1. Mont Saint-Michel, France 🇫🇷
Mont Saint-Michel never fell during the Hundred Years’ War due to its impregnable defenses and strategic location, which made it nearly impossible for invaders to besiege by land or by naval blockade.
📸: Marcel Siebert
Aug 11 • 26 tweets • 7 min read
Capturing the Beauty of Germany 🧵
1. Rothenburg ob der Tauber 2. Idstein
Aug 6 • 27 tweets • 7 min read
The Most Iconic Castles in Europe:🧵 1. Neuschwanstein Castle, Germany 🇩🇪
📸: Maxwell Gogolev
Jul 31 • 25 tweets • 6 min read
Europe in the 19th Century:🧵
Notre-Dame de Paris, France (c. 1860)
Danzig in West Prussia, German Empire (c. 1890)
Jul 28 • 28 tweets • 7 min read
Architectural Marvels of France - a thread 🧵 1. Basilica of Notre Dame of Fourvière, Lyon
📸: Juan Sánchez
Jul 24 • 21 tweets • 5 min read
Exploring the Beauty of Ireland -🧵
1. St. Colman's Cathedral, Cobh 2. Rock of Cashel
Jul 9 • 16 tweets • 4 min read
Capturing the Beauty of South America - a thread 🧵
1. Christ the Redeemer
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 🇧🇷 2. Machu Picchu, Peru 🇵🇪
Jul 3 • 15 tweets • 4 min read
The Italian region of Lazio is renowned for being home to Rome, but it also boasts an abundance of picturesque villages. Let’s take a look at some of the most charming ones:🧵
1. Capranica, Viterbo 2. Sermoneta, Latina
Jul 2 • 21 tweets • 6 min read
Capturing Europe from Above:🧵
1. Sagrada Familia
Barcelona, Spain 🇪🇸 2. Toledo, Spain 🇪🇸
Jun 30 • 21 tweets • 6 min read
Capturing the Beauty of Spain:🧵
1. Aqueduct of Segovia 2. Alcázar de Toledo
Jun 29 • 20 tweets • 5 min read
Europe’s Most Beautiful Theaters 🧵 1. Opéra Garnier
Paris, France 🇫🇷
📸: jb Perraudin
Jun 26 • 21 tweets • 5 min read
This is what a library should look like: 🧵 1. Wiblingen Abbey Library
Ulm, Germany 🇩🇪
📸: Maik Monuments
Jun 25 • 28 tweets • 7 min read
Incredible Landscapes of Europe -🧵
1. Seiser Alm, Italy 🇮🇹 2. Meteora, Greece 🇬🇷
Jun 24 • 16 tweets • 6 min read
Some of the World’s Most Fascinating Churches:🧵 1. Las Lajas Cathedral, Colombia
This magnificent cathedral was built in the canyon of the Guaitara river, where according to local legend, the Virgin Mary appeared.
📸:@world_walkerz
Jun 17 • 21 tweets • 5 min read
The World's Most Iconic Streets🧵
1. The Shambles,York
📸: Francis Wilson 2. Circus Lane, Edinburgh
📸:@Alinadragon2
Jun 13 • 27 tweets • 7 min read
Mesmerizing Interiors - a thread 🧵
1. Church of San Nicolás, Valencia 2. Colonna Palace, Rome
Jun 8 • 24 tweets • 6 min read
Europe's Most Iconic Bridges 🧵
Puente Nuevo in Ronda
📸: Justin Lang
Jun 2 • 22 tweets • 6 min read
City Halls should inspire civic pride and enhance the aesthetic appeal of public spaces.
Let’s take a look at some of the most beautiful city and town halls in Europe:🧵 1. Leuven Town Hall, Belgium 🇧🇪
📸: Wolf Jacobs
May 30 • 19 tweets • 8 min read
Some of the oldest continuously inhabited cities in Europe: 🧵
Plovdiv, Bulgaria 🇧🇬
Considered the oldest continuously inhabited city in Europe, Plovdiv has been inhabited since around 6000 BCE. The city has seen Thracian, Roman, Byzantine, and Ottoman influences. Its strategic location along the ancient trade routes of the Balkans made it an important cultural and economic center that still thrives today.
📸: @vlady_tery
Athens, Greece 🇬🇷
Inhabited since around 3000 BCE, Athens is often referred to as the cradle of Western civilization and the birthplace of democracy. It was a powerful city-state during the Mycenaean civilization and remains a major center of culture and history. The Acropolis, with its iconic Parthenon, symbolizes the city's architectural prowess and serves as a reminder of its golden age.
📸: Christos Kapoulas
May 28 • 20 tweets • 5 min read
Europe’s Most Beautiful Town Squares:
1. Piazza De Ferrari in Genoa, Italy 🇮🇹
📸: Fabiana Vitulli 2. Plaza España in Seville, Spain 🇪🇸
📸:@MadebyVadim