Bosnia_and_Herzegovina - Old town of Sarajevo
Foto: The island Mont Saint Michel (bron: Ray Tennant)
France - Mont Saint-Michel is a small, rocky peninsula in France. The island lies about one kilometer off the coast near the town of Avranches in Normandy. It was originally a tidal island: accessible by land at low tide but surrounded by water at high tide. Today, a narrow elevated road connects to the island. The island, with its stepped streets, is only accessible to pedestrians. In 1979, Mont Saint-Michel and the surrounding bay were declared a UNESCO World Heritage site. Originally, the island was a hill in a forested area close to the coast and not protected by dunes. A tidal wave destroyed the forest and washed part of the soil into the sea. This made the land where the forest had once been just low enough to be flooded by the sea at high tide. The hill became an island where an abbey was built. The abbey on the island was constructed between the 11th and 16th centuries. Since 2001, the brothers and sisters of the Monastic Communities of Jerusalem have maintained the religious presence in the abbey. They hold services in the abbey church in summer and in the crypt "Notre-Dame des Trente Cierges" in winter.
Eiffel Tower in Paris
France - By the Seine, we can already see the Eiffel Tower, our next destination. Once we have crossed the Seine, one half of our group decides to take the metro to the Eiffel Tower, the other half walks. We have arranged to meet right under the Eiffel Tower. ...
Lille a piece of Belgium in France
France - At the Opera and the new exhibition center, we are at Place du Théâtre. This square, together with Place du Général de Gaulle, forms the center of Lille. The squares are separated by the old stock exchange building. In the courtyard of this 1652 building, ...
Notre-Dame
France - With one metro transfer, we arrive at the metro stop near Montmartre. Through narrow streets, we walk uphill toward the Sacré-Cœur. From the stairs, the church is beautifully lit. At Montmartre square, we look for a place to eat. Many restaurants have ...
Palace of Versailles
France - Classified as a World Heritage site for 30 years, the Château de Versailles is one of the finest achievements of French art in the seventeenth century. The former hunting lodge of Louis XIII was transformed and expanded by his son Louis XIV in 1682. ...