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List of the 60 new and updated pages

Pushkar (1118) Pushkar Camel Fair (Kartik Mela) - India — Photo: Pushkar, Pushkar Camel Fair (Kartik Mela) - India

1. Black & white portraits

143 Photos

Page updated the Friday, 15 December 2023

Black and white photography can bring out emotions more strongly than color. It removes distractions from a portrait. Textures and contrast are stronger. …

Wettolsheim (359) Château de Haut-Eguisheim (Three castles of Husseren-les-Châteaux) — Photo: Wettolsheim, Château de Haut-Eguisheim (Three castles of Husseren-les-Châteaux)

2. Wettolsheim

19 Photos

Page updated the Wednesday, 22 November 2023

Wettolsheim is a wine-growing town located in the administrative district of Haut-Rhin, 5 km south-west of Colmar, between Wintzenheim and Eguisheim, and …

Orchids (18) Brassia - Toscana — Photo: Orchids, Brassia - Toscana

3. Flowers

7 Photos

Page added the Monday, 21 February 2022

Orchids, are diverse and widespread flowering plants, with blooms that are often colourful and fragrant.

Dolomites (1196) Seiser Alm - Sassolungo (3.181 m) — Photo: Dolomites, Seiser Alm - Sassolungo (3.181 m)

4. Dolomites

48 Photos

Page updated the Sunday, 17 October 2021

The Dolomites (Dolomiti), also known as the Dolomite Mountains, Dolomite Alps or Dolomitic Alps, are a mountain range located in northeastern Italy. They …

Munich by night (24) Siegestor — Photo: Munich by night, Siegestor

5. Munich by night

14 Photos

Page updated the Monday, 4 October 2021

Munich’s old town at night offers a very special atmosphere.

6. Marta (Lazio)

9 Photos

Page added the Sunday, 3 October 2021

Marta is a comune in the Province of Viterbo in the Italian region Latium, located about 80 km northwest of Rome and about 20km northwest of Viterbo. Marta …

Altomonte (14) Santa Maria della Consolazione — Photo: Altomonte, Santa Maria della Consolazione

7. Altomonte

8 Photos

Page added the Tuesday, 17 August 2021

Altomonte is a municipality in the province of Cosenza, in the region of Calabria. The city was first called Braal, then Bragalla, Bragallum, Antifluvius …

Castellana Caves (5) — Photo: Castellana Caves

8. Castellana Caves

6 Photos

Page added the Tuesday, 17 August 2021

The Castellana Caves (Grotte di Castellana) are a karst cave system located in the municipality of Castellana Grotte, in the Metropolitan City of Bari, …

Church village of Wamberg (56) — Photo: Church village of Wamberg

9. Church village of Wamberg

12 Photos

Page added the Wednesday, 7 July 2021

The church village of Wamberg is part of the municipality of Garmisch-Partenkirchen (Upper Bavaria) at 996 m. The place is on the north side of the Wamberg saddle …

Wilparting (534) Pilgrimage church — Photo: Wilparting, Pilgrimage church

10. Pilgrimage church Wilparting

23 Photos

Page updated the Friday, 4 June 2021

The pilgrimage church of St. Marinus and Anian (Wallfahrtskirche Wilparting) is the Catholic village church of Wilparting, a district of the municipality …

Kochelsee (5) Schlehdorf am Kochelsee - Herzogstand - Heimgarten — Photo: Kochelsee, Schlehdorf am Kochelsee - Herzogstand - Heimgarten

11. Kochelsee

15 Photos

Page updated the Friday, 4 June 2021

The Kochelsee (Lake Kochel) is located 70 km south of Munich on the edge of the Bavarian Alps. It belongs to the communities Schlehdorf in the west and …

Eibsee (172) Zugspitze — Photo: Eibsee, Zugspitze

12. Eibsee

21 Photos

Page updated the Friday, 4 June 2021

The Eibsee is a lake 9 km southwest of Garmisch-Partenkirchen below (3.5 km north) of the Zugspitze (2,962 m) in the Wetterstein mountains in Bavaria. In …

Ammersee (398) Inning am Ammersee — Photo: Ammersee, Inning am Ammersee

13. Ammersee

42 Photos

Page updated the Tuesday, 2 March 2021

The Ammersee is after Chiemsee and Lake Starnberg the third largest lake in Bavaria (under the lakes, which lie exclusively in Bavaria) and reaching the …

Summer in the city (Munich) (232) — Photo: Summer in the city (Munich)

14. Summer in the city (Munich)

20 Photos

Page added the Friday, 14 August 2020

Despite Corona and the cancellation of the Oktoberfest, the Bavarian capital has launched the “Summer in the city” campaign (Sommer in der Stadt). Rides …

Flakstadpollen (Lofoten) (43) Norway — Photo: Flakstadpollen (Lofoten), Norway

15. Black & white landscapes

78 Photos

Page added the Saturday, 4 July 2020

Color is wonderful, but there’s something truly spectacular about black and white landscapes. Black and white is an expressive and timeless way of capturing …

Nymphenburg Palace (1084) Munich - Germany — Photo: Nymphenburg Palace, Munich - Germany

16. Infrared landscapes

15 Photos

Page added the Saturday, 4 July 2020

Infrared photography makes a world visible that is normally hidden from the human eye. Infrared photography refers to the photographing of subjects in the …

17. Hopfensee

2 Photos

Page added the Sunday, 16 February 2020

The Hopfensee is a maximum 2.1 km long lake with a circumference of 6.8 km north of Füssen in the district of Ostallgäu, Bavarian Swabia, Bavaria. With …

18. Zugspitze

34 Photos

Page added the Saturday, 18 January 2020

The Zugspitze with 2,962 m is the highest peak of the Wetterstein Mountains and at the same time Germany’s highest mountain. The Zugspitze massif is located …

Geroldsee (Wagenbrüchsee) (322) — Photo: Geroldsee (Wagenbrüchsee)

19. Geroldsee (Wagenbrüchsee)

27 Photos

Page updated the Monday, 14 October 2019

The Geroldsee, also called Wagenbrüchsee, is a bog lake near Krün, a few kilometers from Garmisch-Partenkirchen. It has an area of 10.6 hectares, a maximum …

Farmhouse museum Amerang (461) — Photo: Farmhouse museum Amerang

20. Farmhouse museum Amerang

50 Photos

Page added the Wednesday, 25 September 2019

The farmhouse museum Amerang is an open-air museum and is located in the Upper Bavarian foothills of the Amerang region in Chiemgau. It is affiliated to …

Open-air museum Glentleiten (1170) — Photo: Open-air museum Glentleiten

21. Open-air museum Glentleiten

110 Photos

Page added the Monday, 2 September 2019

The open-air museum Glentleiten is the museum of the district Upper Bavaria for the rural life, living and economics of past centuries. It is located above …

Plansee (Tyrol) (26) — Photo: Plansee (Tyrol)

22. Plansee (Tyrol)

7 Photos

Page added the Monday, 1 April 2019

The Plansee is located in the district of Reutte, Tyrol, Austria within the Ammergau Alps. With almost 3 km², it is the second largest natural lake in …

Flakstadpollen (Lofoten) (43) — Photo: Flakstadpollen (Lofoten)

23. Flakstadpollen

6 Photos

Page added the Saturday, 2 March 2019

Flakstadpollen is a bay north of Flakstadøya, in the municipality of Flakstad, Nordland, which stretches for 3 km to the southwest from the inlet between …

Kilan Beach (Lofoten) (41) — Photo: Kilan Beach (Lofoten)

24. Kilan

6 Photos

Page added the Saturday, 2 March 2019

Kilan is a town in Nordland County, Norway. Administratively, Kilan is part of the municipality of Flakstad.

Nusfjord (Lofoten) (425) — Photo: Nusfjord (Lofoten)

25. Nusfjord

15 Photos

Page added the Saturday, 2 March 2019

Nusfjord is a fishing village on Flakstadøy, one of the main islands of the Lofoten archipelago. The village belongs to Flakstad commune in Fylke, Norway …

Vareid Beach (Lofoten) (505) — Photo: Vareid Beach (Lofoten)

26. Vareid

12 Photos

Page added the Saturday, 2 March 2019

Vareid is a town in Nordland County, Norway. Administratively, Vareid is part of the municipality of Flakstad.

Aurora Borealis (Lofoten) (53) — Photo: Aurora Borealis (Lofoten)

27. Aurora Borealis (Lofoten)

6 Photos

Page added the Saturday, 2 March 2019

Norway is an area normally associated with the appearance of Aurora Borealis. There, under the auroral oval, one can observe the Aurora Borealis very often, …

Skagsanden Beach (Lofoten) (21) — Photo: Skagsanden Beach (Lofoten)

28. Skagsanden

5 Photos

Page added the Saturday, 2 March 2019

Skagsanden is a small and beautiful golden-sand beach in Nordland County, Norway. Administratively, Skagsanden is part of the municipality of Flakstad. …

Sakrisøy (Lofoten) (34) — Photo: Sakrisøy (Lofoten)

29. Sakrisøy

6 Photos

Page added the Saturday, 2 March 2019

Sakrisøy (Sakrisøya) is a small island and a fishing village between Reine and Hamnøy in the municipality of Moskenes in Lofoten. The island is located …

30. Å (Lofoten)

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Page added the Saturday, 2 March 2019

Å (Å i Lofoten), from å meaning “stream”, is a village in Moskenes municipality in Nordland county, Norway. It is located about 2 km southwest of the village …

Hamnøy (Lofoten) (208) — Photo: Hamnøy (Lofoten)

31. Hamnøy

3 Photos

Page added the Saturday, 2 March 2019

Hamnøy or Hamnøya is a small fishing village in Moskenes Municipality in Nordland county, Norway. It is located on the eastern side of the island of Moskenesøya …

Reine (Lofoten) (666) — Photo: Reine (Lofoten)

32. Reine

15 Photos

Page added the Saturday, 2 March 2019

Reine is the administrative centre of Moskenes Municipality in Nordland county, Norway. The fishing village is located on the island of Moskenesøya in the …

Reinefjorden (Lofoten) (16) — Photo: Reinefjorden (Lofoten)

33. Reinefjorden

18 Photos

Page added the Saturday, 2 March 2019

The Reinefjorden (Reinefjord) is a fjord arm of the Vestfjord in the municipality of Moskenes in Nordland, which extends almost 3 km in an easterly direction …

Haukland Beach (Lofoten) (100) — Photo: Haukland Beach (Lofoten)

34. Haukland

8 Photos

Page added the Saturday, 2 March 2019

Haukland is a town in Nordland County, Norway. Administratively, Haukland is part of the municipality of Vestvågøy.

Mærvollspollen Fjord (Lofoten) (16) — Photo: Mærvollspollen Fjord (Lofoten)

35. Mærvollspollen Fjord

2 Photos

Page added the Saturday, 2 March 2019

Mærvollspollen is a fjord arm of the Steinsfjord on the island of Vestvågøy in the Lofoten. The fjord stretches about 2 km east of the hamlet Saupstad in …

Utakleiv Beach (Lofoten) (334) — Photo: Utakleiv Beach (Lofoten)

36. Utakleiv

20 Photos

Page added the Saturday, 2 March 2019

Utakleiv is a town in Nordland County, Norway. Administratively, Utakleiv is part of the municipality of Vestvågøy.

Vik Beach (Lofoten) (36) — Photo: Vik Beach (Lofoten)

37. Vik (Lofoten)

7 Photos

Page added the Saturday, 2 March 2019

Vik is a town in Nordland County, Norway. Administratively, Vik is part of the municipality of Vestvågøy.

38. BMW Welt

8 Photos

Page added the Sunday, 18 November 2018

The BMW Welt (BMW World) is a combined exhibition, museum and delivery site, located near the Olympic Park in the immediate vicinity of the BMW Tour (BMW four-cylinder …

Staatliches Museum Ägyptischer Kunst (Munich) (184) Sarcophagus Mask of Sit Djehuty — Photo: Staatliches Museum Ägyptischer Kunst (Munich), Sarcophagus Mask of Sit Djehuty

39. Staatliches Museum Ägyptischer Kunst (Munich)

108 Photos

Page updated the Sunday, 4 November 2018

The State Museum of Egyptian Art (Staatliche Museum Ägyptischer Kunst) in Munich is the most important in Germany after the collections in Berlin (Egyptian Museum …

Map: Staatliches Museum Ägyptischer Kunst (Munich)

Großer Ahornboden (259) — Photo: Großer Ahornboden

40. Großer Ahornboden

8 Photos

Page added the Tuesday, 16 October 2018

The Große Ahornboden lies at the head of the Rißtal valley, the Enger valley, just before the village of Eng between 1080 and 1300 m above sea level in …

41. Barmsee

3 Photos

Page added the Tuesday, 16 October 2018

The Barmsee is a maximum of 1.12 km long and a maximum of 0.49 km wide lake in the district of Garmisch-Partenkirchen (Upper Bavaria) in the territory of …

Oktoberfest (245) 2013 — Photo: Oktoberfest, 2013

42. Oktoberfest

194 Photos

Page updated the Sunday, 7 October 2018

The Oktoberfest is the world’s largest fair held annually in Munich. It is a 16-day festival running from late September to the first weekend in October …

Ottobeuren Abbey (65) Basilica of Saints Alexander and Theodore — Photo: Ottobeuren Abbey, Basilica of Saints Alexander and Theodore

43. Ottobeuren Abbey

66 Photos

Page added the Sunday, 27 May 2018

The monastery Ottobeuren is a Benedictine abbey in the Upper Swabian Ottobeuren. The monastery consecrated to the two saints Alexander of Rome and Theodore Tiro …

Hintersee (Ramsauer Ache) (127) — Photo: Hintersee (Ramsauer Ache)

44. Hintersee (Ramsauer Ache)

10 Photos

Page added the Sunday, 8 April 2018

The Hintersee (formerly Ferchensee or Forchensee) is a 16.4 hectare lake in the municipality of Ramsau in the Berchtesgadener Land, about two kilometers …