A recent article in the Times has named Norwich Cathedral one of the most atmospheric cathedrals to visit in the UK this summer.

by Rick Steves, May 7, 2025 | Today, Rothenburg's barns are hotels, its livestock are tourists and the city is well on its way to becoming a medieval theme park. Read more here.

As a young backpacker, I first fell in love with the picturesque village of Rothenburg, in Germany’s Franconian heartland. At that time, the town still fed a few farm animals within its medieval ...

Orvieto's cathedral gets my vote for Italy's liveliest facade. This colorful, prickly Gothic exterior, divided by four pillars, has been compared to a medieval altarpiece — a gleaming mass of ...

As I argue in my recent book Facing Crisis: Art as Politics in Fourteenth-Century Venice , the medieval city of Venice provides a remarkable historical example for addressing these questions.

The Pala d'Oro, the gold Byzantine altarpiece in St Mark’s basilica. Steve Tulley / Alamy Internally, Venice tackled dramatic political tensions (including a coup and the public execution of a ...

St. Jakob’s Church contains the one must-see art treasure in Rothenburg: a glorious 500-year-old altarpiece by Tilman Riemenschneider, the Michelangelo of German woodcarvers. For a closer view ...

This 1.5-mile stroll atop the wall is at its most medieval before breakfast or at sunset, when a rich, warm light bathes the half-timbered houses. A walking tour helps bring the ramparts alive.

The even bigger figures of the Madonna and Child in Pietro Lorenzetti’s Pieve Altarpiece (1320) appear a touch awkward, even amateurish beside Duccio’s consummate craftsmanship, but at least ...

Alabaster altarpiece of the Passion (England, Midlands, c. 1450), alabaster with polychromy, set into a modern carcass The exhibition is a treasure trove of formally and conceptually compelling works.

As a young backpacker, I fell in love with the picturesque village of Rothenburg, in Germany’s Franconian heartland. At that time, the town still fed a few farm animals within its medieval walls.

This colourful, prickly Gothic exterior, divided by four pillars, has been compared to a medieval altarpiece — a gleaming mass of mosaics, stained glass, and sculpture.