Steeped in history and intricately decorated, these beautiful libraries around the world draw thousands of visitors each year ...

When Lonely Planet positioned Lithuania in the number-two spot of its Best in Travel in 2025, before Fiji, Laos and Kazakhstan, it roused surprise, curiosity and thrill. Bordered by Latvia, Poland, ...

Before he became Pope Francis, Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio was a devotee of La Virgen Desatanudos — Mary the untier of ...

The Argentinian pontiff was a powerful progressive voice in world politics, the first Jesuit priest to be spiritual leader of ...

His public persona may have been the humble and patient father figure, but Francis spent his 12 years as pope reorganizing the Vatican bureaucracy — the Roman curia — with more than a touch of ...

The test of these changes. — some of which were only finalized three years ago — will come in the closed-door power brokering that goes on around the conclave, which will elect a new pope. The process ...

Believe it or not, there’s a lot more to Europe than the “Instagram-able” cities we see plastered online, and sometimes visiting somewhere different can give us a new perspective on a culture entirely ...

Prince Borivoj of the Premyslid Dynasty (probably) started building Prague Castle in AD 880, and over the centuries various ...

Think palaces are just for fairy tales, royalty, or drone footage in historical documentaries? Think again. Across Britain, ...

If you’re planning a trip to Venice, you are in for a treat! Venice is such a pretty city, full of interesting things to see ...

It’s renowned for its opulent Baroque architecture ... of philosophical manuscripts and its stunning Rococo architecture. The Italian city of Florence is famous for its contribution to the ...