The National Railway Museum in York is the largest railway museum in the world — a vast collection of over 100 historic locomotives and 300 items of rolling stock housed in three giant halls in the historic railway city of York, telling the story of Britain’s railway revolution from the early 19th century to the […]
Categories: Sights, United Kingdom
Mechelen – first railway on the European continent | Belgium Updated: May 15, 2020 | By Claire | More Mechelen (Malines in French) is a charming historic city which became in the 16th century the capital of the Netherlands for some time. It is located on the banks of the river Dijle in the northern […]
Albrechtsburg Castle is one of Germany’s most important late Gothic buildings — an architectural milestone in the Saxon town of Meissen, believed to be the first castle in Germany to be conceived and built purely as a residential palace rather than a defensive fortress. Perched above the Elbe River, Albrechtsburg is also the birthplace of […]
Riomaggiore – where begin Via dell’Amore | Italy Updated: August 25, 2020 | By Claire | More Riomaggiore is the first village on the road from La Spezia, situated in the valley of the river Rivus Maior (after which the village is named). Riomaggiore is one of 5 villages in Cinque Terre – costal mountain […]
Categories: Italy, Sights, Virtual Travel
The Warsaw Radio Mast was the tallest structure ever built — a 646.38-metre-high radio transmission mast near Konstantynów in central Poland that, from its completion in 1974 until its dramatic collapse in 1991, was the tallest man-made structure on Earth, taller than the Burj Khalifa would be when it opened 20 years later. The mast […]
Kutná Hora – historic town in Czech Republic Updated: May 16, 2020 | By Claire | More Kutna Hora is a historic town in the Czech Republic, located in the Central Region, east of Prague. Town of Kutna Hora was founded in the late 13th century by German miners who began to mine for silver […]
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Siracusa – 2700 year-old ancient city in Sicily, Italy Updated: July 2, 2020 | By Claire | More Siracusa (English: Syracuse) is an ancient city in the biggest Mediterranean island – Sicily, Italy. It is located in the southeastern part of the island and is divided into old and new cities. Siracusa was founded around […]
The Gardens and Castle at Kroměříž are one of Central Europe’s finest Baroque ensembles — a UNESCO World Heritage site in the Czech Republic’s Moravian region where the magnificent Archbishop’s Chateau (used as a filming location for Amadeus) is complemented by two extraordinary gardens: the formal Pleasure Garden (one of the best-preserved Baroque gardens in […]
Categories: Czech Republic, Nature, Sights
Predjamski Grad (Predjama Castle) is one of the most dramatic castles in the world — a Renaissance fortress built directly into the mouth of a vast limestone cave, 123 metres up a vertical cliff face in the Karst region of Slovenia, where it hangs impossibly from the rock like something from a fantasy novel, complete […]
Turku is Finland’s oldest city and former capital — a lively cultural hub on the southwest coast at the mouth of the Aura River where a magnificent medieval castle, a striking 13th-century cathedral, and a vibrant food and festival scene combine to create Finland’s most historically rich and arguably most charming urban destination. Founded in […]
