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Altea, Spain
Altea is a town and municipality located in the province of Alicante, Spain, north of Alicante on the section of Mediterranean coast called the Costa Blanca.
At present, the economy of Altea is based on tourism, which started to grow in the 1950s because of its good weather, beaches and the labyrinthine streets with whitewashed house-fronts that characterize the town. Altea is protected on the north by the bluffs of the Serra de Bèrnia, creating an especially mild microclimate. Its seafront esplanade is planted with palms.
Uçhisar is a town of Turkey, located in the province of Nevsehir. This village is typical of Cappadocia. It is famous thanks to Kale (Castle), rock visible several kilometers and the highest point of Cappadocia (1300 m). This volcanic peak was dug shelter from the Hittite period (1500 BC.). The mountain has then ceased to serve as a refuge for others, the early Christians persecuted by the Romans. Labyrinthine fortress houses a set of chapels, monasteries, apartments, dining halls, warehouses or common rooms connected by a network of galleries that unfold over twenty floors. Some cave dwellings are still occupied.
Uçhisar is a town of Turkey, located in the province of Nevsehir. This village is typical of Cappadocia. It is famous thanks to Kale (Castle), rock visible several kilometers and the highest point of Cappadocia (1300 m). This volcanic peak was dug shelter from the Hittite period (1500 BC.). The mountain has then ceased to serve as a refuge for others, the early Christians persecuted by the Romans. Labyrinthine fortress houses a set of chapels, monasteries, apartments, dining halls, warehouses or common rooms connected by a network of galleries that unfold over twenty floors. Some cave dwellings are still occupied.
Uçhisar is a town of Turkey, located in the province of Nevsehir. This village is typical of Cappadocia. It is famous thanks to Kale (Castle), rock visible several kilometers and the highest point of Cappadocia (1300 m). This volcanic peak was dug shelter from the Hittite period (1500 BC.). The mountain has then ceased to serve as a refuge for others, the early Christians persecuted by the Romans. Labyrinthine fortress houses a set of chapels, monasteries, apartments, dining halls, warehouses or common rooms connected by a network of galleries that unfold over twenty floors. Some cave dwellings are still occupied.
A little adventure is the visit of the "Golden Cathedral" in the Grand Staircase Escalante National Monument.
After a long hike from the trailhead into the valley of the Escalante River you have to
1. find the sand dune on which you descend to the valley of the Escalante,
2. find a passage in the labyrinthine scrub to the shore,
3. cross the icy river with about 1/2 m water depth and
4. walk the neon canyon with its towering cliffs to its end.
But it's worth it, especially in the sunshine in the late morning, when indirect light makes the walls glow in beautiful colors.
Ein kleines Abenteuer ist der Besuch der "Goldenen Kathedrale" im Grand Staircase Escalante National Monument.
Nach einer längeren Wanderung vom Trailhead ins Tal des Escalante River muß man
1. die Sanddüne finden, auf der man abwärts ins Tal des Escalante gelangt,
2. einen Durchgang im labyrinthartigen Gestrüpp zum Ufer finden,
3. den eiskalten Fluß mit ca. 1/2 m Wassertiefe überqueren und
4. den Neon Canyon mit seinen steil aufragenden Felsen bis zu dessen Ende durchwandern.
Aber es lohnt sich, besonders bei Sonnenschein am Vormittag, wenn indirektes Licht die Wände in herrlichen Farben leuchten läßt.
Pláka (Greek: Πλάκα) is the old historical neighborhood of Athens, clustered around the northern and eastern slopes of the Acropolis, and incorporating labyrinthine streets and neoclassical architecture. Plaka is built on top of the residential areas of the ancient town of Athens. It is known as the "Neighborhood of the Gods" due to its proximity to the Acropolis and its many archaeological sites.
Source: Wikipedia.
And a nice old song (From my era) for my good Greek friends.
Uçhisar is a town of Turkey, located in the province of Nevsehir. This village is typical of Cappadocia. It is famous thanks to Kale (Castle), rock visible several kilometers and the highest point of Cappadocia (1300 m). This volcanic peak was dug shelter from the Hittite period (1500 BC.). The mountain has then ceased to serve as a refuge for others, the early Christians persecuted by the Romans. Labyrinthine fortress houses a set of chapels, monasteries, apartments, dining halls, warehouses or common rooms connected by a network of galleries that unfold over twenty floors. Some cave dwellings are still occupied.
"yet I never knew
nor ever learned...
her name."
-"Il Nome della Rosa" (The Name of The Rose) by Umberto Eco
I've been hesitant to enter a photo contest lately, but I'm submitting this. Because when i visited the cave, my first impression pointed one my favorite book.
A hidden archive of forbidden books and a blind archivist who guards it.
A labyrinthine of books and knowledge.
Hidden truths.
Heretical delight..
Desire and beauty.
Seduction.
And love.
No one knows the name of the rose yet.
I read that book in Japanese, so I couldn't quote the Italian or english. It's not an exact quote, but it's an homage to the place.
The Empire of Dreaming Books
Las minas, conocidas con el sobrenombre de "la catedral subterránea de la sal de Polonia”, cuentan con una profundidad de 327 metros y una longitud de más de 300 kilómetros de laberínticas galerías a lo largo de los cuales se encuentran cámaras y capillas con hermosas figuras esculpidas que ilustran la historia de la minería de la sal.
The mines, known by the nickname of "the underground cathedral of the salt of Poland", have a depth of 327 meters and a length of more than 300 kilometers of labyrinthine galleries along which are chambers and chapels with beautiful sculpted figures illustrating the history of salt mining.
You may remember the 1978 play “Evita” and the song “Don’t Cry for Me Argentina”
The song appears multiple times throughout the musical, sung by the character Eva Perón. - Eva Perón was the leader of Argentina and the wife of former president Juan Perón. - The song is about Eva's urging the people of Argentina not to mourn her after her death.
The Recoleta Cemetery in Buenos Aires is where Eva Perón is interred. It is a place where you can lose yourself in a labyrinthine city of the dead.
Over 6,400 statues, sarcophagi, coffins and crypts commemorate some of Argentina’s most celebrated sons and daughters, not least Eva "Evita" Perón, in this city of the dead.
The land, which belonged to the Recollect monks from which the neighborhood took its name, became the city’s first public cemetery in 1822. It is an eerily beautiful place, with shadowed walkways and towering marble mausoleums rich in Art Deco, Art Nouveau, baroque and neo-gothic architectural styles, Masonic symbols and powerful religious iconography.
Over 90 of its tombs are listed as national historical monuments. The most visited tombs are those of Eva Perón and former Argentine presidents Sarmiento and Raúl Alfonsín.
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Every cemetery has a ghost story, and Recoleta is no exception:
- David Alleno worked for 30 years as a cemetery grave-digger, carefully saving his money for his own plot and a statue of himself. It is said that as soon as the architect he had commissioned for the statue had finished the work, Alleno went home and killed himself. Apparently you can still hear his keys jangling as his ghost walks the cemetery’s narrow pathways at dawn.
- After Liliana Crociati died on her honeymoon in Austria in the 1970s. Her parents reconstructed her bedroom within her tomb, and at the entrance placed a bronze statue of Liliana in her wedding dress, with her beloved pet dog at her side.
The tomb of Eva Peron (née Duarte). Although she died in 1952, her body wasn’t interred in the Duarte family mausoleum for 20 years. Evita lies in a heavily fortified crypt some five metres underground, to protect her remains.
(iPhone 13 Pro Max, 1/670 @ f/1.8, ISO 32, edited to taste)
Regarding the Sky… it was raining during our visit; the cloudy sky is real 🌂
Chelleca island on the Bolivian side.
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Pillkukayna (other spellings Pilco Kayna, Pilcocayna, Pilko Kaina, Pilkokaina, Pillco Kayma) is an archaeological site on the shore of the island of Isla del Sol in the southern part of Lake Titicaca in Bolivia. It is situated in the La Paz Department, Manco Kapac Province, Copacabana Municipality.
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Sacred island of the Incas.
The constructions in the southern part are particularly notable.
In Yumani stands out the stone building called Pilkokaina or Palacio del Sol, remains of what used to be the Inca's residence on this sacred island; At the end of them you have the opportunity to drink holy water from the fountain of "eternal youth".
In Challapampa (to the north), is the labyrinthine construction of the Chinkana, the sacred rock of 65 meters long by 7 high and irregular shapes, located in the highest part of the island. It is the place where Manco Kápac and Mama Ocllo are said to have founded the Inca Empire.
A little adventure is the visit of the "Golden Cathedral" in the Grand Staircase Escalante National Monument.
After a long hike from the trailhead into the valley of the Escalante River you have to
1. find the sand dune on which you descend to the valley of the Escalante,
2. find a passage in the labyrinthine scrub to the shore,
3. cross the icy river with about 1/2 m water depth and
4. walk the neon canyon with its towering cliffs to its end.
But it's worth it, especially in the sunshine in the late morning, when indirect light makes the walls glow in beautiful colors.
Ein kleines Abenteuer ist der Besuch der "Goldenen Kathedrale" im Grand Staircase Escalante National Monument.
Nach einer längeren Wanderung vom Trailhead ins Tal des Escalante River muß man
1. die Sanddüne finden, auf der man abwärts ins Tal des Escalante gelangt,
2. einen Durchgang im labyrinthartigen Gestrüpp zum Ufer finden,
3. den eiskalten Fluß mit ca. 1/2 m Wassertiefe überqueren und
4. den Neon Canyon mit seinen steil aufragenden Felsen bis zu dessen Ende durchwandern.
Aber es lohnt sich, besonders bei Sonnenschein am Vormittag, wenn indirektes Licht die Wände in herrlichen Farben leuchten läßt.
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