promise to his son to leave the jungle return to the concrete and glass jungle of new york. the result reverse culture shock. the forest starts for this nice w. . i want to welcome to another special edition of euro max and put on your hiking boots because we're taking the shoe leather express today here's a look at what's coming up. pilgrim past the way of st james in spain well from his wanderers from around the world. farm fresh o'conner a holiday in switzerland with farm grown produce. and fantastic

forest a visit to a stone you think is the national park. but we start off the show with a visit to a region that runs through five counties in england caught near the border with wales now this is an area recognised for its outstanding natural beauty which has been enjoyed by people even as far back as the roman empire while much of the aesthetics have remained the same through the present day. the cops wall this is an idyllic corner of southern england j.r. tolkien is said to have been inspired by the area's landscapes and architecture for his novel the lord of the rings'. villages such as by brewery with its seventeenth century cottages and a lovely street called arlington row and burton on the water nicknamed the venice of the cotswolds attract hordes of tourists every year.

the area's gardens are also a big tourist destination especially court gardens. things grow very well and we're lucky with the climate i mean we have good soil and then. cold winters but not very cold and then warm so most but not very hot so plants respond very well. gardens is the creation of three generations of women gardeners and chambers gave up a job in london to return here a few years ago. the gardens are some of the few private guards to be open to the general public. visitors particularly like the exotic plants that thrive here because of the mild climate in the. it's always been a farming community so far most of looked after the hedges and fields of beautifully kept and people have planted lots of trees it's just. the heights of

use the very attractive as well in the villages. is that sort of this sort of. goes very well in the. i just think it is we're just very lucky to live nine hundred sixty six the cotswolds was designated an area of outstanding natural beauty incidentally one that the romans also exploded. because these hills are so sort of healthy and so the romans came over and they. graze sheep all of the cotswolds and it was a produce the wool for the whole roman empire. elizabeth ashcombe lives it suddenly cancelled not far from which come. the castle dates back to the fifteenth century and was possibly built on the site of a twelfth century castle. it's one of the few castles in britain that is still a residence but it's open to the public to. over the centuries the castle passed in

and out of the hands of the crown. henry v. six the wife is buried in the chapel. his last wife catherine cox. after henry died married thomas seymour who then in the castle and this was her home and this is where she lived and died and she's buried here in the church in the garden. it's. a perfect day out in the english countryside almost always includes a good old cup of tea. for example here at badgers hall in shipping have them. you can be enjoyed in any time of the day with or without milk and preferably

accompanied by dainty cucumber sandwiches or scones with strawberry jam and lashings of clotted cream. i think is injured you. because. for instance seventeenth century it was too long before between lunch and dinner. to. decide he should have a few sweet treats. and then i think it's just gratitude. into what you see today. broadway tower is one of the most popular sites in the cotswolds it's over sixteen metres tall and provides a wonderful view of the surroundings but originally it had no real purpose. the road would tell us on folly folly is rotting away tower is a phone lee could this dates back to the eighteenth century in english architecture i'm off when a construction just expressed a love of life. and

a whole month or it was a romantic idea to do something completely crazy to show one's wealth but also just for fun. to do something that had no point or use. today it makes perfect sense to climb broadway towers on a clear day visitors can see across thirteen counties and if you have the cotswolds the heart of england is simply beautiful. well of that wasn't enough walking for you then how about hiking the way of st james now this is one of the oldest and best known pilgrimages in europe covering hundreds of kilometers there are many different routes that one can follow from dublin paris or cologne just to name a few now some people actually walk for weeks before reaching their final destination while others cycle or ride on horseback where sounds like the most fun

option to me actually but the objective is to reach sick a fear draw in the spanish town of compost stella and even though it began as a religious journey of sacrifice and penance for christians it has since evolved into a personal challenge of sorts. we have come to the province of lay on the northwestern spain. martine bush my asuka and their two children have been up since seven am today they want to walk twenty six kilometers along the famous way have said james. i'm part of. it first it's unusual but you get used to it and everything seems to slow down. a lot of work or the house grinds people down but here it's peaceful and quiet doesn't pass put you under a spell nick everyone's headed in the same direction again you don't see that often

in life namely me the camino is the final stretch of the way of sin james a european pilgrimage network scallop symbolize the roots and keep pilgrims on track to santiago de compostela the destination in western. that's where martine my and their daughters are headed walking three hundred kilometers in three weeks at temperatures of thirty five degrees celsius in the shade is a challenging experience but it's also liberating. but often can mean if later on a camino you realise that everything's not as hard as it may seem. life can be a burden sometimes hard work are all about you. you have plenty of time to think about yourself in your daily life because you have a break from it all the hurt. the only burden you have is your backpack. pilgrimages give people something they missed in everyday life more than two

hundred fifty thousand people took the same james's way in two thousand and fifteen almost three times as many as ten years ago the pilgrimage is a way to find life's real meaning. a necessary accessory is the pilgrimage a passport crims get stamps at ins and churches on the way if you've walked at least one hundred kilometers your receive a pilgrimage document in santiago de compostela. is this you can watch it and then at first you see there stamping people's documents and you want one. word but at some point your pilgrimage passport is so full you only take the stamps that are especially beautiful. the increasing stream of pilgrims has increased prosperity in many remote villages on the camino and new lodgings for pilgrims have opened my own martina matilda instead a hostel it may be plain but for many people simplicity is an educational experience. and when the whole of the call when you come home you're not another

person but you do know that you can get by on less you don't need a lot of things. on target. everything you need for the day can be carried on your back three to go into. the next day the trend continues westward toward santiago de compostela one step after the other in the search for the meaning of life. and now it's over to switzerland for a swiss town now the word is italian for a festive table and implies the coming together of friends for a feast well the swiss have adopted this idea from their attacking neighbors in order to welcome tourists to their rural farms and give them a chance the sample the local call unary traditions so we found some well decked tables in the area around. the setting his ability the

swiss alps and authentic way to find out how the locals live is with the swiss. tourists can book a mere lot of fun and gain insight into daily life that bond enjoying for regional cuisine. for example at attica henny's she always uses quality produce taking as much as possible from her own farm. and i guess i love having guests it's a great way for us to tell people about agriculture inviting them to our beautiful house and showing them what a great food we can make from regional produce those that take you on finest. she does it about once a month receiving up to twelve guests at a time who have to be internet today she's serving brunch. the swiss potatoes speciality herstein is on the menu. as well as

cheese freshly baked bread. and homemade jam. some of the guests have never been to a working farm before the house is over two hundred fifty years old. before the meal the visitors get a guided tour of the house tells more about her life on the farm but she's also curious about guest. this is in the safe fun and it's always very interesting how people come to my house that i would otherwise not meet i talk to people that i usually wouldn't come in contact with and there i leave you don't sniff brigade then. brunch at attica henny's costs about forty year rose not a bargain but perfectly reasonable for high quality fresh produce it's impossible to find in the supermarket and guests are happy. with how i went the swiss because i think it's interesting to see how someone cooks using

ingredients from the own garden or from the region called the who are looking here . for. it but it's fascinating to see where all the food comes from. it was here and produced what was he were vegetables or go through it it looked that in eating these products from the rich have a very special quality you know cannot be bought in the stores and the call from come out of the house where stuff on arthur was launched in twenty fourteen over forty farms are taking part and guests can make reservations online. the shrike or farms signed up right at the start stephanie fellow yaba used to work as a sign writer she moved here with her husband martin yes in twenty twelve it took her some time to get used to life on the farm. but now she wants to show others how

enjoyable it can be to live in the country. of the lloyd. people really love it here. this is probably what they miss in the city of seeing where the food they eat really comes from. and the view out the mountains that animals. she's making a stew with all can it be from her own cattle apples leaks and bake them. it would be difficult to find such a dish in a restaurant. stephanie has added her own personal touch to the traditional swiss recipe. with the f. and the other make them through small and fresh juice from our apples. since it's in fact all the ingredients to come from right here on our farm in.

the fall the main meal a traditional appetit is served with local cheese and cold cuts. the place is down to earth and very authentic. the guests operate. as a nice warm feeling like being in somebody's home a human. being that mind to see them would set off the feast i think it's great to get to know the traditions of the country to some place to now have to and so whenever. it's time for the main course. it's the empty even what's my motivation. i like staying connected to people who aren't farmers that i enjoy the discussions history and showing people who are interested in what we do here every day our daily work on our land. going to do since the sea of. regional swiss cuisine served by farmers and their own farms

a very special experience for both hosts and guests. in the effort to reverse the negative effects of climate change many say the planners along with architects have been looking at ways to bring more greenery to city centers and now we've seen an increase in rooftop gardens or garden landscapes that take up the entire side of buildings. in the meantime residents in the italian city of turn can experience what it is like to live in scotland inter either and this is all thanks to italian architect louis challenge and his environmentally friendly project called twenty five green. event verdi apartment building in turin is a green urban treehouse of sorts one hundred fifteen parts containing different kinds of trees are scattered over five stories its architecture vision of

ecological architecture. trying to keep the materials as natural as possible materials that are mostly untreated so they age and change with the passage of time such as natural large wood and the steel that rust and gradually changes its appearance. combined with the green and the trees it has an attractive coherence. another example of green architecture can be found in milan to high rise buildings called the boss compared to kali or vertical forest by the architect stefano boy. they won the twenty fourteen international high rise award. in paris landscape architect patrick long has been designing vertical gardens for over ten years his living room walls also inhabit the kaypro the museum designed by sean ovett but it takes more than green facades to make truly green sustainable

architecture. then teaching called verities courtyard encompasses a little forest of some fifty trees they enrich the air with oxygen and keep it cool in summer with their shade in winter after they drop their lives they lead sunlight through to the apartments below. the peak of the hill i can see the building to consume less energy it's very well insulated and protected from the sun during the summer right the list that the windows are very big so they let a great deal of langton and that lets people save electricity as well. we collect all the rainwater for the plants. we use energy saving geothermal energy for heating and cooling. the residents enjoy living among the trees and greenery each of the sixty three apartments has a floor plan of its own also for miles so one of the main reason for we try both

the cells at least is this window you can see here when you see this with windows open you can feel outside and inside the apartment be in the same place the simplest were to leave work to share your time with your family and friends i love this house because i feel myself inside. little environment but at the same time the center of the story and i feel myself inside the nature of the channel p.a is already involved in other projects one of them is a hotel for the renowned your betters turin soccer club it will also sport plenty of green but it won't be as luxurious as the venti. because you were there that is a project that's meant to be provocative. with all the green in and around the building. and the steel structures imitating nature. are meant to get people

ready for a far more extensive inclusion of greenery in buildings to come from. the event very residential complex is a unique piece of architecture and an inspiration for future projects it's already a must see for architecture fans and students from all over. the. next up we're headed to a national park to experience nature in the purest form now this park about an hour's drive from the a story in capital tallinn house remnants which date back to the ice age it's slightly off the beaten path but that didn't stop us from packing our bags for a little adventure. is nearly always a fresh breeze blowing here. our national park some seventy kilometers east of the

east indian capital the name means land of bay it's a place to relax and enjoy a natural paradise spanning nearly seven hundred fifty square kilometers with rambling forests and boulders left over from the last years of the ice age it's a popular destination for daytrippers from tallinn but it's been a national park for over forty five years. all of the typical forest types of estonia are represented here is both. the nature of front but nature. local traditions and very high culture. one cultural highlight is perms a man or a grand mansion in the heart of la. many visitors start their day trips here. to baroque estate and mansion were completed in seventeen eighty five they once belonged to the founder palin family who would have german baltic origin their home

has been reconstructed for visitors to see palms there is one of four mansions in the national park. they are completely different from peasant and small wooden houses that are a part of their life landscape but they stand out there as large compounds that. even feel out of place the southwestern area of the national park is home to one of its most popular destinations. wooden planks stretching some three kilometers unable you to explore the area about twenty percent of the stonier consists of bogs and marshland very important wildlife reserves. all those typical species you can see here on those plant and and tiny in the pine trees and and food and insects and they're willing unfortunately many plants and

baulks are destroyed so these areas need the protection of a money stone ians that many bog pools are popular for swimming in summer. viru isn't just a magnet for nature lovers in general it's also a paradise for bird watchers. so why not i was here last year and it's just pure nature not so many people not to developed not so many tourists i was so impressed i felt rested inwardly emotionally so i had to come back. i never saw that. no where in fact so it was surprising and very much space. we leave you heading north back should i have my park carson was a small fishing village with an impressive maritime past the village has produced sixty two ships captains throughout its history large vessels one set sail from here the caspian maritime museum run by all in

a final can his wife tells all about it the couple live in and for the museum. i mean we strongly feel this is my mission woman it's a monument to my forefathers. and to all the men who once lived here in customer. christianson went to. the park has seventy two settlements some dating back several thousand years few of the houses a still thatched wooden buildings like these here in the fishing village of venus to a more typical. name afine still is in translation english the village of. then itself is much older of course but then twentieth century many men finish the got very rich because of mark smuggling vodka the finland. this sort of thinking is very vivid and alive in venice the village

but not smuggling any more i hope. the perfect way to round off the day here is with vodka and local food. speciality herring and salmon. but if you want to see the sunset you'll have to wait quite a while the days in summer are especially long. nothing wrong with that better than short cold winter day his head with that we're out there time if you'd like to see the reports again the just go to our web site as always thanks for joining us and not seeing again soon. next time on your a mac. special underwater sculptures off the coast of land's erotic. every famous. island exploring western islands frog.

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