While there’s nothing wrong with big name churches, the lesser-known ones can be equally divine.
Famous churches? I’ve seen a few. Been to Notre Dame, the Pantheon and St Peter’s Basilica. Strained my neck inside the Milan Cathedral, rung the bell of the Bled Island Church and looked for the grave of Charles Darwin in Westminster Abbey.
Billed as the “thinking person’s” cruise, Viking offers destination-focused journeys with a diversity of experiences designed to connect passengers with the cultures they are travelling through. Completed in 1649 the Church of Nativity of Christ looks like a simple stone house from the outside, but cross the threshold and it’s like stepping inside Joseph’s Technicolor Dreamcoat.Under Mihaylov’s guidance we learn that the purple pigments were extracted from shells and the pure gold came from melted coins. He points out rare icons, such as a young Jesus aged seven and the Meaning of Life wheel, with its seasons and zodiac signs.
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