Audio Guide Category: walk

European Night of Museums in Šiauliai 2022

On May 14, 2022 (Saturday), from 19.00 to 24.00 in Šiauliai, even 17 museums will invite to visit night events. The organizer of the action in Šiauliai is Šiauliai “Aušros” museum.

Bubiai Manor homestead

Archaeological investigations prove that people lived in Bubiai already in the 5th century. The Bubiai hill-fort had long been famous as an important defence centre. The defensive castle in Bubiai was mentioned in the historical sources already in the 1…

Didždvaris Manor homestead

The recent years’ research diggings reveal that in the current territory of Didžvaris Manor there used to stand buildings of Šiauliai already in the 16th century. It is supposed that those buildings used to be wooden.     Th…

THE OBJECTS OF JEWISH HERITAGE IN ŠIAULIAI

In today’s city, quite a lot of heritage objects reminding of the Jews’ life in Šiauliai, as well as the places related to the Jewish history have remained in Šiauliai. Let’s visit them during this sightseeing!In today&rs…

Paestum, the Magna Grecia in Italy

“Finally, uncertain, if we were walking over rocks or ruins, we could recognize some boulders oblong and square, we had already noticed them from a distance, like surviving temples and memories of a once magnificent city.” Goethe describes i…

ENG – Disappear – Izmir

Enjoy hear-play ‘How to disappear completely’ in Kemeraltı! Starting point: Konak, Clock Tower End: Seaside, next to Konak ferry station Follow the spots to hear the chapters!   “Some people say they’d run away, others thin…

Historico – archeological site – Sarazm

Hello, dear guests! Welcome to Sarasm. This audio guide will introduce you to the history of this ancient settlement and will tell you about the undertaken excavations and the results of the research. We hope that information we provide will be interest…

Ville de Versailles

This tour will guide you around the city of Versailles, and you are about to discover that this place has a lot to offer besides the great palace. You will walk along the small, quiet streets of Versailles, getting to know the town, the main purpose of …

Ginkūnai Manor homestead

In the historical sources Ginkūnai is mentioned since 1690. It is stated in the Chronicle of Šiauliai Economy that Platonas Zubovas bought Ginkūnai in 1805 when it consisted of 6 peasant cottages, a tavern, a windmill and a right to use &Scaron…

Aleksandrija Manor Homestead

Three kilometers from Šiauliai on the road to Radviliškis and Kairiai there still stands the Aleksandrija Manor homestead. The old tomb from the 11th – 12th centuries reveals that people used to live in this territory already startin…

A Food-Lover’s guide to The Grove and West Third, Los Angeles

If you want to hang for an afternoon and do what a typical Angelino does, The Grove and West Third Street are for you. It’s in what’s called the Fairfax District, only five minutes by car from Museum Mile, and it’s where everyone goes, mostly to e…

Oberlin Service Men and Women

This tour, originally created by the Oberlin Heritage Center in 2017 as a guided tour, was meant to not only remember and commemorate those who sacrificed and died in service, but to honor all of the men and women who have served in the military branche…

Oberlin’s African-American Community: Historic Groveland

Oberlin College was founded in 1833 and the community quickly formed around it.  Free and fugitive, African-Americans came to Oberlin.  Some only stopped here, others stayed and made their home. The southeast quadrant has historically housed t…

Oberlin College: The First Century

Oberlin College was founded in 1833.  This tour introduces visitors to the College’s early history, including the founders’ decisions to admit women alongside men and to admit blacks  alongside whites.  The tour also discusses…

History of the Schools of Oberlin

The founding of the Oberlin Colony and Oberlin Collegiate Institute occurred in 1833, and just one year later the Oberlin Public Schools were founded, which represents the priority this infant community placed on education. A mass meeting of the citizen…

Oberlin History Highlights-A Short Introduction

This short tour, taking 15-20 minutes to complete, introduces the history of Oberlin, including its religious inspiration, its abolitionist commitment and its attention to the education of women.  It was co-created for the Coalition for Oberlin His…

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