City Guides

A 5.33-metre oculus, 224 coffers and Canova’s own tomb turn this Veneto church into his final Neoclassical manifesto.

Built in 1669, Oxford’s ceremonial theatre hides a 70-foot column-free roof beneath 32 Baroque panels and a panoramic cupola.

Did you know one Portuguese mountain hides Moorish walls, royal palaces, underground initiation wells and Europe’s pioneering Romantic landscape

Discover Monteriggioni in 2023: Experience Tuscan charm, medieval architecture, and cultural festivals in this enchanting hilltop village

A 46-metre medieval tower still divides Vipiteno’s merchant streets, built when Alpine silver made this tiny town unexpectedly rich.

Did you know Innsbruck can take you from a Habsburg palace to 2,256 metres above sea level before lunch?

Etruscan gates, Roman ruins, Rosso Fiorentino and luminous alabaster reveal three millennia of history on Volterra’s Tuscan ridge

Rocky Mountain views, serious art, historic railways and an inventive food scene give high-altitude Denver surprising urban depth

Etruscan walls, Renaissance masterpieces, underground streets and Umbrian cooking make hilltop Perugia one of central Italy’s richest cities.

Reggae history, Jamaican art, Port Royal and the Blue Mountains make Kingston the island’s essential cultural capital