NEED TO KNOW LOCATION Dettifoss Falls lies in Jökulsárgljúfur National Park in northeast Iceland, near to Mývatn Lake MAXIMUM HEIGHT 144 ft (44 m) DAYTIME TEMPERATURES Jan: 28°F (-2°C); Apr: 32°F (0°C); Jul: 46°F (8°C); Oct: 37°F (3°C) Situated in a remote area of northeast Iceland, almost 200 miles (320 km) from Reykjavík, Dettifoss Falls … Read more
NEED TO KNOW LOCATION Jog Falls is located in Karnataka State, southern India, about 205 miles (330 km) northwest of Bangalore MAXIMUM HEIGHT 830 ft (253 m) DAYTIME TEMPERATURES Jan: 79°F (26°C); Apr: 84°F (29°C); Jul: 81°F (27°C); Oct: 83°F (28°C) The grandest waterfall in Asia is hidden away in a remote forest setting among … Read more
NEED TO KNOW LOCATION Angel Falls is 450 miles (725 km) southeast of the Venezuelan capital, Caracas, in Canaima National Park MAXIMUM HEIGHT 3,212 ft (979 m) DAYTIME TEMPERATURES Jan: 81°F (27°C); Apr: 84°F (29°C); Jul: 81°F (27°C); Oct: 83°F (28°C) Tumbling in a single, delicate cascade that is almost half-a-mile (1 km) from … Read more
NEED TO KNOW LOCATION Trier is located in the west German state of Rhineland-Palatinate, near the Luxembourg border CAPACITY 25,000 DAYTIME TEMPERATURES Jan: 36°F (2°C); Apr: 48°F (9°C); Jul: 66°F (19°C); Oct: 50°F (10°C) The Romans did not build all their amphitheaters out of stone. In Trier, the most important Roman city north of the … Read more
NEED TO KNOW LOCATION The amphitheatre at El Djem is located 105 miles (170 km) south of Tunis, the capital of Tunisia CAPACITY 30,000 DAYTIME TEMPERATURES Jan: 50°F (10°C); Apr: 59°F (15°C); Jul: 77°F (25°C); Oct: 68°F (20°C) The amphitheater in El Djem (Roman Thysdrus) dominates the town, visible for miles from the surrounding desert. … Read more
NEED TO KNOW LOCATION The amphitheater is 1.6 miles (3 km) east of Leptis Magna, and 120 miles (193 km) east of Tripoli CAPACITY 16,000 DAYTIME TEMPERATURES Jan: 54°F (12°C); Apr: 64°F (18°C); Jul: 81°F (27°C); Oct: 73°F (23°C) The site of Leptis Magna, on the coast of Libya, has some of the most impressive … Read more
Rome’s Colosseum, an ancient circus of death and glory, is a symbol of the city, but across the Adriatic Sea is an equally imposing and magnificent arena in Pula NEED TO KNOW LOCATION The Arena is located in the port city of Pula, on Croatia’s Adriatic Coast CAPACITY 23,000 DAYTIME TEMPERATURES Jan: 43°F (6°C); Apr: … Read more
The Acropolis in Athens is a potent symbol of the classical world, but the temples of Sicily, set in beautiful landscapes, can be more evocative of the power and majesty of Ancient Greece NEED TO KNOW LOCATION Agrigento and Selinunte are 62 miles (100 km) apart in southern Sicily, Italy NUMBER OF TEMPLES Agrigento: 8; … Read more
NEED TO KNOW LOCATION Various sites are located on the island of Malta and neighboring Gozo ACCESS Open 9am–5pm daily; admission fee – a multi-site ticket is available DAYTIME TEMPERATURES Jan: 54°F (12°C); Apr: 59°F (15°C); Jul: 77°F (25°C); Oct: 72°F (22°C) Dawn, either during equinox or solstice, is the time to visit the Mnajdra … Read more
NEED TO KNOW LOCATION The Ring o’Brodgar stands in the West Mainland parish Stenness, in the Orkney Islands, which lie off the northern tip of Scotland ACCESS Free DAYTIME TEMPERATURES Jan: 39°F (4°C); Apr: 43°F (6°C); Jul: 54°F (12°C); Oct: 47°F (8°C) On summer evenings, the tall, thin standing stones of Brodgar cast long shadows, … Read more