The Italian Hotel built inside Abandoned Medieval Grottos | Messy Nessy ChicMessy Nessy Chic
Okay come with me, we’re going to explore every inch of this hotel built inside the deserted grottos of an Italian mountain village from the Middle Ages. The cliffs of the Gravina River Valley in Matera Italy are believed to be the site of the first human settlements in the country. So let’s begin our tour of this extremely off-beat, no doubt unique and very chic hotel, La Grotta della Civita… La Grotta della Civita, consists of 18 cave rooms as well as a restaurant, which took a total of 10 years to renovate from what was essentially a series of deserted caves, last inhabited in the 1950s by residents who lived very primitively. In the 1950s, the Italian government relocated most of the people in the cave towns, who were living without proper sanitation, into areas of the developing modern city nearby. When Margareta Berg, a young German girl who ran away from her parents in Germany as a teenager, arrived in Matera, she found mostly hippies living inside the honey colored caves.
More talk of Ghostbusters 3
It’s been a while since any news of Ghostbusters 3 has surfaced, and we figured it finally just died and we’d never hear anything further about it again. But of course you can’t discount the tenacity of Dan Aykroyd, who is very determined to bring Ghostbusters back, even after over a decade of effort. So after a little bit of silence, Aykroyd talked again about what has to be one of the longest in development comedy sequels in history. While we should especially take this with a grain of salt, Aykroyd also said, "It should be into production by the fall and be shooting by the new year." Still, Aykroyd remains the biggest cheerleader for Ghostbusters 3 one day seeing the light of day, and he promised, "We’re going to really put it into ninth gear in this third one. As Robot notes, Ghostbusters 3 was supposed to start shooting this summer, but Sony stopped the production, reportedly because the studio was having financial problems.
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10 of the Most Beautiful Castles in Italy
Scaligero Castle on Lake Garda Not all ruins and churches, Italy has some of the most beautiful castles in Europe! Here’s our list, in photos, of the 10 prettiest castles in Italy. Fortress of San Nicola, Tremiti Islands Castle on one of Puglia's Tremiti islands This sun-soaked clifftop castle is located on the island of San Nicola di Tremiti, in the Adriatic Sea. Aragonese Castle, Ischia Castello Aragonese, near Ischia Located on a tiny volcanic island connected to the island of Ischia by a 720-foot bridge, the Castello Aragonese dates back to the 5th century B.C. Castell’Arquato, Emilia-Romagna This 8th-century fortress isn’t just a castle, but a town—just as it would have been 1,000 years ago, when castle walls surrounded the hamlet to protect it from invaders. Scaligero Castle, Lake Garda Scaligero Castle, at Lake Garda Belfort Castle, Trentino Belfort Castle in Trentino Castles are thick on the ground in the region around Trento, but Belfort Castle may be one of the most romantic.
Happy New Year
Happy New Year / 30 December, 2009 [click for previous image: let it snow #3] Happy New Year / 30 December, 2009 [click for next image: ringing in the new year] Title • Happy New Year I've spent the last couple of days wondering what to post to close out the year and then came across this entry on momentaryawe.com (run by my good friend Catalin Marin): his twelve favourite shots from 2009, one from each month. As always, let me know what you think. On a different matter: don't forget that there are just a few days left in which to snap up a 15% discount on our Photoshop tutorials. And finally: Happy New Year for 2010 :)
12 Best Free Summer Events New Yorkers Know About that Tourists Don't
If you want a true New York summer experience, join the locals, who mark their calendars as soon as dates are set for these free not-to-be-missed events. Picnic provisions are essential for park entertainment, and in a city where real estate seems to always be at a premium, people will arrive more than an hour in advance to throw down a blanket to claim space. 1. Central Park's SummerStage It's the 20th anniversary of this series, best-known for drawing top names to its home at Rumpsey Playfield. The events are generally free, although tickets are required for some of the big-name benefit concerts. Free shows this year include Los Fabulosos Cadillacs (July 11th), Q-Tip (July 18th), and Lee "Scratch" Perry (July 19th). 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12.
Villa Vals
If you're in Switzerland and looking for a nice place to stay, Villa Vals might just be your thing. The holiday house is created by Bjarne Mastenbroek and Christian Müller, respectively of architectural offices SeARCH and CMA. To avoid disturbing nature the villa is totally integrated into the landscape and only the entrance is visible. For the interior the duo decided upon traditional contemporary Dutch design, creating a natural, serene environment. www.villavals.ch
Amazing Places To Experience Around the Globe (Part 3)
Devetashkata Cave - Bulgaria Ben Bulben at County Sligo, Ireland Shark Island - Sydney Baatara Gorge Waterfall, Tannourine - Lebanon Abel Tasman National Park - New Zealand Myrtos Beach, Kefalonia - Greece Sichuan - China In The Gardens of Prague Castle Neist Point, Isle of Skye - Scotland Aiguill e du midi, Chamonix, France The Hamilton Pool Nature Preserve in Texas, USA 4 Hands - Etretat, France Río Tampaón in San Luis Potosí -México Madeira, Portugal Six Senses Evason Ma’In Hot Springs, Jordan Méandre - En-Vau - Marseille (Bouches-du-Rhône) More Amazing Places To Experience Around The Globe (Part 1 - click here) More Amazing Places to Experience Around The Globe (Part 2 - click here ) Discovered a place we should include in Part 4 of Amazing Places? We'll be publishing Amazing Places as a book in late 2012
