The Monastic Island : The Island of Reichenau
Lake Boden is located in southern Germany close to the Swiss border. A long tree-lined road stretching from the lakeshore leads to the…
The Lying Dragon : The Great Wall of China
The Great Wall of China looks like a giant dragon lying across the mountains and desert. It is the worlds largest man-made structure.…
Passion Play on the Sacred Mountain : Sacri Monti of Piedmont and Lombardy
Varallo Sesia is a small town in northern Italy. Sacro Monte towers above it is one of the Sacred Mountains. A monk, in…
Convent of St. Gall
The town of St. Gall is located in northeast Switzerland and is widely known as a center of Christian theological study. The abbey…
A German Romanesque Church : Speyer Cathedral
Located on the Rhine River in southwest Germany, the trading town of Speyer thrived between the 10th and 11th centuries. Conrad II, the…
Westminster Abbey and Palace
On the banks of the river Thames in London you can see the buildings which for several hundred years have housed the institutions…
Medieval Skyscrapers : The Historic Centre of San Gimignano
A cluster of high-rise buildings stands out in the rolling hills of Tuscany in central Italy. These towers were built in San Gimignano…
A Town of Beauty and Passion : Arles, Roman and Romanesque Monuments
The town of Arles lies on the Rhone River in southern France. There is a Roman Arena in the city centre. This amazing…
The Fall of Constantinople : Historic Areas of Istanbul
The Bosphorous Strait separates the continents of Asia and Europe. The city of Istanbul, protected by the 800-metre-wide waterway has long prospered. The…
Cliffside Villages : Portovenere, Cinque Terre, and Surrounding Islands
The mountain village of Portovenere is located along Italys west coast towards the end of the Italian Riviera. What is hanging down here…
Protecting Timber-Framed Buildings : Collegiate Church, Castle, and the Old Town of Quedlinburg
The city of Quedlinburg is located in a richly-wooded area of Central Germany. Wealthy town merchants in the 15th century exerted their influence…
Pope in Captivity : Historic Centre of Avignon
The city of Avignon is located on the banks of the River Rhone in southern France. The city was the heart of the…
Beneath the Wheel : The Maulbronn Monastery Complex
This 12th century monastery is in southern Germany. It was built by the Cistercian Order of monks. The Maulbronn Monastery complex is the…
Royal Mausoleum: Roskilde Cathedral
Roskilde is an inlet port town in Denmark. It was established as a Viking settlement during the 10th century. Denmark, after the Viking…
The Legend of the Rose/St Marys Cathedral and St. Michaels Church in Hildesheim
Hildesheim in northwest Germany dates back over 1000 years. The town has a history dating back over 1000 years and has overcome the…
The Birth of Pizza Margherita / Historic Centre of Naples
Neapolitans have strong opinions about how pizza should be made. The dough has to be thick with a raised rim, and its texture…
Holy Pilgrimage Town: Vézelay, Church and Hill
A small hill lies in the Bourgogne region of Central France. The Medieval townscape extends beside the road and stretches across the hill.…
Buddhist Towers with Remains of Kings : The Historic City of Ayutthaya and Associated Historic Towns
This is the ancient city of Ayutthaya in Thailand. The city thrived as capital of the Ayutthaya Kingdom for some 400 years from…
Medieval Sound of Carillon : The Belfries of Flanders
In the Flanders region of Belgium, belfries can be found in the central square of most cities. 56 belfries in total located in…
A Tower on the Gourmet Road : The Cathedral, Torre Civica and Piazza Grande, Modena
This is Modena, a city located in northern Italy with a population of around 170,000 people. It still retains much of its medieval…
The Origin of Spain : Monuments of Oviedo and the Kingdom of Asturias
This is San Miguel de Lillo, a small church quietly standing at the foot of a mountain. It was built in the 9th…
Holy Paintings in the Caves : The Rock-Hewn Churches of Ivanovo
A wild plateau stretches across the North-East of Bulgaria. Craggy gorges cut into the plateau. These steep cliffs were caused by long-term erosion…
A Bible carved in Stone: Amiens Cathedral
Amiens Cathedral in north-western France is a gothic masterpiece built before Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris. It is richly adorned with impressive sculptural…
Holy Murals of Blue: Churches of Moldavia
Church walls entirely covered with colourful fresco paintings – a feature unique to the region of Moldavia in Romania. Moldavia has long been…
A Reflection of a Medieval Town: The Historic Center of Brugge
The Flanders region of Western Belgium is connected by canals to the North Sea. The textile trade flourished here during the 13th and…