Tour around the city of change

Welcome to Tirana! Today we will explore this hidden gem with a very interesting and colorful past.We are lucky enough to be here, in a city that not so many people know much about yet, and therefore we have much to learn and experience. In fact, despit…

I’m Every Lesbian – Tirana

Dear lesbians of Tirana, I’m Every Lesbian is a city walk, an audioguide and a map that tells a part of your history in Tirana. It’s based on the stories that some of you so generously have shared with me during my time here in the city. As …

Orbec : City discovery tour

In Orbec, stone, brick and wooden pieces mingle for the pleasure of the walkers and to recall the history, thus mixing the past and the present. At the bend of the streets and alleys, flowered in the beautiful days, and where snake up by small streams, …

Livarot : City discovery tour

An important market town since the 16th century in the heart of a livestock country, Livarot saw a turning point in the agro-industrial sector in the second half of the 19th century, specializing in dairy, cheese and cider farming activities. Thanks to …

Yaroslavl. Еmbankments of the Volga and Kotorosl

Where was the Yaroslavl Kremlin actually located? Where did the governor go through the underground passage? Why could the police not disperse the May Day demonstration of 1905 within a few hours? All this and much more in the first audio tour of the Vo…

Haunted Buildings of Foligno

This is a prototype of “Haunted Buildings of Foligno”, developed by the Quintana 4D Project. Visitors can walk around the City of Foligno to summon digital ghosts, who might reveal secrets about the places they haunt and even let them cross …

Pérouges, come join middle ages !

You just have to walk around to discover its features !  This village classified as one of the most beautiful villages of France will enchant you !

Home-City Stories

• How has life changed on and around Kingsland Road?• What do local residents feel about urban change inHackney?• What does it mean to feel at home, or not at home, inthe city? The walk draws on research at Queen Mary University of London…

Gems from the banks of the Kazanka river: Myths and legends

Myths and legends surrounding the Kazanka River are like pebbles lifted from the riverbed and carried downstream. Out of the cold darkness into the light! Over the centuries, currents have carried them across the riverbed like a mother carries her child…

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