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- Vilnius is capital of the Baltic state of Lithuania, a city of Baroque mixed with Gothic, Renaissance and Classicism. We explore the beautiful streets, religious monuments and the Television Tower in this lively and tolerant city which has become a European Capital of Culture, a successful blend of architecture, human spirit and nature! The city's main avenue, Gediminas Prospekt, is a wide and straight route that contains a number of magnificent Neo-Classical buildings and is the main axis of the city center that is flanked by hotels, department stores and restaurants and also connects the city's four main squares. Construction of the Saint Stanislau Basilica commenced in 1783 in Classical style, with Doric columns and the sculptures of saints on the porticoes. It contains a much visited and well protected copy of the Turin Shroud. Pilies Street is the oldest and most beautiful street in the Old Town and was formerly the road from the castle towards Poland and Russia. The narrow street is lined with beautiful old buildings and once aristocrats and rich city dwellers built their homes there and kings, papal legates and foreign envoys passed by on their journey to the city's castle. The Television Tower is the main landmark of a new town built in 1980. Beneath the tower are reminders of the Bloody Sunday of 1991 when Soviet special forces stormed it at gunpoint. It is more than three hundred meters high and features a revolving restaurant. From the outside, the Saint Peter And Paul Church looks rather modest. In 1668 it was built on the site of a pagan temple of Milde, Goddess Of Love. Its interior Baroque overwhelms with its exceptional beauty and more than two thousand stone figures look down from its arches and columns.
- A collection of short films featuring a large number of the world's most spectacular and innovative monuments jostle for position alongside luxurious journeys by land and sea. Those seeking the superlative will find it here.
- The story of the man who betrayed tax evaders worldwide and thus heralded the end of banking secrecy in Liechtenstein and Switzerland.
- Amazingly authentic, the film "open land" offers an unforgettably intimate portrait of it's protagonist, jazz legend John Abercrombie who died in August 2017. This wonderful encounter is as poetic and atmospherically dense as Abercrombie's music. A labor of love and deep admiration "open land" is a subtle and very personal portrait that gives an insight into the life and work of this outstanding artist. To glimpse genius on such an intimate level is nothing short of revelatory.
- With its three ancient Nepalese royal cities, Kathmandu Valley, at the foot of the mighty Himalayas, contains some of the most precious treasures in Asia along with a truly unique and medieval atmosphere. However, the beauty of this country and its historic buildings have for many years been out of the reach of most foreigners. And even today, Nepalis are full of mystique. Kathmandu became increasingly important during the reign of the Malla sovereigns who created one of the city's main landmarks, Durbar Square. The Taleju Temple is located in the heart of the Durbar district. It is believed that in the 10th Century, King Gunakamadeva II founded the town. He moved his residence from Patan to today's Kathmandu. However, little of the architecture of that time has survived to the present day. The heart of Durbar Square, the richly decorated and spacious Hanuman Dhoka Palace, dates back much earlier. Not only because of its famous carved peacock windows but also due to its museum, Bhaktapur is the center of traditional Nepalese wood carving. Compared to other royal cities in Patan and Kathmandu, Bhaktapur is the most original and is without a doubt the most historically authentic. The city owes its remarkable buildings and renovations to comprehensive donations from several countries. Only essential work and modernization were undertaken and they eventually contributed to an improvement in the daily life of the local population. According to legend, the founding of Patan, with a population of over 150,000 and the second largest royal city in Nepal, dates back to Pre-Christian times. As opposed to the Malla cities of Khatmandu and Bhaktapur, that were mainly influenced by the Hindu religion, Patan was for many years a major Buddhist city. It is believed that it was founded in the 3rd century B.C. by the famous Buddhist emperor, Ashoka, who visited the town while on a pilgrimage from Northern India. Kathmandu, Bhaktapur and Patana are the three legendary royal cities of Nepal that still possess a mysterious and ancient power and continue to be the sacred sanctuary of Himalayan art.
- Ljubljana is the capital of the young republic of Slovenia, a city of culture and history, elegance and charm. It is Slovenia's 'Florence' situated between the Alps and the Balkans, the Adriatic and Lake Balaton. The Old Place, with a monument of national poet, Preseren, is the gateway to the Old Town. With its pink marble facade, the Early Baroque Franciscan Church of Mary dominates the square.
- A collection of short films featuring exciting time-line stories from real journeys as experienced by brave and adventurous travelers seeking to broaden their horizons.
- Can Liechtenstein maintain prosperity despite relaxation of banking secrecy and the withdrawal of billions of clients' money or is it in danger of falling back into the poverty of past days?
- Vienna was once Austria's seat of Empire, located in what is the very heart of Europe. The monumental Stephansdom is Vienna's most prominent landmark. The cathedral's three-sectioned hall, with its late Romanesque western side, was built at the beginning of the 14th Century, and its facade was only widened later when its steep roof was also re-built. The Wiener Hofburg is a large complex of buildings that contain various architectural styles dating from between the 13th and 19th centuries and was the Viennese residence and legislative center of the Habsburg Dynasty, the emperors of the 'Holy Roman Empire' of the German nation. Amid the vast terraces of the Wachau vineyards is the village of Weissenkirchen, in which several inns provide their customers with an ideal opportunity to sample the wines of this region. Wine growing has a long tradition in this section of the Danube, indeed, the area between Krems and Melk is one of the oldest cultivated landscapes in Austria. The Semmering Railway is a remarkable alpine railroad that has been operating for 150 years. The starting point of a fascinating journey is the town of Gloggnitz, that has around 7,000 inhabitants. The railway line to the Semmering Pass contains 16 viaducts, more than 100 bridges and 15 tunnels. Salzburg is rightfully proud of its most famous citizen, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, as both his birthplace and residence are situated in the middle of the old town. Medieval Salzburg became the 'German Rome', an Early Baroque city whose architecture was influenced by Italian design, a city of art, faith and flamboyant culture. Due to the exquisite taste of the royal archbishops of that glorious time, today Salzburg is one of the most beautiful Baroque cities in what is one of the finest countries in Europe.
- Surrounded by the Himalayas, the highest mountains in the world, lies a hidden treasure, the highlands of Tibet, one of the most fascinating regions on Earth. In Lhasa, the capital of Tibet that is also known as 'city of the gods', religion plays a special role in the lives of its population and hordes of pilgrims pack themselves into the sacred route that leads around the Jokhang Temple, Lhasa's most important sacred building. The origin of the most famous building in Lhasa is the Potala Palace that dates back to the time of Songtsen Gampo in 637 A.D. It became known worldwide mainly due to its function as having been the former seat of government of Tibet and as the official residence of the Dalai Lama. Drepung Monastery was once the richest monastery in Tibet, as can be seen by the abundant furnishings of the monastery, despite the dramatic events of the more recent past. In contrast with many other Tibetan monasteries, this holy district suffered little destruction and the Cultural Revolution that was forced upon Tibet by China only brought about a temporary lull in the life of the monastery. One of the biggest and most important monuments of Tibet's sacred architecture is the amazing Kumbum Chorten, a three-dimensional mandala that can be entered. After the ritual journey through Kumbum Chorten, the route symbolically passes through the entire Buddhist path of deliverance to as far as Nirvana. Tibet, the 'land of holy monks', on the roof of the world, has a truly unique atmosphere and is most certainly a land that breathes original beauty and remarkable monastery culture.