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<p>(by Guilhem Vellut CC BY 2.0 Wikimedia Commons)</p>
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The House of the Alchemist

Among the narrow streets of Paris, a house with a unique past stands out.
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  • Cyprus

Aphrodite’s Beach

A place uniquely connected to the goddess of love
<p>Alpheus and Arethusa, painting by John Martin (1789 &#8211; 1854)</p>
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  • Syracuse

The Fountain of Arethusa

A mythical story of passion, deeply rooted in the greek tradition of Syracuse.
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  • A stroll along the enchanting bridges of Venice
  • A walk through history and mythology exploring the twelve Olympian gods
  • Roman Empire: discovering Roman parades passing through the three Triumphal Arches
  • Fascist Architecture in Rome
  • A “mindful” journey through the ruins of WWII in Cologne
  • Discovering the ​​archaeological site of Delphi
  • The public buildings of ancient Athens
Stories
  • Paris Point Zero
  • The Devil Abode
  • The House of the Alchemist
  • The Viking Althing
  • The Fountain of Arethusa
  • The 10 secret places you didn’t know about Milan

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