Photo: Deccan Herald
Travel: Aruna Chandaraju visits the World Heritage Site of Pattadakal, which, along with Badami and Aihole, makes for one of Karnataka’s best-known tourist triangles.
Source: Pattadakal, a Chalukyan legacy
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Photo: Steve Parode
Southern Italy’s World Heritage Sites include places in Naples, Amalfi Coast, Matera, and Puglia. Here are the UNESCO sites in southern Italy.
Source: UNESCO Sites in Southern Italy: from Naples to the Heel of the Boot
Photo: Korea Times
Source: Ganghwa History Museum
Photo: Korea Times
Historic Malian town has long been target of Tuareg rebels fighting to carve out a desert homeland.
Source: Profile: Timbuktu
Photo: Deccan Herald
The largest brick-built monument in the world, situated in Malbork, tells a long tale of European history that dates as far back as the 13th century, notes Aruna Chandaraju.
Source: A polished ruin
Photo: Picture Alliance
When in Lübeck, plunge into the Hanseatic era – or walk in the footsteps of three German Nobel prize winners. Whatever you do – reward yourself with Lübeck’s culinary specialty. But careful – it’s very, very sweet.
Source: Visit Lübeck
Photo: Kip Evans
Photo: Slovak Spectator
Insightful information about UNESCO sites in Slovakia and the stories they tell.
Source: On the list: the delights and drawbacks of UNESCO inscription
Photo: Slovak Spectator
Insightful information about UNESCO sites in Slovakia and the stories they tell.
Source: On the list: the delights and drawbacks of UNESCO inscription
As honeymoon decisions go, theirs was an excellent one. When the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge – seeking a destination where they could hide from the world’s attention – picked the Seychelles as their place of post-wedding escape last May, they chose wisely.
Source: Traveller’s guide: Seychelles
Photo: Telegraph
Paul Wade offers an essential cultural guide to Reims, a city that is bubbling over with heritage sites and fine champagne.
Photo: Olimpio Fanluz
If you want to help to save the Italian economy this summer without breaking your own bank, what about a short break in Verona, Italy’s fourth most visited city?
Source: Verona: Italy’s beautiful medieval gem where all roads lead to Romeo
Sean Mooney leaves the tent and sleeping bags at home and opts for a family ‘glamping’ stay on historic Cockatoo Island.
Source: Under cranes and canvas
Argentina – Los Glaciares National Park
HOLLY HUNT treks among the mountains and glaciers in the ice fields of Argentina’s southern Patagonia.
Source: Santo Domingo boasts rich offerings — from sun-soaked beaches to New World firsts
Photo: Barbora Kmentova
This week saw the completion of a two year restoration project of Villa Tugendhat, a unique functionalist villa in the city of Brno. Its history matches that of Czechoslovakia: repeat occupation, dilapidation and ultimately restoration.
Source: Brno’s Villa Tugendhat reopens after two year renovation
Photo: George Duffield
Scientists and Recreational Scuba Divers Are Working to Protect the Spectacular Marine Life in the Waters Around Costa Rica’s Cocos Island…
Source: An Underwater Serengeti
Leisa Tyler walks in the vast Tarkine wilderness in the state’s north-west, among some of the oldest forests on earth.
Source: Old growth, new life
Photo: Hello Magazine
If you’re the sort who can’t get moving in the morning without a cup of coffee, why not plan a visit to the Colombian Coffee Triangle in the foothills of the Andes and discover just where this magic bean comes from and the traditional techniques that make it the best coffee in the world.
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