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Prehistoric Rock Art Trails

ad_hlab_min — Thu, 01 Dec 2022 12:42:13 +0000

Prehistoric Rock Art is one of the oldest form of cultural heritage, present in almost all regions of the planet and living proof of past life forms. Europe hosts some of the best known and most significant evidence of Prehistoric Rock Art, representing over 40% of all the world’s rock art sites. This Art is closely linked to the landscape. Culture and Nature therefore come together in this route, which also contributes to the sustainable development of the rural communities where all the sites that compose the Cultural Route are located.

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Route of Saint Olav Ways

ad_hlab_min — Thu, 01 Dec 2022 12:42:13 +0000

Olav II Haraldsson, later known as St. Olav, was King of Norway from 1015 to 1028. After he fell in the battle of Stiklestad in 1030 he was declared a martyr and a saint, which led to the propagation of his myth. For centuries after his death, pilgrims made their way through Scandinavia, along routes leading to Nidaros Cathedral, in Trondheim, where Saint Olav lies buried.

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Travel in the Middle Ages, with John F. Romano

ad_hlab_min — Thu, 01 Dec 2022 12:41:03 +0000

A common myth about the medieval period is that no one traveled anywhere, but stayed in the place they were born until they died. This week on The Medieval Podcast, Danièle speaks with John F. Romano to find out what travel was really like in the Middle Ages.

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The history of Grand Tour

ad_hlab_min — Thu, 01 Dec 2022 12:41:03 +0000

There was a time when people did not travel for tourism, but to develop their intellectual skills, and grow culturally. The Grand Tour was a long journey in continental Europe carried out by the rich young people of the European aristocracy starting from the 17th century and destined to perfect their knowledge with departure and arrival in the same city. This journey could last from a few months to several years. The final destination was commonly Italy, or more rarely Greece.

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Travel and Trade in the Middle Age

ad_hlab_min — Thu, 01 Dec 2022 12:41:03 +0000

Trade and commerce in the medieval world developed to such an extent that even relatively small communities had access to weekly markets and, perhaps a day’s travel away, larger but less frequent fairs, where the full range of consumer goods of the period was set out to tempt the shopper and small retailer. Markets and fairs were organised by large estate owners, town councils, and some churches and monasteries, who, granted a license to do so by their sovereign, hoped to gain revenue from stall holder fees and boost the local economy as shoppers used peripheral services. International trade had been present since Roman times but improvements in transportation and banking, as well as the economic development of northern Europe, caused a boom from the 9th century CE. English wool, for example, was sent in huge quantities to manufacturers in Flanders; the Venetians, thanks to the Crusades, expanded their trade interests to the Byzantine Empire and the Levant, and new financial instruments evolved which allowed even small investors to fund the trade expeditions which criss-crossed Europe by sea and land.

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