SHOPPING | CONTACT | NEWS | SUBSCRIBE ENG ITA ESP ENG ITA ESP Swarovski Crystal Worlds in Innsbruck. 2025 opening hours, tickets Swarovski Crystal Worlds Design. Fantasy. Creativity. Magic. Nature… and a truly unique and sparkling experience! Wonder opens its doors to visitors at Swarovski Crystal Worlds (Kristallwelten), an iconic place where the beauty of precious crystal blends with Tyrolean tradition. A one-of-a-kind museum, where international artists and designers have unleashed their magic, creativity, and all their extraordinary skills. An extraordinary world born from the brilliant mind of André Heller. He was tasked (and succeeded) with creating something that went far beyond mere imagination.Something that could be more than just a museum. Inaugurated in 1995, on the centenary of the Swarovski company, Crystal Worlds is one of the most visited attractions in the entire country and undoubtedly a must-see on holiday in Innsbruck. Photo ©, Zairon SWAROVSKI CRYSTAL WORLDS GETTING THERE Kristallwelten is located at Kristallwelten 1, in the small town of Wattens, just over 20 km from Innsbruck.The electric shuttle bus runs five times a day between Innsbruck’s main train station and the museum. The shuttle is the best and most sustainable option. Tickets can be purchased on board or directly with the admission ticket on the official website. It costs €8 for a one-way trip and €12 for a return trip. A 50% discount is available for children aged 6 to 17. Free for children up to 5 years old. Trains and buses are sustainable and convenient alternatives, although less convenient because they do not offer direct routes. The closest train station is Fritzens, just over a 20-minute walk from the destination. WHAT TO SEE Swarovski Crystal Worlds extends over 7 hectares, more than double the size of its initial years.Visitors are welcomed by a magnificent 17-meter-tall giant statue gushing water. Architectural Digest magazine has named it one of the most beautiful fountains in the world!Around the giant lies an immense, attractive park with mazes, children’s games, unique installations, and even a carousel. The seventeen exhibition rooms, inspired by 16th-century cabinets of curiosities, represent the pinnacle of the genius and creativity of great international artists, architects, and designers. Yayoi Kusama, James Turrell, Fernando Romero, and Niki de Saint Phalle are just some of the great names who have transformed their vision of reality into crystal. Andy Warhol, Salvador Dalí, and Brian Eno are among the great names who have inspired the artists. The Museum has also been awarded the Austrian eco-label “Green Museum” and “Green Event Location” for its great commitment to sustainability. EVENTS Any time of year is perfect for visiting Kristallwelten. Every season offers something truly special. Whether it’s Christmas or Easter, with its markets and splendid decorations, or Halloween, with its spooky decorations. In summer, the outdoor park hosts wonderful circus shows. SWAROVSKI CRYSTAL WORLDS 2025 OPENING HOURS AND TICKETS Kristallwelten is open 365 days a year, including Sundays and holidays, from 9:00 am to 7:00 pm. Last admission is at 6:00 pm.It closes at 1:00 pm on December 24th and at 4:00 pm on December 31st. Tickets cost €24 for adults and €8 for children aged 6 to 17.Free for children up to age 5.Exclusive packages are also available, including the “Crystal Experience,” which includes admission to the Kristallwelten and a personalized engraved crystal. It costs €63 for adults and €47 for children. *All information contained herein, including opening hours and prices, is for informational purposes only and is not considered official. We always recommend consulting official channels. All names and trademarks appearing herein belong to their respective owners. The City Airport Get in Getting Around Hungerburgbahn Transport Tickets City Card Christmas Markets Austria General Info Airports Destinations Events, Festivals Drive in Austria When to Go Reservations Hotels Tour, Experiences Book your hotel in Innsbruck Share the post
Peles Castle
SHOPPING | CONTACT | NEWS | SUBSCRIBE ENG ITA ESP ENG ITA ESP Peles Castle in Romania. Opening hours, ticket prices, how to get Peles Castle Peles Castle, in Romania, is considered one of the main attractions of the Prahova Valley. It was built between 1875 and 1914 in German Neo-Renaissance architecture, following the style of the evocative Bavarian castles. It is rightly considered one of the most beautiful castles in Romania, despite being less famous and renowned than Bran. The castle was built by order of King Carol I, who made it his summer residence after falling in love with this area. It stands on a hill in the Carpathian Mountains, along a medieval route (which still exists) connecting Transylvania with Wallachia. The interiors and rooms are sumptuous, finely decorated, and embellished with Murano glass chandeliers, embroidery, and frescoes. An absolutely unmissable site in Sinaia, not far from Bucharest. HOW TO GET TO PELES CASTLE The castle is located in Sinaia, a two-hour drive from the Romanian capital. The town can also be reached by train from Bucharest North Station. The castle is located at Aleea Peleșului 2, just 2 kilometers from the Central Train Station. You can reach the destination in about 30 minutes on foot or by public transportation. Bus lines T1, T3, and T4 stop at Piateta Foisor, about 600 meters from the castle. A bus ticket costs 3 lei per person. WHAT TO SEE Don’t miss the Hall of Honor, which extends over three floors and features beautiful tapestries, bas-reliefs, sculptures, and finely carved wood-paneled walls. The Great Armory houses approximately 4,000 pieces of weapons and armor: swords, axes, sabers, firearms, and more. The Royal Library contains rare books handwritten in gold letters and bound in leather! The Castle also houses a small Louis XVI-style theater with a royal box, 60 seats, and remarkable murals by Gustav Klimt. The electrically operated glass ceiling is also noteworthy. Don’t miss the seven terraces, decorated with sculptures, fountains, and Carrara marble vases. The building also houses a National Museum with one of the most important painting collections in Eastern Europe. OPENING HOURS 2025 Peles Castle is open on Wednesdays from 10:00 AM to 5:00 PM and from Thursday to Sunday from 9:15 AM to 5:00 PM. Last admission is 4:00 PM. The Castle is closed every Monday and Tuesday and from November 3 to December 2, 2025, for preventive maintenance and general cleaning. PELES CASTLE TICKETS 2025 Admission costs 100 lei per adult, 50 lei for pensioners, and 25 lei for students. Children under 7 enter free with a paying adult. The ticket includes a full tour of the Ground Floor and First Floor. *All information contained herein, including opening hours and prices, is for informational purposes only and is not intended to be official. Please always consult official channels. All names and trademarks herein belong to their respective owners. Sinaia Get In Getting around What to See Visit Transylvania The Surroundings Bran Brașov Poiana Brașov Sphinx And Babel Romania General Info Airports Destinations Events, Festivals Drive in Romania When To go Reservations Hotels Tour, Experiences Book your hotel in Sinaia Share the post
Most curious Festivals
SHOPPING | CONTACT | NEWS | SUBSCRIBE ENG ITA ESP ENG ITA ESP Most curious Festivals 2025. Best curious events in the world Most curious Festivals 2025 Are you a worshiper of Peppa Pig, and your innermost wish is to roll in the mud?Would you like to be the protagonists of your funeral, alive? Or, watch a typical Irish wedding, between the most beautiful damsel in the village and … a goat? Does your partner betray you? Don’t get down, be proud, and try to win the best cuckold prize in the world. And, again, huge male members, carried on their shoulders by adepts and worshipers. Ghost towns in the middle of the desert, ready to come alive for just one week. Babies stretched out in the streets, with absurd characters who test their skills in high jump. People ready to pierce their bodies, with the first thing that comes their way. All this, and much more, you can discover it with the most curious Festivals in the world. Events that, however absurd, and strange, may appear, represent a culture and a tradition that has been handed down for centuries. MOST CURIOUS FESTIVALS 2025 Travel. Learn. Discover. Explore. Only in this way can you rediscover the most authentic and genuine traditions of each country. Here is our personal top 10 of the strangest and most curious events around the world. KANAMARA MATSURI Kanamara Matsuri, literally “Iron Penis Festival”. This is an incredible ritual that takes place every spring on the first Sunday of April.The Japanese city of Kawasaki, is invaded by fouls of all sizes, carried on the streets of the city. His majesty the penis, is revered in all forms: illustrations, sweets, carved vegetables, decorations and, of course, a great parade. Entertainment guaranteed for one of the most incredible and curious parties in the world.More info from here. EL COLACHO Photo ©, Viaggio Routard In Castrillo de Murcia, a small Spanish village not far from Burgos, the inhabitants eagerly await Corpus Christi week.The climax is reached on Sunday, with the Baby Jumping (Salto del Diavolo). Locals decorate their homes. Men in red and yellow overalls, following the procession’s path, jump over children stretched out on the street on mattresses. In hand, a ponytail with which they whip the ordinary spectators who cover them with insults! Really incredible! Without doubt among the most curious and incredible Festivals in the world.More info from here. MOST CURIOUS FESTIVALS: MUD BORYEONG The most crazy and incredible event in Korea, where you can roll in mountains of mud. You get dirty, always with a smile on your face!This is the Mud Boryeong Festival, it’s much more. It’s fun carefree together with thousands of people and friends from all over the world. No difference in nationality, sex, age, culture: in the mud, we are all the same!Many are the activities and initiatives. RED HAIR DAYS Photo ©, Bartr Every month, on the last weekend of August, Tilburg turns red. During this time, the Dutch city hosts one of the most incredible and picturesque events you can witness: Red Hair Days, or Roodharigendag, as they say here.Thousands of redheads, side by side, roam the city streets. A truly unique festival celebrating this color of hair. A veritable river of red, a celebration of pride, connection, and a sense of belonging. HADAKA MATSURI Photo, 2010 Mstyslav Chernov Always comes from Japan, one of the most curious festivals in the world.The Nude Man Festival takes place in different places of the Rising Sun. Most importantly, it is based in the Saidaji Temple in the city of Okayama. At the event, about 9,000 men wear minimal clothes. Generally, only the traditional Japanese loincloth (fundoshi); in some cases, it is not uncommon to find completely naked individuals !! You will witness an authentic race that will lead each contender to challenge pain, abrasion and bruising just to be the chosen one. You will see the contenders trying to grab a branch hanging from the ceiling to take the typical Mochi (traditional sweets).Info from here. MOST CURIOUS FESTIVALS CUCKOLD FEAST Cuckolds from all over the world: unite. At the Rocca, welcome you, great cuckolds! Has your wife betrayed you? Maybe more than once? You surprised her, intent on getting mounted by her spinning instructor. Don’t despair.And if he still hasn’t betrayed you, insist that he do it before November. He could fuck your neighbor, your best friend, the first one that could happen …Wear a nice pair of horns and, in November, leave for the Cornuto festival. You could be the one to parade on the throne, holding new wine. The Cuckold Feast is fully part of the most curious festivals you can attend. PHUKET VEGETARIAN FESTIVAL The event takes place during the ninth Chinese lunar month (October) and is a belief that all those who attend the various Festival rites, get lucky. During the approximately 9 days of the Phuket Vegetarian Festival, hundreds of thousands of devotees gather along the island’s roads.The ultimate goal of each is to achieve purification. There are truly incredible rituals, many of which involve self-torture to move evil from other individuals towards themselves, guaranteeing luck to the whole community. Thus, you will be able to assist the faithful who, in a sort of real trance, walk on hot coals, climb stairs full of blades or even bathe in boiling oil! PROCESSION OF SANTA MARIA DE RIBARTEME Photo, 2011 Gabriel González One of the oldest pilgrimages (La romería de los ataúdes), and incredible, which takes place in Galicia, a magical land, linked to its traditions.The funeral procession in which the procession is made of coffins with people living inside is the protagonist of the procession. No will to anticipate the times… .. Those who parade inside the coffins, usually, are people who have had illnesses or suffered suffering.Unique event of its kind, not to be missed. It takes place in the village of As Neves, in the western part of
Bran Castle
SHOPPING | CONTACT | NEWS | SUBSCRIBE ENG ITA ESP ENG ITA ESP Bran Castle Dracula. Ticket prices and timetables. Arriving by car Bran Castle On the border between Transylvania and Wallachia, along the winding road to the famous town of Brasov is this small village, famous throughout the country for the presence of the famous Castle, whose silhouette stands out from a hill. Bran Castelul is, indisputably, one of the great attractions of Transylvania: the Castle of Count Dracula. What then, in reality, it was, is just a detail. You can’t go on a trip to Transylvania without going through here. Built in the thirteenth century. by the Saxon Knight of the Teutonic Order, Dietrich, in 1377 it was entrusted to the inhabitants of the city of Brasov, destined, in the following year, to become an instrument of defense of the Bran pass along the route to Wallachia. At the beginning of the 15th century it became the residence of Mircea cel Batrin, Wallachian voivode. And this is history. And history becomes legend….What connection would this fortress have with the famous Vlad Tepes, son of Vlad II called Dracul? Almost none, except for the famous Vlad the Emperor, one of the most bloodthirsty medieval rulers in history, fought a series of campaigns in the 15th century in the area around the Castle. The extraordinary and evocative perched position, and the dramatic and spectacular setting, have only increased the aura of mystery and legend around the place. Only a few stones remain of the real Castle of Dracula in a completely different area. PRACTICAL INFO HOW TO GET TO BRAN CASTLE You arrive in Romania, in Bucharest, by plane. From Bucharest Airport, the car is the absolutely recommended way. It is reached through valleys, woods and high mountains; left Brasov, you have to travel about 27 km on the DN73. Leaving the city, there are signs for Bran Castelul along the entire route. There is a large parking lot right at the foot of the castle.It is not at all difficult to get here; beware of those who only recommend organized tours. It’s not absolutely true. TIMETABLES AND TICKETS 2025 The Castle is open every day of the year with the following hours: From October 1st to July 31st, Mondays from 12:00 PM to 6:00 PM. Tuesday to Sunday from 9:00 AM to 6:00 PM. From August 1st to 31st, Mondays from 12:00 PM to 7:30 PM. Tuesday to Sunday from 9:00 AM to 7:30 PM. From September 1st to 30th, Mondays from 12:00 PM to 7:00 PM and Tuesday to Sunday from 9:00 AM to 7:00 PM. DRACULA’S CASTLE TICKETS 2025 The standard ticket (18 to 64 years old) costs 90 lei (€17.73). The senior ticket, for those over 65, costs 60 lei (€11.82). The reduced ticket for those aged 5 to 17 costs 30 lei (€5.91). Children under 4 are free. The ticket for the complete Castle Tour, including the Torture Chamber and the Time Chamber, costs 150 lei per person. WHY VISIT IT It is true that it is a purely touristic place. And, this is not the REAL Dracula’s Castle at all. However, it is undeniable that it is a truly suggestive place. Try to come in the middle of winter, as you see its silhouette perched from the road, with the trees and leaves in motion; or, in the light of the sunset … The courtyard is beautiful, and the view from up here is splendid. If you are in Transylvania it would be a shame not to come this far. Of course, having to choose, about 50 km from here, there is the unmissable Peles Castle in Sinaia! *All information contained herein, including schedules and prices, is for informational purposes only and is not considered official. Always consult official channels. All names and trademarks appearing herein belong to their respective owners. The Surroundings Brasov Fortified Churches Poiana Brașov Sibiu Sinaia Transylvania on the road Romania General Info Airports Destinations Events, Festivals Drive in Romania When To go Reservations Hotels Tickets & Tour Book your hotel in Sibiu Share the post
ASTRA Museum
SHOPPING | CONTACT | NEWS | SUBSCRIBE ENG ITA ESP ENG ITA ESP ASTRA Museum, most important ethnographic Romania Museum ASTRA Museum of Sibiu Four museums of ethnology and civilization. Several laboratories for conservation and research. A large documentation center.All united under the name of ASTRA, an extraordinary complex located in Sibiu, in the heart of Transylvania, today the most important open-air ethnographic museum in the whole country. Defining it as a museum is at least an understatement, given the offer and, above all, the enormous size: an immense nature reserve in which life of the past is perfectly recreated, through historic houses, mills, and even old tools.A real blast from the past, among lakes, kilometers of alleys and about 400 homes. A wonderful open-air museum where all you have to do is walk, admiring everything around you. It was born in 1905 as a Museum of Traditional Popular Civilization, with the aim of creating a sort of refuge to preserve the past. Today, its authentic and genuine appearance has made it one of the reference points, in its sector, in all of Transylvania.An absolutely unmissable place especially for children. Photo ©, Nicubunu The ASTRA Museum is located a few kilometers from the center of Sibiu, one of the most beautiful cities in all of Transylvania. One more reason to go and discover this wonderful and magical land. PRACTICAL INFO HOW TO GET The ASTRA National Museum Complex is located along Strada Pădurea Dumbrava, approximately 6.5 kilometers southwest of the center of Sibiu.You can reach the complex quite easily by bus. Line 13 connects the Museum with the railway station in just over 20 minutes. The station is perfectly reachable in a few minutes’ walk from the center. WHAT TO SEE The ASTRA Museum encompasses the following four museums: Museum of Traditional Popular Civilization. “Franz Binder” Museum of Universal Ethnography. Museum of Transylvanian Civilization. “Emil Sigerus” Museum of Saxon Ethnography and Folk Art. Overall you will be able to admire the reproduction of houses in ancient villages. And, also, unique examples of mills.Really suggestive homes, like that of the winemaker in Vladesti, with a high stone base, very similar to the one on the 10lei banknote. Or the house of the Priest of Stăneşti where it seems that he studied Avram Iancu, a national hero.For the little ones there is an entire area (Etno Tehno Park) with creative workshops, games and interesting technical models. Of course, there will be shows and dances in period clothing. ASTRA MUSEUM TICKETS AND TIMETABLE 2025 The ticket costs 35 LEI (6.9€) per adult, 15 LEI (2.96€) for over 65 and 9 LEI (1.77€) for students. It can be purchased directly online, on the official website. The Museum is open daily from May to September from 8:00 AM to 8:00 PM. From October to April, from 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM. *All information contained herein, including schedules and prices, is for informational purposes only and is not considered official. Always consult official channels. All names and trademarks appearing herein belong to their respective owners. The City Airport Get in Getting around Where to Sleep What to see Houses with Eyes Christmas Markets Transylvania on the road The Surroundings Alba Iulia Brasov Cluj Napoca Sighisoara Targu Mures Romania General Info Airports Destinations Events, Festivals Drive in Romania When To go Reservations Hotels Rooms Rental Cars Book your hotel in Sibiu Share the post