Venedig

Overview and HistoryDo you know why you never like to get out of the bathtub? It's because you wish you were in Venice, that's why.Take one hundred and eighteen salt-marsh islands in the northern Adriatic. Combine them with Roman refugees and a liberal stinking of Visigoth invaders. Shake until well-mixed. Season wi...

Scottsdale Waterfront

This downtown Scottsdale district stretches along the south side of the revamped Arizona Canal on west Stetson?Drive. The creation of developer Fred Unger, Southbridge is a $41 million urban, pedestrian-friendly development notable?because it only has independently-owned boutiques and restaurants; there are no chain...

Lagrasse

Lagrasse is a medieval village in the South of France, overlooking the Orbieu river. A bridge was originally built over the river in the 12th century. The Benedictine Abbey in the town was founded in 880AD. Many of the houses in Lagrasse date back to the 11th century.

Schokland

Schokland is a former island in the Dutch Zuiderzee. Schokland lost its status as an island when the Noordoostpolder was reclaimed from the sea in 1942. The remains are still visible as a slightly elevated part in the polder and by the still partly intact retaining wall of the waterfront of 'Middelbuurt'. As a resul...

Kappadokien

Kappadokien ist ein Gebiet in der zentralen Türkei. Ausbrüche der Vulkane Erciyes Dag, Hasan Dag und anderer inzwischen erloschener Vulkane, bedeckten das Land mit Tuffstein. Die Erosion durch Wind und Wetter grub Täler in den weichen Tuff und schuf vielfältige Formen und eine ungeheure Anzahl an Felskegeln. Durch d...

Wachau

Die Wachau ist ein 36 km langes Durchbruchstal entlang der Donau. Sie entstand, weil die Donau zwischen Emmersdorf und Melk im Westen sowie Stein und Mautern im Osten den Dunkelsteinerwald vom Waldviertel abtrennt und sich so an manchen Stellen mehr als 700 m tief in die Rumpfgebirgslandschaft der Böhmischen Masse e...