Caibarien was founded in the middle of the 19th century and achieved a certain local importance as a port and trading town. In September 2017 the city was hit by hurricane Irma. With sustained wind speeds of over 250km/h, this was one of the stron...
Directly above the Scoop, an event location for cinema, music and open-air theatre performances, you are surrounded by modern office buildings. At the same time you can see Tower Bridge and the "Tower" on the north bank of the Thames. To the west ...
Remedios is one of the oldest cities in Cuba and still has some colonial villas from the 17th century. In 1980 the town was officially declared a Cuban national monument. - Evening atmosphere in front of the Iglesia Parroquia de San Juan Bautista ...
There are a lot of things that always catch your eye in Cuba. For example, many cities have a central square with a small park. Next to it there is of course the church. All this is lined by colourful houses in colonial style. American oldtimers, ...
The medieval village Sorano dates back to the Etruscan times. Like many villages in this area, Sorana is on the top of hills, made of volcanic tuff stone. In the rocks under the village are many man made caves visible. Cutting them into the soft t...
Venice, Riva Ca' di Dio: A few minutes after sunset the clouds started to glow for a magic moment and illuminated the church San Giorgio Maggiore from the back.
Already in ancient times, Syracuse on the east coast of Sicily was the largest and most powerful city of the island. Archimedes, the famous Greek mathematician of the 3rd century BC, comes from here. Syracuse's architectural testimonies of the las...
This is a modern caveman's balcony, actually a typical cave house in Cappadocia. The rocks are made of tuff stone. Digging holes into it is quite easy, but then you have to take constant care of your home. Otherwise erosion will destroy it soon. T...
Cave church in the Cappadocian Soganli valley. With the help of some inscriptions in the frescoes it is possipble to date the cave church to the 11th century.
Sunset in the early evening of a very cloudy day, near Göreme. Cappadocia is an eroded landscape of volcanic tuffstone. Wind and weather created rocks in the funniest shapes. The tuff stores a lot of water and makes the valleys very fertile. UNESC...
Dikilitaş, Greek Enehil, is a small village in the province of Niğde. Before the peoples exchange between Tukrey and Greece in 1923 about 200 Greek and 80 Muslim families lived here. The church had been built in the middle of the 19th century. It ...
Early morning in Uchisar. This is one of the most beautiful places in Cappadocia. The old village is next to the so called "kale", a rock full of caves where people could hide from enemies. Meanwhile many of the historic building have been restore...
