San Lorenzo Market
11:40 30/12/2015
Noisy in just the right way, the San Lorenzo Market marks the spot for souvenirs. Especially leather. Leather jackets, leather wallets – all with that “made in Italy” artisan wink. Meander...
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Ponte Vecchio
11:35 30/12/2015
Peruse the shops perched above the River Arno on this pedestrian bridge. Dating back to 972, its history is the stuff of storybooks. Ponte Vecchio’s seen it all from noble feuds to ruinous...
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Piazza del Duomo
11:33 30/12/2015
Any Florentine trip certainly includes the Piazza del Duomo (the jewel in the city’s crown) and its three UNESCO World Heritage buildings. Rubberneck amid the sketchers perfecting Renaissance...
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Esplanade des Quinconces
11:14 30/12/2015
Bordeaux’s courtyard-by-the-river is quite a delight. This massive square is shielded by dense rows of symmetrically planted plane trees. Spot the flamboyant Monument aux Girondins fountain by...
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Saint-André Cathedral
11:04 30/12/2015
The story of Bordeaux’s cathedral started almost a millennium ago. It was barely fifty years old when Eleanor of Aquitaine married Louis VII here in 1137. The cathedral has become a pastiche of...
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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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What makes the 8 national parks in Croatia special
16:31 29/12/2015
Croatia has 8 beautiful national parks and this is a well known fact, but what makes them special? If I had to summarise it in one word it would be...
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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...
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Chain Bridge
15:26 29/12/2015
 A marvel from any angle. This bridge is a vital piece of Budapest’s cityscape that links Buda with Pest. But it was born of tragedy. In 1820, a Hungarian aristocrat missed his father’s...
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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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