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28 May 2026
japanMatsumoto Travel Guide: The Black Castle and the Japanese Alps
Matsumoto Castle was built between 1593 and 1614 and is one of only twelve original castles remaining in Japan — meaning the wooden keep and tower are the genuine 16th–17th-century structure, not a 20th-century reinforce
Henrik Vinter
28 May 2026
greeceAncient Olympia Travel Guide: The Original Home of the Olympics
The Olympic Games were held at Olympia from 776 BCE to 393 CE — a continuous run of 293 Olympic cycles over nearly 1,200 years before the Emperor Theodosius banned all pagan festivals. The sanctuary of Zeus at Olympia wa
Henrik Vinter
28 May 2026
portugalCascais Travel Guide: The Atlantic Town 30km from Lisbon
Cascais is a fishing town on the Atlantic coast of the Estoril Coast (Linha de Cascais), 30km west of Lisbon and 40 minutes by train from Cais do Sodré station. The Portuguese royal family used it as a summer residence f
Henrik Vinter
28 May 2026
spainSalamanca Travel Guide: Spain's Golden University City
Salamanca has one of the oldest universities in Europe — founded in 1218, making it the first in Spain and the fourth oldest in western Europe. The institution was at the peak of its influence in the 16th and 17th centur
Henrik Vinter
28 May 2026
franceAvignon Travel Guide: The Papal City and the Vaucluse
Avignon was the seat of the Catholic papacy from 1309 to 1377, when a succession of French-aligned popes — under pressure from the French crown — transferred the Holy See from Rome to the banks of the Rhône. They built t
Henrik Vinter
28 May 2026
franceCarcassonne Travel Guide: Inside Europe's Largest Medieval Citadel
Carcassonne's Cité is the largest medieval fortress complex in Europe: 52 towers, 3 kilometres of double curtain walls, an inner château, and a Romanesque cathedral, all enclosed in a double ring of fortification that wi
Henrik Vinter
28 May 2026
italyRavenna Travel Guide: Italy's Byzantine Mosaic Capital
Ravenna was the capital of the Western Roman Empire from 402 CE until its fall in 476, then the seat of the Ostrogothic kingdom, then the centre of the Byzantine Exarchate of Italy from 540 to 751 CE. Each transition pro
Henrik Vinter
28 May 2026
croatiaKorčula Travel Guide: The Dalmatian Island Town
Korčula town sits at the tip of a peninsula on the northern shore of the island of the same name, its medieval old town rising on a headland with the Adriatic on three sides. The fortified walls, towers, and the herringb
Henrik Vinter
28 May 2026
moroccoChefchaouen Travel Guide: The Blue City of the Rif Mountains
Chefchaouen is a city of 45,000 people in the Rif Mountains of northern Morocco, 112km from Tangier and 200km from Fès. The medina is painted in shades of blue — cobalt, turquoise, powder blue, and indigo — that extend o
Henrik Vinter
28 May 2026
japanNikko Travel Guide: The Toshogu Shrine Complex and the National Park
Nikko is 150km north of Tokyo in Tochigi Prefecture, a 2-hour journey by Tobu Limited Express from Asakusa. The town itself is unremarkable, but the forested hillside above it contains the Toshogu Shrine — the mausoleum
Henrik Vinter
28 May 2026
greeceMonemvasia Travel Guide: The Byzantine Rock Fortress
Monemvasia is a medieval walled town built onto a detached rock rising 300 metres above the sea on the southeastern Peloponnese coast. The rock is connected to the mainland by a single 200-metre causeway — the name means
Henrik Vinter
28 May 2026
portugalÉvora Travel Guide: Roman Ruins, Bones, and the Alentejo
Évora is the capital of the Alentejo, the vast inland plain that covers a third of Portugal's territory between the Tagus river and the Algarve. The city sits on a low hill in the centre of a cork oak and olive landscape
Henrik Vinter