My camera and I fell in love with a place: The picturesque village of “Limone sul Garda”. It is located on the western shore of Lake Garda at the famous scenic road “Gardesana Occidentale”. The place is small with only about 1,000 inhabitants. So you won’t find it in every Italy guidebook. Nevertheless, the pretty village has become …
Tag: Southern Europe
My husband Chris and I recently spent about a week on the beautiful Mediterranean island. We have been much on the road with the car. Most visitors come to Cyprus for the beaches. This is understandable, because the beaches of Aphrodite’s mythical birth island are among the cleanest in the world. But why is the island …
Burano has been my place of longing for a certain time. I’ve been dreaming for a while about taking pictures of the contrasting colours. Since the old town of Venice is very crowded in the warm season, I recommend visiting the much quieter, but no less beautiful lagoon islands. In addition, the vaporetto (water bus) to Burano …
Text: Christian Hollweg Photos: Ricarda Hollweg How Belém came to unexpected fame As a result of Portugal’s liberal revolution of 1820, all monasteries were closed and the monks and labourers expelled, also in the Mosteiro dos Jerónimos. This extremely interesting World Heritage Site is located in Belém – now a part of Lisbon – and one of …