Welcome to Anuradhapura in Sri Lanka! In this historic city you will find countless Buddhist temples and other sacred monuments. If you want, you can also climb the small mountain peak of Mihintale for even more religious sites. You can also be sure to see many, many monkeys.
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There really is so much to see and do in Brussels! If you follow this blog, you've already read our posts on waffles, pubs, food and excursions. Now that we're bringing it all together in one post, there's plenty of new stuff. For example, how about a chocolate workshop, a speciality brewery, cartoon characters and underground passages?
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Last weekend we visited Drottningholm Palace in Stockholm. It was a fantastic autumn weekend, and really lovely to walk around the castle park in the November sun. We have seen the castle before, but also took the opportunity to see the theatre, which was really fun. Here are some tips for things to see and do at Drottningholm Palace. Have you been here? What is your favourite?
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Trier is Germany's oldest city, located in the Moselle Valley (Rhineland-Palatinate), close to the border with Luxembourg. This city has been an important Roman city and offers impressive Roman monuments such as Roman baths, an amphitheatre and a Roman bridge that is still in use. It is no wonder that many of the buildings in this city have been included on the UNESCO World Heritage List.
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Today we have 12 things to see and do in Antwerp, Belgium. Antwerp is a vibrant and interesting city that offers diamonds, art, history, museums and all kinds of goodies in the form of beer, food and chocolate. Here are our top tips for what to do in this Belgian city!
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Today we have 14 things to see and do in Bruges, Belgium. Bruges is an incredibly charming city in Flanders, with medieval buildings and cosy canals where you can take a boat ride. There's also a local brewery, lots of shops selling Belgian chocolate and a host of interesting museums.
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The Lavaux wine region in Switzerland is a UNESCO World Heritage Site because of the vineyard terraces built by monks 800 years ago. Now this is a picturesque area with green vineyard terraces sloping steeply down to the green-blue lake, and small villages where family-owned vineyards are densely packed. Not far from here you'll also find ... Chaplin's World!
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Did you know that several scenes in Star Wars were filmed in Ireland? When planning our trip to Ireland, we decided early on that we wanted to visit Skellig Michael. Peter was very enthusiastic about visiting the steep rocky island with the old monastery. It turned out that visiting Skellig Michael wasn't easy... but today we can still tell you about this dramatic island!
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Updated 2023 - Fancy a holiday on Brac in Croatia? The island of Brac is one of our personal favourites for sun and swimming in Croatia. Here you can visit Bol or Supetar and the famous beach Zlatni Rat. Here are our best tips on the island of Brac for beaches, sights, excursions and beautiful nature.
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Today we're featuring what we think are Europe's best World Heritage sites - 10 amazing places! UNESCO has designated over a thousand World Heritage Sites around the world, of which around 400 are in Europe.
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