History of Navigation
Without a doubt the sea was one of the first major obstacles faced by men in their journeys. But certainly it has never been a constraint to their ability in overcoming challenges.
Fabulous Flowing Nile
The slow flowing Nile was almost ideal for transportation though occasional storms which might endanger shipping or the lack of wind held it up. From earliest times Egyptians built boats for transportation, fishing and enjoyment.
Greece, Mediterranean power
With the consolidation of Greek culture came the first major expansion eminently colonial maritime history.
Turkey, Pioneers of world cartography
Turks were introduced to the seas for the very first time as they settled in Asia-Minor in 1071. They began to sail towards the blue waters to study the mystical world of the endless seas, which reminded them of eternity.
The conquest of new continent
Stories of galleons and sea, sunken treasures, fights in the middle of the ocean, sea expeditions and conquests...
Masters of the shores
Certain places make us feel at home although we might be far away from it. Spaces willing to surprise us and create in our memory moments which will be revisited once and again, this, in conjunction with what we expect of secluded places have been portrayed in a list that combines exclusive design, unique staff and paradieses at the shores of the world.
Holland
Until 1795, the Netherlands was a confederation of states (a union of independent states which form a basis of a treaty status), the Republic of the Seven United Netherlands. The seven provinces that formed the union remained autonomous but were co-regulated in foreign policy and defense.
Tips & Tops Holland
Tips & Tops Holland
Hotel Librije
What would you do if the Librije boutique hotel, with one of two Michelin three-star restaurants in the Netherlands is located in Zwolle, a hundred kilometers from Amsterdam where I am?
Hotel De L’Europe
It all began with a humble inn built in 1638, few years later it started its expantion toward the Riviera of the Amstel River. The name of the river derives from the Antique dutch: Aeme Stelle, which means area with abundant water or “dam of the Amstel river” granting with it the name of the city Amsteler-damme.