I love that picturesque sunrise picture at the end

lovely update

Thank you all.



Welcome to Fieranti province – where for the first time we aren’t in Calora. We’re up in the north of the province, in the small town of Allea. This is Allea, viewed from the east.



Here is the centre of Allea – a small community made up of a series of hamlets. The community is reliant on its agriculture, and hasn’t changed in centuries.



Fieranti is home to much of Cattala’s cattle stock, and most of the beef and milk found in markets and shops are from Fieranti’s cows.



One of the hamlets in Allea is Norbestia, north of the main town. Here you can see the harvest is underway, with the villagers busy collecting their crops for this year.



Finally, a glance at the village lake during the night.

ooOOOOoooOO Nice!

ooooooooo sweet i like it

Thank you both.




Welcome back to Cattala, and to Seina. Today we’re starting off in the east of the town, in the industrial park near the new estate that we saw last time we visited. This area is surrounded by small rivers and streams, and is known as Aqueina.



In the heart of Aqueina, is the pond that we saw several entries ago. It’s fed by two streams – one coming from the south, and another from the east. Local wildlife thrives in this part of town.



Here we see Seina’s main train station. It’s small, but on weekdays it gets very busy with commuters travelling to Calora, the nearest of Cattala’s three largest cities.



To end today’s update, a panorama of Seina town. Since making this update, I have changed my street side mod to a better sandstone mod by Paeng. Click the link to see the image in better quality.

CLICK HERE: http://tiny.cc/g9s85

great update

wow, that's great.

very nice update Thomas

Welcome back to Jennai, the most populated region of Cattala. Today we’re in the north of the province, in the city of Confini.



Confini is a large town in the north of Jennai province, and is the closest town to the border with Monte Calida.



Confini used to be a major trading town between Jennai and the north of the country. In recent decades, the town has grown denser thanks to it’s strong transport links to Jennai city.



The town remains reasonably industrial, with a small yard where freight trains stop after travelling from northern and eastern Cattala, before travelling on to Jennai.



The town isn’t just an important railway route – it is also an important stop on the A1 motorway, which links Monte Calida to the M3 motorway between Jennai and Calora.



But the town is most defined by its sprawling residential areas. Several thousand people live in the old 18th century homes that were built as the town’s population rose sharply after the first trading route opened up.



I hope you liked Confini – next time we visit there will have been some changes made, so if you have any further suggestions please tell me and I will try to include them as I develop Jennai Province.

Wow, another amazing city, I love how your modern buildings and colonial buildings seemlessly blend into one another

The rail yard looks nice, although the sidings could use a smal extension, because a cut of cars would not be able to sit out on those

Thanks. I am planning to make a lot of changes to Confini next weekend. At the moment I'm not near my pc, so I can't work on it. The update was rather rushed and wasn't my best work.

Confini will be changing a lot over the coming weeks so keep your eyes peeled.

Good evening and welcome to Ontano Island once more. Unfortunately, you seem to have arrived on another wet day. You would’ve been better off going to sunny old England, which is warmer than anywhere in Cattala this weekend.



Early autumn has been cold and wet in Cattala this year, with little respite for farmers to take their crops to market. Roads across Ontano have been damaged by the heavy rainfall in recent weeks.



The local streams and irrigation ditches have also struggled to cope with the amount of rain falling. Some areas in the valleys in central Ontano have seen over 25mm of rain falling every day for a week. The provincial government has had to call in environmental engineers to help prevent flooding.



However bad the weather, local residents are still venturing out. The village restaurant in Desulo has recently opened a second pub further down the road, due to a rise in customers from nearby towns and hamlets.



“Summer ends when the fields of Ontano are empty” is a famous saying in Cattala, which has led to October becoming known as the “Silent Field” month. All the bushes and fields you see here have had their crops harvested for this year – now the many farmhands have left and the orchards are bare again.



To end this 66th update, our sixth image is an overview of part of South Ontano at night. Good night from the farming island.

So much rain!

Rain, rain, go away, come again another day

Another amazing small rural town. Unfortunately we can'tsee it in the sun

Otherwise great work thomas

Great update, I think I'm going to model my new country after yours

samerton: Yep - it's the autumn rains in Ontano. Not pretty, is it?

111222333444: Hopefully there won't be much rain in future updates.

Mayorm: Thanks - unfortunately, that was the last update of Ontano for the winter. Therefore, there won't be any sunny updates from this area for a long time.

yoda87: Thank you - I'm honoured to hear my work has had such an impact.

Welcome to Confini once again. We begin our journey in the centre of the city, on a busy Friday night.



Confini is a sprawling town surrounded by the southern tips of the Calida Mountains, that stretch from the far north of Cattala to the southern plains, where we are today.



Historically, the town was centred around the Convetus Monastery. All that remains today of that once vast monastery is the village of Convetus, in the south east of the town. It is still home to the town’s oldest church.



Convetus has become the poorest area of Confini in recent years. Whilst the centre of the town has grown and become modern, the edges have become run down and Convetus Fini is symbolic of this poverty.



Much of the city has been kept modern and up-to-date though. Despite their old exteriors, all of these properties have central heating, fast internet connections and most have off-road parking. Rare in an old town, but crucial to keeping it viable.



The town is also a thriving tourist destination. Many people want to leave the hustle and bustle of Jennai for a day or so in their holiday, and visiting the Palazzo D’Arte in Confini is one of the most popular choices. Classical and modern art are shown side-by-side in this neo-classical building.



Confini is also home to one of the most prominent relics of British imperialism in Jennai province. The famous Confini Market was built in 1834, and once occupied a site of over half an acre. Nowadays it’s more modest, but the original building remains and is still one of the most popular farmers markets around.



Confini is also an important commuter town, with the Inter-City line linking Jennai, Celeste and Calora running through the city. The north, and formerly industrial area of the city is traversed by the busiest train line in the country. At peak times, 12 carriage trains rush through five times an hour.



The city itself has tried to stay true to its heritage. Despite the encroaching post-war buildings, the old heart of the town has escaped untouched from most reconstruction and redevelopment efforts. The Quattro Building, seen here in the right, has remained tall over west Confini for nearly 300 years.



To end today’s update, a final look at central Confini during the evening rush hour. Over the next few weeks, I am planning to take a break from updating and work on some more mini-series for Cattala. So I hope that you enjoyed this update, and look out for some specials in the next month or so!

Nice! I love looking at those Italian houses

Glad to see the rain has started to clear up, I love the orangey glow of the pictures. Nice realistic sunrise/sunset shots, and the night ones too.

Those rustic buildings look great

I love how the modern and historical parts blend together

Hello and welcome to Elloria, a small town in the north west of Jennai. Elloria is the final town between Jennai City and the Bosco di Celeste, which forms the natural border with Amosseri province.



Elloria is a modern town, built predominantly in the 1960s and 70s, as urban sprawl from Jennai continued northwards. Much of the town is in an American style and is very different to other areas of Cattala.



In the heart of Elloria is the town’s market, which is one of the oldest buildings in the town and remains a very popular provincial market.



Nearby is the town’s central library, which was built in the 1980s and is a centrepiece of culture in the town. Education in Elloria is well funded and it’s infrastructure is recognised nationally as exemplary.



Near the library is the town’s main secondary school. It was built in the 1970s alongside a lot of the town, and has a large athletics track and football pitch inside the grounds. Most Cattalian schools, built in the traditional Mediterranean style, don’t have these facilities.



Elloria is also home to a large business park in the south-west of the town. The park is home to numerous international offices and employs much of the towns population.



In the wealthier south of Elloria, the prominent building is the Cormiar Library, named after a prominent Jennian. It looks out onto the local park and is one of the centrepieces of the Ellorian education system.



Elloria’s main church is in the suburbs, and was built in a neo-medieval style. It’s a landmark building in the community and is symbolic of the fact that even though Elloria is more modern and Westernised than the rest of Cattala, the traditional faith is still popular here.



Persephone School is the largest “elementaria” school in the town, and is also found in the sprawling suburbs of Elloria. On school days traffic on these roads is terrible, with parents parking up and down the roads.



To end today, a brief overview of South East Elloria, including a small group of shops, more suburbs and a little park.

Nice!

Last time we were in Elloria, we looked at the city centre and the modern urban sprawl that had occurred over the past 50 years. Today, we’ll be looking elsewhere in the town.



As you move out of the suburbs, the forests begin enveloping the town and encroaching on the American-style homes.



Out, east of the fringes, you will find the grand estates of Elloria, including Venmoor Hall. Rising out the forest, this neo-Georgian manor is one of the largest homes in the city and also the most expensive.



Vehicles travelling towards Venmoor Hall have to navigate winding, unpaved tracks that are unlit and unsafe during the night. Farms and fields surround this part of the road, close to the main town.



The road carries on, past the great hall, on to smaller hamlets nearby. In the forests of Jennai, the sharp junction up the house is a welcome sight to any lost visitor. In the hot days of summer the smell from the cattle farm can be less than pleasant, to say the least. At least now, in the autumn, the fresher winds from the Roumeli Strait keep the air clean.



Here is an overview of the Venmoor estate. All the lands you can see here, including the farm, are owned by the aristocratic Venmoor family, who have lived in this forest for centuries. You can also see where the gravel track to Elloria itself ends, and joins the sandy track to the manor house and beyond.