Joanna Pyrgies
Old Kilcullen is a spectacular ecclesiastical site located on top of a small hill, offering breathtaking views of the surrounding countryside that stretch as far as the eye can see. From this elevated vantage point, one can appreciate the lush greenery and rolling landscapes that characterize the area, including the massive hill-fort, Dún Ailinne, which Continue reading From Biblical Samson to…
Book a private guide/archaeologist (and chauffeur) in the Republic of Ireland. Contact us! it can be either one of our proposals, or a tailor-made offer. Photography tours on request. My name is Joanna. I am an art historian and archaeologist specializing in the theology of early Christianity and the history of early medieval Europe. This topic is Continue reading ARCHAEOLOGICAL (PHOTOGRAPHY)…
Na przełomie maja i czerwca 2024 organizujemy 10-dniowy wyjazd po Irlandii o charakterze archeologiczno-fotograficznym. W programie znajdą się zabytki epok prehistorycznych, skarby chrześcijańskie minionego Kościoła Celtyckiego, zapierająca dech w piersiach natura Szlaku Atlantyckiego, oraz pobyt w malowniczych hotelach i zamkach rozsianych na wyspie. Charakterystyczną zaletą wyjazdu jest…
Off the coast island of Lindisfarne was a major stop on our way through the historic region of Northumbria (modern-day County Northumberland). To reach the island, we needed to cross the causeway that twice a day is covered by the tide. We had checked the tide table before our arrival, as at high tide, the causeway is Continue reading Holy Island in the Ocean of the Egyptian Desert The post Holy…
Where the rocks open wide, there the sins of mankind are forgiven. This is the special place where any noxious action is washed off . Quotation of the Archangel s words in the De Apparitione Sancti Michaelis , the inscription running above the entrance to the Celestial Basilica, in D Ovidio, 2018. Two days before the feast of Saint Michael starts on 29th Continue reading Living Retrospectives of…