Gallery of my new and updated pages.
List of the 60 new and updated pages
1: Flowers7 photos[See more]
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Page added the Monday, 21 February 2022
Orchids, are diverse and widespread flowering plants, with blooms that are often colourful and fragrant. [See more]
2: Dolomites48 photos[See more]
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Page updated the Sunday, 17 October 2021
The Dolomites (Dolomiti), also known as the Dolomite Mountains, Dolomite Alps or Dolomitic Alps, are a mountain range located in northeastern Italy. They form part of the Southern Limestone Alps and extend from the River Adige in the west to the … [See more]
3: Munich by night14 photos[See more]
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Page updated the Monday, 4 October 2021
Munich’s old town at night offers a very special atmosphere. [See more]
4: Marta (Lazio)9 photos[See more]
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Page added the Sunday, 3 October 2021
Marta is a comune in the Province of Viterbo in the Italian region Latium, located about 80 km northwest of Rome and about 20km northwest of Viterbo. Marta borders the following municipalities: Capodimonte, Montefiascone and is on the southern… [See more]
5: Altomonte8 photos[See more]
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Page added the Tuesday, 17 August 2021
Altomonte is a municipality in the province of Cosenza, in the region of Calabria. The city was first called Braal, then Bragalla, Bragallum, Antifluvius until 1343 and finally Altomonte by order of Queen Joan II of Naples. Altomonte was first a… [See more]
6: Castellana Caves6 photos[See more]
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Page added the Tuesday, 17 August 2021
The Castellana Caves (Grotte di Castellana) are a karst cave system located in the municipality of Castellana Grotte, in the Metropolitan City of Bari, Apulia. The caves, discovered in 1938 by the speleologist Franco Anelli. The Caves of Castellana… [See more]
7: Church village of Wamberg14 photos[See more]
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Page added the Wednesday, 7 July 2021
The church village of Wamberg is part of the municipality of Garmisch-Partenkirchen (Upper Bavaria) at 996 m. The place is on the north side of the Wamberg saddle, a mountain range in the Werdenfelser Land with its highest elevation, the Wamberg… [See more]
8: Pilgrimage church Wilparting26 photos[See more]
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Page updated the Friday, 4 June 2021
The pilgrimage church of St. Marinus and Anian (Wallfahrtskirche Wilparting) is the Catholic village church of Wilparting, a district of the municipality of Irschenberg in the district of Miesbach. It rises above the grave of the two saints; the… [See more]
9: Kochelsee15 photos[See more]
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Page updated the Friday, 4 June 2021
The Kochelsee (Lake Kochel) is located 70 km south of Munich on the edge of the Bavarian Alps. It belongs to the communities Schlehdorf in the west and Kochel am See in the east. While the southern part of the lake is surrounded by mountains, the… [See more]
10: Eibsee32 photos[See more]
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Page updated the Friday, 4 June 2021
The Eibsee is a lake 9 km southwest of Garmisch-Partenkirchen below (3.5 km north) of the Zugspitze (2,962 m) in the Wetterstein mountains in Bavaria. In the northeast is the 4.8 ha and 26 m deep Untersee separated almost completely by a 50 m wide… [See more]
11: Ammersee51 photos[See more]
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Page updated the Tuesday, 2 March 2021
The Ammersee is after Chiemsee and Lake Starnberg the third largest lake in Bavaria (under the lakes, which lie exclusively in Bavaria) and reaching the farthest north alpine lake. The lake is owned by the Free State of Bavaria, the Bavarian… [See more]
12: Summer in the city (Munich)20 photos[See more]
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Page added the Friday, 14 August 2020
Despite Corona and the cancellation of the Oktoberfest, the Bavarian capital has launched the “Summer in the city” campaign (Sommer in der Stadt). Rides and snack stands are distributed throughout Munich for entertainment and summer flair and offer… [See more]
13: Black-and-white landscapes78 photos[See more]
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Page added the Saturday, 4 July 2020
Color is wonderful, but there’s something truly spectacular about black and white landscapes. Black and white is an expressive and timeless way of capturing landscapes with a unique flair and distinctive artistic beauty all their own. [See more]
14: Black-and-white portraits46 photos[See more]
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Page added the Saturday, 4 July 2020
Black and white photography can bring out emotions more strongly than color. It removes distractions from a portrait. Textures and contrast are stronger. Enjoy the timeless sense of style that black and white photography brings. [See more]
15: Infrared landscapes15 photos[See more]
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Page added the Saturday, 4 July 2020
Infrared photography makes a world visible that is normally hidden from the human eye. Infrared photography refers to the photographing of subjects in the area of the infrared light spectrum. The human eye perceives light between a wavelength of… [See more]
16: Hopfensee2 photos[See more]
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Page added the Sunday, 16 February 2020
The Hopfensee is a maximum 2.1 km long lake with a circumference of 6.8 km north of Füssen in the district of Ostallgäu, Bavarian Swabia, Bavaria. With its total area of 184 hectares, it belongs to the city of Füssen, but borders on the west bank… [See more]
17: Zugspitze35 photos[See more]
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Page added the Saturday, 18 January 2020
The Zugspitze with 2,962 m is the highest peak of the Wetterstein Mountains and at the same time Germany’s highest mountain. The Zugspitze massif is located southwest of Garmisch-Partenkirchen in Bavaria and in the north of Tyrol. The border… [See more]
18: Geroldsee (Wagenbrüchsee)30 photos[See more]
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Page updated the Monday, 14 October 2019
The Geroldsee, also called Wagenbrüchsee, is a bog lake near Krün, a few kilometers from Garmisch-Partenkirchen. It has an area of 10.6 hectares, a maximum depth of 6.1 m and falls flat. The location of the Bavarian bathing lake is fantastic: from… [See more]
19: Farmhouse museum Amerang51 photos[See more]
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Page added the Wednesday, 25 September 2019
The farmhouse museum Amerang is an open-air museum and is located in the Upper Bavarian foothills of the Amerang region in Chiemgau. It is affiliated to the open-air museum Glentleiten. The museum shows the rural life, living and economics of past… [See more]
20: Open-air museum Glentleiten114 photos[See more]
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Page added the Monday, 2 September 2019
The open-air museum Glentleiten is the museum of the district Upper Bavaria for the rural life, living and economics of past centuries. It is located above Großweil in the Upper Bavarian Voralpenland between Murnau and the Kochelsee. The museum was… [See more]
21: Plansee (Tyrol)7 photos[See more]
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Page added the Monday, 1 April 2019
The Plansee is located in the district of Reutte, Tyrol, Austria within the Ammergau Alps. With almost 3 km², it is the second largest natural lake in Tyrol. It is connected by a 300 m long canal with the approximately 68 cm higher located Lake… [See more]
22: Flakstadpollen6 photos[See more]
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Page added the Saturday, 2 March 2019
Flakstadpollen is a bay north of Flakstadøya, in the municipality of Flakstad, Nordland, which stretches for 3 km to the southwest from the inlet between Silsandneset in the west and Kvanndalselva in the east. The depth at the mouth is 1 to 2 m and… [See more]
23: Kilan6 photos[See more]
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Page added the Saturday, 2 March 2019
Kilan is a town in Nordland County, Norway. Administratively, Kilan is part of the municipality of Flakstad. [See more]
24: Nusfjord15 photos[See more]
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Page added the Saturday, 2 March 2019
Nusfjord is a fishing village on Flakstadøy, one of the main islands of the Lofoten archipelago. The village belongs to Flakstad commune in Fylke, Norway. Nusfjord is located in the south of the island of Flakstadøy, by the Bottelvika Fjord, which… [See more]
25: Vareid18 photos[See more]
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Page added the Saturday, 2 March 2019
Vareid is a town in Nordland County, Norway. Administratively, Vareid is part of the municipality of Flakstad. [See more]
26: Aurora Borealis (Lofoten)6 photos[See more]
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Page added the Saturday, 2 March 2019
Norway is an area normally associated with the appearance of Aurora Borealis. There, under the auroral oval, one can observe the Aurora Borealis very often, sometimes daily. The actual visibility depends primarily on the season and on the weather. [See more]
27: Skagsanden5 photos[See more]
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Page added the Saturday, 2 March 2019
Skagsanden is a small and beautiful golden-sand beach in Nordland County, Norway. Administratively, Skagsanden is part of the municipality of Flakstad. [See more]
28: Sakrisøy6 photos[See more]
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Page added the Saturday, 2 March 2019
Sakrisøy (Sakrisøya) is a small island and a fishing village between Reine and Hamnøy in the municipality of Moskenes in Lofoten. The island is located in the Reinefjord, between Andøya and Olenilsøya. The highest point on the island is 18.5 m… [See more]
29: Å (Lofoten)2 photos[See more]
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Page added the Saturday, 2 March 2019
Å (Å i Lofoten), from å meaning “stream”, is a village in Moskenes municipality in Nordland county, Norway. It is located about 2 km southwest of the village of Sørvågen on the island of Moskenesøya, towards the southern end of the Lofoten… [See more]
30: Hamnøy3 photos[See more]
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Page added the Saturday, 2 March 2019
Hamnøy or Hamnøya is a small fishing village in Moskenes Municipality in Nordland county, Norway. It is located on the eastern side of the island of Moskenesøya, about 1.5 km northeast of the village of Reine, along the Vestfjorden. Hamnøy was… [See more]
31: Reine16 photos[See more]
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Page added the Saturday, 2 March 2019
Reine is the administrative centre of Moskenes Municipality in Nordland county, Norway. The fishing village is located on the island of Moskenesøya in the Lofoten archipelago, above the Arctic Circle, about 300 km southwest of the town of Tromsø. … [See more]
32: Reinefjorden18 photos[See more]
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Page added the Saturday, 2 March 2019
The Reinefjorden (Reinefjord) is a fjord arm of the Vestfjord in the municipality of Moskenes in Nordland, which extends almost 3 km in an easterly direction from the inlet between Hamnøy in the northeast and Andøya in the southwest (north of Reine). [See more]
33: Haukland8 photos[See more]
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Page added the Saturday, 2 March 2019
Haukland is a town in Nordland County, Norway. Administratively, Haukland is part of the municipality of Vestvågøy. [See more]
34: Mærvollspollen Fjord2 photos[See more]
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Page added the Saturday, 2 March 2019
Mærvollspollen is a fjord arm of the Steinsfjord on the island of Vestvågøy in the Lofoten. The fjord stretches about 2 km east of the hamlet Saupstad in the fjord. [See more]
35: Utakleiv20 photos[See more]
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Page added the Saturday, 2 March 2019
Utakleiv is a town in Nordland County, Norway. Administratively, Utakleiv is part of the municipality of Vestvågøy. [See more]
36: Vik (Lofoten)7 photos[See more]
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Page added the Saturday, 2 March 2019
Vik is a town in Nordland County, Norway. Administratively, Vik is part of the municipality of Vestvågøy. [See more]
37: BMW Welt8 photos[See more]
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Page added the Sunday, 18 November 2018
The BMW Welt (BMW World) is a combined exhibition, museum and delivery site, located near the Olympic Park in the immediate vicinity of the BMW Tour (BMW four-cylinder). It was built from August 2003 to summer 2007. The laying of the cornerstone… [See more]
38: Staatliches Museum Ägyptischer Kunst (Munich)110 photos[See more]
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Page updated the Sunday, 4 November 2018
The State Museum of Egyptian Art (Staatliche Museum Ägyptischer Kunst) in Munich is the most important in Germany after the collections in Berlin (Egyptian Museum) and in Hildesheim (Roemer and Pelizaeus Museum). It displays exhibits from all eras… [See more]
39: Großer Ahornboden9 photos[See more]
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Page added the Tuesday, 16 October 2018
The Große Ahornboden lies at the head of the Rißtal valley, the Enger valley, just before the village of Eng between 1080 and 1300 m above sea level in the municipality of Vomp (district Schwaz). As early as 1927, the “Maple Trees near Alpe Eng on… [See more]
40: Barmsee4 photos[See more]
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Page added the Tuesday, 16 October 2018
The Barmsee is a maximum of 1.12 km long and a maximum of 0.49 km wide lake in the district of Garmisch-Partenkirchen (Upper Bavaria) in the territory of the municipality Krün north of Mittenwald. The sheltered location and its relatively large… [See more]
41: Oktoberfest209 photos[See more]
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Page updated the Sunday, 7 October 2018
The Oktoberfest is the world’s largest fair held annually in Munich. It is a 16-day festival running from late September to the first weekend in October with more than 6 million people from around the world attending the event every year. To the… [See more]
42: Ottobeuren Abbey68 photos[See more]
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Page added the Sunday, 27 May 2018
The monastery Ottobeuren is a Benedictine abbey in the Upper Swabian Ottobeuren. The monastery consecrated to the two saints Alexander of Rome and Theodore Tiro was founded in 764 by Silach, an alemannic noble, and 972 raised by Emperor Otto I to… [See more]
43: Hintersee (Ramsauer Ache)13 photos[See more]
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Page added the Sunday, 8 April 2018
The Hintersee (formerly Ferchensee or Forchensee) is a 16.4 hectare lake in the municipality of Ramsau in the Berchtesgadener Land, about two kilometers west of the center of Ramsau. Named after him is the village Hintersee directly on its western… [See more]
44: Kirkjufell5 photos[See more]
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Page added the Tuesday, 6 March 2018
Mount Kirkjufell (463 m) is located in the west of Iceland, near the town of Grundarfjörður on the western shore of the fjord Grundarfjörður in the north of the Snæfellsnes peninsula. [See more]
45: Hvítserkur7 photos[See more]
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Page added the Tuesday, 6 March 2018
Hvítserkur is a 15 m high basalt stack along the eastern shore of the Vatnsnes peninsula, in northwest Iceland. The rock has two holes at the base, which give it the appearance of a dragon who is drinking. Several species of birds, such as gulls… [See more]
46: Goðafoss8 photos[See more]
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Page added the Tuesday, 6 March 2018
The Goðafoss (“waterfall of the gods” or “waterfall of the goði”) is a waterfall in Iceland. It is located in the Bárðardalur district of Northeastern Region at the beginning of the Sprengisandur highland road. The water of the river Skjálfandafljót… [See more]
47: Mývatn5 photos[See more]
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Page added the Tuesday, 6 March 2018
Mývatn is a shallow eutrophic lake situated in an area of active volcanism in the north of Iceland, not far from Krafla volcano. The lake and its surrounding wetlands have an exceptionally rich fauna of waterbirds, especially ducks. The lake was… [See more]
48: East Fjords (Iceland)6 photos[See more]
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Page added the Tuesday, 6 March 2018
Eastern Region (Austurland, also known as Austfirðir: “East Fjords”) is a region in eastern Iceland. Its area is 22,721 km² and in 2007 its population was 15,300. The largest town in the region is Egilsstaðir, with a population of 2,300. The oldest… [See more]
49: Eystrahorn4 photos[See more]
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Page added the Tuesday, 6 March 2018
Part of the Krossanesfjall is the famous rock outcrop Eystrahorn (also called Austurhorn), on the other side of the wide bay of Lón the Vestrahorn (757 m). The Eystrahorn is also called Hvalnesfjall, because of the now abandoned farm Hvalnes at his… [See more]
50: Hverarönd29 photos[See more]
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Page added the Tuesday, 6 March 2018
Hverarönd, literally meaning “hot springs of the ducks”, also called by Námafjall metonymy of the name of the mountain at the foot of which it is located, is a hydrothermal site of Iceland presenting hot springs, fumaroles, mud puddles and… [See more]
51: Icelandic Landscapes3 photos[See more]
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Page added the Tuesday, 6 March 2018
Iceland has extensive volcanic and geothermal activity. The rift associated with the Mid-Atlantic Ridge, which marks the division between the Eurasian Plate and North American tectonic plates, runs across Iceland from the southwest to the… [See more]
52: Klifatindur16 photos[See more]
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Page added the Tuesday, 6 March 2018
The mountain Klifatindur is located in southern Iceland and is 889 m high. An important part of this mountain range is the Vestrahorn (757 m). In front of him is the pointed Brunnhorn. The Klifatindur originated in the ice age. The massif consists… [See more]
53: Vatnajökull ice caves9 photos[See more]
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Page added the Tuesday, 6 March 2018
Glacier caves are caves formed within the ice of a glacier and are often called ice caves. The glacier caves are started by water running through or under the glacier. This water originates on the glacier’s surface through melting, entering the ice… [See more]
54: Aurora Borealis (Iceland)11 photos[See more]
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Page added the Tuesday, 6 March 2018
An aurora borealis, sometimes referred to as polar lights, northern lights, is a natural light display in the Earth’s sky, predominantly seen in the high-latitude regions (around the Arctic). Auroras are produced when the magnetosphere is… [See more]
55: Breiðamerkursandur17 photos[See more]
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Page added the Tuesday, 6 March 2018
Breiðamerkursandur (also called Diamond Beach for the pieces of glacial ice washed up on the beach) is a sandur (a glacial outwash plain) in southeast Iceland. Sandur is the Icelandic word for sand and the whole area is mostly sand, although some… [See more]
56: Jökulsárlón28 photos[See more]
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Page added the Tuesday, 6 March 2018
Jökulsárlón, literally “glacial river lagoon”, is a large glacial lake in southeast Iceland, on the edge of Vatnajökull National Park. Situated at the head of the Breiðamerkurjökull glacier, it developed into a lake after the glacier started… [See more]
57: Dyrhólaey7 photos[See more]
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Page added the Tuesday, 6 March 2018
The small peninsula, or promontory, Dyrhólaey (120 m) (formerly known as “Cape Portland” by seamen) is located on the south coast of Iceland, not far from the village Vík í Mýrdal. It was formerly an island of volcanic origin, which is also known… [See more]
58: Reynisfjara20 photos[See more]
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Page added the Tuesday, 6 March 2018
Reynisdrangar are basalt sea stacks situated under the mountain Reynisfjall near the village Vík í Mýrdal, southern Iceland which is framed by a black sand beach. Legend says that the stacks originated when two trolls dragged a three-masted ship to… [See more]
59: Skógafoss5 photos[See more]
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Page added the Tuesday, 6 March 2018
Skógafoss is a waterfall situated on the Skógá River in the south of Iceland at the cliffs of the former coastline. After the coastline had receded seaward (it is now at a distance of about 5 km from Skógar), the former sea cliffs remained,… [See more]
60: Gullfoss10 photos[See more]
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Page added the Tuesday, 6 March 2018
Gullfoss (“Golden Falls”) is a waterfall located in the canyon of Hvítá river in southwest Iceland. The wide Hvítá river rushes southward, and about a kilometre above the falls it turns sharply to the right and flows down into a wide curved… [See more]