygdøy Peninsula. Royal Farm and Museums
One of Norway's oldest cultural landscapes, the Bygdøy Peninsula was once the only inhabited area in the inner part of the Oslofjord. The Cistercian monks were the first to settle here, and in 1532 the land was confiscated for the royal farm (Bygdø Kongsgård), which still exists today...read more
Y311 Søløven, Danish Navy Diving Service Ship
The Flyvefisken-class ship Y311 Søløven (Sea Lion) was built at the Danyard shipyard in Aalborg and launched in May 1995, joining the fleet in May 1996. Ships of this class have an innovative modular design StanFlex, in a standard hull can be placed containers with weapons and equipment for various tasks...read more
Risøybrua Bridge, Haugesund
From the Marilyn Monroe monument, I went to the Risøybrua bridge, which connects the island of Risøy with the mainland and central part of Haugesund. The bridge was opened on may 14, 1939. the memorial plaque says that the bridge was built in 354 days by 60 workers. The length of the structure is 361 meters, the height above the water is 22 meters....read more
Yeni Saraçhane Sokak, Istanbul
This short street begins below the Ishakpasha baths and extends from the wall of the Topkapi Palace into the depths of a quarter that has not been significantly affected by modern development...read more
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