The Church of Assumption, is a rather unusual example of a domed Georgian Orthodox church. It was built by the Georgian king St Demetrius II circa 1278–1284, but was subsequently damaged and repaired ...
Sitting at the foot of the imposing hill capped by the Narikala Fortress and climbing the slopes is Tbilisi Old Town, a labyrinth of narrow streets where wooden balconies look down from old ...
Catherine's Palace and the surrounding parks were created by Empresses Elizabeth and Catherine the Great. The palace, with its famous Amber Room, is an impressive post-WWII reconstruction, rebuilt ...
In our humble opinion, Utrecht is the Netherlands’ most charming city. Anyone who disagrees has probably never been to this vibrant student town. With no less than a millennium of history, Utrecht is ...
This small museum presents the long history of Russia’s national drink, from 12th Century peasants through to 20th Century presidents. Display cases full of vodka bottles in unusual shapes, old ...
Brussels has become famous for its delicious waffles and spot on fries, but there’s more to Belgian food than these well-known dishes. The city also has some less known traditional meals that should ...
Tirana’s Ottoman Clock Tower was built by the poet Haxhi Et'hem Bey and dates from 1822. Completed by the locals and extended to 35m in 1928 when a German-made clock was also installed (the current ...
The people of Leipzig often refer to their home town as ‘the city of short distances’. Most of the neighbourhoods are within only a few kilometres of each other making travel easy. The World Cup in ...
Although Paris likes to call itself the City of Light, only one European city has the honour of truly claiming this title and that city is Eindhoven. Long before the French began bandying about the ...
Sofia has a compact city centre and almost all sights are within walking distance of one another. The National History Museum in the suburb of Boyana is an exception, as is the Museum of Socialist Art ...
Pleasing the paying public since 1956, this is one of the last 600mm narrow gauge railways in PL, faithfully pulled by 'Borsuk' (Badger) - a steam engine with two whistles. Operating from late April ...