Hoorn

Hoorn,The first houses in Hoorn where build around the 13th centuryand bought his city rights in the 14th century because it was already becoming an important trade city.The glory period came in the 16th and 17th century when the V.O.C. started one of the six Chambers In Hoorn as a important tradecity in the golden ...

Texel

Largest and southernmost island of the Wadden Islands. Den Burg is a nice little town; De Koog is a very popular resort. Famous places in Texel are also Oudeschild, Den Hoorn and De Cocksdorp.Sightseeing: Lighthouse Eierland, Ecomare, Texel Airport, Juttersmuseum

Nederhorst den Berg

Nederhorst den Berg, gelegen aan de Vecht en één van de 5 kernen van gemeente Wijdemeren. Bekend vanwege kasteel Nederhorst en Spiegelplas, met zijn vrij toegankelijke recreatiestrandjes en watersportmogelijkheden.

Bilder rund um den Bau des Chutzenturms

Isfahan

History and OverviewIsfahan is located in central Iran, equidistant from the Persian Gulf and the Caspian Sea. It sits on both the east-west and north-south trade routes which traverse the country.Isfahan has artifacts dating back to the Paleolithic period, and written history going back to ancient Aspandana. At one...

Schokland

Schokland is a former island in the Dutch Zuiderzee. Schokland lost its status as an island when the Noordoostpolder was reclaimed from the sea in 1942. The remains are still visible as a slightly elevated part in the polder and by the still partly intact retaining wall of the waterfront of 'Middelbuurt'. As a resul...

Cappadocia

Cappadocia is a part of central Turkey. Eruptions of several volcanoes (e.g. Erciyes Dag, Hasan Dag) had covered the area with tuff. Erosion dug valleys and created an uncountable number of different shaped rocks. The tuff's ability to store water made the valleys much more fertile than the higher surroundings. Afte...