Malta may be small in size, but its fascinating history is shaped by its pivotal position between Africa and Europe. Join me as I explore my 13 favorite sights across this island—gorgeous palaces, enigmatic caves, ancient temples, and stunning cathedrals!
You will find one of the Loire Valley's most beautiful castle gardens at Villandry Castle - a real Renaissance dream in the middle of the Loire Valley's world heritage.
Stockholm is home to a variety of charming Christmas markets that truly amplify the festive spirit. Here are the ones I've found for this year – have I missed any?
Along the Straße der Romanik in Saxony-Anhalt, you pass picturesque villages and vineyards, but also a large number of Romanesque-style buildings from the 9th to the 13th century. I have visited two castles along the way - Burg Querfurt and Schloss Neuenburg.
We spent a late summer day in Landskrona, a city we had previously only passed through. After a lovely lunch at Kvarteret Erikstorp, we visited the historic Landskrona Citadel and ended the day at the beach bar Lock Stock & Barrel. Three simple pleasures.
By the sea just south of Gothenburg lies one of Sweden's most unique buildings - Tjolöholm Castle. A cool private castle in English style with a tragic history.
During an unplanned detour in Burgundy, we came across Forteresse de Berzé, a castle over a thousand years old that sits majestically on a hill with a sweeping view of the wine district.
Last summer we explored Burgundy, a region known for its gastronomy and wine production. It was a memorable trip where three hotels in Burgundy stood out a little extra - two historic castles and an old post office.
Pompous towers, a large baroque garden and forbidding moats. Despite fires and wars, Frederiksborg Castle in Zealand is still Scandinavia's largest Renaissance castle today.
Among the world's steepest vineyards and in a winding river valley, you will find Germany's most famous wine region, the Mosel. The Mosel Valley is dramatic, small-scale and eye-poppingly beautiful. Here, among castles, ruins, vineyards and half-timbered houses, we went on a road trip on one of Europe's most beautiful (and slowest) roads.
Skåne is Sweden's most castle-dense landscape, and castle towers can be seen on the horizon almost as often as church towers. Join us from hut to castle around Kristianstad!
At Öresund's narrowest part of the strait lies the beautiful Kronborg Castle. Once upon a time, a place for the pomp and circumstance of royalty, but also for a prince named Hamlet.
The castle of Chantilly just north of Paris is one of France's most magnificent castles. Here you will not only find one of the country's finest art collections, but also golden floors, a large stable and an impressive castle garden.
It is said that the Bäckaskog monastery was built "where the angels sang the loudest". We took an autumn walk in the castle park at Bäckaskog castle to not only catch the 800-year-old winds of history - but maybe even see a ghost or two...
Skåne has many beautiful castles and manors, but this summer I visited the fairytale castle Bosjökloster for the first time. Or as I should really call it - a fairytale monastery.
There are places that take you back in history. Time bubbles that no one dares to puncture, where everything just continues to live its historical little life. This is a story about how we inadvertently went on a trip back to the 1920s. Complete with a cooking lesson that could have been created by the History Eaters.
Palácio da Pena (Palace of Pena) in Sintra, is one of Portugal's greatest attractions. But everything does not always turn out as you imagined during a visit.
What does a cheese lover do on a road trip in Switzerland? Seeking out the source of the cheese, of course! It was a day with both cheese, castles and a little more cheese in Gruyère!
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