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Turkey Valley in Cappadocia

Key information: Cappadocia 

This region is famous for the 

odd formations of it's 

surreal landscape - weird 

spires and mushrooms, the 

result of the erosion of the 

soft volcanic rock which 

covers the area. Troglodyte 

dwellings are common, 

with entire cities consisting 

of houses and churches 

carved from the rock.

Baglidere Valley 

The valley Baglidere, taking 

its name from the stream 

passing through, is a 

beautiful trekking route of 

4100m lenght. Towards the 

end of the valley, there is an 

area where the fairy 

chimneys are intensive and 

magnificent. This area is 

really attractive. This part of 

the valley is called by the 

locals “Love valley” 

because of the shapes of 

the fairy chimneys.

Zemi Valley 

The valley took its name from 

Zemi Stream passing through and 

it is 5600m long. The valley can 

be walked through in 4 hours 

easily. Along then Valley you will 

see various fruit trees. Due to the 

season, it is possible to find plum, 

mulberry,cherry,pear,apricot and 

berry.

Meskendir Valley 

Meskendir valley, lays 

down southwest 

direction from 

Ortahisar. You can 

walk Meskendir Valley 

with a comfortable 

tempo in 3 hours.

Manastirlar Valley 

It is one of the least known but 

virgin and attractive trekking 

racecourses of Cappadocia. 

Manastırlar (Monastery) Valley, 22 

Km far away from Ihlara Valley is 

a small copy of Ihlara Valley.

Balkanderesi Valley 

Although it used to be 

one of the oldest and 

well know trail of 

Cappadocia ,around for 

10 years there are no 

groups visiting this Valley 

for trekking.Especially 

during summer ,because 

of the bad smell the 

valley is not preferred by 

trekking groups.

Ihlara Valley Ihlara Valley near Mount 

Hasan and Mount Melendiz 

(two of the three volcanoes of 

Cappadocia) is a canyon with 

a depth of approximately 

100m and was formed by the 

Melendiz River thousands of 

years ago.

Cappadocia Hiking Tours 

Cappadocia is famous for 

magnificent valleys and 

unique formations shaped 

by the eruptions of three 

volcanoes; Mount Erciyes, 

Mount Hasan and Mount 

Melendiz .These valleys 

were used to hide the first 

churches of Cappadocia 

carved into fairy chimneys 

and caves.

The End 

Presentation by: Wiktoria Steć , Wiktoria 

Zajkowska 

Pictures: website

MINERVINO DI LECCE 

Our town

MINERVINO

MINERVINO 

Minervino di Lecce is 

situated in south Italy, in 

Apulia, in a wonderful area 

called Salento. 

It has got 3000 inhabitants. 

It is not far from the sea 

which is limpid and 

transparent. 

Minervino is a place to be 

visited because it’s a little 

pot of art, history, culture, 

myth and legend.

THE HISTORY 

The name of Minervino derives from the goddess Minerva, maybe because there was a 

templum near the town in ancient times. The area was already inhabitated in the Bronze Age. 

The foundation seems to date back to the Greeks-Iapigi. People arrived in this village after the 

destruction of the town by the Goths, Saracens, William the evil, Frederick and Manfredi.

THE CONVENT 

It is dedicated to Saint Anthony of Padoua and it was built next to the 

church in honour of the Saint , authorized by the Archibishop of Otranto 

in the XVII Ceuntury, according to Franciscan building models. It has 

got a big orchard , a ground floor and a first floor. Another interesting 

element is the square cloister with lateral arches , in whose centre there 

is a well. The interior consists of typical small rooms with a barrel vault 

and corridors which are 1.80 metres wide. 

THE CHURCH next to the convent is quite small as it was designed like 

a small temple with a square plan consisting of a rectangular area and a 

lateral aisle with adjoining chapels. The church and the convent were 

restored and expanded in 1776. The elegant pictorial displays, the 

painted frames and stucco which are in the library, in the refectory and 

in numerous monastic cells date back to the same period.

Situated in the countryside surrounding our town , the Dolmen Li Scusi 

is one of the most representative prehistoric monuments of Salento. 

It is located in the Scusi land which means to hide, because the 

dolmen was probably used as a hiding place. It was discovered by 

Luigi Maggiulli in 1867. The megalith is made a up of a calcareus not 

worked plate (3.80 x 2.50 metres), leaning on eight ortostates , one of 

them is monolithic while the others are made up of piled stones. 

The big plate has a hole with a diameter of 20 centimetres wide, 

crossing it from one side to the other. The aim of this monument is not 

certain, even if the most believable hypothesis is a funerary or a 

worship function. Recently some scientists have said that a special 

healthy energy comes from the ground. You can reach the dolmen 

through Li Scusi Park, walking among secular olive trees, drystone 

walls and countryside paths, immersed into the magical and 

mysterious world of the megalithic civilization.

THE FAÇADE 

The outside of the the church is very majestic, it is in the 

renaissance style and the only baroque thing is the 

beautiful rose window. There are leaves on the outside, 

inside them there are some flowers, the angels heads and 

around the window other leaves. Underneath there are 2 

delicately carved columns at each side of the door. 

Towards the top you can see some original masks. This is 

the main entrance and as we go in, the first impression we 

get is of how big it is. The people of Minervino finished 

it in 1573 but at the beginning it was very small. It took 

30 years to built it. The architect was Gabriele Riccardi 

who also did the work in the cathedral in Lecce. On the 

left is the old baptisimal font.

INSIDE 

Into the vestry we can see the painting of the Pieta, painted by a famous 

local artist, Montefusco in 1932. The expression of the Madonna is 

very poignant and also the sadness on the faces of the angels. Into the 

side chapel you can see another painting by Antonio Montefusco 

done in 1959. It is the supper of Emmaus. This is the chapel dedicated 

to Saint Rocco. Here in this chapel there is another painting by 

Montefusco called the Madonna of Pompei. Another interesting 

painting is that of the Crucifixion. Painted by someone local in the 

16th century and is done in the fashion of the time with the skull of 

Adam under Jesus. The apse was disigned by the architect Gabriele 

Riccardi. Below there are columns with decorations all in Lecce stone. 

On top you can see rectangle panels. Two of them are windows on the 

outside. Above this you can see the rib vaulted ceiling. The most 

important statue in the church is the Madonna of the Rosary and it 

was done in about 1680 by the sculptor Placido Buffelli. You can 

notice the beautiful flouwered clothes of the Madonna and child and 

the oriental style shawl.

The church of Santa Croce is situated about 1 km from 

town in the countryside. It dates back to the 13th 

century. It presents a simple façade with hanging 

arches; the portal and the window were restored in 

the baroque period. The interior has a Latin cross 

plan; there are numerous frescoes dating back to the 

fourteenth century. Between the elegant baroque 

altars there is a beautiful painting with the Madonna 

and child. 

In the past, in the surrounding area, the fair of Santa 

Croce was held on the first Sunday of May.

On the 19th March in Minervino and other villages nearby, we celebrate 

on old tradition, “The table of St Joseph. They offer meals to the Saint 

as a vow or a request for grace. 

People prepare the table for 3, 5 or 13 saints in the biggest 

room of the house. Food includes “Massa”, home made pasta 

with couliflowers ,chick peas, fish, lampasciuni and big round bread 

with an orange or a fennel in the middle. 

They don’t eat meat dishes because it is lent and there are no cheese dishes.

In our region, in Salento there is an old rite: the Tarantism . Many 

years ago, according to popular beliefs, people were bitten by 

Tarantula. So they used to go to a village, Galatina, protected by 

Saint Paul, from June 28th to 30th to ask the Saint for grace and be 

cured from the disease caused by the bite. 

People exorcised their troubles, dancing in time with a neverending 

music scanned by the tambourine. This dance which offers 

emotions and feelings is called ‘pizzica’. 

Every year, in Melpignano , a village near ours , there is an 

important festival called FESTIVAL OF TARANTULA attracting a 

lot of tourists from all over the world. International singers and 

groups play old and modern music mixed together.

PALACES 

In Minervino, there are some palaces belonging to noble families such as Palazzo Venturi 

and Palazzo Scarciglia. Their portals are really interesting.

PALAZZO VENTURI 

Palazzo Venturi is an old 16th building which 

can be considered a real fortress. It is divided in 

two floors , near the windows and the main door 

there are some machicolations to defend the 

building from the enemy attacks. On the ashlar 

portal there is the coat of arms of the noble 

family named Venturi. Now it has been restored 

and has become a luxury hotel.

Best places to visit in 

Warsaw 

Miłosz Borówka

Royal Castle and 

Castle Square (Zamek 

Królewski i Plac Zamkowy) 

Royal Castle is located in the Castel Square, was bulit in 

XVI century for Sigismund III, who transferred the royal 

residence of 

the Polish monarchs from Cracow to Warsaw. 

In 1944, after the collapse of the Warsaw Uprising, 

Germans destroyed it. Reconstruction has been done in 

years 1971-1984, making Royal Castel one of Warsaw's 

most famous landmarks.

Old Town Market Place (Rynek 

Starego Miasta) 

It is the center and the oldest part of the Old Town. Major tourist 

attraction with many restaurants, shops and beautiful buildings, in 

which rich merchants used to live.

Royal Baths Park (Park Łazienkowski) 

Designed in XVII century by Tylman van Gameren, transformed, in the XVIII 

century, by King Stanisław August into a setting for palaces and villas. In 

1918 opened as a public park. 

The most notable places in park are Palace on the Isle and Theater on the 

Isle.

Saxon Garden (Ogród Saski) 

Park was opened to the public in 1727 as one of the first public 

parks in the world. 

Initially a French-style park, in the 19th century it was turned into a Englishstyle 

park. Destroyed during and after the Warsaw Uprising, it was partly 

reconstructed after World War II.

Palace of Culture and Science (Pałac 

kultury i Nauki) 

The tallest bulding in Poland (237m) was bulit in 1955 as a gift form the 

Soviet Union to the pepole of Poland. Palac have a cinema with eight 

screens, four theaters, two museums, offices and large swimming pool.

Warsaw Zoological Garden (Miejski 

Ogród Zoologiczny w Warszawie) 

Zoo was opened in 1928 and had few animals like lions, tigers 

and elephant. 

Many animals were kiled by Germans in 1939 who took most of 

the valuble animal species to Germany, while others were shot. 

Zoo was reopened in 1949 and now it have 4203 animals.

Wilanów Palace (Pałac w 

Wilanowie) 

Was bulit for Jan III Sobieski in 1696. It survived Poladns's 

partitions and both World Wars, what makes it one of the most 

important Polish monuments. It has musem and beautiful Frenchstyle 

garden.

Beautiful 

places in 

Romania

There are many monasteries in Romania, 

which are included in UNESCO patrimony 

The relief ranges from fields to hills and 

from mountains to seaside 

There are also beautiful towns

Alba Iulia(town and 

fortress)

Sibiu (town centre)

Transfagarasan( road that 

crosses the mountains)

Rachitele waterfall

Curtea de Arges Monastery

Curtea de Arges Monastery

A cup house in Horezu

Oasa Lake in the 

mountains

Hunedoara Castle

Details of the castle

A sculpture in the stone 

Decebal’s face

Danube river

Mountain landscape

Mall in Craiova town

Church in Craiova

Graffitti in 

Craiova

A tower in Targoviste

Neamt Monastery

Agapia Monastery

Belis Lake

Black Church in Brasov

Bran Castle

Moldovita Monastery

The Black Sea

Putna Monastery

Sucevita Monastery

Voronet Monastery

These were pictures I took during my 

travels. 

I hope you enjoyed them!

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