The world capital of sherry and flamenco is also a tranquil alternative to Seville, just over an hour’s drive north. The city ...

In the Portuguese district of Leiria you can find the excellent city of Óbidos, which has a wonderful historical centre surrounded by medieval walls with classic battlements. The village is a ...

Built in the 19th century, the grand entrance gate is fairly new — as are the huge stork’s nests that sit atop the towers the archway — but was constructed over a medieval gate built during ...

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The Almedina Tower and Arch foundations date back to the Moorish occupation and were once part of the city walls. Historians ... It was also the home of the first medieval scholars in Portugal ...

Part of a 700-year-old city wall has been fenced off amid fears of "falling flint" causing damage. The medieval wall in Magdalen Street has seen a barrier put up due to an ongoing battle with ...

A 13th-century fresco rediscovered in Ferrara, Italy, provides unique evidence of medieval churches using Islamic tents to ...

Archaeologists have put together a funding bid to restore rare medieval wall paintings in a church in a North Yorkshire town. The designs at St Peter and St. Paul's in Pickering were originally ...