Where Stonehenge is Located and Who Built Stonehenge

If you want to dive into the ancient history of England, Stonehenge is a safe place to start. I think it could be argued that in Europe the most famous prehistoric monument.

You've seen pictures ... about the "mysterious" circle of upright stones in southern England on Salisbury Plain ... pictures of modern day Druids held the ceremony as the sun come up during the summer solstice.

You may have read accounts of Merlin moving stones by magic. Whether it's fact or fiction you read ... does not make him want to go?

Most authorities say that it was built in stages starting from around 3000 BC. Research and on the monument and the surrounding area is in progress. The new discovery, details, and theories are turning all the time. Maybe it's because people think it is either a place of religious or spiritual significance that attracts so many of them as visitors.

I think the fact that we know so little about such a great site is part of the allure. What attracted you to this amazing stone circle, make the effort to see him.

can make this trip from London, if the weather is kratko.Najbolji way to do this is likely to book a trip.

You can also take the train to Salisbury, which is the nearest town in the monument. (That's about 80 minutes from London to Salisbury. Trains depart from London's Waterloo Station.) Salisbury, Stonehenge Tour catch a bus that goes around every 30 minutes from Salisbury railway station and bus station.

, the bus will take you to the entrance of Stonehenge. He returned to the train station with a stop at Old Sarum as the Iron Age fort ... and was the site of the old Salisbury.

We have always rented a car to get there. It is about 90 miles (145 km) from London, 2 km west of Amesbury on junction of two motorways, A303 and A344/A360. The circle stands on its own in the middle of the village are open .... You can not miss.

Facilities are pretty basic. There is a toilet and a small stand selling coffee, sodas, and snacks. Parking is usually free. (We've heard that sometimes refundable deposit is collected at the park during peak travel times .)

There is an input. (Check with the British Heritage Pass for entrance into this and several other monuments. If you plan to visit several of them, it might be worth it.) Audio tours in the choice of nine languages ​​are included with your entry.

Only a chain link fence separates the road from the stone reads. You can even put the camera through the fence and take a picture and be done ... But why would you want to do? Go and spend some time with stones.

You are not allowed in the circle, unless you apply for the special Access Pass. Please check with English Heritage for more details. Take something warm with you, standing stones on the open plain, and it can get windy and cold

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Stonehenge is not an isolated part of prehistory. There are many Neolithic burial mounds in the area, is best known in the West Kennet Long Barrow. Avebury is bigger, some say older stone circle about 20 miles (32 km) north of Stonehenge. Silbury Hill, another Neolithic site nearby, is the highest man-made prehistoric mound in Europi.Ruševine old Sarum worth visiting and moving forward in history, so that the city of Salisbury.

See in contemporary London, please visit the historic area, then at least one day to get further into the past with a visit to Stonehenge.