Destinations By Interest

This page groups the Euscentia Destinations by content

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    Visit Ancient Places

  • Ancient Greece includes ancient sites in Greece (3000 BCE to 500 CE) and any topic relevant to Greek antiquity
  • Ancient Architecture identifies the architecture of buildings, structures and decorations associated with sites associated with the ancient period (3000 BCE to 500 CE)
  • TAncient Archaeology includes the archaeology of ruins associated with ancient sites between 3000 BCE and 500 CE
  • The Roman tag includes Roman settlements, influence, architecture, ruins, archaeology and governance throughout Europe

    • Historical Sites to Visit

  • The Historical Sites tag includes the location, description and culture of post-ancient and popular sites and buildings established during the post-classical period from circa 500 CE
  • The Historical Architecture tag identifies features of architecture from periods from post Roman Mediaeval through to early Modern, including Romanesque, Gothic, Renaissance, Baroque and their revised styles

    • Drives and Road Trips

  • The Drives and Road Trips tag describes some of the drives and road trips through various European countries. The posts identify the routes and describe what can be seen and experienced during the drive.

    • Cities, Towns and Villages

  • The Cities Towns Villages tag identifies a selection of settlements, large and small, that travellers may wish to visit
  • The Citadels and Forts tag Includes destinations that have citadels and forts
  • The Walled Cities tag identifies cities, towns and citadels, both ancient and more recent, which were surrounded by defensive walls

    • Nature and Scenery

  • Nature and Scenery identifies scenery of particular beauty that can be seen when traveling through Europe and sites of interest that occur naturally
  • The Hikes and Walks tag describes hiking and walking opportunities that may be available at a destination described in a post
  • The Landforms and Landscapes tag applies to the visible scenery made up of either single features of interest (landforms) or scaled up areas of the land surface which combine multiple features (landcapes).
  • The Geology tag includes the science of the Earth’s underground history including the impact of tectonics and vulcanism on rocks and structure. Simple explanations are offered for the formation of various landforms and landscapes

    • European Battlefields

  • The Wars and Battlefields tag provides descriptions and details of the sites of past conflicts, particularly World Wars I and 11 in France and Belgium
  • The World War 1 tag includes any information or description relevant to events, places and people during World War 1
  • The World War 2 tag includes any information or description relevant to events, places and people during World War 2

    • Ancient and Historical Religion

  • Religion is at the heart of many countries in Europe and so most destinations offer the visitor a religious element or history
  • The Religious Art and Relics tag recognises religious art and relics, including paintings, iconography, sculptures, tapestries and other objects that can be viewed in the churches, cathedrals, abbeys and monasteries of most countries
  • Religious Buildings acknowledges that there is a plethora of religious buildings to be visited throughout Europe in the forms of churches, cathedrals, abbeys and monasteries

    • Cultural Europe

  • Arts and Culture is broad and includes fine arts, visual arts, performing arts and any information in respect of the culture of a country, people or group
  • The Science tag identifies when, where and how a knowledge of science was indicated in a post

    • Travel

  • The Europe Travel tag is used to explain that travel to Europe involves planning, awareness of potential scams, being ready for the unexpected and a range of experiences related to the journey

    • History

  • The History tag identifies when the history of Europe is applied specifically to various places and events so as to add context, explanation and understanding

    • Limestone

  • The Uses of Limestone tag identifies the uses of limestone and related rocks for the construction of buildings, roads, pathways and walls

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