The Seine River is 777 kilometers long and flows through Paris before reaching the English Channel. It is deep enough to hold ...

The recycled buildings of Rome, long dismissed by architects, are getting a reappraisal as a model for how to reduce waste ...

The famous Parisian museum announced the Mona Lisa is moving into her own gallery. The change will actually help visitors ...

Every 25 years, believers from around the world flock to Rome to step through one of its four holy doors and have their sins ...

Athens came out as a top contender in this year's Post Office City Costs Barometer, which ranked Greece’s historical capital as the fifth best-value city in Europe. Hotels in Athens are of ...

Ancient manuscripts detailing the events during the Roman Empire are believed to contain 'first hand' evidence about the life and death of Jesus Christ. The Annals, written by the Roman historian ...

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Despite troubling jurisdictional issues, the Urumqi Municipal Culture and Tourism Bureau in Xinjiang has imposed a fine of 75,000 yuan (US$10,300) on Yunnan-based artist and independent filmmaker ...

To the east of central Madrid, Parque del Buen Retiro (El Retiro Park) can be translated as "Garden of the Pleasant Retreat," and that's what it is – a sprawling swath of lush greenery filled ...

Towering over the eclectic neighborhood of Montmartre (once a hangout for Paris' bohemian crowd), this Roman-Byzantine ... basilica's website for more information. Louvre Museum - Exclusive ...