Medieval

Britain has the largest collection of castles in the world. A huge part of them is located in Wales. They say in Wales there are over six hundred castles and still counting. Some of the most impressive gems in this collection make up the “iron ring” of fortresses built by king Edward I. Considered today...Read More

I must admit that I particularly enjoy visiting places like Abbaye de Montmajour. Presenting an imposing architectural ensemble, built from local stone, calm and uncrowded. Like many other great abbeys we have seen, it has a unique atmosphere and genius loci, deriving from the fact that it used to be a place of solitude, work...Read More

As we live in Belgium, we travel regularly to Germany via Poland, but unlike many, we do not treat Germany as a racing track, but as a country that offers a huge number of very interesting and sometimes little known places to visit. Each time we go to Poland we use a slightly different route...Read More

The first places you visit during each trip are always special, and they seem to be even more special in England. It is due to the fact that the ferry crossing is a kind of limes between Continental Europe and Britain, where everything is slightly different. This time when opening the door of the car,...Read More

To describe that Lalibela is a magical place is an understatement. It’s beyond magic. It is a place one has to visit in order to feel it’s uniqueness. Once you are there, you are immediately transferred several centuries back into the times where pilgrims travelled from far and with great effort to finally arrive after...Read More

You might have already read our post about winter festivities in Europe; if not – we cordially invite you to do so. In this post however, we would like to concentrate more on the Christmas fairs in Poland, which has also their special charm.Read More

Our next stop on the first day of the Kent trip after visiting Great Dixter was the iconic Bodiam Castle. It was a bright sunny afternoon, spring fresh air and vivid colours around was just everything what we needed after the long winter.Read More

If you think of Poland from the tourist point of view, you will think primarily of Krakow or of Warsaw. But there are several other places to see there. This time we would like to show you one of the very hidden gems – Lodz. You might be surprised that this is the third largest...Read More