The Danube in Depth cruise embarks in Nuremberg and disembarks in Budapest with stops in Regensburg, Passau, Linz, Durnstein, ...

Surprisingly, it wasn’t a typical medieval castle that won first place but Ravadinovo Castle, built in the 1990s by a Bulgarian architect whose lifelong dream was to create a castle. This ...

One such place is the abandoned medieval town-fortress of Cherven in Bulgaria. Located about 30 ... in the area have uncovered not only a castle and fortress walls, but also two underground ...

From Turkey to Thailand, Madrid to Morocco, these lovely spots promise to tick all the boxes without breaking the bank ...

Barbarian invasions in Greece during the Byzantine era were common with mostly Albanian tribes settling in the fertile plains ...

If you're looking for a slow and easy mode of travel in Europe, try a river cruise. The choices are broader than you might ...

These cheapest European countries to travel to offer incredible experiences without the hefty price tags of more popular ...

If you want to dodge the masses you could head east to Romania and Bulgaria, two outstanding destinations ... cobbled laneways spiralling down from its hilltop castle, now a luxury hotel.

Argyrokastro, or Silver Castle, the summer home of the Villehardouin knights who ruled the Morea during the medieval period ... led to war with the Byzantine successor states and with the Bulgarian ...

The castle’s dramatic, fairy-tale-like appearance with a distinctive turreted roof and rounded towers makes it look like ...