Calpe is a coastal municipality on the Costa Blanca that is perhaps best known for its cliff, white beaches and many good restaurants. It is also known for having a high proportion of people from the UK who own or rent in one of the many modern blocks of flats overlooking the Mediterranean. But Calpe also has a well-preserved old town that is less well-known but more charming than the new ones. As in other coastal towns in Spain, the people of Calpe have built their houses on

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

The road from Villajoyosa to Solgården along Rio Amadorio goes through orange plantations. A peaceful walk in a relaxed environment where time has stopped. One of the highlights is a three thousand year old olive tree. Buenas tardes - good afternoon - says the elderly gentleman greeting with his hat. In this area, everyone is treated with the same respect. Everyone smiles and greets. You'll find some rarities too. A local art gallery advertises with modern art exhibited on th

If you need a historic stroll on a Sunday morning, Santuario de la Malladeta can be a good option. There you can study archaeological excavations, admire the view and have a snack on the beach afterwards. The tower that is erected on top of the area today is inspired by the many wachtowers that were build along the Mediterranean coast in the battle against the pirates, but this tower was set up as a studio for Dr. José Maria Esquerdo. It is only a few hundred meters to the to

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

A few kilometers from Benidorm, the small mountain village of Finestrat overlooks the Mediterranean Sea. The borders of Finestrat municipality extends from the mountains and down to the coast, where it has a shoreline of 267 meters between Benidorm and Villajoyosa. Read more if you want to know why. For several centuries, Spain's coast to the Mediterranean was plagued with attacks by pirates. It was important that as many as possible participated in the defense of the coast.

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

If you wish to to combine some shopping with an historical tour, the preserved buildings at Bærum verk show the outline of what once was Norway's largest ironworks factory. In November and December it's a nice place to buy some presents and get in mood for Christmas. The Bærums verk in Lommedalen was built in 1643 when the Dutchman Gabriel Marcelius bought the business of the company "Ironworks". Later, well-known families such as Krefting, Anker, Wedel Jarslberg and Løvenskj

On the west side of Bærumsveien, Lysakerelven becomes wider and the landscape is more open. When you come down to Granfossen, you get the feeling of being in a Western Norway in miniature. The river is easily accessible in many places, and when the water flow is low, you can get lost in the rocky river river. There are places like this in Lysakerelven where you can swim or fish. The river alternates between calm and more harsh areas. On the way down along Lysakerelven we met

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