https://www.ipernity.com/tag/294067/keyword/71396 https://cdn.ipernity.com/p/103/B3/7C/294067.buddy.jpg https://www.ipernity.com/tag/294067/keyword/71396 Mon, 25 May 2026 17:34:36 +0000 Mon, 25 May 2026 17:34:36 +0000 https://www.ipernity.com https://www.ipernity.com/doc/294067/53117226 tag:ipernity.com,2025-10-24,doc-53117226 Fri, 24 Oct 2025 07:17:30 +0000 2025-09-07T14:13:27+02:00 nobody@ipernity.com (Jaap van &#039;t Veen) <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/294067">Jaap van &#039;t Veen</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/294067/53117226"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/72/26/53117226.22567f72.240.jpg?r2" width="161" height="240" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description"><i>Landgoed Schovenhorst</i> (Schovenhorst Estate) was intended as an arboretum and laboratory for research into species of trees from all over the world. In 1848 its founder, J.H. Schober, bought a piece of heathland from the municipality of Putten. He imported seeds from every corner of the globe for researching whether or not they would grow in the Veluwe region. <br /> <br /> Nowadays Schovenhorst is well known for its five tree gardens. The estate consists of a small and large pinetium (a conifer garden), an arboretum and a three continents forest. Among the trees are giant redwoods, firs and cedars. <br /> <br /> The estate is open (free of charge) for walks.<br /> <br /> <i>The main image shows a giant sequoia (Sequoiadendron giganteum) from Californië. This tree was planted around the year 1900 and is approximately 40 metres tall.</i></div> Nederland - Putten, Schovenhorst <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/294067">Jaap van &#039;t Veen</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/294067/53117226"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/72/26/53117226.22567f72.240.jpg?r2" width="161" height="240" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description"><i>Landgoed Schovenhorst</i> (Schovenhorst Estate) was intended as an arboretum and laboratory for research into species of trees from all over the world. In 1848 its founder, J.H. Schober, bought a piece of heathland from the municipality of Putten. He imported seeds from every corner of the globe for researching whether or not they would grow in the Veluwe region. <br /> <br /> Nowadays Schovenhorst is well known for its five tree gardens. The estate consists of a small and large pinetium (a conifer garden), an arboretum and a three continents forest. Among the trees are giant redwoods, firs and cedars. <br /> <br /> The estate is open (free of charge) for walks.<br /> <br /> <i>The main image shows a giant sequoia (Sequoiadendron giganteum) from Californië. This tree was planted around the year 1900 and is approximately 40 metres tall.</i></div> Jaap van &#039;t Veen https://www.ipernity.com/doc/294067/52547992 tag:ipernity.com,2024-07-19,doc-52547992 Fri, 19 Jul 2024 07:14:11 +0000 2024-06-06T11:07:12+02:00 nobody@ipernity.com (Jaap van &#039;t Veen) <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/294067">Jaap van &#039;t Veen</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/294067/52547992"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/79/92/52547992.39d45111.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="161" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">Agia Theodora (Church of Holy Virgin Martyr Theodora) is a small Byzantine church with 17 trees - 200 years old - growing on its roof; most of them are taller than 20 metres. Only <i>one</i> single root can be seen above the entrance. No roots can be seen anywhere else, not even inside the church. The walls are 70 cm thick. Underneath the church is the source of a river whose water feeds the trees. Inhabitants of the region have built the church in the 12th century. <br /> <br /> Nowadays the church is a popular place of pilgrimage. Believers are said to have received numerous miracles. In 1965 the church was declared a monument. <br /> <br /> <i>Theodora grew up in Vasta, where the family would send the sons to fight in the army against the enemy. Having no boys in the family, Theodora decided to join the army to save her father from having to do so. Disguising herself as the soldier Theodore, she soon became one of the most valiant and brave soldiers. A woman soon developed lustful feelings for “Theodore” and claimed that he had impregnated her. Theodora was commanded to either marry the woman or be condemned to death. Doing nothing to prove her innocence (as easy as this would be) Theodora placed her hope in God.<br /> <br /> Being condemned to death, before her execution, she prayed, “Let my body become a church, my blood a river, and my hair the trees.” On the spot where she was martyred, a spring gushed forth which flooded to become a river which still exists today. The 17 trees on the roof of the church are symbolizing Theodora's age at the time of death.</i></div> Greece - Vasta, Agia Theodora <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/294067">Jaap van &#039;t Veen</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/294067/52547992"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/79/92/52547992.39d45111.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="161" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">Agia Theodora (Church of Holy Virgin Martyr Theodora) is a small Byzantine church with 17 trees - 200 years old - growing on its roof; most of them are taller than 20 metres. Only <i>one</i> single root can be seen above the entrance. No roots can be seen anywhere else, not even inside the church. The walls are 70 cm thick. Underneath the church is the source of a river whose water feeds the trees. Inhabitants of the region have built the church in the 12th century. <br /> <br /> Nowadays the church is a popular place of pilgrimage. Believers are said to have received numerous miracles. In 1965 the church was declared a monument. <br /> <br /> <i>Theodora grew up in Vasta, where the family would send the sons to fight in the army against the enemy. Having no boys in the family, Theodora decided to join the army to save her father from having to do so. Disguising herself as the soldier Theodore, she soon became one of the most valiant and brave soldiers. A woman soon developed lustful feelings for “Theodore” and claimed that he had impregnated her. Theodora was commanded to either marry the woman or be condemned to death. Doing nothing to prove her innocence (as easy as this would be) Theodora placed her hope in God.<br /> <br /> Being condemned to death, before her execution, she prayed, “Let my body become a church, my blood a river, and my hair the trees.” On the spot where she was martyred, a spring gushed forth which flooded to become a river which still exists today. The 17 trees on the roof of the church are symbolizing Theodora's age at the time of death.</i></div> Jaap van &#039;t Veen https://www.ipernity.com/doc/294067/52511628 tag:ipernity.com,2024-06-24,doc-52511628 Mon, 24 Jun 2024 07:01:56 +0000 2024-04-25T14:33:42+02:00 nobody@ipernity.com (Jaap van &#039;t Veen) <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/294067">Jaap van &#039;t Veen</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/294067/52511628"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/16/28/52511628.910751c7.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="161" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description"><i>Wildemanshofje</i> (the almshouses of Wildeman) is one of more than a hundred courtyards with almshouses in the Netherlands. It was named after the founder Gerrit Wildeman (1627-1702). As a shipowner and trader of colonial goods he was one of the wealthiest men in Alkmaar. By the end of his life his wife and two children had died. In his will he stipulated that his inheritance had to be spent on a new <i>provenhuis</i>: a free housing for elderly widows, who also got “money, butter and peat” four times a year. <br /> <br /> The start of construction was postponed until spring 1713 and took a year. It was supervised by two 'city carpenters. <i>Wildemanshofje</i> has a high gatehouse at the front with a regent's room on the top floor. Above the entrance a stone statue of a wild man refers to the generous benefactor “Wildeman” (PiP1). The four wings of the complex with a total of 24 houses surround a courtyard garden. There are two old wells where water used to be fetched for laundry. The lime trees in the symmetrically landscaped courtyard were planted in 1758 to protect the houses from the sun. <br /> <br /> Nowadays there still live women in the renovated and modernized houses. Unlike in the past, they now have to pay rent.</div> Nederland - Alkmaar, Wildemanshofje <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/294067">Jaap van &#039;t Veen</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/294067/52511628"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/16/28/52511628.910751c7.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="161" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description"><i>Wildemanshofje</i> (the almshouses of Wildeman) is one of more than a hundred courtyards with almshouses in the Netherlands. It was named after the founder Gerrit Wildeman (1627-1702). As a shipowner and trader of colonial goods he was one of the wealthiest men in Alkmaar. By the end of his life his wife and two children had died. In his will he stipulated that his inheritance had to be spent on a new <i>provenhuis</i>: a free housing for elderly widows, who also got “money, butter and peat” four times a year. <br /> <br /> The start of construction was postponed until spring 1713 and took a year. It was supervised by two 'city carpenters. <i>Wildemanshofje</i> has a high gatehouse at the front with a regent's room on the top floor. Above the entrance a stone statue of a wild man refers to the generous benefactor “Wildeman” (PiP1). The four wings of the complex with a total of 24 houses surround a courtyard garden. There are two old wells where water used to be fetched for laundry. The lime trees in the symmetrically landscaped courtyard were planted in 1758 to protect the houses from the sun. <br /> <br /> Nowadays there still live women in the renovated and modernized houses. Unlike in the past, they now have to pay rent.</div> Jaap van &#039;t Veen https://www.ipernity.com/doc/294067/52398218 tag:ipernity.com,2024-04-05,doc-52398218 Fri, 05 Apr 2024 06:18:31 +0000 2024-04-05T08:20:46+02:00 nobody@ipernity.com (Jaap van &#039;t Veen) <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/294067">Jaap van &#039;t Veen</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/294067/52398218"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/82/18/52398218.77edca0b.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="240" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description"><i>Pinetum de Belten</i> is an arboretum with only conifers. This pinetum was founded by Squire Mr. P.R Feith in 1961, when he started collecting pine-trees from all over the world.<br /> <br /> <i>Pinetum de Belten</i> is grown from the start to 1400 different types of pine trees. Due to lack of space for so many trees in 1992 the decision was made at around 700 trees to be grubbed up. Sub-tropical trees are removed out of the collection.Nowadayas there are more than 1000 different kinds of trees. Species must be able to grow in this environment. A single exception is made for unique items of the collection.<br /> <br /> Since 1974 the pinetum is managed by a foundation. The main goal is to maintain and care for the collection of pine trees. <i>Pinetum de Belten</i> is free to visit, although a voluntary donation is very welcome.</div> Nederland - Vorden, Pinetum de Belten <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/294067">Jaap van &#039;t Veen</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/294067/52398218"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/82/18/52398218.77edca0b.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="240" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description"><i>Pinetum de Belten</i> is an arboretum with only conifers. This pinetum was founded by Squire Mr. P.R Feith in 1961, when he started collecting pine-trees from all over the world.<br /> <br /> <i>Pinetum de Belten</i> is grown from the start to 1400 different types of pine trees. Due to lack of space for so many trees in 1992 the decision was made at around 700 trees to be grubbed up. Sub-tropical trees are removed out of the collection.Nowadayas there are more than 1000 different kinds of trees. Species must be able to grow in this environment. A single exception is made for unique items of the collection.<br /> <br /> Since 1974 the pinetum is managed by a foundation. The main goal is to maintain and care for the collection of pine trees. <i>Pinetum de Belten</i> is free to visit, although a voluntary donation is very welcome.</div> Jaap van &#039;t Veen https://www.ipernity.com/doc/294067/51722474 tag:ipernity.com,2022-12-30,doc-51722474 Fri, 30 Dec 2022 08:09:31 +0000 2022-12-17T11:39:24+01:00 nobody@ipernity.com (Jaap van &#039;t Veen) <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/294067">Jaap van &#039;t Veen</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/294067/51722474"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/24/74/51722474.14c95d75.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="160" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description"><i><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/294067/51718258" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Kasteel Eijsden</a></i> (Castle Eijsden) is a Dutch state monument. The castle is located on the banks of the river Meuse nearby where the small river Voer flows into it. <br /> <br /> The picture shows a long driveway with stately trees on the east side of the complex, leading up to a Maria chapel.</div> Nederland - Eijsden <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/294067">Jaap van &#039;t Veen</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/294067/51722474"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/24/74/51722474.14c95d75.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="160" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description"><i><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/294067/51718258" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Kasteel Eijsden</a></i> (Castle Eijsden) is a Dutch state monument. The castle is located on the banks of the river Meuse nearby where the small river Voer flows into it. <br /> <br /> The picture shows a long driveway with stately trees on the east side of the complex, leading up to a Maria chapel.</div> Jaap van &#039;t Veen https://www.ipernity.com/doc/294067/50879378 tag:ipernity.com,2021-07-21,doc-50879378 Wed, 21 Jul 2021 06:42:46 +0000 2020-10-27T16:19:58+02:00 nobody@ipernity.com (Jaap van &#039;t Veen) <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/294067">Jaap van &#039;t Veen</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/294067/50879378"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/93/78/50879378.e192d007.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="161" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description"><i>Park Zypendaal</i> (also called "Zijpendaal") is a city park on the north side of Arnhem. The park is situated on a lateral moraine that was pushed up by glaciers in the penultimate ice age (about 150 million years ago) at the southern edge of the Veluwe. As a result, there are quite large height differences for the Netherlands.<br /> <br /> The park is named after the water that “sijpelt” (seeps) from the ground in some places. The <i>Sint Jansbeek</i> has its source in the park and flows via ponds and waterfalls 35 metres lower into the river Rhine. <br /> <br /> <i>Park Zypendaal</i> is designed by landscape architect Eduard Petzold and dates from 1864. The park is sloping and wooded with pine and deciduous trees and meadows in the north. <i><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/294067/50882380" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Huis Zypendaal</a></i> - a beautiful 18th century country estate - is situated in the park.</div> Nederland - Arnhem, Park Zypendaal <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/294067">Jaap van &#039;t Veen</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/294067/50879378"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/93/78/50879378.e192d007.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="161" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description"><i>Park Zypendaal</i> (also called "Zijpendaal") is a city park on the north side of Arnhem. The park is situated on a lateral moraine that was pushed up by glaciers in the penultimate ice age (about 150 million years ago) at the southern edge of the Veluwe. As a result, there are quite large height differences for the Netherlands.<br /> <br /> The park is named after the water that “sijpelt” (seeps) from the ground in some places. The <i>Sint Jansbeek</i> has its source in the park and flows via ponds and waterfalls 35 metres lower into the river Rhine. <br /> <br /> <i>Park Zypendaal</i> is designed by landscape architect Eduard Petzold and dates from 1864. The park is sloping and wooded with pine and deciduous trees and meadows in the north. <i><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/294067/50882380" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Huis Zypendaal</a></i> - a beautiful 18th century country estate - is situated in the park.</div> Jaap van &#039;t Veen https://www.ipernity.com/doc/294067/50833044 tag:ipernity.com,2021-06-23,doc-50833044 Wed, 23 Jun 2021 07:22:11 +0000 2021-05-25T14:40:37+02:00 nobody@ipernity.com (Jaap van &#039;t Veen) <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/294067">Jaap van &#039;t Veen</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/294067/50833044"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/30/44/50833044.98a18a09.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="240" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">Vlieland has a number of scattered forests, although these did not originally belong to the island. They are now over 100 years old; planted at the beginning of the 20th century. At that time, 300 ha of the dunes on Vlieland were converted into woodland. The main purpose was to get a grip on the shifting sand. On the highest points of the island, maritime pines were planted (this species can withstand dryness). Furthermore, Corsican, Austrian, and mountain pines were planted. Each pine was given its own place.</div> Nederland - Vlieland, zeeden <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/294067">Jaap van &#039;t Veen</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/294067/50833044"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/30/44/50833044.98a18a09.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="240" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">Vlieland has a number of scattered forests, although these did not originally belong to the island. They are now over 100 years old; planted at the beginning of the 20th century. At that time, 300 ha of the dunes on Vlieland were converted into woodland. The main purpose was to get a grip on the shifting sand. On the highest points of the island, maritime pines were planted (this species can withstand dryness). Furthermore, Corsican, Austrian, and mountain pines were planted. Each pine was given its own place.</div> Jaap van &#039;t Veen https://www.ipernity.com/doc/294067/16010615 tag:ipernity.com,2013-05-24,doc-16010615 Fri, 24 May 2013 07:46:01 +0000 2007-12-22T11:14:43+02:00 nobody@ipernity.com (Jaap van &#039;t Veen) <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/294067">Jaap van &#039;t Veen</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/294067/16010615"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/116/06/15/16010615.76e58fb4.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="180" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">Oranjepark: hoarfrost with low sun and backlight.</div> Nederland - Apeldoorn, Oranjepark <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/294067">Jaap van &#039;t Veen</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/294067/16010615"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/116/06/15/16010615.76e58fb4.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="180" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">Oranjepark: hoarfrost with low sun and backlight.</div> Jaap van &#039;t Veen https://www.ipernity.com/doc/294067/49905848 tag:ipernity.com,2020-04-29,doc-49905848 Wed, 29 Apr 2020 07:11:03 +0000 2014-08-25T14:14:51+02:00 nobody@ipernity.com (Jaap van &#039;t Veen) <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/294067">Jaap van &#039;t Veen</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/294067/49905848"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/58/48/49905848.6b90218f.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="161" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description"><i>Wildemanshofje</i> is one of more than a hundred courtyards with almshouses in the Netherlands. It was named after the founder Gerrit Wildeman (1627-1702). As a shipowner and trader of colonial goods he was one of the wealthiest men in Alkmaar. By the end of his life his wife and two children had died. In his will he stipulated that his inheritance had to be spent on a new <i>provenhuis</i>: a free housing for elderly widows, who also got “money, butter and peat” four times a year. <br /> <br /> The start of construction was postponed until spring 1713 and took a year. It was supervised by two 'city carpenters. <i>Wildemanshofje</i> has a high gatehouse at the front with a regent's room on the top floor. The four wings of the complex with a total of 24 houses surround a courtyard garden. There are two old wells where water used to be fetched for laundry. The lime trees in the symmetrically landscaped courtyard were planted in 1758 to protect the houses from the sun. <br /> <br /> Nowadays there still live women in the renovated and modernized houses. Unlike in the past, they now have to pay rent.</div> Nederland - Alkmaar, Wildemanshofje <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/294067">Jaap van &#039;t Veen</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/294067/49905848"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/58/48/49905848.6b90218f.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="161" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description"><i>Wildemanshofje</i> is one of more than a hundred courtyards with almshouses in the Netherlands. It was named after the founder Gerrit Wildeman (1627-1702). As a shipowner and trader of colonial goods he was one of the wealthiest men in Alkmaar. By the end of his life his wife and two children had died. In his will he stipulated that his inheritance had to be spent on a new <i>provenhuis</i>: a free housing for elderly widows, who also got “money, butter and peat” four times a year. <br /> <br /> The start of construction was postponed until spring 1713 and took a year. It was supervised by two 'city carpenters. <i>Wildemanshofje</i> has a high gatehouse at the front with a regent's room on the top floor. The four wings of the complex with a total of 24 houses surround a courtyard garden. There are two old wells where water used to be fetched for laundry. The lime trees in the symmetrically landscaped courtyard were planted in 1758 to protect the houses from the sun. <br /> <br /> Nowadays there still live women in the renovated and modernized houses. Unlike in the past, they now have to pay rent.</div> Jaap van &#039;t Veen https://www.ipernity.com/doc/294067/49802192 tag:ipernity.com,2020-03-18,doc-49802192 Wed, 18 Mar 2020 08:45:44 +0000 2009-03-12T14:18:59+01:00 nobody@ipernity.com (Jaap van &#039;t Veen) <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/294067">Jaap van &#039;t Veen</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/294067/49802192"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/21/92/49802192.6d8ee8ce.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="161" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">San Lorenzo (or officially Villa San Lorenzo) is an enchanting green village located in the Lerma Valley at the foor of the mountains of Salta. It’s a tranquil village with a relaxed atmosphere about 10 kilometers away from the colonial city of <a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/294067/49763040" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Salta</a>, which is easily accessible by car or bus. It has a small center; don’t know if it is the same as during our visit, but you can get an impression in PiP1. <br /> <br /> Many inhabitants of Salta have built their (weekend) houses or mansions in this green enchanting suburb with its unusual subtropical micro climate. San Lorenzo has typical leafy roads lined with impressive trees. See main image and PiP2. <br /> <br /> The Quebrada de San Lorenzo (PiP3) is located just outside the village. This gorge offers walks through a green landscape with a crystal clear river and lush vegetation in a mountainside <i>Yungas</i> forest (a mix of mountain jungle and Andean forests).</div> Argentina - Salta, San Lorenzo <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/294067">Jaap van &#039;t Veen</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/294067/49802192"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/21/92/49802192.6d8ee8ce.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="161" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">San Lorenzo (or officially Villa San Lorenzo) is an enchanting green village located in the Lerma Valley at the foor of the mountains of Salta. It’s a tranquil village with a relaxed atmosphere about 10 kilometers away from the colonial city of <a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/294067/49763040" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Salta</a>, which is easily accessible by car or bus. It has a small center; don’t know if it is the same as during our visit, but you can get an impression in PiP1. <br /> <br /> Many inhabitants of Salta have built their (weekend) houses or mansions in this green enchanting suburb with its unusual subtropical micro climate. San Lorenzo has typical leafy roads lined with impressive trees. See main image and PiP2. <br /> <br /> The Quebrada de San Lorenzo (PiP3) is located just outside the village. This gorge offers walks through a green landscape with a crystal clear river and lush vegetation in a mountainside <i>Yungas</i> forest (a mix of mountain jungle and Andean forests).</div> Jaap van &#039;t Veen https://www.ipernity.com/doc/294067/44373416 tag:ipernity.com,2017-02-27,doc-44373416 Mon, 27 Feb 2017 08:18:44 +0000 2016-05-24T11:53:38+01:00 nobody@ipernity.com (Jaap van &#039;t Veen) <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/294067">Jaap van &#039;t Veen</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/294067/44373416"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/34/16/44373416.5a094770.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="161" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">The palm forest of Vai, is considered being one of the most beautiful natural sights in Crete. Vai is not the only natural palm forest in Crete, but with an area of approximately 250.000 square metres and about 5.000 palm trees it is certainly the largest, even in Europe. <br /> <br /> Scientists have proven that the Vai palm trees are an endemic species known as Phoenix theophrasti, or Cretan Date Palm. There have been palm trees in Crete since ancient times, as historical sources attest. The name Vai comes from ‘vayia’, the Greek word for palms. <br /> <br /> Vai beach has fine golden sand and pebbles at its north end. A viewing platform offers a panoramic view of the palm forest and beach of Vai. The palm forest and surrounding area is owned by the powerful Toplou Monastery, which is the largest landowner in eastern Crete.</div> Greece - Vai <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/294067">Jaap van &#039;t Veen</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/294067/44373416"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/34/16/44373416.5a094770.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="161" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">The palm forest of Vai, is considered being one of the most beautiful natural sights in Crete. Vai is not the only natural palm forest in Crete, but with an area of approximately 250.000 square metres and about 5.000 palm trees it is certainly the largest, even in Europe. <br /> <br /> Scientists have proven that the Vai palm trees are an endemic species known as Phoenix theophrasti, or Cretan Date Palm. There have been palm trees in Crete since ancient times, as historical sources attest. The name Vai comes from ‘vayia’, the Greek word for palms. <br /> <br /> Vai beach has fine golden sand and pebbles at its north end. A viewing platform offers a panoramic view of the palm forest and beach of Vai. The palm forest and surrounding area is owned by the powerful Toplou Monastery, which is the largest landowner in eastern Crete.</div> Jaap van &#039;t Veen https://www.ipernity.com/doc/294067/43085824 tag:ipernity.com,2016-09-22,doc-43085824 Thu, 22 Sep 2016 07:41:23 +0000 2011-12-05T15:17:07+02:00 nobody@ipernity.com (Jaap van &#039;t Veen) <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/294067">Jaap van &#039;t Veen</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/294067/43085824"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/58/24/43085824.f482420d.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="161" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">Clemenswerth Castle (Schloss Clemenswerth) was erected as a hunting lodge for Elector Clemens August I of Bavaria. It was built between 1737 and 1747 in baroque style. The complex consists of a main building (which was only used by the elector), surrounding lodges for guests, a chapel (PiP’s) with monastery and a large kitchen. <br /> <br /> Clemenswerth (meaning Island of Clemens) is the only remaining star-shaped hunting complex in the world and is considered being one of the most unique castles in Germany. The buildings are surrounded by a baroque garden with flowerbeds, hedges and avenues with imposing trees. <br /> <br /> Nowadays 18th century Clemenswerth Castle houses the Emslandmuseum and numerous events take place in the buildings and grounds.</div> Germany - Sögel, Clemenswerth Castle <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/294067">Jaap van &#039;t Veen</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/294067/43085824"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/58/24/43085824.f482420d.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="161" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">Clemenswerth Castle (Schloss Clemenswerth) was erected as a hunting lodge for Elector Clemens August I of Bavaria. It was built between 1737 and 1747 in baroque style. The complex consists of a main building (which was only used by the elector), surrounding lodges for guests, a chapel (PiP’s) with monastery and a large kitchen. <br /> <br /> Clemenswerth (meaning Island of Clemens) is the only remaining star-shaped hunting complex in the world and is considered being one of the most unique castles in Germany. The buildings are surrounded by a baroque garden with flowerbeds, hedges and avenues with imposing trees. <br /> <br /> Nowadays 18th century Clemenswerth Castle houses the Emslandmuseum and numerous events take place in the buildings and grounds.</div> Jaap van &#039;t Veen https://www.ipernity.com/doc/294067/42307332 tag:ipernity.com,2016-06-27,doc-42307332 Mon, 27 Jun 2016 07:17:28 +0000 2013-09-11T10:06:56+02:00 nobody@ipernity.com (Jaap van &#039;t Veen) <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/294067">Jaap van &#039;t Veen</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/294067/42307332"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/73/32/42307332.537a278f.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="161" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">The road between Gustow on Rügen and Stralsund is part of the first segment - Rügen to Reinsberg - of the Deutsche Alleenstraße (German Avenue Road), which was inaugurated in the year of 1993. The scenic German Avenue Road is a 2.900 kilometres long tree-lined holiday route between the Baltic Sea and Lake Constance.</div> Germany - Rügen, Deutsche Alleenstraße <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/294067">Jaap van &#039;t Veen</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/294067/42307332"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/73/32/42307332.537a278f.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="161" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">The road between Gustow on Rügen and Stralsund is part of the first segment - Rügen to Reinsberg - of the Deutsche Alleenstraße (German Avenue Road), which was inaugurated in the year of 1993. The scenic German Avenue Road is a 2.900 kilometres long tree-lined holiday route between the Baltic Sea and Lake Constance.</div> Jaap van &#039;t Veen https://www.ipernity.com/doc/294067/37547272 tag:ipernity.com,2012-01-20,doc-37547272 Fri, 20 Jan 2012 19:01:33 +0000 2011-06-04T23:47:34+02:00 nobody@ipernity.com (Jaap van &#039;t Veen) <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/294067">Jaap van &#039;t Veen</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/294067/37547272"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/72/72/37547272.d6ca4b3e.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="161" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">Muir Woods National Monument: redwoods</div> USA - California, Muir Woods <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/294067">Jaap van &#039;t Veen</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/294067/37547272"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/72/72/37547272.d6ca4b3e.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="161" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">Muir Woods National Monument: redwoods</div> Jaap van &#039;t Veen https://www.ipernity.com/doc/294067/36979912 tag:ipernity.com,2015-02-09,doc-36979912 Mon, 09 Feb 2015 12:53:50 +0000 2010-12-21T14:48:18+01:00 nobody@ipernity.com (Jaap van &#039;t Veen) <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/294067">Jaap van &#039;t Veen</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/294067/36979912"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/99/12/36979912.c7241a0a.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="116" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">Grove of trees on the golf course of the Veluwse Golf Club.<br /> PiP's: During winter (and snow) no golf players but children using their sleds.</div> Nederland - Hoog Soeren <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/294067">Jaap van &#039;t Veen</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/294067/36979912"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/99/12/36979912.c7241a0a.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="116" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">Grove of trees on the golf course of the Veluwse Golf Club.<br /> PiP's: During winter (and snow) no golf players but children using their sleds.</div> Jaap van &#039;t Veen https://www.ipernity.com/doc/294067/36604008 tag:ipernity.com,2015-01-10,doc-36604008 Sat, 10 Jan 2015 08:35:09 +0000 1999-02-15T12:01:29+01:00 nobody@ipernity.com (Jaap van &#039;t Veen) <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/294067">Jaap van &#039;t Veen</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/294067/36604008"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/40/08/36604008.e93e1aec.240.jpg?r2" width="174" height="240" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">St. Gallenkirch - Montafon - Vorarlberg: snow covered pine trees along a skirun nearby Garfrescha.<br /> <br /> (picture taken with a Rollei Prego 90 > scanned)</div> Austria - St. Gallenkirch <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/294067">Jaap van &#039;t Veen</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/294067/36604008"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/40/08/36604008.e93e1aec.240.jpg?r2" width="174" height="240" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">St. Gallenkirch - Montafon - Vorarlberg: snow covered pine trees along a skirun nearby Garfrescha.<br /> <br /> (picture taken with a Rollei Prego 90 > scanned)</div> Jaap van &#039;t Veen