From cliff-carved chapels to highland fortresses, these UNESCO-recognized sites bring travelers face to face with 17 ...

Perhaps the most visited of all Yorkshire’s medieval religious houses because of its picturesque location and proximity to ...

These landmarks all deliver genuine awe in real life — no matter how many times you’ve seen them on social media ...

Reflecting on her latest accomplishment, Bernice said she has "spent my life studying and shall continue so to do until I ...

A new theory from the University of Bristol suggests that one of history's most famous medieval artifacts may have served a surprising purpose. The Bayeux Tapestry, the iconic 68-meter embroidered ...

Archaeologists discover an 800-year-old silver-tipped stylus in a German monastery, shedding light on medieval writing and ...

Contrary to popular belief, illuminated manuscripts were not exclusively made in Europe—one of the most impressive is from ...

The Via di Linari winds through the Apennines, passing abbeys, castles, and mountain towns. Here’s how to hike the Italian ...

The Vatican’s eco-friendly farm, recently inaugurated by the first ever Augustinian pope, echoes his order’s forgotten early history, new research argues. Dr Krisztina Ilko challenges major ...

The Madonna from Havraň, a rare medieval sculpture of the Virgin Mary, has gone on display in the Convent of St. Agnes of Bohemia in Prague. The National Gallery acquired the object three years ago, ...

Organ recitals are something of a daily occurrence in Cambridge, but even in Cambridge a portative organ recital has to be a rarity of sorts. On Friday evening (28 November), in St Catharine’s College ...

The hills are alive with the sound of compromise, as three unlikely rebel nuns have been offered a chance to remain in their former convent in Austria — as long as they give up their Instagram habit.