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The Römerberg in the heart of Frankfurt am Main is one of the most famous places in Germany. For centuries, it has formed the historic center of the city and still serves as a backdrop for markets, festivals and public events. Despite the modern skyline for which Frankfurt is famous today, this square is a reminder of a time when commerce, crafts and civic spirit shaped life. In particular, the reconstructed half-timbered houses along the Ostzeile give the Römerberg its unmistakable appearance and build a bridge between the past and the present.

The focus is on the "Römer" town hall with its characteristic stepped gable façade, which has shaped the cityscape for over 600 years. In front of it rises the Fountain of Justice with the statue of Justitia, a well-known landmark of the old town. The Römerberg is still a popular meeting place for locals and visitors today. Just a few steps away, medieval alleys meet modern architecture and show a different side of the financial metropolis of Frankfurt.

Along England's east shore, the Suffolk Heritage Coast blends windswept heaths, marshes, shingle beaches and expansive North Sea views. One of its best-known towns is Southwold, where water and history are inseparable. Almost encircled by the sea, the River Blyth and surrounding wetlands, the town occupies a slender peninsula shaped by centuries of fishing, trade and life at the edge of the water.

The colourful wooden beach huts are among Southwold's most recognisable landmarks. Originally built as simple bathing and fishing shelters, today hundreds line the shore, adding bright bands of colour against the sand and sky. Some remain treasured family possessions, passed down through generations.

Beyond the huts, visitors find a working lighthouse, a pier stretching into the North Sea and easy access to coastal paths that reveal some of England's most celebrated scenery. It's a shoreline that rewards wandering—one where every bend seems to open onto another story of the sea.

Fungi often go unnoticed beneath forest floors, lawns and fallen leaves, yet their underground threads help recycle nutrients and support healthy ecosystems. The mushrooms we see are only the fruiting bodies of much larger organisms. They appear briefly, release spores, then disappear from sight. Unlike plants, fungi belong to a kingdom of their own. Some species even glow, while others form partnerships with trees.

Today's image shows horsehair parachute fungi, tiny woodland mushrooms that reward careful observation. They usually grow on fallen pine needles, conifer litter and other decaying plant material. The pale caps resemble miniature umbrellas. Each cap sits on a remarkably thin, dark stem, and although the stems look fragile, they are surprisingly tough and flexible. Many fruiting bodies are only a few millimetres wide. You may not notice them until you kneel down and examine the forest floor closely. From sustaining woodland ecosystems to enriching our plates, fungi prove that even the smallest structures can have an outsized impact.

The Fjord of Furore is an inlet carved by the Schiato stream into the limestone rock of the Amalfi Coast, in Campania: a natural amphitheater that opens between vertical walls on the Tyrrhenian Sea, with a beach of just twenty-five meters that can only be reached through a path in the rock. The bridge that overlooks it, over twenty-five meters high, is part of the Amalfi State Road that unites all the municipalities of this coast.

Right here, today, the Byzantine New Year is celebrated: in the calendar of the medieval Republic of Amalfi, the first of September marked the beginning of the new year. The re-enactment starts from the church of San Salvatore de Birecto in Atrani — the palatine chapel where the Doge was crowned — with a parade in medieval costume that recalls the centuries in which Amalfi was one of the most powerful Maritime Republics in the Mediterranean. A coast that has never stopped celebrating its history.

At Surathkal Beach, the waves aren't the only things making an impression. A lighthouse watches over the shore, a historic temple keeps centuries-old legends alive and, until recently, a stranded ship added an unexpected chapter to its story.

Located about 20 kilometres north of Mangaluru, Karnataka, this Arabian Sea beach lies beside the National Institute of Technology Karnataka campus. The red-and-white Surathkal Lighthouse, built in 1972 on a rocky hillock, rewards visitors with panoramic views of the coastline. Just below it stands the Sadashiva Temple, where local tradition says a fragment of a sacred shivalinga, linked to the legend of Ravana and Lord Ganesha, came to rest.

The beach was also home to the Bhagvati Prem, a 114-metre dredging vessel that was deliberately beached in 2019 after flooding. By June 2026, however, the vessel had been completely dismantled and removed due to environmental concerns. From mythology to maritime history, Surathkal Beach continues to offer far more than a walk along the sand.

When the first rays of sunlight gild the horizon, Sellin Pier reveals its most striking side. Located on the eastern coast of the island of Rügen in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, this structure is one of the best-known landmarks on Germany's Baltic coast. Its history dates back to 1906, when the first pier was opened. Over the decades, the structure suffered repeated damage from storms and other factors and was eventually demolished.

The present-day Sellin Pier was rebuilt in 1998 based on the historic design and continues the tradition of classical spa architecture with its distinctive pier house. With its white wooden structure, pavilions, restaurant above the water and the characteristic diving gondola at the end of the pier, it still shapes the appearance of the coastline today. At sunrise, its elegant silhouette stands out beautifully against the sky and sea, capturing the timeless charm of this historic seaside resort, which has attracted and delighted visitors for generations.