London: The Hidden City – 10 Secret Places in London You Probably Didn't Know About - Londontopia. Welcome to London Below, the city hidden within a city. Though you won’t need a magic key to get in, these are some of the places you can find only if you look for them. They hide in the most obscure places and sometimes right under your nose. Do you dare to open the door and walk into a city full of mystery? Eltham Palace You may be surprised that a palace could hide within London. Buckingham Palace and Windsor Castle may be more well-known in the region, but this little-known royal residence sits right in Greenwich. Pollock’s Toy Museum Essentially what it says on the tin, Pollock’s Toy Museum is housed in a pair of old Georgian Townhouses only blocks away from the British Museum. Davenports Magic Shop Like finding the secret magical entrance to Diagon Alley, Davenports requires some searching.
Hyde Park Pet Cemetery In Victoria Gate Lodge’s Garden on Bayswater Road and behind Hyde Park’s iron gates you can find the final place of rest for many of London long forgotten pets. Secret Cinema. 10 Most Beautiful Villages in Europe. From the Alps to the Mediterranean, these frozen-in-time European villages will make you appreciate the beauty of taking it slow. Reaching some of these European beauties requires extra effort, yet the rewards are dazzling. Your eyes will thank you. Hallstatt, Austria The storybook town of Hallstatt in central Austria enjoys a gorgeous setting on the bank of the Hallstätter See, between the pristine lake and a lush mountain that rises dramatically from the water’s edge. Manarola, Italy Manarola is a small town, a frazione of the comune (municipality) of Riomaggiore, in the province of La Spezia, Liguria, northern Italy. Image Source Bibury, England The hilly Cotswold region is a designated “Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty” in southwestern England, and one of its loveliest villages is Bibury, where verdant meadows abut ancient stone cottages with steep pitched roofs.
Image Source Colmar, France Image Source Reine, Norway Image Source Pučiśća, Croatia Image Source Telč, Czech Republic Image Source. Hostels, Hotels & Youth Hostels at HostelBookers. Www.rocamadour.com/en. The Wisteria Flower Tunnel at Kawachi Fuji Garden. Located in the city of Kitakyushu, Japan, Kawachi Fuji Garden is home to an incredible 150 Wisteria flowering plants spanning 20 different species. The garden’s main attraction is the Wisteria tunnel that allows visitors to walk down an enchanting tunnel exploding with colour. Located about 6 hours (according to Google Maps) from Tokyo, the best time to visit is from late April to mid May, typically peaking at the end of April. The garden is private so there is an entry fee. Below you will find a gallery of this stunning garden along with information on wisteria and travel tips and visitor details I was able to cull from various sources online.
Wisteria Wisteria is a genus of flowering plants in the pea family, Fabaceae, that includes ten species of woody climbing vines native to the Eastern United States and to China, Korea, and Japan. The leaves are alternate, 15 to 35 cm long, pinnate, with 9 to 19 leaflets. Visiting Kawachi Fuji Garden in Kitakyushu Sources. Phoebettmh Travel: (Turkey) – Cappadocia - Land of fairy chimneys. Cappadocia; also Capadocia; Turkish Kapadokya, from Greek: Καππαδοκία / Kappadokía, Armenian: Կապադովկիա Kapadovkia, Persian: کاپادوکیه Kāpādōkiyeh) is a historical region in Central Anatolia, largely in Nevşehir Province. Cappadocia, a dreamy slice of central Turkey dotted with ‘fairy chimneys’ (rock formations), has a history every bit as remarkable as its landscape.
Volcanic eruptions created this surreal moonscape: the lava flows formed tuff rock, which wind and rain sculpted into sinuous valleys with curvy cliff faces and pointy fairy chimneys. Cappadocians chiselled homes in the soft rock, paving the way for cave-dwelling hippies and today’s boutique fairy-chimney hotels. The area’s most extraordinary phase was during the medieval era, when the valleys were a refuge for Byzantine Christians. The religious troglodytes established monastic settlements, and their cave churches add a biblical solemnity to the Flintstones-like region.
Byzantine frescoes Explore underground cities How to. БОКА КОТОРСКА И ЗАЛЕЂЕ до 1941. године. Travel the World. The Stunning Cliffside City of Ronda, Spain. Jul 18, 2012 Ronda is a city in the Spanish province of Málaga. It is located about 100 kilometres (62 mi) west of the city of Málaga with a population of approximately 35,000 inhabitants. Ronda was first settled by the early Celts, who, in the 6th century BC, called it Arunda.
Later Phoenician settlers established themselves nearby to found Acinipo, known locally as Ronda la Vieja, Arunda or Old Ronda. The current Ronda is however of Roman origins, having been founded as a fortified post in the Second Punic War, by Scipio Africanus. The city is situated in a very mountainous area about 750 meters (2,460 ft) above mean sea level. Three bridges, Puente Romano, Puente Viejo and Puente Nuevo, span the canyon.
American artists Ernest Hemingway and Orson Welles spent many summers in Ronda as part-time residents of Ronda’s old town quarter called La Ciudad. Below you will find a stunning gallery of images that show the beauty of this stunning Spanish city.