In Your Pocket8 年
Old Town
Sitting at the foot of the imposing hill capped by the Narikala Fortress and climbing the slopes is Tbilisi Old Town, a labyrinth of narrow streets where wooden balconies look down from old ...
In Your Pocket8 年
Catherine's Palace
Catherine's Palace and the surrounding parks were created by Empresses Elizabeth and Catherine the Great. The palace, with its famous Amber Room, is an impressive post-WWII reconstruction, rebuilt ...
In Your Pocket8 年
Metekhi Church
The Church of Assumption, is a rather unusual example of a domed Georgian Orthodox church. It was built by the Georgian king St Demetrius II circa 1278–1284, but was subsequently damaged and repaired ...
In Your Pocket4 年
Utrecht In Your Pocket
In our humble opinion, Utrecht is the Netherlands’ most charming city. Anyone who disagrees has probably never been to this vibrant student town. With no less than a millennium of history, Utrecht is ...
In Your Pocket8 年
Vodka Museum
This small museum presents the long history of Russia’s national drink, from 12th Century peasants through to 20th Century presidents. Display cases full of vodka bottles in unusual shapes, old ...
In Your Pocket6 年
Patriarch Ponds
Though technically not a garden, we couldn’t not mention this ultra hip green space just a few minutes’ walk away from Moscow’s main artery – Tverskoy Boulevard. Referred to lovingly by the locals as ...
In Your Pocket3 年
Belgian Food: 5 Must-Try Dishes in Brussels
Brussels has become famous for its delicious waffles and spot on fries, but there’s more to Belgian food than these well-known dishes. The city also has some less known traditional meals that should ...
In Your Pocket8 年
Clock Tower
Tirana’s Ottoman Clock Tower was built by the poet Haxhi Et'hem Bey and dates from 1822. Completed by the locals and extended to 35m in 1928 when a German-made clock was also installed (the current ...
In Your Pocket4 个月
City of Light
Although Paris likes to call itself the City of Light, only one European city has the honour of truly claiming this title and that city is Eindhoven. Long before the French began bandying about the ...
In Your Pocket9 年
Sightseeing in Sofia
Sofia has a compact city centre and almost all sights are within walking distance of one another. The National History Museum in the suburb of Boyana is an exception, as is the Museum of Socialist Art ...
In Your Pocket3 年
A creative uprising at Constitution Hill
In recent years Constitution Hill has steadily become a home for arts and culture in Joburg. In addition to its excellent museums, what was once a prison and a colonial fort is now the venue for the ...
In Your Pocket3 年
Łagów Park & Castle
The medieval village of Lagów in Lubuskie.