Travel Archive
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The Spanish Touch – Barcelona and Catalonia’s Medieval Treasures
Posted on September 27, 2011 | No CommentsBy Eric Hersey Spain is one of those overlooked countries when it comes to historical and cultural tourism. This is a reflection of years of viewing Spain as a sort... -
Guilty Pleasures: Luxury In Ancient Greece And The Medieval World
Posted on June 28, 2011 | No CommentsFor some, it’s about fine wines, penthouses, exclusive clubs and designer clothes. For others, it can be as simple as settling down for the afternoon with a good book. Now... -
Discovering Medieval Bohemia
Posted on June 24, 2011 | No CommentsBy Zoe Brooks, Czech Tours I have my perfect job. It combines two of my loves – history especially medieval history and the Czech Republic. Having successfully taken a party of... -
The Cloisters: Medieval Museum of Art
Posted on April 9, 2011 | No CommentsThe Cloisters: Medieval Museum of Art Designed by Charles Collens, the Cloister’s museum buildings were constructed by merging various medieval styles. The final building was not based on any one... -
Medieval Origins of the Cathedral of Our Lady in Antwerp, Belgium
Posted on January 3, 2011 | No CommentsBy Sarah Läseke Today, as in the Middle Ages, the Cathedral of Antwerp is situated in the centre of the city among narrow cobbled streets and crooked houses. Built between... -
Higgins Armory Museum
Posted on December 6, 2010 | No CommentsThe Higgins Armory Museum is located in Worcester, Massachusetts, about an hour’s drive from Boston. The museum hosts one of the world’s largest collections of historical arms and armour, with... -
Historvius – new history travel portal website
Posted on December 3, 2010 | No CommentsHistorvius, a recently launched website, is offering viewers great ways to explore and plan out trips to historic places around the world. Information on hundreds of medieval and ancient historical... -
Medieval Gdansk
Posted on October 5, 2010 | No CommentsGdansk was first mentioned in historical sources in the year 997 and has had a long history of being fought over between Polish and German powers, while at the same... -
Online Map shows Medieval Lincoln
Posted on September 26, 2010 | No CommentsA new map showing medieval Lincoln is now online. The medieval map, created by the City of Lincoln Council’s Heritage Team, gives historic information about 52 buildings and 80 streets.... -
Malbork, Poland
Posted on September 15, 2010 | No CommentsFor any medievalist, no visit to Poland can be complete without a trip to Malbork – the site of an impressive and large medieval castle. Malbork is located along the... -
Bazylika Mariacka Wniebowzięcia Najświętszej Maryi Panny – Gdańsk
Posted on September 11, 2010 | No CommentsIt is the largest brick church in the world. Until 1945 it was the biggest Evangelical Lutheran church in the world and has enough room for 25,000 people. The foundation... -
The Barbican in Krakow
Posted on September 3, 2010 | No CommentsThe Barbican is one of the remaining portions of the medieval walls that once surrounded the Polish city of Krakow. Built around 1498, the Barbican protects one of the main... -
Muzeum Zamkowe w Malborku
Posted on August 30, 2010 | No CommentsMuzeum Zamkowe w Malborku The castle was built by the Teutonic Order, they named it Marienburg, “Mary’s Castle”. The town which grew around it was also named Marienburg, and since... -
Katedra Oliwska – Gdańsk
Posted on August 29, 2010 | No CommentsKatedra Oliwa is located in the city of Gdańsk, in the Oliwa district of the city. On July 2, 1186, Sambor I Gdański, Prince of Pomerania, founded a Cistercian Monastery... -
Bielsko-Biała – Katedra św. Mikołaja/Zamek książąt Sułkowskich
Posted on August 28, 2010 | No CommentsBielsko-Biała is a city in southern Poland located 1 hour south of Katowice and approximately 1 and 1/2 hours south-west of Kraków. Bielsko-Biała is composed of two former cities on...
