Here are all the adventures tagged with: Historical

August 25, 2022 (day 23)

In the spotlight

613 km / 381 miles 🚗 🚶

Parked for the night 🇪🇸

The gear

Cameras:
Fujifilm X-T3 ¹
Google Pixel 6 Pro ²

Camera lens:
Fujinon XF 16-80mm f/4 R OIS WR ¹

Camera lens filters:
Tiffen Black Pro-Mist Filter 1/4 ¹
NiSi True Color ND-VARIO Pro Nano 1-5 stops Variable ND ¹

Film simulation recipe:
Ektachrome E100GX ¹

The pictures

Château de Commarque, Les Eyzies 🇫🇷

In the Périgord, an ancient region of France that corresponds roughly with the modern Dordogne department, the Château de Commarque constituted an important strategic location during the Hundred Years’ War. It was also the site of one of the conflict’s most brutal battles, the tragedy of which has echoed down the ages. During the fight, the young love of the Earl of Commarque’s daughter was beheaded. However, it is not the ghost of the young man that wanders the ruins, but that of his horse, locked in a perpetual search for its master.

The gear

Camera:
Fujifilm X-T3

Camera lens:
Fujinon XF 16-80mm f/4 R OIS WR

Camera lens filters:
Tiffen Black Pro-Mist Filter 1/4
NiSi True Color ND-VARIO Pro Nano 1-5 stops Variable ND

Film simulation recipe:
Ektachrome E100GX

The pictures

August 24, 2022 (day 22)

In the spotlight

752 km / 467 miles 🚗 🚶

Fuerte de Alfonso XII / San Cristóbal, Navarre 🇪🇸

The mysterious Fortress of San Cristóbal near Pamplona was a military fortress built during the reign of Alfonso XII to defend the city against attacks. However, its main use was as a military prison, in which the prisoners lived in horrible conditions.

On May 22nd, 1938, over 700 prisoners tried to escape en masse and more than 300 died while doing so. To this day, people claim to see have seen all kinds of paranormal phenomena around the fortresses, even though it remains closed to the public.

The gear

The pictures

On the road 🇪🇸

The gear

Camera:
Google Pixel 6 Pro

The pictures

August 22, 2022 (day 20)

In the spotlight

271 km / 168 miles 🚗 🚶

Cabo da Roca 🇵🇹

Cabo da Roca is a cape which forms the westernmost point of the Sintra Mountain Range, of mainland Portugal, of continental Europe, and of the Eurasian land mass. It is situated in the municipality of Sintra, near Azóia, in the southwest of the district of Lisbon. Notably the point includes a lighthouse that started operation in 1772.

The gear

The pictures

Parked for the night 🇵🇹

The gear

Camera:
Google Pixel 6 Pro

The pictures

August 13, 2022 (day 11)

In the spotlight

292 km / 181 miles 🚗 🚶

Castello di Bardi, Bardi 🇮🇹

Castle Bardi overlooks the scenic Emilia-Romagna valley in northern Italy. This castle built in the 900s is one of Italy’s medieval treasures. It sits on a jutting outcrop of red jasper. Castle Bardi is known for its Romero and Juliet tragic love story. It is because of this tragedy that many feel the castle is haunted.

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Parked for the night 🇮🇹

The gear

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August 12, 2022 (day 10)

In the spotlight

242 km / 150 miles 🚗 🚶

Castello dei Conti Guidi, Poppi 🇮🇹

The majestic Conti Guidi Castle, a handsome 13th century architecture equipped with a lascivious female ghost, the passionate Matelda. She was the young and unfaithful wife of the Count Guidi, who seduced and killed hundreds of local youngsters. After one too many disappearances, she was locked in a tower and left there to starve to death.

The gear

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Parked for the night 🇮🇹

The gear

The pictures

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