Descending a long hill dominated by a giant statue of Hercules, the monumental water displays of Wilhelmshöhe were begun by Landgrave Carl ...

Construction of this palatine chapel, with its octagonal basilica and cupola, began c. 790–800 under the Emperor Charlemagne. Originally inspired by ...

Begun in 1248, the construction of this Gothic masterpiece took place in several stages and was not completed until 1880. Over ...

Set in an idyllic garden landscape, Augustusburg Castle (the sumptuous residence of the prince-archbishops of Cologne) and the Falkenlust hunting lodge ...

The Wadden Sea is the largest unbroken system of intertidal sand and mud flats in the world. The site covers the ...

The landscape of Val d’Orcia is part of the agricultural hinterland of Siena, redrawn and developed when it was integrated in ...

The historic city of Verona was founded in the 1st century B.C. It particularly flourished under the rule of the Scaliger ...

Siena is the embodiment of a medieval city. Its inhabitants pursued their rivalry with Florence right into the area of urban ...

'San Gimignano delle belle Torri' is in Tuscany, 56 km south of Florence. It served as an important relay point for ...

Founded in the 5th century and spread over 118 small islands, Venice became a major maritime power in the 10th century. ...

Built on the site of an Etruscan settlement, Florence, the symbol of the Renaissance, rose to economic and cultural pre-eminence under ...

Standing at the entrance to Lisbon harbour, the Monastery of the Hieronymites – construction of which began in 1502 – exemplifies ...