Alpine Villages
Ostana, a mountain village in the Piedmont Alps, seemed doomed to extinction.
Ostana, a mountain village in the Piedmont Alps, seemed doomed to extinction.
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Over 196 bridges and through 55 tunnels, the Bernina Express fights its way from Switzerland to Italy. Powerful forces of nature make the railyway line a dangerous route over the Grisons Alps to this day. The film accompanies the Bernina Express in winter over the highest rail route across the Alps.
Switzerland or Spain? This question is often asked by those who see pictures from northern Spain
We travel by train from the westernmost point of mainland Europe up to Portugal's only national park.
Tokyo's Tsukiji fish market faces relocation for the 2020 Olympics, marking a historic transition.
Patagonia's harsh beauty faces climate change, new pioneers fight to preserve its wilderness.
The Great Seto Bridge in Japan and the Victoria Falls Bridge in Zimbabwe have more than one thing in common.
The Millau Viaduct in the south of France is one of the highest bridge structures in the world.
Majestic volcanoes, seething geysers, raging waterfalls, threatening fjords, mighty glaciers, endless lava fields – there is hardly another country in the world that offers as much impressive nature as Iceland, the remote island in the harsh North Sea. The nature in Iceland is immense! Here, the four elements of nature can be experienced as raw and as close-up as practically no other place on Earth. And nowhere on the northern hemisphere can the origin of life, can growth and decay be experienced as dramatically as here. Besides the impressive nature, we get to know the dramatic history of the Viking culture with its nature-influenced mythology and discuss the negative effects of excessive tourism.
Ostana, a mountain village in the Piedmont Alps, seemed doomed to extinction.
In the western French Alps, three doctors have found a model that combines demanding work and their own life
The tiny mountain village of Soglio lies in the largest sweet chestnut forest in the Alps.
For centuries, the mountain farmers in the Bregenzerwald cultivated three-stage agriculture
On the Austrian-Slovenian border, Slovenian Vida Matk and Austrian Zravko Haderlap are trying to develop ideas
The construction of Mecca's giant clock tower breaks records, overcoming unique engineering challenges.
Crystal-clear water, spectacular salt deserts, ancient burial mounds: Kuwait, Qatar and Bahrain.
With oil reserves coming to an end, more and more Emiratis are focusing on their own skills.
In the capital, we see that the sultanate is well on its way into the modern age: Muscat is spotlessly clean.
In episode 3, the journey goes to the almost forgotten region of Eastern Anatolia, which borders Armenia, Iran, Iraq and Syria. Accordingly, different cultures and religions mix here. The landscape is characterized by magnificent mountain ranges and endless steppes. Most people here live very simply, with sheep and goats adapted to the barren conditions and dry climate. The predominantly Kurdish society is still traditionally organized, with clear roles for women and men.
The 2nd episode starts in Central Anatolia, goes through Cappadocia and ends near the Syrian border. Those who set off from Antalya on the coast inland will reach Isparta. In the rose-growing region, author Nadja Frenz is intoxicated by the intense scent of the Damascene rose, in Konya she meets the dancing Dervishes and discovers the fairytale landscape of Cappadocia. The journey ends with homemade liqueurs in Samandağ, where Christians, Jews, Alewites and Sunnis still live in peaceful harmony - just a few kilometers from the Syrian border.
The 1st episode of the ARTE series "Adventure Turkey" shows the Mediterranean region: blossoming orchards, olive groves and "still" untouched nature frame historical treasures. In this environment, tradition and modernity engage in a daily confrontation. Is it better to preserve old craft traditions? Can they be brought into the modern age? Sabine Howe meets women who are swimming free, men who are clinging on - but above all people who are trying anew every day to resolve this question for themselves.
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