Whether biking to castles or kayaking through gorges, a trip centred on this river is the epitome of European romance.

A father from Ampleforth Abbey a - Benedictine abbey and monastery in North Yorkshire - made a surprising confession on TikTok. "Yes we do [follow football] - we have one monk who supports Leeds ...

The Guanche people of the Canary Islands typically mummified all deceased members of their community until the arrival of ...

The Austrian mummy was found remarkably preserved thanks to a rare embalming method involving wood chips, fabric, and zinc ...

For centuries, many cultures around the world embalmed their dead, often for religious reasons. Accordingly, embalming ...

Public domain via Wikimedia Commons In life, Empress Elisabeth of Austria was famed for her beauty, style and affinity for the Hungarian people. In death, however, the 19th-century Habsburg ...

The 24-mile Wachau Valley in Upper Austria, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, is where the Danube lopes past orchards and terraced vineyards, perched abbeys and medieval forts. Photograph by Alamy ...

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