Articles related to "Medieval Architecture"

Hammond Castle is a fascinating museum of medieval art and architecture, with a dark side - a history of seances, occult investigations and hauntings.

The medieval Cistercian monks had an ascetic spirituality. And they created an austere, plain new Gothic architecture to embody those spiritual ideals.

The Chapel is a mix of Christian, Pagan and Templar influences, and forever associated with: the Knights Templar,the Holy Grail and sadly Dan Brown and the Da Vinci Code.

Sweet toothed travelers will not be disappointed in Belgium's top tourist destination. Chocolate shops, winding canals, and distinct architecture make it worth the trip.

The Belgian city of Bruges offers visitors a bevy of museums, a market and canal tours. However, it's the amazing medieval architecture that keeps them coming back.

Mechanical Music Museum, a puppet theater, a Gothic town hall, outdoor markets, horse- drawn carriages and miles of canals highlight Northern Europe's great Medieval city

With architecture and history reaching back to the middle ages, Berne is the place to see the storybook Switzerland of fairy tales and Heidi films.

Pick an afternoon of sunshiny weather in Estonia's capital, Tallinn, and enjoy a walk from Pikk Hermann to Kiek in de Kök.

The city's Old Town, Moomin Theme Park, Luonnonmaa Island, the Naantali Music Festival, Sleephead Days and steamer trip from Turku attract tourists from around the world

Romantic, medieval Burg Eltz Castle near Koblenz in Germany is open daily during the summer season. Tickets for the treasury and guided tours are sold at the fortress.

Repton, ancient capital of the Kingdom of Mercia, boasts an 8th Century Crypt which was the resting place of St Wystan. Many pilgrims flocked to venerate this saint.

Burg Eltz, near Koblenz at the confluence of the Mosel and Rhine Rivers, is one of the most romantic medieval castles in Germany and all of Europe.

Transportation to romantic, medieval Burg Eltz Castle in Germany is possible by train and boat from Koblenz or by car as a day trip from Frankfurt, Mainz, or Cologne.

An hour's drive from Helsinki, 14th century Porvoo is a photographers' delight with its cathedral, Town Hall, medieval architecture and cobbled lanes with flower borders

Monumental civic architecture in Late Medieval Italian city states articulated values of an ideal society through design and functions of their town halls.

Governments of Italian city states like Siena, Florence and Padua had a clear idea of thoroughly planned and well-organized urban development of their respective cities.

The architectural language of The Palazzo Vecchio in Florence and The Palazzo della Raggione in Padua conveys the values defining civic identity of the cities.

Religious relics were the crowd-pullers of the medieval age. Any church or monastery that could lay claim to a relic would be assured a steady stream of visitors.

Dijon is a city that's easy to get around, but one in which travelers can get leisurely lost in its medieval cobbled streets, plentiful museums, and parks.

York provides perhaps the best-preserved selection of medieval architecture of any English city, all within easy walking distance for the visitor.

York provides perhaps the best-preserved selection of medieval architecture of any English city, all within easy walking distance for the visitor.

Follow the pilgrims of the past to Chartres, south of Paris. Here, an ancient Gothic cathedral rises above the landscape and a historic medieval town.

This Moorish monument in nothern Spain has a chequered past, but it nevertheless inspired Walt Disney who recreated it in his signature logo.

St. Sophia, or the Church of the Holy Wisdom, in Kiev was accurately named. It's original floorplan has since been altered.

Easily accessible, rich with Roman ruins, Medieval churches and 2000 years of art and history, Poitiers is a worthwhile destination for travelers to France.

In Bruges: great music, beautiful architecture, pitch-perfect performances, operatic violence, and some of the funniest verbal fireworks this side of Quentin Tarantino.

The interior and exterior of St. Sophia Cathedral in Kiev have changed drastically since its founding. The architecture and interior decor hint at the original.

Eastern Orthodoxy came to Kievan Rus by way of Constantinople, when Prince Vladimir chose the Orthodox religion over Paganism and founded St. Sophia.

Politics, romance and divine manipulation combined with sweat, mortar and skilled masonry doth make a medieval cathedral. Historical fiction at its finest.

Narbonne's compact size, range of sights and proximity to other attractions make it a worthwhile destination for visitors to the South of France.

Getting to Rothenburg ob der Tauber in Bavaria is easy by car, bus, or train. This wall-enclosed medieval town is a top sight on Germany's Romantic Road holiday route.

Gourmet food and wine tours in Italy, with exclusive tastings and specialist tour leaders

The best restaurants in Florence, Italy, run the gamut from formal and ornate, to informal and fun. Whatever your style, you are sure to enjoy a fine Italian meal.

With Germany's largest Gothic cathedral, and at least 30 museums and 100 art galleries, it's no surprise that Cologne is a vibrant centre for arts, history and culture.

From the 18th century to the present day, Gothic fiction has fascinated and terrified. This introduction explains the origins of the genre and its popular conventions.

The seacoast city of Gloucester, Massachusetts is a fascinating blend of old and new, a working seaport with all the fun atmosphere of a resort town.

Trains make romantic Bruges (Brugge) in Flanders, Belgium an easy day trip from Brussels, Antwerp, and Ghent. Cheap flights go to nearby Brussels airports (BRU & CRL).

Only a day in Vienna? Impossible, some say - it needs at least a week. But this tour will show you how to get a feel for the city's distinctive flavour in just 24 hours.

The new V&A galleries house some of the world's rarest and most beautiful carved ivory panels - The Symmachi Panel and the Front Cover of the Lorsch Gospels.