Russia s Catherine the Great was the subject of vicious rumours about her sex life, including the untrue claim that she was crushed to death by a horse when trying to be intimate with it.
The idea of having a vacation
or leisure time, the idea of spending a one-week or a two-week holiday somewhere is
rather recent in history. Beginning with the 19th century, once the collective
rights emerged, tourism became affordable for the social classes other than the
elites. As for the tourist resorts, they were also quick to appear. Resorts would mostly develop nearby areas that
had been previously known for the benefits the waters, of the air, or other
environmental qualities had upon the human organism. One of Europe s most renowned
balneal spas was Karlsbad, today known as Karlovy Vary, located in The Czech Republic,
on the country s western border with Germany. Known ever since the Middle Ages
for its thermal waters with healing properties had healing effects for a number
of conditions, the resort enjoyed an impressive inflow of tourists. Among the famous
names who visited the Karlsbad Spa were those of Russian Emperor Peter the Great, Turkey s first president,
Local history is as attractive as any, because it captures the lives of people in a given areas, both in terms of the collective mentality and the specificity of that area. 120 km away from Bucharest we have the city of Calarasi, the seat of the eponymous county. It has a population of only 65,000. It is situated on the left bank of the Borcea branch of the Danube river, which veers off around the area where the Bulgarian city of Silistra lies. Some of the notable people born here are physician and historian Pompei Samarian, writer Stefan Banulescu, historian Nicolae Banescu, actor Stefan Banica, and politician Mircea Ciumara.
This city had a certain importance before the 19th century. During the reign of Prince Mircea the Old, in late 14th and early 15th centuries, Calarasi is documented as being a postal station at the Danube crossing going to the fort of Durostorum, present day Silistra. Medieval documents speak about two names that the city had had. One is L
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