The Palace of Versailles is one of the most magnificent buildings in the world… but its most famous room has a bloody secret…
Along the banks of the Seine
Paris is a large city and it can be hard to know where to start. But a five kilometre stretch of the River Seine has almost all of the tourist gems.
Bordeaux: The City of Water
One of the most beautiful cities of France, Bordeaux, is normally known for its wine. But visit and you’ll see it has a special link to water as well.
Sign of the time
Changing the name For as long as any of us can remember, it’s been called Big Ben. The clock, faithfully telling the time for more than a century, high above the UK’s houses of parliament, has become one of the most iconic images of London and England more general (up there with the Spice Girls, […]
Protecting the world a seed at a time
The Kew Gardens in London are much more than just a park. They’re at the centre of efforts to protect the world’s plant species.
This is nothing like my university dorm
It seems an odd place for a bunch of university students to live – an 11th century heritage-listed castle. But somehow it works!
Every border has two sides
Hadrian’s Wall once stretched from coast to coast, pretty much dividing what is now England and Scotland. Has much changed in 2000 years, though?
The first botanical garden
The botanic garden may not be huge but it has a very important claim to fame – it was the first in the world. But you can still visit it today.
In fair Verona, where we lay our scene…
Ahh… Verona, the setting of Romeo and Juliet. It makes the place seem so romantic – unless you’re being forced to study it as a school student!