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A survivor from the 1870s, the tramway is popular with visitors; particularly the No. 28 route, which passes various historic sights.

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There’s no doubt that we are in the midst of a rail renaissance. European cities could see a flurry of new rail connections in the next five years, and Zoe says a more competitive market would ...

History has had it out for the tomato. One of the earliest-known European references to the food was made in 1544 by the Italian herbalist Pietro Andrea Mattioli, who first classified it as a ...

A scientific analysis of dozens of 12th- and 13th-century books found in European monasteries reveals they were bound in sealskins procured by Norse traders from as far away as Greenland.