Over the years I have developed a mild obsession with Roman remains, seeking them out across Europe and elsewhere. But even better than ruins are
I don’t like crowds. Or queues. A few years ago, I looked at the line of people outside the Vatican Museums and decided to forget
Segovia’s fortifications tend to be a bit overshadowed by the city’s main tourist atraction, the Roman aqueduct. But the city walls and Alcazar (fortified castle)
It is the classic view of Segovia. The spectacular aqueduct that dominates the town and reaches out towards the mountains. Visitors clamber to the top
Avila is often described as the “City of Saints and Stones”. The saint is St Teresa, and the stones are the city walls, supposedly the
Visiting Fountains Abbey is like peeling away layers of history. Are you exploring the 12th century Cistercian Abbey that became the wealthiest foundation in Europe,
Why do I enjoy walled towns so much? Perhaps because they tend to be old and mired in history. Or because walking around town walls