Tag: treasures
When France sells off its national treasures, by Sylvain Fort
This week, I’m going to tell you a wonderful story. It is that of a medieval manuscript called the “Codex Irmengard”. It was made in the 11th century in Germany,…
They hid Ukraine’s treasures in a top secret location
For three days, Natalija Tjerhik, exhibition manager at the Chortytsia cultural reserve, traveled with well-packaged cultural treasures without knowing what the final destination was. The only direction she and the…
The chariot of the “King of the Treasures of the World”
Navigate by keyboard Previous Next The Nice carnival opened on Saturday February 11, 2023 with the grand parade on the theme of “treasures of the world” on Place Masséna. In…
The unmissable spots and hidden treasures of Athens: the picturesque district of Anafiotika
These narrow streets and whitewashed houses remind you of the Cyclades ? Nestled on the northeast flank of the Acropolis, the quaint neighborhood of Anafiotika is one of Athens’ hidden…
in the heart of the Congo basin, how to protect the treasures of the scientific city of Yangambi?
In eastern Congo, 100 kilometers from Kisangani, in the heart of the Congo Basin forest, lies the scientific city of Yangambi. The largest tropical research station in the world during…
Here was one of the greatest archaeological treasures in Europe: ‘Fibula? doesn’t tell me anything’
And no, this fibula is not the national association for palliative care or that Efteling attraction (it’s called Fabula), but a medieval cloak pin. These pins are regularly found in…
Shipwrecks and treasures discovered outside Colombia
The Galeon sank in 1708 and now seconded divers have found two more shipwrecks. One is believed to be a ship from the Spanish colonial era, the other from the…
The mineral world and its hidden treasures by Bruno Cupillard
Shapes, colors, contrasts : them minerals of the world often contain unsuspected beauties. After a journey of several years in the heart of the stones, the gemologist Bruno Cupillard has…
Machu Picchu and the treasures of Peru
Royal finery, gold and silver jewelry, funerary objects never exhibited outside Peru, the City of Architecture and Heritage, offers until September 4 an unprecedented vision of the history of Machu…
Spot, new guardian of the treasures of Pompeii
The Pompeii Archaeological Park has just hired Boston Dynamics’ Spot robot dog to patrol the site. This will be responsible for inspecting the most dangerous areas, including looters’ tunnels. You…