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| Unique Visitors: 11 |
| Total Unique Visitors: 209694 |
| Visitors Out: 803 |
| Total Visitors Out: 1662 |
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| Priene (Πριήνη) |
| 2011-09-05 15:32:06 |
Not too far south from Ephesus, one can find another ancient city of Ionia - Priene. It is situated inland on a high ground, although it was originally a port city. Because of the continuous silting caused by the Meander River that blocked the city's access to the sea, around 350 BC the citizens built the city on the current location.
Some of the main interest point inside the archaeological site are: The Upper Gymnasium, The Prytaneion, The Byzantine church, The Sacred House, The Fountain, The Provision market, Ionic Temple of Zeus, The Byzantine castle. A nice map of the archaeological site can be found here. I bet the Acropolis gives you a splendid view of the surroundings, but getting there might need some more time (than the one I had for example :( ).
One more thing I would like to mention - depending on the day of the week, one may visit Priene (as Miletus for that matter) in a quiet atmosphere, where no (or very few) touristic group tours are organized. In my opinion thi...
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| Capidava Fortress - update |
| 2010-04-07 15:55:02 |
I've finally reached the site of Capidava Fortress (which is currently under excavations) and here are some of my recent photos. Quite a difference from those taken more than 50 years ago :)....
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| Sibiu (Hermannstadt/Nagyszeben) |
| 2009-07-31 07:28:09 |
Situated on the Cibin river, Sibiu (Hermannstadt/Nagyszeben) is one of the most important cities in Transylvania. One of the most important cultural and religious centers in Romania as well a major transportation hub, the city used to be the center of the Transylvanian Saxons in Romania until World War II. Sibiu was designated European Capital of Culture for the year 2007 together with Luxembourg.There's so much to tell about Sibiu, but there's a lot of information on the net so i'll be very brief. It's a beautiful clean, quiet place with kind people and hundreds of years of history. Some of the "must-see" places (which can easily take a couple of days) in Sibiu are the Dumbrava forest (that hosts the oldest zoo in Romania - 1929 - and one of the largest open-air museums in the world - The...
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| Alba-Iulia (Alba Carolina Fortress) |
| 2009-07-31 07:24:33 |
Alba-Iulia (the ancient Roman Apulum, also known as Gyulafehérvár and Karlsburg/ Weißenburg) is a modern city in today's Transylvania. Being a place with a long history, there is much to tell and much to see, but the most important landmark is the upper city.From the ancient roman city of Apulum, the stronghold constantly evolved as one of the most important settlements in Transylvania. Alba Iulia became the capital of the Principality of Transylvania in 1541, a status it was to retain until 1690. It witnessed the first unification of the three Romanian-populated principalities of Wallachia, Moldavia, and Transylvania, in the time of Michael The Brave (Mihai Viteazul) and also the proclamation of the union of Transylvania with the Kingdom of Romania. The final form of the fortress (Alba...
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| Horezu/Hurezi Monastery |
| 2009-06-22 13:32:56 |
Situated near the town of Horezu, on the territory of Wallachia, the Horezu (or Hurezi) Monastery (a convent for nuns) was founded between 1690 and 1697 by Prince Constantin Brâncoveanu and it's considered a masterpiece of romanian Brancovan art (Brâncovenesc style - evolving from the Byzantine style, with Boroque, oriental and Renaissance elements). The same style can be found at Cozia Monastery and in other historical monuments from Bucharest.The monastery was intended to be a burial ground for the royal family, but Constantine Brâncoveanu and his sons were decapitated in the Ottoman Empire by the sultan in 1714 and his body can be found in a monastery in today's Turkey, while the big church from Hurezi olds an empty sarcophagus.Most of the original mural paintings of the churches (d...
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