Year: 2018

Barbary Macaque & Cable Car

Take a Trip on the cable car to the Nature Reserve at the top of the rock of Gibraltar and admire the spectacular views. Follow the route provided and walk through the Nature Reserve and visit all the main sites frequented by four of Gibraltar’s f…

The monumental heritage of Borgomaro

Borgomaro stands on the right bank of the Impero river, at the foot of the Castrum Macri (Maro Castello), the former residence of the Counts of Ventimiglia. The proximity to the castle and the river that provided the driving force to the olive mills, ha…

Leitza, Navarra, Spain

Leitza With a population of roughly 2800 inhabitants, Leitza is located in the Foral Community of Navarra only 47 km away from the community’s capital city of Pamplona. The first historical mention of Leitza was together with the town of Areso in …

I-81 Virginia Historical Highway Markers

The Virginia Historical Highway Markers Program began in 1927, and was the first to be established in the country. It rapidly became a very popular way to learn more about the state’s diverse history. Of course, in 1927, automobiles traveled …

OK Kiowa Tribe – Past and Present

The purpose of this non-profit, educational self-guided tour is to explore places in Oklahoma of historical significance for or involving the Kiowa Nation as well as places to see Kiowa historical cultural artifacts and contemporary works of art. The Ki…

Edmond, OK – Historical Places & Sights

Edmond’s beginnings are attributed to the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway, which built its line south through the Unassigned Lands in the 1880s. Located at a point originally called Mile Marker 103, Edmond was a coal and watering stop on the…

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