Methoni and Koroni, two Greek seaside towns are also home to Venetian castles, countless pristine sandy beaches, and lush ...

What do castles mean to us today? Once built to protect and project power, these historic fortresses are now windows into the ...

Perched above the Mediterranean on the Côte d’Azur, medieval Hyères was once home to a who’s who of Modernists, and inspires ...

Planning a trip to Lake Como? Here’s everything you need to know: what to see, where to eat, and how to make the most of ...

Visitors will be given safe swords to learn the art of swordsmanship, a skill that was essential for defence in medieval times and the weapon of choice for most knights. They will also have the chance ...

Knights clashed in the streets of Oxford last week as college students recreated medieval battles. The sword fights took place in Oxford city centre, where students transformed the streets into a ...

Castello di Amorosa stands proudly on a Calistoga hillside, a 13th-century Tuscan castle that seems to have been plucked from ...

Experience medieval sword fighting at Corfe Castle’s family swordsmanship weekend, 5–6 July. Learn with the Ancient Technology Centre.

Trentino is a province of collisions. Stitched to the forested underbelly of South Tyrol, just south of the Swiss and ...

A new study has ranked the top places for a perfect proposal, with three Scottish castle making the top 10 in the UK ...

How about a trip back in time this summer? UNESCO-listed abbeys, fortified bastide villages, pilgrimage towns: these five ...

While modern soldiers may not adopt the testudo formation as the legions of old did, many Roman innovations did lead to ...