{"id":21214,"date":"2019-08-21T08:00:28","date_gmt":"2019-08-21T06:00:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ecobnb.com\/blog\/?p=21214"},"modified":"2020-05-22T14:39:40","modified_gmt":"2020-05-22T12:39:40","slug":"stonehenge-avebury-england","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ecobnb.com\/blog\/2019\/08\/stonehenge-avebury-england\/","title":{"rendered":"Stonehenge and Avebury, walking among the sacred circles of England"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>There are still indecipherable places in the world of which we can not explain in detail their reason for existing. Not for this reason, they are not fascinating and suggestive places, indeed perhaps they are even more so because of the <strong>mystery<\/strong> that surrounds them. <strong>Stonehenge<\/strong> is definitely one of these.<\/p>\n<p><img class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-21219\" src=\"https:\/\/ecobnb.com\/blog\/app\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2018\/11\/ancient-architecture-england-161798-870x490.jpg\" alt=\"Stonehenge\" width=\"870\" height=\"490\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ecobnb.com\/blog\/app\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2018\/11\/ancient-architecture-england-161798-870x490.jpg 870w, https:\/\/ecobnb.com\/blog\/app\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2018\/11\/ancient-architecture-england-161798-570x320.jpg 570w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 870px) 100vw, 870px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>I probably do not need to tell you what it is; who has not at least seen a picture of this so mysterious prehistoric monument? It is indeed the most famous megalithic site in the world. But still today to the question &#8220;<em>what is it? Why was it built?<\/em>\u201d we don\u2019t know how to answer with certainty. Perhaps a <strong>calendar<\/strong>, perhaps a <strong>burial<\/strong> <strong>place<\/strong>. Then there are those who believe that it is an extra-terrestrial work. We certainly know that its construction began more than <strong>5,000 years ago<\/strong> and probably took 1500 years. Nestled in the countryside of Wiltshire, you can already see from a distance the <strong>huge stones<\/strong> that make up the two concentric rings, which are surrounded by a deep furrow dug into the ground. No matter how many times you saw it in the picture. Visiting this monument is a truly unique emotion, you are amazed by the majesty of these boulders, which have survived 5,000 years of history.<\/p>\n<p><img class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-21218\" src=\"https:\/\/ecobnb.com\/blog\/app\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2018\/11\/aindrilla-mukherjee-444713-unsplash-870x490.jpg\" alt=\"Stonehenge\" width=\"870\" height=\"490\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ecobnb.com\/blog\/app\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2018\/11\/aindrilla-mukherjee-444713-unsplash-870x490.jpg 870w, https:\/\/ecobnb.com\/blog\/app\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2018\/11\/aindrilla-mukherjee-444713-unsplash-570x320.jpg 570w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 870px) 100vw, 870px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s a <strong>magical<\/strong> <strong>place<\/strong>, of course. But it is also the most visited place in all of England. It is therefore always crowded, and it is difficult to admire it in the total silence that its mystery and its charm requires. Less than 40 kilometers from Stonehenge there is another <strong>megalithic<\/strong> <strong>site<\/strong>, less famous, but even older and larger, the largest stone circle in Europe. It is <strong>Avebury<\/strong>, and together with Stonehenge, it is a <strong>UNESCO heritage<\/strong> site. Here the tourists are much less: the monument, so immense to include the homonymous village, offers a completely different and more <strong>spiritual<\/strong> experience.<\/p>\n\n\t\t<style type=\"text\/css\">\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 {\n\t\t\t\tmargin: auto;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 .gallery-item {\n\t\t\t\tfloat: left;\n\t\t\t\tmargin-top: 10px;\n\t\t\t\ttext-align: center;\n\t\t\t\twidth: 50%;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 img {\n\t\t\t\tborder: 2px solid #cfcfcf;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 .gallery-caption {\n\t\t\t\tmargin-left: 0;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\/* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes\/media.php *\/\n\t\t<\/style>\n\t\t<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-21214 gallery-columns-2 gallery-size-medium'><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<img width=\"536\" height=\"436\" src=\"https:\/\/ecobnb.com\/blog\/app\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2018\/11\/1280px-Stones_8_7_6_5_great_circle_avebury_henge-e1565702404766-536x436.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"Avebury\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-21216\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ecobnb.com\/blog\/app\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2018\/11\/1280px-Stones_8_7_6_5_great_circle_avebury_henge-e1565702404766-536x436.jpg 536w, https:\/\/ecobnb.com\/blog\/app\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2018\/11\/1280px-Stones_8_7_6_5_great_circle_avebury_henge-e1565702404766-344x280.jpg 344w, https:\/\/ecobnb.com\/blog\/app\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2018\/11\/1280px-Stones_8_7_6_5_great_circle_avebury_henge-e1565702404766.jpg 1046w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 536px) 100vw, 536px\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-21216'>\n\t\t\t\t\u00a9\u00a0JimChampion [CC BY-SA 3.0], from Wikimedia Commons\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<img width=\"536\" height=\"457\" src=\"https:\/\/ecobnb.com\/blog\/app\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2018\/11\/avebury-cemetery-countryside-1590511-536x457.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"Avebury\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ecobnb.com\/blog\/app\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2018\/11\/avebury-cemetery-countryside-1590511-536x457.jpg 536w, https:\/\/ecobnb.com\/blog\/app\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2018\/11\/avebury-cemetery-countryside-1590511-344x294.jpg 344w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 536px) 100vw, 536px\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>The emotion experienced in front of these prehistoric monuments is truly indescribable, but it is not the only one you will experience visiting this part of England. <strong>Wiltshire<\/strong> is a spectacular place, where endless plains alternate with grassy hills, where you can discover rural communities and explore country lanes. Here then, after visiting Avebury you can leave for a long <strong>adventure<\/strong>, through the oldest road in Great Britain.<\/p>\n<p><div id=\"attachment_21215\" class=\"thumbnail alignnone\"><img class=\"size-large wp-image-21215\" src=\"https:\/\/ecobnb.com\/blog\/app\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2018\/11\/Ivinghoe_Beacon_seen_from_The_Ridgeway-870x490.jpg\" alt=\"The Ridgeway National Trail\" width=\"870\" height=\"490\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ecobnb.com\/blog\/app\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2018\/11\/Ivinghoe_Beacon_seen_from_The_Ridgeway-870x490.jpg 870w, https:\/\/ecobnb.com\/blog\/app\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2018\/11\/Ivinghoe_Beacon_seen_from_The_Ridgeway-570x320.jpg 570w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 870px) 100vw, 870px\" \/><div class=\"caption\">\u00a9 Pointillist [CC BY-SA 3.0], from Wikimedia Commons<\/div><\/div>Following the footsteps of travelers of all time, shepherds and soldiers you&#8217;ll walk <strong>The Ridgeway National Trail<\/strong> that crosses the surprisingly remote region of central South England. In a week you will travel 139 kilometers, on either side of the Thames. To the west of the river you will be able to admire wide views of rolling <strong>chalk downland<\/strong> and discover numerous archaeological monuments dating back to prehistoric times. To the east of the <strong>Thames<\/strong>, more wooded hills and valleys await you, as well as numerous nature reserves rich in wildlife.<\/p>\n<p><img class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-21217\" src=\"https:\/\/ecobnb.com\/blog\/app\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2018\/11\/tomas-robertson-551451-unsplash-870x490.jpg\" alt=\"Wiltshire\" width=\"870\" height=\"490\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ecobnb.com\/blog\/app\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2018\/11\/tomas-robertson-551451-unsplash-870x490.jpg 870w, https:\/\/ecobnb.com\/blog\/app\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2018\/11\/tomas-robertson-551451-unsplash-570x320.jpg 570w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 870px) 100vw, 870px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>A valid alternative to discover the wonder of Wiltshire is its <strong>bike path<\/strong> that runs for <strong>255<\/strong> <strong>kilometers<\/strong>. Even this itinerary, if it is covered in its entirety, requires a week, including the deviations necessary to reach Stonehenge and Avebury. The circular route winds its way through the <strong>wild<\/strong> and <strong>windy<\/strong> mountainous region to gentle river valleys, through pretty stone <strong>villages<\/strong> and <strong>historic towns<\/strong> such as Salisbury, Bradford on Avon, Corsham, Malmesbury, and Marlborough.<\/p>\n<p>It will be an unforgettable week, I&#8217;m sure. It will be impossible to forget the emotions experienced in front of Stonehenge and Avebury, impossible not to fall in love with the wild nature of Wiltshire and its typically English villages.<\/p>\n<h4><\/h4>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>There are still indecipherable places in the world of which we can not explain in detail their reason for existing. Not for this reason, they are not fascinating and suggestive places, indeed perhaps they are even more so because of the mystery that surrounds them. Stonehenge is definitely one of these. 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