England: between mines and rail in the region of lakes
Wednesday, July 23rd, 2008
The lake is considered one of the most beautiful areas across England. Large 885 square miles, is better known as Cumbria and its territory was created a great national park. It is a rich and varied, in which insist big cities and small villages with houses built in stone. The landscape is dominated by deep valleys, rivers, streams, waterfalls and of course lakes are about 15 mirrors of water which gave its name to this region. There are many signals passage of Roman troops, whose traces are the most obvious fortifications overlooking the hills and roads that still resist the valley, while the period Norman remains the imposing castles.
The area lakes also offers several other attractions: among these are the mines of stone and iron dug by the Romans, exploited by the Germans in the 16 st century and then even more intensely after the industrial revolution, the steam train, built in 1869 and today dedicated to exploring the region, a Via Ferrata that allows fans to the thrill and experts of mountaineering, along the crest of a mountain standing firmly hooked to a steel rope. The Via Ferrata exploits steps constructed Victorian era to bring to the valley stones extracted from the mines, following a path that especially in winter was to be decidedly difficult. Here you can discover all the attractions of Cumbria Lake District and here you will find the map of trails and attractions in the area.
Many times we talked, here on Travel blog, the magnificent landscapes of Death Valley, and many times we could not avoid to remember the conditions and especially the extreme temperatures of this beautiful natural park United States.
Bassano del Grappa is a small town known mainly for Venetian Bridge wood, one of the most characteristic of Italy, also known as Old Bridge or Alpini (see photo), and the famous grappa. Anyone wishing to know a little ‘better (the city, not the brandy!) Trascorrendovi a weekend between July and August can take advantage of the promotion exit at dell’Operaestate Festival 2008: four hundred evenings of entertainment ranging from theatre to contemporary dance internationally, lyrical music, classical and jazz to auteur films (among the protagonists of this edition are the Ballet of Rome, the Orchestra and Chorus of the Teatro La Fenice, Ivan Lins All Star, Alessandro Bergonzoni).
