The ancient city of love
The ruins of Aphrodisias in Turkey have got to be one of the best sites in the country. In the ancient city of love, you can feel the spirit of how it was.
religion
Sunday church in Poland
In the little Polish town of Chocholow near Zakopane it’s Sunday morning. And for the people who live here, that means just one thing!
Easter in Assisi
The annual Good Friday procession through Umbria’s ancient city of Assisi is an important Easter event in Italy. To be there is a strange experience.
The deformed troll in the forest
Many societies seem to have a mythological ogre-like creature in their cultural histories. But none seems as scary as the deformed dwarf of Chiloe.
The funeral crasher
Chiloe is like a world unto its own, a literal island in the heart of Chile. And it’s the churches of this region which are the pride and joy.
The unofficial saint for travellers
The church doesn’t recognise her, but millions of people worship Difunta Correa as the patron saint of travellers. You can tell by the roadside shrines.