• ST. OLAFS CASTLE: THE WATER FORTRESS OF SAVONLINNA, FINLAND St. Olaf’s Castle ( or Olavinlinna Castle) near Savonlinna, Finland, is one of the most beautiful historical and cultural buildings in Finland, also known as the land of a thousand lakes. In reality Finland has about 188,000 lakes, the largest being Saimaa Lake. Its English name Finland means “fen-land”, and the country was named for its many “high fens”. The country’s name in Finnish, Suomi, means...

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• REVOLUTIONARY CUBAN JEWELLERY DESIGNER JORGE GIL ALWAYS ON THE LOOKOUT FOR NEW CHALLENGES   52-year-old Jorge Gil: jewerelly designer, observer, minimalist.   Video by Aimara Fernández / Juan Carlos Alom © CUBA ABSOLUTELY   The man, the eye. The hands, the forms. Jorge Gil designs jewellery with a Cuban heart   Jorge Gil talks about his art with the same fire as the burner he uses to create the...

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BAROQUE VIOLIN PROFESSOR LUCY VAN DAEL - A DUTCH MUSICAL PIONEER

“I was playing Bach on the modern violin, but I had the feeling something wasn’t quite right” Baroque violin professor Lucy van Dael started her career as a 19-year-old playing modern violinist in the Netherlands Chamber Orchestra, underRead more

ULTRAMODERN ICE SPORTS CENTRE IN LIEGE

Skating and ice hockey in the belly of the whale   An ultramodern new ice sports centre complete with a skating rink that can be converted into an ice hockey rink has been built on the banks of the River Maas near the Médiacité shoppingRead more

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