Art and Culture

Nov 30, 2018 • 1 min read

Gothic architecture flourished in Europe in the Middle Ages, bringing to life masterpieces like Paris’ Notre Dame in France and Cologne’s Cathedral in Germany…

Nov 26, 2018 • 2 min read

The Anne Frank House is one of Amsterdam’s most famous attractions and now, after two years of renewal work, it is welcoming “a new generation of visitors…

Nov 22, 2018 • 2 min read

Travels are one of music’s great sources of inspiration, and there are too many songs featuring cities and countries in their titles to count. If you’d…

Nov 22, 2018 • 2 min read

If you’ve ever wanted to immerse yourself in the daily life of a Buddhist temple, South Korea wants you to know that the dream can become a reality.

Nov 20, 2018 • 3 min read

On 9 November, flowers and candles began to appear in seemingly unremarkable spots on German sidewalks. It was the 80th anniversary of the Kristallnacht…

Nov 19, 2018 • 1 min read

The world’s first ‘underground’ hotel has officially opened inside the abandoned Shenkeng Quarry in Shanghai, China. After almost four years of…

Nov 13, 2018 • 2 min read

The Eternal City can now boast Europe’s very first pollution-eating mural.

Nov 3, 2018 • 2 min read

Few TV series have been so synonymous with a landscape than Outlander is with the Scottish Highlands and the country's recent tourist boom is partially…

Nov 2, 2018 • 2 min read

They’re like towering forests in the sky, and that's exactly as they were intended to be by Milanese architect Stefano Boeri.

Oct 30, 2018 • 3 min read

The creators of the Disney-Pixar film Coco took inspiration from the incredible architectural and artistic legacy across Mexico to create the visual…

Oct 30, 2018 • 2 min read

After being chosen as a location for multi-award-winning drama Game of Thrones, scenes of which were filmed in the city’s Alcázar palace, Royal Shipyards,…

Oct 26, 2018 • 2 min read

With rates of cremation steadily increasing in the USA, more people are looking to find unusual places to scatter the remains of their loved ones. Now…

Oct 24, 2018 • 0 min read

Right now, travellers in Sydney can hit the beach for more than just a swim, as the annual Sculpture by the Sea, Bondi exhibition is on. The three-week…

Oct 24, 2018 • 2 min read

The seven members of the biggest boy band in the world show you around their favorite places in Seoul in the city's new tourism campaign.

Oct 22, 2018 • 2 min read

Pompeii is a place that keeps on giving. Even though the infamous volcanic eruption happened in 79 AD and the remains of the destroyed Ancient Roman city …

Oct 19, 2018 • 1 min read

If owning part of a medieval castle in the French countryside appeals to you, you can now become a shareholder in the Château de l'Ebaupinay. Best of all,…

Oct 19, 2018 • 1 min read

The Empire State Building is one of New York City’s most iconic landmarks and one of the most recognisable skyscraper in the world— built in 1930, it remained…

Oct 18, 2018 • 1 min read

Beijing’s imperial palace, the Forbidden City, was transformed into a gala venue to celebrate classical music label Deutsche Grammophone’s 120th…

Oct 16, 2018 • 2 min read

The winning images from the Landscape Photographer of the Year Competition 2018 have been unveiled, with the final selection showing the breathtaking…

Oct 12, 2018 • 2 min read

At the ripe old age of 81, the Tennessee State Museum in Nashville has finally moved into a place of its own. After stints in the War Memorial Building…

Oct 8, 2018 • 2 min read

Think you have seen enough Che Guevara iconography in your life to warrant a revolution to ban it? Dutch-Neapolitan artist Jorit Agoch might just change…

Oct 8, 2018 • 3 min read

A new book has been published that comprehensively catalogues the abstract brutalist monuments known as Spomeniks that were built across Yugoslavia…