Archives: Audio Guides

Once upon a time there was Rusellae

Once upon a time, not far from the plain where Grosseto stands today, there was a range of hills covered in forests and crossed by crystalline rivers. A vast lagoon, called the Prile, which communicated with the sea, washed the slopes of these high grou…

Roselle, the Etruscan and Roman city

In the area of Roselle have been found ruins that can be dated to the Prehistoric and Protohistory, but we can consider it as a village only from the 7th century B.C. To this age can be ascribed the first terraced walls that enclosed the two hills where…

Accessible Food Tour: Healthy Alternatives

1 in 4 Baltimore residents live in what is considered food desert. The Johns Hopkins Center for a Livable Future defined food deserts as areas where distance to a supermarket exceeds a quarter-mile; the median household income is at or below 185 pe…

The Bourbons and the Church

Over several centuries, the renown of Souvigny and power of the Bourbons would grow hand in hand, leading to the proliferation of priories and Romanesque churches in the Bourbonnais.

Pays Bourbon : Birth of a dynasty

This trip of 75 km from Bourbon-l’Archambault, birthplace of the Bourbon dynasty , to discover its fortress and its thermal baths, will guide you from village to village in the footsteps of the great lords of the Middle Ages. Discover the exceptio…

The Bourbon Dynasty

Discover the story of the Bourbons from yesterday to today while enjoying a particularly generous nature.

On Coco Chanel’s footpath in Moulins

In 1900, Gabrielle Chanel leaves the convent of Aubazine in the Corrèze french department to join the canons of the Institution Notre-Dame in Moulins. Then aged 18, Gabrielle finds her aunt Adrienne, one year her junior, with whom a str…

Trekking in Monte San Savino

Boasting a rich historical heritage, this age-old medieval village, lying on the western edge of the Valdichiana, provides visitors with a wealth of architectural attractions and fascinating landscape views. This short path running from the Palazzo del …

THE “SENTIERO DELLA FONTE”

Named after an old, now disappeared (today only a shrine marks the spot where the fountain once stood), health-giving fountain located on the edge of the town of Camucia, this path runs from Cortona to Camucia winding its way through olive-groves and by…

A walk around South Bank in York

Hello there. My name is Susan Major and I’m from the local history group at Clements Hall. We’re going to take a walk around South Bank in York, pointing out some historical features from the last 100 years and earlier. The walk starts at th…

Stage and Rail Trail

Welcome to the Stage and Rail Trail Audio Tour!  Join as we travel through Central Colorado along the historic stage road and rail lines that connected Salida, Buena Vista and Leadville.

Petritoli

Petritoli has risen around the 1000 a.C., on a side road that branch off from the Sabinia, the principal road connecting the cities of Ascoli Piceno and Fermo. In 1200 it became an independent Municipality, was governed with its own Statutes. In 1800 in…

Puijo, the mountain

75-meter tower on Puijo Mountain – the sightseeing attraction of Kuopio – has been chosen a starting point of the Mining Road route from the Finnish side. The citizens call this tower “core”. There is information that in fine weather you can see…

Belmonte Piceno

The district of Belmonte Piceno has its urban centre in a panoramic position between the valleys of the Tenna and Ete Vivo rivers. The adjective “Piceno”, which became part of its name on 21 February 1863, serves to remind us of the first in…

Sant’Elpidio a Mare – Historic centre

Have you ever been to Sant’Elpidio a Mare in the centre of Italy? It is a very small town, nevertheless… it is worth a visit! As a matter of fact Sant’Elpidio a Mare is rich in history and traditions. It is on a hill not far from the A…

Monte San Pietrangeli

Available in: English, Italian, French, Spanish, Russian and German.Continuously updated. Keep in touch!

Through the streets of the village

A fascinating walk through the history of Villa Ficana and its Ecomuseum, with audio-guides that will help you to appreciate and learn more about this magical place.

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