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Why Italy’s Ravenna should be on your summer bucket list
From historic basilicas to Adriatic beaches, this northern Italian city offers the best of both worlds. ADVERTISEMENT Located in Italy’s…
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Frankincense: The intriguing story behind the Christmas scent
Once more valuable than gold, frankincense is indelibly linked to Oman. ADVERTISEMENT Mention frankincense, and it’s hard not to instantaneously…
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Why Britain should want to return the Parthenon Marbles
As talks break down between Britain and Greece over the Parthenon Marbles, Evangelos Kyriakidis makes a moral argument instead of…
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Predicting Europe’s climate future by digging into the past
We visit the buzzing student city of Bologna, in Italy, where Europe’s greatest scientific minds have been gathering data about…
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Will Alula be the new arts centre of the Middle East?
With airport expansion plans and new attractions, the ancient city of AlUla could soon be the arts and culture hub…
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Uncovered: Stage where Shakespeare performed in Norfolk theatre
The oldest running theatre in the UK has uncovered some of the original floorboards, on which the actual William Shakespeare…
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UK’s most famous tree at Hadrian’s Wall cut down by vandal
One of the UK’s most photographed trees has been “deliberately felled” in an apparent act of vandalism. ADVERTISEMENT A 16…
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Rome’s ancient ‘power palace’ reopens to tourists after half a century
The nearly 2000-year-old Domus Tiberiana was home to rulers in the city’s Imperial era. An ancient Roman imperial palazzo atop…
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Uzbekistan – The Silk Road And Beyond
Over the course of 1,500 years, the network of trade routes known as the Silk Road brought together people and…
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