Set in the heart of Extremadura, Trujillo is the new darling of the Continental set, yet still hardly visited by British ...

The Second World War was raging the last time Castle Howard’s Tapestry Drawing Room was anything more than a burned-out shell ...

The wall paintings feature Grotesque-style decorations, including animal heads swirling into clouds, hares trotting, and ...

In 1940, a fire struck Castle Howard gutting much of the property. It's been rebuilding since, most recently with the ...

An unassuming Tudor hunting lodge in the Cumbrian district in the U.K. just gave up a wild secret: rare wall paintings from ...

Had enough of the crowds? Once you’ve seen Rome, consider a day trip to these lesser known but no less beautiful towns for ...

Most famous as the hometown of Shakespeare’s tragic couple Romeo and Juliet, Verona isn’t typically one of the first cities ...

These outstanding Osaka museums let you revisit the city’s rich history, taste fine whisky and explore world culture ...

The Eltz Castle is commonly known as Burg Eltz, Burg being the translation for “castle” in German. The first written evidence ...

In ancient India, it was thought that diamonds were created when bolts of lightning struck rocks. There was a saying: ‘He who ...

The hottest temperatures recorded on the continent throughout May are typically seen in Mediterranean countries such as ...

The ruins are located right in the city centre, including those of a Roman amphitheatre from the second century on Piazza ... coves harbour and majestic town castle that overlooks the sea.