One of the most impressive of the many day-trip options from Madrid, an hour´s drive north at the foot of the Guadarrama Mountains, this picturesque town of around 18,000...
26/11/2024
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history travel
This compact region of northern Iberia (10,400 square kilometres/just over 4,000 sq. miles) boasts a proud and ancient lineage, and Navarre´s cities and towns offer visitors a wealth of...
25/07/2023
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In Flanders fields the poppies blow
Between the crosses, row on row,
That mark our place; and in the sky
The larks, still bravely singing, fly
Scarce heard amid the guns below.
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09/11/2018
photos | Sarah Brown
Though most famous for Carnival, golden beaches, and world-famous landmarks, the real heart of Rio de Janeiro, for those in the know, lies in its downtown, most notably...
11/06/2018
photo: Itamar Grinberg/Israeli Ministry of Tourism
Israel is truly a land of exceptional sights – and sites – from top to bottom. But roughly two hours south of Jerusalem, one of...
12/07/2016
photo: Fernando Pallares
I will never forget, nearly 40 years ago, laying eyes for the first time on my first ancient archaeological site. About an hour’s drive north of Mexico City,...
27/06/2016
The foothills of the world’s highest coastal mountain range, the Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta, meet the Caribbean at Tayrona National Natural Park, Colombia’s second most visited national reserve....
07/03/2016