alaturka

Saint Nicholas of Myra

Saint Nicholas of Myra - a Christian Character in Demre

Each year between 4th and 6th December, the village of Demre (whose historic name is Myra), well known usually for the quality and the taste of their delicious tomatoes and oranges, faces an invasion of scientists and amateur historians.

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Galerie Rothamel – Exhibition Grita and Moritz Götze

Galerie Rothamel…

The days are getting darker, the light must come f...

506 submissions for the Leipzig Book Fair Prize 2025

506 submissions …

They are wanted again - outstanding German-languag...

Cosplay, manga, anime - at the Leipzig Book Fair

Cosplay, manga, …

Manga is actually just the Japanese term for comic...

Maya Gabeira is the best big wave surfer in the world

Maya Gabeira is …

Her record is 22.4 meters, which she set in 2020 o...

Phrygians - The origins of the migrating people were in Thrace

Phrygians - The orig…

Our tours through Anatolia had led us to the so-ca...

Turkiye - Prehistory and Antiquity of Asia Minor

Turkiye - Prehistory…

Large parts of what is now Turkey were already set...

Mistletoe in mythology - especially during Advent

Mistletoe in mytholo…

Our visit to the Christmas market in Naumburg yest...

Galerie Rothamel – Exhibition Grita and Moritz Götze

Galerie Rothamel –…

The days are getting darker, the light must come f...

Saicur's debut album,

Saicur's debut album…

She is the first artist who created an anthem for ...

International Street Art Music Festival at Residential Palace

International Street…

The Residential Palace in Ludwigsburg is a truly i...

Busking – a little stopover at the port of Marseille

Busking – a little…

As in many cities, street music in Marseille re-es...

Saicur - a soundtrack against the absurd behavior

Saicur - a soundtrac…

SAICUR presents a soundtrack against the absurd be...

Mistletoe - Sandalwood plants and their mythological background

Mistletoe - Sandalwo…

Who does not know them, the characters from the As...

St. Nicholas Church Rostock - Rostock Bosai Days 2024

St. Nicholas Church …

It is often just coincidences that cross our path ...

Hiking - Giant Parasol Mushroom at Lake Garder

Hiking - Giant Paras…

With the end of the summer camping fun and our mov...

Beach grass - a native plant of particular use

Beach grass - a nati…

The mudflat hike to the bird sanctuary island of M...

Bouillabaisse - a Provencal fish dish in Marseille

Bouillabaisse - a Pr…

Our days in Marseille were coming to an end and we...

Porcini mushrooms - a food specialty from the forest

Porcini mushrooms - …

Our walks or rather hikes in the region around Lak...

Honey cake everywhere - an interesting variation from Holland

Honey cake everywher…

Honey is considered a healthy, aromatic sweetener ...

Fresh fish from the fish market at Güzelbahçe

Fresh fish from the …

We were on our way to the Turkish metropolis of Iz...

Bicycle-Travelling & E-Bike-Camping

BTurtle Station Lichtenau - Paderborn -

07-02-2019

BTurtle Station Lichtenau - …

Benjamin had been working in the camping equipment branch for some time, so we h...

With the e-bike to the unicorn cave near Scharzfeld

03-06-2023

Riding the e-bike to the Uni…

Today is supposed to be the day, because our goal is the unicorn cave near Schar...

Mountain Biking in Turkey

27-03-2016

Mountain Biking - new Trails…

Another, steadily growing popularity of using bicycles, is Mountain Biking in th...

Germany - Austria - Switzerland - Italy - Great Britain - France - Netherlands

Hike to Rudelsburg - Bad Kösen as a starting point

Hike to Rudelsburg - Bad Kösen as a starting poin…

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In our blog article "Ghost beech in Bad Kösen" we had already described a secti...

Palace Heidecksburg in Rudolfstadt - a day's excursion

Palace Heidecksburg in Rudolstadt - a day's excurs…

23-09-2017 | Hits:4564

Our host, the campground "Unter den Jenzig" had mentioned some places of in...

Okerstausee - when will the long-awaited

Okerstausee - when will the long-awaited "big…

25-10-2022 | Hits:1541

How well can I remember my childhood, when there was a lot of life and hustle an...

The Kaiser Wilhelm Bridge in Wilhelmshaven

Kaiser Wilhelm Bridge in Wilhelmshaven

28-09-2023 | Hits:1182

At first almost forgotten again and then returned to the memory of the events on...

Albania - North Macedonia - Greece - Turkey - Cyprus

Andrea and John at the destination of their project - the Olymp

Andrea and John at the target of their project - t…

21-06-2016 | Hits:103738

We had already reported about Andrea and John, who want to bring clear spring wa...

St Hilarion, the Crusader Castle

St Hilarion - the mighty Crusader Castle

12-02-2024 | Hits:25466

Along with Kantara and Buffavento, St. Hilarion Castle was originally built as a...

Delphi - From the theater up to the stadium

Delphi - From the theatre up to the stadium

18-12-2024 | Hits:12405

Our way through the ancient ruins of Delphi leads us higher up the settlement hi...

The Ottoman bridge Ura e Mesit at Shkodra

The Ottoman bridge Ura e Mesit at Shkodra

25-10-2016 | Hits:372539

It was early afternoon when we talked with the operators of the Legjenda campsi...

Serbia - Hungary - Czech Republic - Slovenia - Croatia - Poland

Eger-Cheb - restored pedestrian zone and the time-gate

Eger-Cheb - the time-gate and renewed pedestrian z…

20-08-2017 | Hits:6970

Of course, we were curious about what would experience next to the historic buil...

Amber - Ancient Amber Road along the Vistula River

Amber - Ancient Amber Road along the Vistula River

02-05-2024 | Hits:1288

Our first visit to Warsaw also brought us to the banks of the Vistula, the river...

Kashubian Switzerland and the Kashubian ethnic group

Kashubian Switzerland and the Kashubian ethnic gro…

05-08-2021 | Hits:2532

Anyone who has read the “Tin Drum” by the recently deceased writer Günter G...

Mostar - a city in the course of history

Mostar - a city in the course of history

07-05-2021 | Hits:5506

Our visit with the extended tour of the Stari most bridge was so impressive that...

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