Welcome to hidden europe 4. This issue of hidden europe magazine features articles on the Soca Valley of Slovenia, a Jewish sect in Ukraine, Morecambe Bay, the European spa tradition, the Lough Foyle ferry service and more.
hidden europe 4
This issue of hidden europe magazine features articles on the Soca Valley of Slovenia, a Jewish sect in Ukraine, Morecambe Bay, the European spa tradition, the Lough Foyle ferry service and more.
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Lake Bled, Slovenia (photo © hidden europe.
Summary
This issue of hidden europe magazine features articles on the Soca Valley of Slovenia, a Jewish sect in Ukraine, Morecambe Bay, the European spa tradition, the Lough Foyle ferry service and more.
the beginnings of hydrotherapy in the Czech Republic, the faded charms of Marienbad, and water lilies on the thermal lake of Hévíz in Hungary
hidden europe follows the trail of one Jewish sect to Uman' in Ukrainian Podillya
an account of Kobarid, a little town in Slovenia's Soca valley
guest contributor David Cawley looks at an ancient tidal crossing in northwest England and meets Mr Cedric Robinson, the 'Queen's Guide to the Kent Sands of Morecambe Bay'
hidden europe looks at some famous wines used for pastoral purposes and draws the attention to a lesser known one from Moldova and the Ukraine: Kagor
detecting the most frequent international car ferry service in Europe
we visit one of the least known, yet idyllically beautiful of Scotland's Hebridean islands: Oronsay
small is beautiful: three curious European museums in Mijas (Spain), Paris (France) and Dzepciste (Macedonia) - and an American competitor
on the trail of Henning Mankell's fictional character in the southern Swedish town of Ystad
hidden europe reflects on the suitability of the term Baltic states for describing Latvia, Lituania and Estonia
a look back at the tragic sinking of the Arandora Star off the coast of Ireland on 2 July 1940
hidden europe alights upon a trinity of urban delights: Damme (Belgium), Ribe (Denmark) and Ystad (Sweden)
Jewish sites in western Ukraine and southeast Poland: Hasidic connections
A while back we were contacted by one of those property companies that trade on the internet. Most unusually, it had Slovenian islands for sale.
hidden europe remembers Latvian poet Vizma Belsevica
It is difficult to go to ReykjavÃk without getting a big dose of Icelandic history. Icelanders will proudly tell you the tale of Ingólfur Arnarson who gets a lot of credit all over Iceland for putting the country on the map in the late ninth century.
tidal crossings in England from the Scilly Isles to Holy Island
a look ahead at hidden europe's November 2005 issue