You don't have to travel far to visit a medieval castle. In a small Texas town, discover an authentic European-style castle ...

Designed by Giotto in the early 14th century, this ornate 277-foot high bell tower is part of the renowned Duomo in central Florence's Piazza del Duomo. Although it is known as Giotto's Bell Tower ...

The living room is entirely carved out within the rectangular‐shaped medieval tower, and the tower walls, which had been plastered and hidden over the years, were brought back to light through a ...

Travel back in time as you explore Austria's medieval villages ... with an iconic sky-blue bell tower, the symbol of the Wachau region. In winter, Dürnstein turns into a fairytale setting ...

The sound of church bells—the Anglican call to prayer—is medieval, and grew in popularity during the Reformation, where a move was made away from complicated polyphonic music to simple, one-line ...

What are the best medieval games? Rare is a videogame that doesn’t feature at least one sword, suit of armor, or roast chicken. Still, they’re usually mixed in with bearded hermits slinging ...

Viking’s Iconic Western Mediterranean cruise includes such ports of call as Barcelona, Marseille, Monaco and Pisa.

The gateway to the Algarve in the south of Portugal offers its own charms beyond the region's great beaches, from history and ...

The Tower of David Museum inhabits the medieval Tower of David. Despite its name, the Tower of David did not actually have anything to do with Kind David. While the tower's original purpose was to ...

A tour of the Byzantine churches in the historic center of Athens offers history, unique architecture and a rare viewing ...

Since then, local farmers have been climbing the 145 steps to the north tower to hang their hams - a local speciality - to dry, bringing in much-needed funds. Fr Boyer said he had already set up ...

Ashe urges that bells be kept in place even as a church or other building or bell tower changes uses or hands ... This year, the ringers reintroduced a medieval toll for the Feast of the ...