This public domain image almost looks like a medieval village scene, until one looks closely and sees the people dressed in the 19th century clothing. The spire in the background looks like it could belong to fairy-castle, though more likely it is a minaret from a mosque. The buildings are a combination of stone and wood, and look like they grew there.

This is another photograph by Guillaume Berggren whom we profiled in an earlier post titled Antiques Anyone? It was probably taken in the 1880s.