Chania Old Town: Harbour, Historic Neighbourhoods and the City Beneath
Photo: ChaniaWeb (visible original watermark). Chania is very good at making a short walk last longer. A lane leads to a flower-filled doorw...
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Culture & History: Places with a Story
A place becomes more interesting when you begin to understand its story. Browse historic sites and cultural landmarks, then follow related destinations to put them in a wider setting. Opening hours, ticket arrangements and conservation access should be checked before a visit.
Start with 10 Things to Do in Santorini, Beyond the Postcard and Meteora Travel Guide: Monasteries, Views and a Slower Visit.
Córdoba: The Mosque-Cathedral, Patios and the Historic Riverfront
Córdoba rewards a little curiosity. Follow the great arches into the Mosque-Cathedral, then turn into a lane where flowerpots climb a white ...
The Panathenaic Stadium: Ancient Athens and the Modern Olympic Revival
Photo: Kevin . The first view of the Panathenaic Stadium is all curve and marble. The seating wraps around the long track, and the space fee...
The Hill of Crosses, Lithuania: Pilgrimage, Memory and Folk Art
From a distance, Lithuania’s Hill of Crosses resembles a dense thicket of wood and metal. Up close, it becomes personal: a carved figure, a ...
Titanic Museum Branson: Artifacts, Recreated Rooms and Passenger Stories
The ship-shaped building catches your attention before you step inside. At Branson’s Titanic Museum Attraction, however, the most meaningful...
Amalfi Town: Cathedral, Paper Making and the Coast Behind the Postcard
Amalfi makes a lovely first impression: boats in the harbor, buildings climbing the hillside and the sea almost close enough to reach from t...
Sümela Monastery: Cliffside Architecture above the Altındere Valley
Sümela seems to borrow its outer wall from the mountain. The monastery’s buildings follow the cliff face above the forested Altındere Valley...
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Corinth: Ancient Ruins, Acrocorinth and the Canal as Separate Visits
“Let’s visit Corinth” can mean several different days. You might be imagining the columns of an ancient temple, a fortress high above the la...
Venice’s Grand Canal: Palaces, Working Waterways and Views from the Bridges
Photo: Daniel Viñé Garcia. The Grand Canal is a wonderful introduction to Venice because the city keeps moving around you. A public boat pul...
Eilean Donan Castle: Its Changing Defences and Highland Setting
Photo: Mark Nicol . Eilean Donan is the kind of castle that can make you pull out a map before you have finished looking at the photograph. ...
Zhouzhuang: Canal Bridges and the Houses Beside the Water
In Zhouzhuang, a stone bridge does more than take you across a canal. It lifts your view above the water, frames another bridge in the dista...