England's storied history is etched into its landscape, with numerous towns and villages preserving their medieval character in the present day. From imposing castles to timber-framed Tudor houses, ...

Plan to spend a day in this charming and well-preserved medieval town. Spared from much of the damage of World War II, Wittenberg's original buildings and churches remain today. Walk the ...

It illustrates the typical development of a medieval town, originating from a castle village and several separate settlements. Its value as a monument of urban architecture is based on the ...

But what really puts Torrita on the map is its ​Palio dei Somari. The event, which translates to “Race of the Donkeys,” was ...

I first fell in love with the picturesque village of Rothenburg, in Germany’s Franconian heartland. At that time, the town still fed a few farm animals within its medieval walls. Today its barns ...

Situated on the banks of the Vltava river, the town was built around a 13th-century castle with Gothic, Renaissance and Baroque elements. It is an outstanding example of a small central European ...

THE East Sussex town of Winchelsea has a beautiful beach and a very unique road layout. A little-known fact about Winchelsea is that it was built in a grid formation, and for the very sad reason ...

A FISHING village in Northern Spain has been included in a UK newspaper list of 'essential places' to visit on the European ...