SOUTHAFRICA. Highlights

Highlights from the travel, Summer 2011.
1. Giraffes in the Kalahari

2. Cape of Good Hope

3. White Shark

4. Lion mountain

5. Cheetah cubs in the Kalahari

6. People from South Africa

7. Cape Town

8. Oryx in the Kalahari

9. Cheetah in the Kalahari
10. Springboks

Diocletian Palace, Split. CROATIA

Diocletian's Palace is an ancient palace built by the Roman Emperor Diocletian at the turn of the fourth century AD, that today forms about half the old town and city center of Split, in Croatia. While it is referred to as a "palace" because of its intended use as the retirement residence of Diocletian, the term can be misleading as the structure is massive and more resembles a large fortress: about half of it was for Diocletian's personal use, and the rest housed the military garrison.

The ground plan of the palace is an irregular rectangle (approximately 160 meters x 190 meters) with towers projecting from the western, northern, and eastern facades. It combines qualities of a luxurious villa with those of a military camp, with its huge gates and watchtowers. The palace is enclosed by walls, and at times, it housed over 9000 people. Subterranean portions of the palace feature barrel vaulted stonework.

Photos from October 2015

3 Refuges Crossing, Eastern Pyrenees. CATALONIA / FRANCE

Five day wonderfully scenic trek in the Ripollès and Conflent the heart of the eastern Pyrenees. Photos from Summer 2015
1. From Queralbs to Coma de Vaca Shelter, through Freser gorges 

2. From Coma de Vaca Shelter to Ulldeter Shelter, through Marrana pass 

3. From Ulldeter Shelter to Ras de Carança Shelter, through Bacivers valley

4. From Ras de Carança Shelter to Coma de Vaca Shelter, through Carança valley

LAO Cuisine

Photos from October 2013

Khndzoresk, troglodyte site. ARMENIA

Khndzoresk is widely famous for its canyon with picturesque rock formations and ancient cave settlement. The artificial caves, some of which are currently used as stables and warehouses, used to be inhabited till the 1950s. In the bottom of the gorge there is St.Hripsime church, dated back to 17th century. Photos from Summer 2015

Carrières de Lumière, FRANCE

In the historic site of Les Baux de Provence in the heart of the Alpilles, the former quarries dug out by the hands of man since the Roman era today offer the visitor a magical world of entrancing images and music.

From these quarries was extracted the white limestone used to build Les Baux and its citadel. In the 19th century, industrial development increased the demand for building stone and Les Baux exploited a large number of quarries. Around 1935, the quarry closed definitively. In 2011, the town of Les Baux-de-Provence entrusted Culturespaces with the management of its famous quarry. “Carrières de Lumières”, it is a fantastic laboratory of creativity for Culturespaces which has developed there an innovative concept: AMIEX® (Art & Music Immersive Experience). Spectators are totally immersed in the image projected onto all the surfaces of the rock. The ground is completely covered, too, and becomes a vast carpet of images.

Following the exhibition Michelangelo, Leonardo da Vinci, Raphael, the Giants of the Renaissance or Klimt, in2016 the Carrières de Lumières has organised a never before seen multimedia event devoted to Marc Chagall.

Photos from 2014 and 2016 during the Klimt and Chagall exhibits.

Landscapes from ARGENTINA (2)

Photos from Octobre 2015

Perito Moreno

Iguazu Falls

EL Chaltén

Tierra de Fuego

Upsala Glaccier

El Calafate

Beagle Canal