Adjacent to the Dead Sea in Israel, is an ancient Biblical Secret waiting to be discovered. Qumran is the place where the ancient Dead Sea Scrolls were discovered by Bedouin shepherds after 2000 years. I took a tour with www.touristisrael.com to visit Qumran, and I was amazed by the archaeological site that had been excavated at […]
Category Archives: Historical Sites
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Apr
Apr
As you probably know, I’ve completely fallen in love with art nouveau in Barcelona. This artistic style from 1890-1910 encompasses bright colours and curves predominantly in architecture, art and jewellery. Barcelona is famous for the Art Nouveau of Gaudi and is found in La Sagrada Familia and several houses including Casa Batllo and Casa Mila […]
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Mar
Mar
Between 3600 BC and 700 BC, a series of prehistoric temples were built in the form of megalithic (large stone) constructions. The Hagar Qim temples of Malta are approximately 1000 years older than the pyramids of Egypt. This stone-age civilisation kept building more and more temples, and traces of 43 different temples can be found on […]