City Guides

Soncino Castle preserves one of Lombardy’s finest Renaissance fortresses, built to defend Milan against Venice in the fifteenth century

Monks, art, honey and the famous Ciribiciaccola: Chiaravalle Abbey reveals Milan’s countryside soul and spiritual history

Agra Fort reveals the Mughal Empire through fortified gateways, royal courts, marble palaces and the riverfront world of Akbar and...

Folgaria combines skiing and hiking with Cimbrian history, ruined Great War forts and one of Europe’s most unusual Cold War...

Pergine Valsugana combines a medieval castle, Renaissance architecture, Alpine lakes and easy access to some of Trentino's quieter mountain valleys

Go beyond the postcard at the Taj Mahal, from the charbagh garden and marble inlay to Shah Jahan’s tomb and...

Luxor Temple reveals pharaohs, festival processions, Roman emperors and a living mosque within one extraordinary monument beside the Nile

Delhi’s Bangla Sahib combines Guru Har Krishan’s history, continuous kirtan, sacred water and one of Sikhism’s most powerful traditions of service

Delhi’s Lotus Temple transforms concrete, Greek marble, water and natural light into one of India’s most distinctive modern sacred buildings

Mysuru Palace blends Indo-Saracenic architecture, royal ceremony and Dasara tradition in one of Karnataka’s most spectacular princely residences