Category: history
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Mount Aetna – Favourite Volcanos
Mount Aetna is one of the most famous volcanoes in the world. Etna covers an area of some 600 square miles (1,600 square km) upon the eastern coast of Sicily offers a colorful picture with its snow-covered peaks, the orchards, vineyards and orange groves at its base and forests on its slopes.
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Fantastic Rocks and Where to Find Them – Polyliths
There are many thousands of stone megaliths discovered in almost every country in Europe, from Scotland to Italy. Based on the analysis, the first megaliths were typically found in a coastal region or on islands. They only emerged inland at a much later date, suggesting that the practice initially developed on coastal areas. This is…
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Mount Ararat – Iğdır and Ağrı Provinces, Turkey – Favourite Mounts
Ararat is dormant compound volcano on the Armenian plateau in the extreme east of Turkey. The mountain has been called by the name Ararat (in the West) since the Middle Ages, as it began to be identified with “mountains of Ararat” described in the Bible as the resting place of Noah’s Ark, despite contention that…
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Mount Aetna – Sicily – Favourite Mounts
How Mountains are Measured The word mountain means different things to different people. By general agreement, geographers, and geologists define a mountainous area as one that lies at least 2,000 feet above its surroundings and its region consists of 2 or more zones of climate and plant life. They are also peak points, literally high…
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Jerpoint Abbey – Thomastown, County Kilkenny, Leinster Province, Ireland – Favourite Monasteries
Founded in the 12th century, Jerpoint Abbey is one of the best examples of a medieval Cistercian Abbey in Ireland. The architectural styles within the church, constructed in the late twelfth century, reflect the transition from Romanesque to Gothic architecture. The tower and cloister date to the fifteenth century. Jerpoint Abbey is famous for its…
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Kinalehin Friary Ruins- National Monument, County Galway, Connacht Province, Ireland – Favourite Monasteries
Kinalehin Friary, Ireland’s only Carthusian monastery was founded between 1249 and 1256 by John de Colgan of the Order of St. Bruno. The Carthusians had a very contemplative way of life, the daily activities were mainly praying and spiritual reading. The main supporter of this religious Order was Richard Óg de Burgh, 2nd Earl of…
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