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Once called Christiania, then Kristiania, Oslo is Norway’s capital and largest. city. It lies at the head of the Oslojord, spreading down either side to form a huge “U’. The inevitable Scandinavian fire (actually Oslo`s unlucky 14th) destroyed the medieval town in 1624 and a new town sprang up around the Akershus Fortress across the [...]
On the Sava River near the southern slopes of Mount Medvednica lies the Croatian capital of Zagreb, a glorious Austro-Hungarian city full of lovely churches, museums and art galleries. Once two towns, the city is divided into upper and lower areas, each with its own distinctive character. The vast main square, Trg Bana Jelacica, separates [...]
Situated on a sweeping bend of the river, Orléans is the most northerly of the Loire Valley’s historic towns. Despite serious damage in World War II and recent (successful) efforts to attract new industries to the town, with associated modern development, this is still a quiet but handsome city with an attractive old centre. It [...]
After the elegant grandeur of Edinburgh and monumental Victorian character of Glasgow, Scotland’s smallest city is something completely different. Stirling is clustered around the medieval old town, beneath the commanding presence of one of Western Europe’s largest and most important castles.
Once capital of the Kingdom of Scotland, the city is beside the River [...]
If your perceptions prickle with déjà vu, and a quick check of all five senses registers total satisfaction, and on top of that an adrenalin surge warns you that something utterly surprising and wonderful is going to happen – you are almost certainly in Ljubljana. It is a successful blend of the best old and [...]
There is a lot more to Pisa than the famous Leaning Tower, though that’s an impressive start. The origins of this Tuscan city on the River Arno are lost in the mists of time, but as the main port between Genoa and Ostia it was an important Roman Settlement. Pisa reached its zenith as a [...]
