Perched on a volcanic hill in Tuscany, Volterra has been working alabaster since the Etruscans ruled this land. The stone is translucent, warm to the touch, and carved into everything from cathedral windows to tiny figurines sold in workshop doorways. The Etruscan gate, the Porta all’Arco, still stands at the edge of the old town, […]
Beaumaris Castle was never finished, and that is what makes it so fascinating. Construction began in 1295 under King Edward I, a massive project designed to crush Welsh resistance once and for all. But the money ran out, the wars shifted, and the builders walked away leaving walls that stop at shoulder height and towers […]
Categories: Castles and Palaces, Sights, Sights, United Kingdom
