Eleron Travel

19/02/2025

This South American country's lengthy coastline offers beaches as diverse as its people and cultures.

08/02/2025

The spectacular Viareggio Carnival starts today...

It's a big event with giant papier-mâché floats and masquerade balls.

It was February of 1873 when, gathered around the tables of the Caffè del Casinò, Viareggio’s young folks began “floating” around the idea of an open-air parade of floats to celebrate Carnival, out in the squares among the people. Viareggio Carnival came about this way: since then, each year thousands of passionate visitors from all over Italy have come to the Versilia town for the festivities. The undisputed stars of the show are the allegorical papier-mâché floats. The world's largest, they’re able to move via ingenious mechanisms and are always animated with music and dancing by hundreds of masked figures.

The floats feature caricatured depictions of figures from the political, cultural and entertainment spheres. Using satire and humor, Viareggio Carnival confronts some of the most hot-button contemporary issues head-on – while managing to laugh at them, too. No Italian public figure escapes unscathed from the teasing hands of the Viareggio “carristi” (float designers).

For a series of Sundays plus Fat Tuesday and a grand finale, the floats will parade through the masked masses along the seaside promenade: stretch just a little over 3 kilometers that winds between the beach and magnificent Liberty-style buildings.

But Carnival fever spreads to the whole city—it’s hardly limited to the Sunday parades. On weekend nights (and beyond), the neighborhoods of Viareggio (historically the "rioni") host major open-air parties: music, dancing and masks will fill the closed-to-traffic streets until the early hours. Open-air restaurants will offer fresh fish-based Viareggio specialties; stages for bands and DJs will be set up on street corners; and everyone, will of course, don masks.

https://www.visittuscany.com/en/events/viareggio-carnival/

05/02/2025

Much more than the hill town that bears its name, the Sapa valley is a prime base for exploring Northern Vietnam and its tapestry of cultures.

03/02/2025

Удължаването на спешните превантивни мерки в Санторини , Анафи, Иос и Аморгос поради интензивната сеизмична активност беше решено от Научния комитет за оценка на сеизмичния риск и Постоянния научен комитет за наблюдение на гръцката вулканична дъга на Гръцката асоциация по вулканология и сеизмология .
По-специално, след задълбочено проучване на всички данни до момента, всички членове на комисиите единодушно заявиха, че:
Сеизмичната активност в калдерата остава на същите ниски нива, както през предходните дни.
Сеизмичната последователност в морската зона на Анидрос, между Тира и Аморгос, е особено висока с 200 земетресения от 1 февруари с магнитуд над 3,0 (и с максимален регистриран магнитуд от 4,9).
Текущата сеизмична активност в района на остров Анидрос се дължи на подводни разломи с посока СИ-ЮЗ и не е свързана с вулканична дейност.
Комисиите препоръчват следните превантивни мерки:
а. Училищата ще останат затворени до петък, 02.07.2025 г. в Тира, Анафи, Йо и Аморгос.
b. Гражданите трябва:
избягвайте големи събирания вътре в сградите.
избягвайте да се доближавате до изоставени сгради.
да избягват достъп и престой в пристанищата Амуди, Армени, Корфу и старото пристанище на Фира.
да пристъпят към премахване на опасни неструктурни уязвими елементи в своите сгради (тежки висящи предмети, окачени тавани и др.) и изпразване на водата в плувните басейни.
да избират безопасни маршрути, когато се движат в рамките на градската тъкан и провинциалната пътна мрежа, особено на места, където има резки морфологични наклони и е вероятно да възникнат свлачища.
трябва да има незабавна евакуация от крайбрежните зони в случай на силно сеизмично разтърсване.
Земетресенията в по-широкия район между Санторини и Аморгос продължават с неотслабваща интензивност през последните часове . Всъщност от вечерните часове на неделя се наблюдава засилване на сеизмичната активност.
Сред десетките земетресения едно на всеки 12 е регистрирано през последните няколко часа, достигайки 4,9 по скалата на Рихтер край бреговете на Аморгос. Земетресение с магнитуд 4,4 е станало в 15:05, отново край бреговете на Аморгос. В 15:38 ч. е регистрирано ново земетресение с магнитуд 3,9 по скалата на Рихтер, като по-слабите трусове са непрекъснати.
Онлайн камера - Живо изображение от Санторини:
от публикацията на Petyo Stoev

03/02/2025

28/01/2025

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Happy Lunar New Year! We’re ready to sssslide into the Year of the Snake with a whole lot of good fortune! 🐍🧧

This year is all about transformation, bold moves, and fresh beginnings - what’s coming up on your horizon?

🏮 Explore what’s on at the House this Lunar New Year: https://soh.online/lny2025

24/01/2025

Послушайте местните!

When in Venice... do as the Venetians do!
Jane da Mosto, scientific adviser to the Venice in Peril Fund, gives her tips...

DO try to stay for as long as possible, even months or years. Apart from the obvious draws, Venice is a great base from which to set off on trips around the
lagoon, to the beach (Lido, but also Punta Sabbioni and Jesolo) and to picturesque local towns like Bassano del Grappa and Vicenza.
DO visit the museums and churches, often a sanctuary from the crowded alleys. The secret tour of the Doge’s Palace is essential, and some guides can organise a visit to St Mark’s Basilica at night, when it’s empty and dramatically lit. Special arrangements can also be made to look around the Arsenale (once the heart of Venice’s naval power) and the Fondazione Cini (on the island of San Giorgio) which, through their architecture, views and particular contexts speak more than words about Venice.
DON'T walk around with your nose buried in a map or worry about getting lost. It won’t be long before you find a familiar landmark, or a sign to Piazza San Marco, Rialto or Accademia. The areas of northern Cannaregio, lower Castello and Giudecca are particularly fine wandering spots.
DON'T eat anywhere with a plasticated menu showing photos of the food on offer. Or give business to the absurd drinks and snack vending machines that have recently landed around Venice. The only good one is the milk machine parked in the Garage Comunale, Piazzale Roma—it dispenses fresh, unpasteurised milk straight from the nearest dairy.
DO try some Venetian specialities when eating in or out: castraure (earliest artichokes, fried or stewed), mauve mantis shrimp, and moeche—little soft-shell crabs from the lagoon—are all delicious, as is the wild duck with artichokes at the Antica Trattoria alla Maddalena, just by the vaporetto stop on the outlying island of Mazzorbo.
DON'T come on a cruise ship: they are ugly, spoil the view, damage air quality and building fabric, and destroy the fragile lagoon ecosystem.
DO rent a bicycle and explore the Lido or the little-visited area of Forte Marghera. Take a picnic bought from the Rialto market or the vegetable barge on the San Barnaba canal.
DO take a gondola ride, but don’t let your gondoliere talk on his mobile. Nor should your taxi driver go too fast across the lagoon, or too near small boats or other islands: the wake waves are damaging and dangerous.
DON'T bother with shops selling mass-produced tat (mainly Chinese). This applies to clothes and handbags as much as rip-off “Venetian souvenirs” in the form of tacky masks and glass geegaws—there is so much high-quality stuff on offer if you keep your eyes open.
DO support local artisans. San Samuele, the area between Campo San Stefano and Palazzo Grassi, is crammed with superb jewellers, antique dealers, galleries and boutiques. Buying glass direct from the outlets in Murano can be tricky, so try Giordana Naccari’s Angolo del Passato, or the glass artist Massimo Micheluzzi for chandeliers and vases. Stationery is still hand-printed in the workshop of Gianni Basso (his son, a marine biologist, has just joined the firm).
DO keep to the right when moving slowly, allowing Venetians to overtake you—they’re not on holiday and know where they’re going.
DON'T walk side by side (in doppia fila): most streets are too narrow for two-lane traffic.
JANE DA MOSTOhas lived in Venice since 1995. She is scientific adviser to the Venice in Peril Fund and author of “The Science of Saving Venice”
http://intelligentlifemagazine.com

16/01/2025

Many international travellers now need to register for an online authorisation before touching down in the UK: https://bbc.in/4a3NDLS

30/12/2024

This year featured disastrous flooding and devastating earthquakes but also huge cultural events, a once-in-a-lifetime opening ceremony in Paris — and some astronomic marvels.

17/12/2024

С BBC Culture – Току-що влязох в седмичния списък за ангажираност, защото съм един от най-активните участници! 🎉

17/12/2024

These city getaways are ideal for the chilly season, whether you’d rather snowshoe around Oslo or groove to calypso on Trinidadian streets.

09/12/2024

How did Christmas come to be? https://bbc.in/493pJ2N

03/11/2024

02/11/2024

It's official: the Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris will reopen its doors on December 8, 2024. Here's what travelers need to know about visiting.