“Calanchi” landforms -Guardavalle, Calabria, Italy
By Francesca Politi – JUMP Team We are along the side of the road that leads us to Guardavalle where a scenic landscape all…
“Corajisima”: an ancient popular tradition”
By Lorenzo Papasodero – JUMP TEAM What does it mean to live in Calabria? Many will answer: enjoy an excellent climate, excellent food, excellent…
The Red Inn
The Red Lion Inn is a Grade II listed pub, built in the late 15th/early 16th century, at 55 High Street, Southampton, Hampshire. It…
The Mop Fair
It has it origins in the statute fairs that have existed for centuries. Also known as a hiring fair or mop fair, these were…
The Curse of the Tichborne Dole
Every Lady Day, March 25, (otherwise known as the Feast of the Annunciation) the villagers of Tichborne in Hampshire, UK, gather to collect the…
The Wickham Horse fair – a long lasting tradition
Wickham is a large village and civil parish in Hampshire, England, about three miles north of Fareham. It is well known as it hosts…
Portchester Castle: A history through different eras!
Portchester Castle was begun as a Roman fort, one of the series of coastal forts now known as the Forts of the Saxon Shore.…
Lugo, the oldest city in Galicia
Yes, you have read correctly, the oldest in Galicia, since it dates from the 25th century BC. In the 1st century BC the Roman…
The Jewish Community in Poznań
By Aleksandra Majchrowska, KONTAKT, Poland. The Jewish Community in Poznań was one of the most important in the country. Along with Krakow, Lublin, and…
Old units of measurement used by Calabrian peasants
By Francesco Tirinato Until a few decades ago, the systems and units of measurement prescribed by Ferdinand I of Aragon in the ancient Kingdom…