Historian Diana Darke argues in “Islamesque” that Europe’s monuments owe a vast debt to Muslim craftsmen and designers.

Coimbra is one of the oldest cities in Portugal, with a deep connection to the country’s history. The city met the first ...

The picturesque city is known for its beautiful waterfront with a plethora of museums and art offerings and is just a ...

Porto, Portugal’s second-largest city, is a VERY charming destination. If you’ve already had the chance to visit Lisbon, Porto will feel worlds away. Known for its charming and historic architecture, ...

Monreale is known for its rich history and for its beautiful cathedral, a mesmerizing artistic mix that brings together ...

Luxury Italian travel experts Citalia are recommending the gorgeous region of Emilia Romagna in Italy as an alternative to the popular destination of Tuscany.

With its thirteen million visitors a year, Notre-Dame de Paris cathedral is one of the capital's must-sees. A place of worship as well as a monument, it has witnessed the history of Paris since ...

Romanesque, the hugely important architectural ... There are many more examples in France. Le Puy Cathedral in the Auvergne, with its black and white arches and facades, “is so heavily ...

The Protestant Berlin Cathedral on Museum Island in the Mitte district is Berlin's largest church and one of the major sights in the city center. The mighty Berlin Cathedral in the heart of the city ...

Piazza Duomo is dominated by the city’s striking Romanesque cathedral and towering octagonal baptistery in pink Verona marble. Both buildings feature narrow colonnaded loggias outside and ...

If all the people present at its dedication on Aug. 15, 1909, were able to see the cathedral today, they would find the neo-Romanesque exterior practically the same, except for a few later-20th ...