In May 1989 the internal situation began to evolve particularly rapidly, both due to the aggravation of dissent organized around the Evangelical Churches, pacifists and groups for the defense of human rights, and as a consequence of the dismantling of the “iron curtain” between Hungary and Austria, which opened an […]
Monthly Archives: October 2021
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The Netherlands represent an extraordinary example of how a country with scarcely natural resources and in perennial struggle to safeguard the territory from the assaults of the sea, manages to achieve some of the most advanced economic and social levels in the world thanks above all to the constant efforts […]
The Studenica Monastery, which was built in the 12th century, is considered to be the cradle of the Serbian kingdom. The facility was built by Stephan Nemanja, the founder of the Serbian state. Studenica is the largest and richest Serbian Orthodox monastery. In its heyday, the extensive monastery complex comprised […]
The resources of the subsoil are very modest. The salt is the only mineral mined in large measure mainly by deposits Bex (Vaud) and Rheinfelden (Canton of Aargau). For minerals, and in particular for oil, Switzerland is therefore practically entirely taxed from abroad. On the contrary, the water potential is […]
Vlkolínec is a medieval village on a high plateau on the western edge of the Great Fatra. It has a closed ensemble of around 45 wooden buildings, most of which date from the 19th century. Characteristic features are the stone plinths, the brightly painted clay walls and the wooden shingle […]
The ancient Portus Cale is terraced into the steep rock walls on the banks of the Douro. From 716 to 997 the city was under Moorish rule. The mighty cathedral towers over the picturesque old town, the Ribeira, with its narrow streets, churches and typical granite houses. Historic Center of […]
Irish music, began with the spread of religious music through the engagement of Irish monks in the monasteries of what was then Europe in the 9th century. From harp music to the “Messiah” Nothing has survived from the heyday of music in the early Middle Ages; possibly the important treatise […]