The Burren

The Burren (from the Irish meaning "Great Rock") is a 250 square kilometre karst landscape in Ireland's County Clare. It is located within one of Ireland's six national parks. The karst feature creates the appearance of "limestone pavements" over the hills.

The Nice Guys (2016)

The Nice Guys is set in Los Angeles in the 1970s. The principal characters Jackson Healy and Holland March are played by Russell Crowe and Ryan Gosling respectively. In Spain the film is being released under Dos buenos tipos. It was filmed in Los Angeles with some scenes filmed in Atlanta, Georgia.

The Role of Rhodes in the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World

Rhodes was the location of the Colossus of Rhodes, a statue of the Greek god Helios.

It was built to celebrate the defence of Rhodes against Macedonian invasion under Antigonus, and destroyed in the earthquake in 226 BC. Rhodes was an ally of Ptolemy I (Ptolemy I "Soter" - the "Saviour").

A Hologram for the King (2016)

A Hologram for the King (2016) is film starring Concord California-born Tom Hanks who plays Alan Clay, the main protagonist in the book by Boston-born writer Dave Eggers, who lives in San Francisco. 

Alan Clay is a man on a mission - a mission to sell an IT system to Saudi Arabia.  

Filming locations included Morocco and the Red Sea province of Hurghada, Egypt (which includes the Soma Bay resort). 

Tom Tykwer, Wuppertal-born  director and screenwriter, also wrote and directed the 1998 hit film Run Lola Run and 2012's Cloud Atlas, based on David Mitchell's book of the same name, which was shortlisted for the Booker Prize.

Irish, Gaelic, Irish Gaelic

Irish, Gaelic and Irish Gaelic are all names of the Irish language which is one of the official languages of the European Union.

Lough Corrib

Lough Corrib is a lake in the West of Ireland. It covers 176 square kilometres and lies mostly in County Galway.

Jungle Book (2016)

"You know who I am?" asks King Louie when he meets Mowgli. "I am the King of the Bandar Log. Call me Louie" - although in Kipling's original story, the Bandar Log have no King. In the 2016 remake of the Disney film, Louie is presented as a Gigantopithecus whereas in the Disney original he is an orang-utan. Idris Elba voices Shere Khan.