Echternach Villa Romana / Roman Villa
by Some 2,000 years ago, the Romans controlled a wider range of Europe. They even made it to (nowadays) Luxemborurg. One of the still existing witnesses …
Tag: Open Air Museums
Museums with most of the attractions under open air.
Flyctory.com Best Ones 2024
2024 has come to an end – and my Best of posting is the one which is “traditionally” concluding the year. The last of my year-end …
Old Town San Diego (Pictured Stories)
It is quite exactly one year ago since my wife and I visited San Diego for the second time. The Southern California town is becoming …
Skansin (Torshavn)
The Faroese people call Skansin (liternally: the “redoubt”) the most peaceful fort on Earth. In fact, the facility built in 1580 in order to protect the city …
Traveling along the Liwa Forts Oasis Route (U.A.E.)
On my multi-stop drip from Germany to Jakarta in Indonesia, I had one free day on the outbound leg in Abu Dhabi. Having a rental …
Faroe Islands Open Air Museum (Hoyviksgardur)
While the Old Town of Torshavn is by ignorance not too rarely treated like an open air museum by tourists, the Faroe Islands in fact …
Hamarikyu Park Tokyo
As Hamarikyu Park is close to the hotel we stayed in during our September 2023 trip (Conrad Tokyo) to Tokyo, my wife and I felt …
Paphos Archaeological Park (Nea Paphos)
Even if you visit Cyprus due to the nice climate and the beaches only, you might make it to Nea Paphos. The Paphos Archaeological Park, …
Wynwood Walls (Miami)
I regularly have to admit that I am not an arts person. Nonetheless, when I visited Miami in October 2022, I just had to have …
Maihaugen Lillehammer
Even though the former Olympic sites are what Lillehammer finally made famous, I would still rate the open air museum Maihaugen to be the key …
Dutch Open Air Museum Arnhem (Openluchtmuseum)
Especially when I visit large places, which demand and deserve a major number of pictures, it may take quite some time until I finally finish …
Tawern Roman Temple District
The area around Trier is holding a bunch of records for the oldest buildings and structures in Germany. The rationale for that are Roman structures, …