Navigli Lombardi
16:30 08/01/2016
Milan’s Navigli, or canals, date back as far as the 12th century when they were constructed to facilitate irrigation. In the 1300s, the canal system was expanded for the transportation of goods, a...
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Sforzesco Castle
16:25 08/01/2016
The Sforzesco Castle exemplifies the fierce rivalries between families in Renaissance Italy. Built as fortress during the 14th century, the structure became a showcase of power and prestige. Among...
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CAPC Musee d'Art Contemporain
15:44 08/01/2016
First-time visitors might feel like they’ve stumbled into an old cathedral. The CAPC feels ecclesiastical on account of the vaulted ceilings and stone arches, but it was originally built in...
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Acropolis Museum
11:40 06/01/2016
Don’t miss this. The Acropolis’ artefacts were vacuumed up and magically strewn into place inside this heavenly museum. Among its treasures - balustrades from the Temple of Athena Nike, the...
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Best Company Travel Blog – and the nominations are...
20:08 04/01/2016
We’re delighted – and honoured – to see A Luxury Travel Blog being recognised for so many awards lately. It certainly seems to be awards...
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Nou Camp
11:23 04/01/2016
Nou Camp is a football stadium in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain, which has been the home of FC Barcelona since 1957. With a seating capacity of 99,354, it is the largest stadium in Spain by...
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The Catholic Our Lady of the Sablon
10:40 04/01/2016
The Catholic Our Lady of the Sablon in Brussels is a late-Brabantine Gothic church constructed in the 15th - 16th century. The church began in 1304 as a simple chapel for the men of the Crossbowmen's...
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St. Michael and St. Gudula Cathedral
10:33 04/01/2016
The Catholic Cathedrale Saint-Michel in Brussels was named in honor of the city's patron saints and is the country's most important church and the Episcopal see of the Archbishop of Mechlin-Brussels....
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Carpe Diem: Seize the Day and Travel Now!
6:35 03/01/2016
You would not be reading Europe Up Close if “travel a lot” were not one of your life’s great pleasures. I’d like to suggest that you abandon...
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Doge’s Palace
9:57 31/12/2015
Every doge has his day. Just ask ordinary Venetians, who were ruled by the Doges of Venice for eleven centuries. This picture-postcard palace is the fruit of Venice’s staggering wealth during the...
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