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Category: Europe

LONDON, ENGLAND: LONDON’S SUBTERRANEAN ROMAN CULT

Several metres below London’s street level, in a dark, unassuming room, sits a reconstructed temple of the ancient Roman cult of Mithras.

Archaeology, London, Mithras, Roman Empire

COPENHAGEN, DENMARK: THE DRUG MARKETPLACE OF CHRISTIANIA FREETOWN

As the all-too-familiar parade of uniformed law enforcement enters the hippie commune in Copenhagen, the 40-45 stall owners lining the streets scramble to get their contraband out of site.

Christiania, Copenhagen, Denmark, drugs

ORADOUR-SUR-GLANE, FRANCE: THE CHILLING SITE OF ONE OF WORLD WAR II’S WORST ATROCITIES

On Saturday, June 10th, 1944, time in Oradour-sur-Glane simply stopped passing.

Europe, France, Oradour-sur-Glane, World War II

STOCKHOLM, SWEDEN: THE VIKING BOARD GAME THAT TESTS STRATEGY AND CUNNING

What women are they; warring together before their defenceless king; day after day the dark guard him, but the fair go forth for attack?

board game, Sweden, vikings

ST. PETERSBURG, RUSSIA: THE ANTI-RELIGION MUSEUMS OF THE SOVIET UNION

In the 1920s, the Bolsheviks embarked on an ambitious campaign to alter social attitudes towards religion.

Atheism, propaganda, religion, Russia, Soviet Union

STRATFORD-UPON-AVON, ENGLAND: THE SLEEPY MEDIEVAL TOWN THAT STOKED BIN LADEN’S HATRED FOR THE WEST

Even global terrorist masterminds had lives before they dedicated their efforts to the destruction of the western values.

Bin Laden, England, Shakespeare, stratford upon avon, travel

SAN SEBASTIAN, SPAIN: THE FOODIE HEAVEN WHERE THE TASTE IS IN THE DETAILS

With two restaurants featuring in the top 20 restaurants on earth, and three restaurants with three Michelin stars, San Sebastian is a foodie mecca.

Alubias, Anchoas, Bacalao, basque country, Cuisine, Food, Ingredients, Kokotxas, Pintxos, San Sebastian, Spain, Txuleta, Vasco

SARAJEVO, BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA: THE HOUSE OF SPITE

An unforeseen obstacle hindered Austro-Hungarian town planning in Sarajevo.

austro-hungarian, balkans, bosnia, History, house of spite, Sarajevo, travel

ANDALUCIA, SPAIN: THE FIGHTING BULLS THAT INSPIRED A SPORTS CAR BRAND

Miura ranch holds an almost mythical reputation in the world of Spanish bullfighting.

andalucia, bullfighting, car, españa, gallardo, lamborghini, murcielago, Spain, travel

GLOUCESTERSHIRE, ENGLAND: THE SMALL VILLAGE FESTIVAL WITH INTERNATIONAL FAME

England is home to more than its fair share of strange traditions, customs, and sports, but few are more primitive, wackier, and muddier than the annual cheese rolling festival.

cheese rolling, crazy, England, festival, gloucester, travel, weird

CHERNOBYL, UKRAINE: CHERNOBYL’S RESURGENCE AS AN ENERGY PRODUCTION HUB

The plant at the centre of the nuclear nightmare is undergoing a transformation/

chernobyl, energy, History, nuclear, radioactive, renewable, solar, travel, Ukraine

GEMERT, THE NETHERLANDS: THE UNASSUMING BRIDGE THAT IS MAKING ENGINEERING HISTORY

The Netherlands is famous for its love of all things bike-related, but its latest design feat is making engineering history.

3d printer, architecture, bicycle, bridge, construction, design, engineering, gemert, The Netherlands, travel

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