The extraction of marble from the Apuan Alps in the Carrara region dates back from the first century AD when Romans extracted it under the name of "Marmor lunese". Initially marble was extracted through primitive techniques, using gunpowder. 1890 was a revolutionary year, as the...
The amazing photograph of "Raul Mare" (The Big River) was taken by Romanian photographer Costin Irimia in 2013 when the dam reservoir was completely drained out for specials works on the dam. The "Gura Apelor" dam, whose construction begun in 1975, with its staggering 168 m...
n the way from Ramnicu Valcea to Targu Jiu, right before Horezu, in Costesti, one can see, upon the exit from a curve, a small former sand quarry. The hurried and uninformed traveler can easily miss this ravine without knowing he went right past an open air...
[vc_row row_type="row" use_row_as_full_screen_section="no" type="full_width" text_align="left" video="" css_animation="" box_shadow_on_row="no"][vc_column][vc_column_text] "You have water, but not soul" [/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space image_repeat="no-repeat"][vc_column_text] FACTS [/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space image_repeat="no-repeat"][vc_column_text]Hunyad Castle (or Corvin Castle), Hunedoara, Romania - rare photograph made from helicopter in the 70's by the Romanian photographer, Gh. Dumitriu Maican. Hunyad Castle, one of the largest castles in Europe,...
Slanic Prahova, in Romania, hosts one of Europe’s largest underground salt mines. The Unirea Mine is located 208 meters underground and extends over a surface of 53,000 sqm. 14 galleries can be visited, the largest of which is 412 meters in length, 36 meters in width and...
[vc_row row_type="row" use_row_as_full_screen_section="no" type="full_width" text_align="left" video="" css_animation="" box_shadow_on_row="no"][vc_column][vc_column_text] THE STORY [/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space image_repeat="no-repeat"][vc_column_text] "Maican...