Acropolis of Athens
10:13 30/12/2015
The cradle of western civilisation. Built on a rocky crag, this complex of ancient buildings is where great ideas about law, art, philosophy and literature were birthed. Today, it remains an icon...

Ancient Agora of Athens
10:09 30/12/2015
Where did Aristotle buy his olives? Our best guess is the Ancient Agora. This site was once the commercial and political heart of Athens. The reconstructed Stoa of Attalos houses the Ancient Agora...
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State Opera House
15:54 29/12/2015
Well-versed in the art of opera? Even if you don’t know your “Rigoletto” from your rigatoni, this building never fails to mesmerise. Inside, it’s an exercise in excess: towering marble...

Buda Castle Hill
15:34 29/12/2015
It wasn’t that long ago that Buda Castle virtually lay in ruins.   Oh, how times have changed. Built and rebuilt countless times over nine centuries, this massive medieval complex holds a legacy...

Rijksmuseum
15:14 29/12/2015
  This huge fairy-tale castle is a diamond in the city's landscape. This recently renovated museum contains important artworks like Rembrandt’s ‘Night Watch’ and Vermeer’s...

Anne Frank Museum
14:53 29/12/2015
  There’s no work of Western non-fiction more pure of heart than ‘The Diary of a Young Jewish Girl’.     Written between the ages of 12-14, the book tells the story of Anne Frank and...

Amsterdam canals
14:52 29/12/2015
  Amsterdam is the most watery city in the world. Its canals and harbours fill a full quarter of her surface. Its waterways have always been its essence and its source of wealth.       The...
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Dam Square
14:36 29/12/2015
  Dam Square is at the heart of Amsterdam and where history and modernity collide.     The neoclassical Royal Palace is open to the public, and it’s worth venturing in to see the...
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The British Museum
12:17 29/12/2015
  The British Museum is a museum dedicated to human history, art, and culture, exemplify and documenting the story of human culture from its beginnings to the present. The Museum however preserves...
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Marathon, Greece and the Ghosts of Ancient Warriors
18:48 28/12/2015
I stand on the deserted beach of Marathon, Greece, a long crescent of stones and sand. Surf spills over the pebbles, spray bursts like a shower of...
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