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Travel Photography Scholarship 2012 - Oman

My Scholarship entry - A 'place' I have visited

We tried to hitch an interstellar ride but i guess that our towel didnt meet intergalactic travelers standards. :)

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We tried to hitch an interstellar ride but i guess that our towel didnt meet intergalactic travelers standards. :)

According to a legend, the castle of a wizard was situated on Rtanj Mountain, in which a great treasure was guarded. However, the castle has disappeared within the mountain, trapping the wealthy sorcerer inside.

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On the peak Šiljak, there is a now the ruins of a little chapel dedicated to St. George. It was built in 1932 by the wife of a former local miner. Today, the chapel is in ruins, as it was partly destroyed by dynamite, when treasure hunters tried to find the hidden gold. There is an initiative to reconstruct the chapel.

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