The most famous monolith in Calabria
By Francesca Politi – JUMP Team We are in the north-eastern area of Aspromonte National Park, called “Valley of the Great stones”, in the…
Cultural history of Music in the South of England
Throughout history the UK has produced and created some of the best and most well-known music. Wherever you go in the world you are sure to find a…
Unique St Martin Croissants and the Croissant Museum in Poznań
By Julia Kitaszewska & Marta Gburzyńska, KONTAKT, Poland
Fiestas del Carmen: Patron Saint of Sailors
The Carmen festivity is a seafaring tradition that is celebrated in many towns on the Galician coast in honour of Our Lady of Mount…
Camino Polaco -the Way of Saint James in Greater Poland
By Aleksandra Majchrowska, KONTAKT, Poland. Archival sources and archaeological discoveries made in different parts of Poland prove that Poles also made pilgrimages to…
Canterbury tales and the city
“The Canterbury Tales” by Geoffrey Chaucer (c. 1340-1400), “father of English poetry” according to the perceptive commentator John Dryden, is the poet’s last work…
Proverbs: pearls of folk wisdom
By Francesca Politi – JUMP Team Almost every culture has its unique proverbs. Those short, metaphorical expressions, part of every spoken language, reflect the…
A Rapa das Bestas de Sabucedo
A Rapa das Bestas de Sabucedo, is a party that consists of cutting the manes of the horses in a closed enclosure with a…
Diving in the history of a memorable beach resort in Badolato, Southern Italy
By Sonia Simpatico – JUMP team August the 20th 1982, Lido Solesi, Badolato, Southern Italy Vincenzo is one of many Italian boys, son of…
GNIEZNO, the unique city of the Piast Trail, where the first Polish Kings were crowned
By Marcelina Seemann, KONTAKT, Poland. Gniezno was one of the two first historical capitals of Poland in the 10th century and early 11th century.…