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Guardians of The Medieval Past: Nine Hill Towns of Central Italy
Aug 30th, 2019 | Dr Jeni Ryde
Perched precariously on rugged hilltops and cliff faces, Italy’s remote medieval towns often sit in splendid isolation, boasting extraordinary views of the pristine surrounding landscape. Generally built for defensive purposes, the stone and masonry walls, sturdy gates and watch towers which typify these towns have survived virtually unchanged since the...
On the Trail of the Shakers in New England
May 15th, 2019 | Dr Matthew Laing
Down the lonely country roads of rural New Hampshire, Massachusetts or Maine are the quaint remnants of a simpler past immortalised in American imagery for generations. Gambrel roofed red barns, simple white-steepled churches, white picket fences, and classically unornamented colonial houses. Though few realise it today, much of this iconic...
The Isles of Scilly: of helicopters, gardens and shipwrecks
Nov 30th, 2018 | Michael Turner
I’ll never forget the first time I saw the Isles of Scilly, early one misty, summer’s morning more years ago than I care to remember – from a helicopter. On what promised to be a glorious day we took off from Penzance for the 15-minute flight. As we rose into...
Larger than life – a visit to Gibbs Farm
Sep 12th, 2018 | Robert Veel
Academy Travel tour leader Robert Veel takes you on a virtual tour of one of the world’s great art sites. New Zealand entrepreneur Alan Gibbs has always thought big. After an early career in diplomacy and banking he made his first fortune in the 1980s in the nascent telecommunications sector,...
Takht-i Suleiman: a mysterious Fire-Temple high in the Zagros Mountains of Iran
Aug 24th, 2018 | Dr John Tidmarsh
High in the Zagros mountains, that vast limestone range running some 1600 km from north-west to south-east, essentially separating Iran from Iraq, lies one of the most remarkable (and little known) sites of ancient Persia. Concealed by some of the highest mountains in the Zagros Range and thus hidden from...Categories
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