The Monumental Nativity Scene in Soriano Calabro
By Francesco Tirinato – JUMP Team (Italy) We are in the small town of Soriano Calabro (in the province of Vibo Valentia), which between…
The night between 12 and 13 of December. The night of Santa Lucia, the shortest night and the sweetest for children
Written by Erika Gerardini – JUMP Team (Italy) I was born in the North of Italy, precisely in Leno in the province of Brescia…
Hurst Castle, Lymington
Lymington is a costal port town in Hampshire about 20km west of the city of Southampton. It sits on the edge New Forest National Park and boasts two…
Shaw House – One of the best-preserved Elizabethan manors in England
History of the Shaw House Shaw House was completed in 1581 by Thomas Dolman, a member of a successful family who had made their fortune…
History of Donnington Castle
Donnington Castle overlooks the Lambourn Valley in an important strategic position commanding the crossing of major north–south and east–west routes. The manor of Donnington…
The Calabrian fathers of the Gregorian calendar
By Francesca Politi -JUMP Team In the 16th century the Gregorian Reform changed the way we keep track of dates. Behind this event we…
The mystery of Margate’s Shell Grotto
The Shell Grotto is an ornate subterranean passageway shell grotto in Margate, Kent. Almost all the surface area of the walls and roof is covered in mosaics created entirely of seashells,…
When Spain humiliated the infamous pirate “Drake” in La Coruña
About 150 ships and more than 23,000 men. With that number of vessels and soldiers, the pirate Francis Drake set out on April 13,…
49 years since the discovery of the Riace Bronzes (460–450 BC)
By Francesca Politi – JUMP Team 16th of August 1972: a great day for the artistic and archaeological heritage of Calabria. The Ionian Sea…
Do you know the Vigo that exists under our feet?
Celtic forts, Roman salt flats and medieval walls are hidden under the sidewalks of Vigo, like very well-kept secrets of the history that made…