Medieval town walls as a tourist resource: Dublin and Chester: a comparative study
Ireland has a large number of towns where significant elements of their medieval walls survive to the present time. The City of Londonderry, for example, has its wall almost totally intact, while Athenry and Fethard are two lesser known examples where again virtually the entire lengths of their respective town wall circuits can be seen today.
Book of Kells has attracted ten million visitors to Trinity College Dublin Library
The Old Library and Book of Kells is one of Ireland’s major tourist venues and attracts over 520,000 visitors each year to see the exhibition on the Book of Kells and other medieval manuscripts
Medieval castle to be built in Austria
The Austrian town of Friesach will be home to a new medieval castle, to built using construction methods from the period.
The Spanish Touch – Barcelona and Catalonia’s Medieval Treasures
Barcelona’s medieval district is rightly considered one of the best preserved in Europe. There is literally a story on every street, and around every corner a legend.
“The Hidden Alhambra” project to give public virtual access to historic site in Spain
The World Monuments Fund and American Express have announced a partnership for the conservation and improved access to the Alhambra, the famous palace…
RECONSTRUCTION OF THE BATTLE OF GRUNWALD AS EMOTIONAL PROMOTIONAL MESSAGE
RECONSTRUCTION OF THE BATTLE OF GRUNWALD AS EMOTIONAL PROMOTIONAL MESSAGE Hochleitner, Janusz (University of Warmia and Mazury in Olsztyn, Faculty of Humanities) &,…
Classical and modern hospitality: the Benedictine case
The example of monastic hospitality shows that contemporary monastic hospitality has its foundations in much earlier practices and anthropological accounts.