"ancient trading route"

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14 June 2025

The falla descent in Alins is part of the summer solstice fire festivals of the Pyrenees, recognized by UNESCO as Intangible Cultural Heritage. With pre-Christian roots, these celebrations symbolize the renewal of life, the purification of the land, and the protection of the community through fire during the longest days of the year. Each year, around St. John's Eve, fallaires descend from the mountains carrying burning torches made of resinous wood, tracing paths of fire through the darkness. In Alins, as in other villages of the Vall Ferrera, the community gathers to welcome them with music, festivity, and rituals passed down through generations. This fusion of ancient spirituality and popular culture remains alive, deeply rooted in the landscape and collective spirit of the Pyrenees. In Alins, Catalonia, Spain, near the Andorra Frontier, on June 23, 2023

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19 August 2019

A team of about 20 people - Germans, Bolivians,Bulgarians and from other nationalities started the Abora IV mission in the Varna. The experimental reed boat of the expedition "Abora IV -Argonauts from the Stone Age"sailed from Bulgaria's Black Sea port of Varna on August 16, on a mission to test the hypothesis that there once was an ancient trading route between the Black Sea and the Mediterranean. The goal of the mission is to build a ship entirely made of reed and wood, like one used in Ancient Times. The ship is 14 meters in length, 4 meters wide an weighs 12 tons. She will set sail from Varna, passing through Istanbul, Athens, Crete sailing towards Alexandria, distance approx. 3.000 km. The team that makes Abora consists of reed boat builders, carpenters, archeologists. The one who is responsible for the Abora IV boat is Fermin Limachi Arratia, the last of the reed boat builders, son of the man who built Thor Heyerdahl's boats. Photo by: /Impact Press Group/NurPhoto

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19 August 2019

A team of about 20 people - Germans, Bolivians,Bulgarians and from other nationalities started the Abora IV mission in the Varna. The experimental reed boat of the expedition "Abora IV -Argonauts from the Stone Age"sailed from Bulgaria's Black Sea port of Varna on August 16, on a mission to test the hypothesis that there once was an ancient trading route between the Black Sea and the Mediterranean. The goal of the mission is to build a ship entirely made of reed and wood, like one used in Ancient Times. The ship is 14 meters in length, 4 meters wide an weighs 12 tons. She will set sail from Varna, passing through Istanbul, Athens, Crete sailing towards Alexandria, distance approx. 3.000 km. The team that makes Abora consists of reed boat builders, carpenters, archeologists. The one who is responsible for the Abora IV boat is Fermin Limachi Arratia, the last of the reed boat builders, son of the man who built Thor Heyerdahl's boats. Photo by: /Impact Press Group/NurPhoto

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19 August 2019

A team of about 20 people - Germans, Bolivians,Bulgarians and from other nationalities started the Abora IV mission in the Varna. The experimental reed boat of the expedition "Abora IV -Argonauts from the Stone Age"sailed from Bulgaria's Black Sea port of Varna on August 16, on a mission to test the hypothesis that there once was an ancient trading route between the Black Sea and the Mediterranean. The goal of the mission is to build a ship entirely made of reed and wood, like one used in Ancient Times. The ship is 14 meters in length, 4 meters wide an weighs 12 tons. She will set sail from Varna, passing through Istanbul, Athens, Crete sailing towards Alexandria, distance approx. 3.000 km. The team that makes Abora consists of reed boat builders, carpenters, archeologists. The one who is responsible for the Abora IV boat is Fermin Limachi Arratia, the last of the reed boat builders, son of the man who built Thor Heyerdahl's boats. Photo by: /Impact Press Group/NurPhoto

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19 August 2019

A team of about 20 people - Germans, Bolivians,Bulgarians and from other nationalities started the Abora IV mission in the Varna. The experimental reed boat of the expedition "Abora IV -Argonauts from the Stone Age"sailed from Bulgaria's Black Sea port of Varna on August 16, on a mission to test the hypothesis that there once was an ancient trading route between the Black Sea and the Mediterranean. The goal of the mission is to build a ship entirely made of reed and wood, like one used in Ancient Times. The ship is 14 meters in length, 4 meters wide an weighs 12 tons. She will set sail from Varna, passing through Istanbul, Athens, Crete sailing towards Alexandria, distance approx. 3.000 km. The team that makes Abora consists of reed boat builders, carpenters, archeologists. The one who is responsible for the Abora IV boat is Fermin Limachi Arratia, the last of the reed boat builders, son of the man who built Thor Heyerdahl's boats. Photo by: /Impact Press Group/NurPhoto

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19 August 2019

A team of about 20 people - Germans, Bolivians,Bulgarians and from other nationalities started the Abora IV mission in the Varna. The experimental reed boat of the expedition "Abora IV -Argonauts from the Stone Age"sailed from Bulgaria's Black Sea port of Varna on August 16, on a mission to test the hypothesis that there once was an ancient trading route between the Black Sea and the Mediterranean. The goal of the mission is to build a ship entirely made of reed and wood, like one used in Ancient Times. The ship is 14 meters in length, 4 meters wide an weighs 12 tons. She will set sail from Varna, passing through Istanbul, Athens, Crete sailing towards Alexandria, distance approx. 3.000 km. The team that makes Abora consists of reed boat builders, carpenters, archeologists. The one who is responsible for the Abora IV boat is Fermin Limachi Arratia, the last of the reed boat builders, son of the man who built Thor Heyerdahl's boats. Photo by: /Impact Press Group/NurPhoto

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