Thingvellir - Iceland's only World Heritage Site

Written by Seb Jay


Thingvellir - Iceland's only World Heritage Site

Situated onrepparttar floor of a giant geological rift inrepparttar 138210 Southwest corner of Iceland is Thingvellir National Park. Takingrepparttar 138211 form of a natural amphitheatre, Thingvellir is a stunningly beautiful place that seesrepparttar 138212 North Atlantic Ridge carve its way northwards acrossrepparttar 138213 island. But it is not only onrepparttar 138214 strength ofrepparttar 138215 area's outstanding natural beauty that Thingvellir is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. No, there's a lot more to Thingvellir than meetsrepparttar 138216 eye!

The World's First Parliament

In 930ADrepparttar 138217 people of Iceland chose this protected location asrepparttar 138218 venue for a gathering of Icelandic chieftains. The gathering resulted inrepparttar 138219 establishment ofrepparttar 138220 world's first parliament where tribal representatives came to settle differences through diplomacy and (mostly) peaceful initiatives. Named asrepparttar 138221 Althing, this open-air assembly ran for a two-week period every year. Representatives would journey from all over Iceland to put their cases forward torepparttar 138222 Althing, helping to shaperepparttar 138223 laws of Iceland throughrepparttar 138224 ages.

Three Ghostly Castles in England

Written by Seb Jay


England is a land steeped in history, tradition and legend. It boasts more than 1400 medieval castles across its countryside, many of which are said to be frequented by ghosts, specters and other supernatural occurrences. Here is a delightfully ghoulish list of three ofrepparttar best ghostly castles to visit…

Chillingham Castle

Billed as "The Most Haunted Castle in Britain", Chillingham Castle inrepparttar 138209 county of Northumberland in Northern England is infamous for an entire collection of restless souls. The most famous ofrepparttar 138210 castle's ghosts isrepparttar 138211 'Blue Boy', whose agonizing cries are said to wail out at around midnight from a passageway insiderepparttar 138212 castle close to one ofrepparttar 138213 modern-day self catering apartments. A soft light is then said to engulf a four-poster bed inrepparttar 138214 room nearby and an image ofrepparttar 138215 boy appear for a few brief seconds. Chillingly,repparttar 138216 bones of a boy and fragments of blue clothing were discovered hidden behind a wall inrepparttar 138217 very vicinity ofrepparttar 138218 noises several years ago.

Old Wardour Castle

Built inrepparttar 138219 14th century, Old Wardour Castle in Wiltshire, Southwest England has been labeled as England's most romantic castle. Set in secluded

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