The deposit of rock salt in Wieliczka and Bochnia has been mined since the 13th century. This major industrial undertaking has royal ...

The historic centre of Cracow, the former capital of Poland, is situated at the foot of the Royal Wawel Castle. The ...

Together these three buildings form a remarkable monumental complex in the heart of Seville. The cathedral and the Alcázar – dating ...

Seven properties built by the architect Antoni Gaudí (1852–1926) in or near Barcelona testify to Gaudí’s exceptional creative contribution to the ...

Rising above the modern lower town, the Alhambra and the Albaycín, situated on two adjacent hills, form the medieval part of ...

Cordoba's period of greatest glory began in the 8th century after the Moorish conquest, when some 300 mosques and innumerable palaces ...

Since the pre-Roman period, a fortified settlement has existed on the hill where Carcassonne now stands. In its present form it ...

During the Warsaw Uprising in August 1944, more than 85% of Warsaw's historic centre was destroyed by Nazi troops. After the ...

The Vatican City, one of the most sacred places in Christendom, attests to a great history and a formidable spiritual venture. ...

Founded, according to legend, by Romulus and Remus in 753 BC, Rome was first the centre of the Roman Republic, then ...

The variety of formations and the fact that they are concentrated in a restricted area means that the 712 caves currently ...

The waters flowing over the limestone and chalk have, over thousands of years, deposited travertine barriers, creating natural dams which in ...