City Guides

Best Balsamic Vinegar Producers in Modena: Acetaie, Tours and Tastings

From century-old barrels to intense Extravecchio tastings, discover where Modena’s legendary balsamic vinegar is still made with patience, grapes and time.

Discover Modena’s Historic Heart: From Medieval Roots to Renaissance Splendor

Visit Modena for Romanesque masterpieces, Ferrari heritage, balsamic vinegar, traditional food, elegant streets and fascinating Este history.

The Castle of Matteo Maria Boiardo: Literature, Nicolò dell’Abate and the Hidden History of Scandiano

Boiardo was born inside this medieval fortress, where Renaissance rooms once held Nicolò dell’Abate’s extraordinary scenes from the Aeneid.

What to See in Scandiano, the Emilia Town of Boiardo, Spallanzani and the Ancient Spergola Grape

A Renaissance fortress, Orlando Innamorato, experimental biology and an ancient white grape make tiny Scandiano unexpectedly rich.

Oxford University Museum of Natural History: Dodo, Dinosaurs, Victorian Architecture and a Complete Visitor Guide

Opened in 1860, Oxford’s Gothic science museum holds seven million specimens, the unique dodo remains and the first described dinosaur.

Windsor Castle Through 1,000 Years: Norman Fortress, Royal Palace, Garter Chapel and the Fire of 1992

Founded around 1070, Windsor combines Norman fortifications, 11 royal tombs, a working palace and rooms rebuilt after the 1992 fire

Natural History Museum London Guide: Dinosaurs, Blue Whale, Architecture and What to See

Opened in 1881, London’s cathedral to nature holds 80 million specimens beneath terracotta animals and a 25-metre blue whale.

Oxford Beyond the Dreaming Spires, from Christ Church and the Bodleian to Medieval Colleges and River Walks

Teaching began here by 1096; nine centuries later Oxford still hides medieval colleges, Baroque libraries and rivers between its dreaming spires

Canterbury Through Two Thousand Years, from Roman Durovernum and Saint Augustine to Chaucer and the Reformation

A murder in 1170 turned Canterbury into medieval Europe’s great pilgrimage city and eventually gave Chaucer his most famous journey

Inside Otranto, Where a Medieval Tree of Life, 800 Martyrs and an Aragonese Fortress Face the Adriatic

Where else can you find a 600-square-metre medieval mosaic, Ottoman history, Aragonese walls and turquoise Adriatic beaches within one town?