Nearby is Bellapais Abbey, a 12th Century French Gothic Abbey in the Five Finger Mountains, said to have inspired Disney's Sleeping Beauty castle. For a small island, Cyprus packs some mighty history.

Gloucestershire, with large swathes of its landscape covered by the Cotswolds Area of Natural Beauty (AONB), has seen wars of religion, politics, and power over the centuries. Learn of the heroic ...

Among the more than 1,000 châteaux in the Dordogne region of southwestern France, the imposing 12th-century Château de Biron is ... The city is in such pristine condition thanks to work by ...

Aerial view of Gloriette Schonbrunn, Gloriette pavilion and Neptune Fountain in Schonbrunn park, Gloriette pavilion in Schonbrunn park A gloriette (from the 12th-century French gloire meaning ...

A 12th-century tunnel, linked to the Bam dynasty, has been discovered near Gobradi village in Uttarakhand by a mountaineer and a tourist guide. The state archaeological department plans to ...

Matteo Rocca and Ronan Dunphy peered into the gloom on the second floor of the 12th century palazzo in Genoa, Italy. This had once been the grandest part of the seven-story palace, with the ...

After failed attempts to convert it to other uses, a large refurbishment began in 2018 to restore the 12th-century inn to its former glory and create a unique dining area serving local produce and ...

It took France five years to rebuild the famous 12-century Notre Dame Cathedral after a fire burnt much of its spired roof and walls to a crisp. Five years since the U.S. government pledged $300 ...

Matteo Rocca and Ronan Dunphy peered into the gloom on the second floor of the 12th-century palazzo in Genoa, Italy. This had once been the grandest part of the seven-storey palace, with the ...