welcome to hidden europe 2. This issue features articles on the Faroe Islands, Ruthenia, Mukaceve, Russyns in eastern Europe, the German town of Görlitz, Spanish Galicia and the Orient Express.
hidden europe 2
This issue of hidden europe magazine features articles on the Faroe Islands, Ruthenia, Mukaceve, Russyns in eastern Europe, the German town of Görlitz, Spanish Galicia and the Orient Express.
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St Olav’s church at Kirkjubøur, Faeroe Islands (photo © hidden europe)
Summary
This issue of hidden europe magazine features articles on the Faroe Islands, Ruthenia, Mukaceve, Russyns in eastern Europe, the German town of Görlitz, Spanish Galicia and the Orient Express.
hidden europe visits an Atlantic outpost - the Faroe islands
Ruthenia and the Rusyn language scarcely figure in our mental maps of Europe. But Rusyn life & culture are alive and well in the remote valleys of the Carpathians.
The Silesian city of Görlitz, on the German-Polish border, is a gem of a place. And, it turns out, a city with an interesting tale.
guest contributor Tim Locke explores how the turbulent history of Görlitz is intertwined with his own family history
Spanish Galicia is a land shaped by emigration. The coastal town of Muros neatly combines fish, tourism and some tall tales
Many a coastal community, and even one or two inland spots, have realised that there's no better way to promote trade and tourism than through a colourful display of freshly landed fish and other seafood.
Razvan cannot wait to get home to Romania; a tale of one train journey
In August 2002 at Kalwaria and in April 2005 at Cybinka: two Polish moments with papal connections.
A celebration of an improbable virtual community: Lonely Planet's Thorn Tree.
Hooked on maps! A nostalgic look back at Ordnance Survey's (OS) one-inch Sheet 116 Dolgellau.
the village that disappeared: the story of Diepensee in Germany
Irish monks and a Norwegian king have helped shape the community of Kirkjubøur on the Faroese island of Streymoy.
the market at Barcelos: a stopping off point on the pilgrim trail from Portugal to Santiago
Hun nostalgia makes its mark in modern Hungary
Ukraine relaxes its visa requirements
One travel guide claims that Finisterre is the most westerly point on the European mainland. This is in fact wrong, just as other points that lay claim to special status as geographical extremities are often spurious. We map Europe's extremities.
links to North Cyprus, the Faroe islands, the Azores and Svalbard
hidden europe casts an eye on Hrodna in northwest Belarus
Molvania, Slaka and more! We recall a tradition of writing guidebooks to non existant places
by catamaran across the Straits of Gibraltar to North Africa
some lesser known pilgrim routes to Santiago de Compostella - and the path to Finisterre
a look ahead at hidden europe 3