Near Putna Monastery in northern Romania is a rock-cut chapel commonly called Chilia lui Daniil Sihastrul (Daniil the Hermitβs Cell). Local tradition associates the site with the 15th-century hermit, but neither its date nor that attribution is settled. A Putna archaeological publication says the chapel probably dates to the 13thβ14th centuries. Putna Municipality places it…
Deep underneath the hilly landscapes of North Island, New Zealand is hidden an amazing cave lit with glowworms.
The Ε kocjan Caves, located in western Slovenia, are a Karstic caves. The name Karst comes from the name of the region, in which the caves are located – the Karst Plateau or the Classical Karst. Created by the river Reka, which runs for some 30 km until it disappears under the ground.
Vardzia is a unique architectural wonder located in the south of Georgia, near the town of Aspindza. Vardzia is a cave palace and monastery built by Georgians in the Caucasus in the late 1100s to serve as a sanctuary to resist foreign invasions. The underground fortress spanned 13 levels and contained 6000 apartments, a throne…