At the coastal town of Campello, 13 km north of Alicante on the Costa Blanca, lies Illeta dels Banyets, a small peninsula with ruins from nearly three thousand years before Christ. This archaeological excavation site is fenced off and is only open to the public a few hours a day. Here are traces of Iberian, Roman and Muslim settlement. The island of Illeta was once created by an earthquake. It was an island until 1944 when an artificial land connection was made. Now it is an

The Nordre Øyeren nature reserve at the northern end of Lake Øyeren, where the Glomma flows in, is the Nordic region's largest delta. It is a 62 square kilometer plain area with dunes, islands, lagoons, and canals formed by the water in the river. There is an elongated land area on the east side - Årnestangen - which ends in the middle of the lake. The road goes through arable land along a canal in the delta. Here the landscape is so open and flat that you have the feeling of

Thirty kilometers south of Strømstad you'll find Vitlycke Museum. It contains some of the best preserved rock carvings in Europe. Children can make their own art crafts and try archery. Northern Bohuslän has numerous ancient monuments such as tumuluses, rock carvings and symbolic stone formations. The cottages give a good impression of the living conditions at that time. Tha farm has a herd of sheep well accustomed to humans. Children can learn how to master the art of archer

In the small village Agost outside Alicante the seven generation potter Emili Boix takes care of his family heritage. He was an established professor of anthropologi when he suddenly was obliged to make an important desicion. Being the son of a sixth generation potter, Emily had been trained in pottery. His father had wanted him to take over after him, but Emily had other ambitions. He became an academic. But when his father died at old age, he couldn't stand the idea of lett

If you don't want to meet tourists, don't go to Guadalest. It is just the Alhambra and the Pradomuseum that get more visitors in Spain. But if you want to experience Spain's best preserved medieval city, you should take the tour. Some remember the city for the grotesque Torture Museum from the Inquisition, others are fascinated by the miniature museum where a true copy of the Eilfelt Tower is placed on a pinhole head. The village with the two hundred inhabitants has eight mus

An hour's drive from Oslo you'll get an insight into what it was like to be a mining worker 200 years ago. You can refresh Theodor Kittelsen's peculiar nature interpretations and wander in beautiful nature with well-preserved wooden buildings from times gone by. The cobalt mines seen at the top of the image below extend over several kilometers. During the time of operation, more than two million tons of ore were extracted from the mines with only manual power. Over two thousa

Many people know Vollen right outside of Oslo as a beautiful little "southern village" with white wooden houses. The beaches and the terraced rocky beaches are not as well known. On the sandy beach of Vollen the children can wade on shallow water and play with a shovel and bucket. If you go to the left you will find a bathing ladder. If you go to the right you will find a completely different terrain. Here the mountain has been eroded by the natural forces to a relatively fla

A short bus ride from the city center in Oslo, you will find a place oozing with old grandeur and the intrinsic beauty of nature. What once was a residence and tumbling space for a single-family, now is a museum and a place for everybody. The little house at the beach was probably used to relax after a good dinner, and maybe they took a swim on their private beach. Or maybe they used this little bathhouse instead? They could choose as they wished. Originally Bogstad was a sma

On the outskirts of Strömstad there is a cluster of houses, a small western city. Here you can see how they lived in the 19th century. You can ride a horse, throw lasso, horseshoe and ax and you can shoot with a gun. The city is built by a group of enthusiasts who are interested in American culture and history. They have many authentic items, and even if they have used nails instead of wooden plugs, the city looks just like American cities did at that time. Emigrants from Nor

It was the Spaniards who brought the chocolate to Spain and Europe. Until the Civil War, chocolate was an equally important drink for Spaniards as tea was for the Englishmen. Villajoyosa was a pioneer town in the production of solid chocolate. Here you can visit three chocolate museums. The chocolate that the Mexicans drank, was spiced with chili pepper and was therefore bitter and spicy. When the Spaniards added sugar and heated it, it became tempting also for European palat

An hour's drive from Oslo you will find a park with an industrial museum, art gallery and sculptures - and play areas for children. The iconic spiral-shaped building that runs like a bridge from one side of the river to the other is known as The Twist. It contains collections of modern art and installations. Christian Sveaas owns the area and has established the art collections, the industrial museum and the Twist. He is the grandson of the founder of Kistefos Træsliperi. Dow