Echternach is Luxembourg’s oldest city, a storybook medieval town tucked into the lush Müllerthal Valley right on the German border. Founded in 698 AD around its magnificent Benedictine abbey, Echternach blends ancient history with a vibrant cultural scene, floral-lined streets, and access to some of Luxembourg’s most enchanting hiking trails. It’s the perfect day trip […]
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Vatican City is the smallest country in the world and yet its influence stretches across the globe. You cross the border simply by stepping into St Peter Square where Bernini colonnades embrace visitors like open arms. The basilica rises before you in a triumph of Renaissance architecture and the marble floors inside reflect centuries of […]
Before Paris claimed the title, Tours served as the capital of France. This elegant city on the Loire River still carries that regal bearing. Its historic centre, known as the Vieux Tours, is a maze of half-timbered houses and narrow lanes that have remained unchanged for centuries. The Cathedral of Saint Gatien dominates the skyline […]
The queue for St Peter’s basilica snakes across the Piazza San Pietro in a long, patient, murmuring line of humanity, the pilgrims from the Philippines, the tour group from Ohio, the backpackers from Berlin, and the wait, in the summer, can be two hours. The reward, the moment you step through the doors into the […]
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Pantheon in Rome – best preserved Roman building | Italy Updated: July 31, 2020 | By Claire | More Pantheon (also known as Santa Maria della Rotonda) is a Christian church located in the centre of Rome, in Italy. Pantheon was built by Marcus Agrippa in 27 BC, and was dedicated to three Roman gods, […]
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The city of Elche in southern Alicante province holds a UNESCO World heritage site that is entirely unique in Europe: a network of over 200,000 date palms covering 144 agricultural plots across 500 hectares, a Moorish irrigation system still in use today, and a claim to be the largest palm grove in Europe, rivalled only […]
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