Kotor, with its unspoiled charm, is undeniably the most beautiful town in Montenegro. At the end of the bay of the same name, which is the deepest gulf of the Adriatic, Kotor stands out like an impeccably preserved time capsule. The beautiful walled Old Town, with its unpretentious beauty, manages to maintain its charm despite…
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The wooden bridges of Lucerne
Lucerne (or “Luzern” in German) is the largest city in Central Switzerland and lies on the western shore of Lake Lucerne. Although it started as a small fishing village, it grew into an important staging and commercial point when the St. Gotthard Pass was opened in 1220 and became a vital trade route between Northern…
Old Town of Xanthi – The Little Paris of Northern Greece
“I was born on October 23 in Xanthi, in the fairytale Old Town, the preserved” this is how Manos Hadjidakis described his birthplace in his autobiographical text. The Old Town of Xanthi (Η Παλιά Πόλη της Ξάνθης) is one of the largest urban traditional settlements in Greece, which has remained unaffected by time and preserves…