Many travelers may think of Bruges or Brussels when they consider visiting Belgium, but travel expert Rick Steves recommends ...

Archaeologists are still unraveling the mysteries of an unusual burial site in Dijon, France, which dates to between 450 and ...

Workers uncovered elaborate frescoes hidden behind a mantel in a church. The glittering works of art are revealing more about ...

Historical texts, from official records to personal chronicles, are revealing how 16th-century weather shaped Transylvanian ...

The Capitoline Museums in Rome have just today opened an exhibition exploring the history of The Farnese in sixteenth-century Rome. The show draws together one hundred and forty masterpieces including ...

At the end of the 14 th century there were two types of mill in the Netherlands: the post mill, which was a ground winder, ...

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The medieval Belgian town of Bruges attracts hordes of day-trippers – but don't let that keep you away. While the ultimate ...

A town with a Budweiser House and a Schafferer Museum, where traditional dishes include brennsuppe and Wurst sausages, where ...

Mechelen offers a crowd-free city break alternative to Bruges or Amsterdam. Lente De Vil, from Visit Mechelen, says that the ...

It's called Malo kingi, aka the "common kingslayer," a jellyfish that's one of the most venomous animals on the planet. It is ...