15 Best Things to Do in Szeged (Hungary)
At the confluence of the Tisza and Maros Rivers, Szeged is a city that was reborn at the end of the 19th century. In 1879 a flood almost wiped Szeged …
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15 Best Things to Do in Miskolc (Hungary)
An industrial city in northeastern Hungary, Miskolc has endless beech-clad mountains in its backyard at the Bükk National Park. In Medieval times, Diósgyőr Castle, now inside Miskolc, was an retreat …
Where to Stay in Memphis – Neighborhoods & Area Guide
The city of Memphis can be found on a curve of the Mississippi River in the southwest of Tennessee. A city famed for being the home of blues music, Memphis …
15 Best Things to Do in Boston (Lincolnshire, England)
In the 15th century Boston was the wealthiest port outside London. Set in the Fens, a region of farmland reclaimed from coastal marshes by the Wash, Boston was where English …
15 Best Things to Do in Częstochowa (Poland)
You can’t bring up Częstochowa without first mentioning the Jasna Góra Monastery, the most visited Marian sanctuary in Poland and a site of immeasurable national importance. The monastery chapel contains …
15 Best Things to Do in Białystok (Poland)
A city at the far eastern boundary of the European Union, Białystok is under 60 kilometres from the border with Belarus. The centre of this former textile city is compact …
15 Best Things to Do in Bydgoszcz (Poland)
On the Brda and Vistula Rivers in northern Poland, Bydgoszcz is a place whose fortunes have been shaped by water. When the Bydgoszcz Canal opened in the 1770s it put …
15 Best Things to Do in Lublin (Poland)
The greatest empire in Renaissance Europe was born in Lublin in Lesser Poland in 1569. The Union of Lublin created the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth, and Lublin, on the old road from …
15 Best Things to Do in Szczecin (Poland)
In West Pomerania, the city of Szczecin is a major seaport that first grew rich from trade on the Baltic in the Middle Ages. Known as Stettin in German, it’s …
15 Best Things to Do in Gdynia (Poland)
On Gdańsk Bay, Gdynia is a port city that sprouted in the interwar years of the 20th century. With white sandy beaches and coastal forest it quickly became a holiday …