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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Forte da Cruz (Palácio Barros), Estoril
A couple of kilometers from the center of Cascais is another Atlantic resort - Estoril. The cities are connected by a boardwalk, along which there are several beaches. The Lisbon-Cascais railway runs along the boardwalk...read more 
Jardín Chino, Murcia
The left bank of the Segura River in the central part of the city is occupied by a green area stretching from the bridge of Miguel Caballero (Puente Miguel Caballero) to the bridge of Ospital (Puente del Hospital General)...read more
Largo 5 de Outubro, Leiria
The central square of the city was originally named Rossio, then Campo de D. Luís. Nowadays, most of the historic square is occupied by Luís de Camões Garden, and the street that separates it from the historical center is named after the revolution of October 5, 1910...read more
Sorrento Railway Station and Piazza Giovanni Battista de Curtis
Getting to know the city usually starts from the train station, which is located three hundred meters from the central square of Sorrento, Piazza Torguato Tasso. There is no need to look for a tourist information office in Sorrento, it is located right at the station, in an old trailer...read more
Selmani Pak Caddesi, Istanbul
The main street of the Uskyudar district originates very close to the ferry piers, to the right of the mosque is the Mihrimah Sultan Mosque and stretches for one and a half kilometers to the Bulbulderesi cemetery...read more
Compare Canon EF 70-300 IS USM vs EF-S 55-250 IS STM
For several years, I used the Canon EF 70-300mm f/4-5.6 IS USM telephoto lens for Canon 6D and Canon 1100D cameras, and was quite satisfied, despite its inherent drawback-soap at long focuses. I was pleased with the color reproduction, fast focus, and especially the stabilizer, which allowed me to shoot with my hand literally in the dark with exposures from 1/20...read more
Maritime Hall in San Martino Museum, Naples
In 1866, the Carthusian Monastery of St. Martin in Naples was nationalized and declared a national monument. At the suggestion of the archaeologist Giuseppe Fiorelli, the territory of the monastery became a museum of the history of Naples and the southern Kingdoms...read more
Pohjola Insurance Company Building, Helsinki
The word Pohjola comes from the Finnish national mythology Kalevala, and means the most extreme North, a dark and terrible place. However, this name was adopted by the fire insurance company (Palovakuutus-Osakeyhtiö Pohjola), founded on September 9, 1891...read more
Church of St. Francis, Forio
Between the town hall and the Santa Maria Visitapoveri brotherhood is a remarkably unassuming church (Chiesa di San Francesco d'Assisi) dating from 1646. In fact, I only happened to glance inside, my attention being drawn to the graceful lines of the adjacent church...read more
Salvador Dali. Red Thread and Pins
In the circular corridor of the first floor of the theater-museum in Figueres, there are several paintings depicting a red line or thread. This symbol is quite common in Dalí's works. Additionally, these paintings feature falling nails. Dalí painted these paintings with a red thread in 1982, during a tragic period in his life when his main muse and wife, Gala, passed away, and he was gravely ill...read more
Royal Galley (Galera Real)
The main exhibit of the Maritime Museum in Barcelona is the galley Real (Spanish Royal), the flagship of the Holy League fleet during the battle with the Ottoman fleet at Lepanto. This is not a mock-up, but a complete reconstruction of a 16th-century warship, the only one currently available...read more
Uppsala Cathedral
Cathedral of Uppsala (Uppsala domkyrka), the main Lutheran church in Sweden, is also the seat of the Archbishop of Sweden. Its history goes back to the Viking age, which at the turn of the 11-12 centuries built the first Christian church in Old Uppsala...read more
Church of St.Euplio Ruins, Catania
One of the most important monuments of the early Christian era is located near the excavations of the Roman amphitheater on Piazza Stesicoro, at Via Sant'Euplio 24. Its history began during the reign of Emperor Diocletian, who was known for his brutal persecution of Christians...read more
Ilyushin Il-62 in Excalibur Сity Entertainment Park
In the shopping and entertainment center Excalibur Сity, located near the Czech town of Chvalovice, near the border with Austria, you can see a veteran of Czech Airlines and the flagship of the Soviet passenger aviation industry, the Il-62 liner with the tail number OK-FBF...read more
Paseo de Miraconcha, Donostia-San Sebastian
From the hill where the Miramar Palace is located, the most prestigious street of San Sebastian stretches towards the city center-Boulevard Miraconcha (Spanish Paseo de Miraconcha, Basque Mirakontxa pasealekua). The street has two parallel parts - the lower one, with a wide boardwalk and a busy roadway, goes along the beach, diving into a tunnel under the palace park...read more
Gargoyles and Ornaments of Nidaros Cathedral
Typical elements of medieval Gothic decoration are present in abundance in the appearance of Nidaros Cathedral. The western part of the Cathedral, built in the late Gothic style, is particularly richly decorated. The eastern part in the Anglo-German style has a more modest design...read more
Tavukhane Sokak
In the south-western corner of the Hippodrome Square (At Meydanı) begins a street built up with wooden houses from the end of the Ottoman era. The main attraction of the street is a row of two-storey small houses, painted in bright colors...read more
Convento de La Coria, Trujillo
After the expulsion of the Muslims, Blessed Sisters Ines de Cristo and Marina Jerrera of the Order of St. Francis founded a monastery in Trujillo. By decree of Juan II dated June 28, 1426, the building of the main mosque was transferred to their order, therefore the monastery is called the royal (Monasterio de San Francisco el Real)...read more
Mil Mi-4A Helicopter (Vantaa)
Mi-4 was the first heavy helicopter developed by the Soviet Union, was commercially produced from 1952 to 1968 and has long been the main helicopter of the Soviet army and civil air fleet...read more
Arasta Bath (Arasta Hamamı)
To the south of the Blue Mosque, at the turn of Torun Sokak Street, there are ruins of the era of Sultan Ahmet I, who ruled the Ottoman Empire from 1603 to 1617. It is to him that we owe the appearance of the world's largest famous mosque, the complex of which included many different residential and public buildings...read more
Plaza de Toros 'la Caprichosa', Talavera de la Reina
Until the end of the 19th century, temporary wooden fences and stands were used in Talavera for bullfighting. In early 1890, several wealthy families approached the city council with an initiative to build a permanent arena at their own expense. It was a purely commercial enterprise, at that time there was a real bullfighting boom, and investors recouped their investments very quickly...read more
Carrer de Ferran, Barcelona
This street connects Sant Jaime Square with the Ramblas and is one of Barcelona's main tourist routes. The street was laid out according to the plan of the City Council, officially opened in 1826 and named after King Fernando VII of Spain, who ruled at that time...read more
Via Luigi Pirandello, Taormina
The street starts from the Messina Gate and leads down to the Taormina-Giardini railway station. Two hundred meters from the gate is the upper station of the cable car leading to the beaches of Mazarro...read more
Church of St. John the Baptist, Legnica
The baroque сhurch of St. John the Baptist (Kościół św. Jana Szrzciciela) is one of the main decorations and symbols of Legnica, with its two tall towers dominating the city's silhouette and visible from anywhere in the city...read more
Church of St. Ursula, Palermo
On Via Macueda, next to the Palazzo Comitini, there is a Renaissance church with a magnificent facade decorated with Baroque stucco. The church belongs to the Brotherhood of St. Ursula, whose charter prescribes wearing black clothes, so the locals call it the "church of the blacks"...read more
World Peace Monument, Helsinki
South of Hakamienitori Square, on the Hakamienenranta Waterfront, is a bronze sculpture of Maailman rauha (World Peace), unveiled on January 14, 1990. The monument was designed by Soviet sculptor Oleg Kiryukhin and is the result of a cultural exchange between Helsinki and Moscow...read more
Convair CV-440 Metropolitan Passenger Aircraft (Vantaa)
This aircraft for medium and short lines was developed by Convair at the request of American Airlines to replace the Douglas DC-3, which could no longer cope with passenger traffic and did not meet the increased comfort requirements...read more
Corso Angelo Rizzoli, Lacco Ameno
From the Piazza San Restituta begins the Corso Angelo Rizzoli, which stretches along the coast through the entire town. The promenade is named after the publisher and film producer who worked with Federico Fellini, including on the cult films "Eight and a Half" and "La Dolce Vita"...read more
Taormina Cathedral
Between Porta di Mezzo and Porta Catania is the oldest part of the city, and its center is the Duomo Square. Here we see the medieval Basilica of San Nicolo di Bari, which is the Cathedral of Taormina (Duomo di Taormina)...read more
Trekroner Fort, Copenhagen
ast of Nordhavnen, which is currently under construction in the sea, is the Trekroner Søfortet (sea fort), one of three artificial islands built in the early 18th century that were part of the Copenhagen defense system. Middelgrunds Fort we passed a little earlier, to the east of it is located Flak Fort...read more
House of Professor Malcovati, Ischia Ponte
The house on the border of Ischia-Porto and Ischia-Ponte, far out in the sea is named Casa Malcovati. In 1563, a small fort was built here with a watchtower to protect it from pirates...read more
Kadirga Park, Istanbul
Şehsuvar Bey Street led me to a small park in the southwestern part of Sultanahmet district, recently built on the site of an old wooden building. This quiet and cozy place is popular among locals, tourists rarely wander here...read more
Night Walk Around Sultanahmet Square
After returning from Ortakoy, despite having walked most of the way, I found the strength to take a tripod and go for a night photo shoot. I didn't think twice about choosing a place, so I went to Sultanahmet Meydanı, which was located two blocks from my hotel...read more
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Stories of my travels with a description of the routes and objects I visited...read more
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Navigation by countries, regions, cities, districts. In this section, you can quickly find an object of interest to you...read more
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Here you can find a selection of articles on a variety of topics: museums, architecture, history, nature, industry and much more...read more