Europe

Stirling Castle is one of Scotland's historically important sites.  It was once the favorite residence of King Stuart and the queens, who once held solemn ceremonies at the...

Ben Nevis is the highest mountain in the British Isles.  It is located on the western edge of the Grampian Mountains in the Lochaber region of Scotland, near...

Tintern Abbey is one of the largest ruins in Wales.  It is the second Cistercian base in Britain and the first in Wales.  It was founded on May...

The present St. Davids Cathedral was founded in 1181 by Norman Bishop Peter de Lia.  It was also home to Jacques, a friend of Gerald, a writer of...

Blarney Castle is a medieval castle in Blarney near Coke, Ireland.  It is located near the Martin River.  The fort was first established before 1200 AD.  It was...

This beautiful Hebrides archipelago, still spoken by the Scottish Gaelic, is divided into Inland and Outer Hebrew and stretches along the west coast of Scotland.  The most visited...

Edinburgh Castle is a world-famous icon of Scotland. This is part of Edinburgh's World Heritage Site of Old and New Cities. Edinburgh Castle has dominated the skies for...

The isolated Bussaco Forest is not a natural forest, but a set of massive aboriginal walls planted by 17th-century Carmelite monks. It grew with the Portuguese Empire.  Foreign...

It is not clear exactly when, but Begijnhof was founded somewhere in the 14th century to house Begijnen. These women lived like virgin sisters, but they were more...

The Stourhead Garden is a prime example of a garden inspired by great landscape painters of the seventh century. Ernest Gombrich suggests that it should have been signed...