Audio Guide Category: walk

Sarajevo City Tour

Welcome to Sarajevo, the capital of Bosnia and Herzegovina. This city in the former Republic of Yugoslavia has been home to both conflict and controversy throughout its history. Today, however, it is a vibrant and culturally open city with many cafes an…

Bayeux with Tim Richards

Bayeux is one of the most historic cities in northern France. It was first big town liberated by the Allies after the D-Day invasion in World War II. But Bayeux had a glorious history stretching back centuries before it was very briefly General De Gaull…

Visit Caen with Tim Richards

Caen was the historic capital of Normandy. It was from here that William the Bastard launched his invasion of England in 1066 and so became William the Conqueror. It has a historic castle, many fine church buildings and a fun, modern heart.When GPS tour…

Introduction

TRANSLATION AND VOICE: WILDON AGUILA   Welcome to Crema, a city with rich culture and colorful history which played an important role due to its strategic location. Within the radius of about 35 kilometers (21 miles), it is located in the center of…

Let’s meet up in the city centre

Here we go!What will we learn on this tour?Which ghost is being greeted with his patronymic name?Where a shell hung over people’s heads for 18 years?Which of the Rimsky-Korsakov’s melodies embarrassed the tsar the most and why did Prokofyev …

European Odessa

Odessa is a unique city. It is imbued with the ancient uniqueness of the inhabitants of Odessa and a salty breeze, but the sea wind of modern youth always blows here.

Trekking in Cortona

Connecting the old town to the Canale Maestro della Chiana (a man-made waterway running through the Valdichiana) and the Sentiero della Bonifica foot-and cycleway, this path was created by linking together two of several trails (18) previously identifie…

THE “VIA TEUTONICA”

Retracing the route anciently used by German pilgrims (whence its name) on their way to Rome, the section of this path crossing the Cortona countryside runs from Mezzavia to Terontola and from there to Lake Trasimeno. The track winds its way through fie…

THE “SENTIERO DI ANNIBALE”

Arguably one of the most interesting among the trails criss-crossing the Valdichiana, this path runs from the hamlet of Ossaia, the discovery site of a superb roman villa nestled amidst olive groves on the hillside of Sepoltaglia; there the medieval chu…

THE “SENTIERO DEI PRINCIPI ETRUSCHI”

The path owes its name to the burial mounds (locally known as “Meloni” due to the shape of their hemispheric earth-covering) dotted across the countryside between Sodo and the nearby town of Camucia and thought to have been the resting place…

Trekking in Foiano della Chiana

The path picks up where the Sentiero dei Principi, coming from Cortona, comes to an end at Porto a Brolio. Heading towards Foiano della Chiana, we first cross the Canale Maestro della Chiana and then the “allacciante di sinistra” (left-bank …

THE “SENTIERO DEGLI OLIVETI”

Short and yet one of the most fascinating, the “Sentiero degli Oliveti” runs from Cortona to Camucia winding its way down the hillside through terraced olive-groves overlooking the Valdichiana, enabling you to visit the Tanella Angori and Ta…

THE “SENTIERO DI PIETRA”

Retracing the route of the old Roman cobblestone road, this path runs from Cortona to Sant’Egidio, winding its way through oak and black pine-woods. Besides remarkable natural beauties, the path is also dotted with well-marked historical and archa…

THE “SENTIERO DEI MULINI”

Running from the village of Sodo to Sant’Egidio, this path was named after the seventeen wheat and olive-mills which until recent years dotted the banks of the Rio di Loreto; only few of these are still there and only one is still running and used…

The Land of Lincoln

Abraham Lincoln, better known as ‘Honest Abe,’ portrayed your everyday, hardworking American. He was born to Thomas Lincoln and Nancy Hanks on February 12th, 1809 in Kentucky, where he grew up in a working-class family. During Lincoln’…

Sinaia

Sinaia, the summer residence of the royal family was planned to be a luxury resort for the vacations of the aristocrats. The development of the resort took shape in the second half of the 19th century, in the same time with the making of the Sinaia-Bras…

Viking Line

Welcome to Stockholm! The quay you’re standing on is called Stadsgården. And the water on your right is called the Salt Sea. Start by crossing the street at the pedestrian crossings and then take the road leading uphill. It’s called Fo…

The Lodano Cultural and Natural History Trail

The proposed circular trail takes you through Lodano’s foothills and valley floor. Along 18 stations, you will immerse yourself in varied landscapes, discover traces of past human activities including rural artifacts, and experience the area&#8217…

Camogli – Places and Traditions

Camogli… The City of the “Thousand White Sailing Ships“.Pearl of Liguria, in the frame of the Paradise Gulf, at the foot of Mount Portofino. For most people it is a small holiday village with colorful houses built all stuck toghter, fu…

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