Actor and gallery curator Pavel Lagner leads us to Renaissance pavilions, fun cocktail bars and delicious, stinky cheese
Author Archives: Julian Worker
Travels through History – Northern Spain – Leon and the Holy Grail
This book is a travelogue about the cities of northern Spain. I travelled to Valencia, Barcelona, Pamplona, Burgos, San Sebastian, Valladolid, Segovia, Leon, Gijon, Oviedo, Santiago de Compostela, Pontevedra, A Coruna, and Vigo on board the fast, modern trains of the Spanish railways. Here is an excerpt about Leon: The history of Leon starts withContinue reading “Travels through History – Northern Spain – Leon and the Holy Grail”
A walk along the Mersey to a historic Liverpool pub: The Bridewell
Take a stroll past the famous docks, then clink glasses in a former Victorian police station
Travels through History – Northern Spain – Valladolid
This book is a travelogue about the cities of northern Spain. I travelled to Valencia, Barcelona, Pamplona, Burgos, San Sebastian, Valladolid, Segovia, Leon, Gijon, Oviedo, Santiago de Compostela, Pontevedra, A Coruna, and Vigo on board the fast, modern trains of the Spanish railways. Here is an excerpt about Valladolid: Valladolid has a bewildering array ofContinue reading “Travels through History – Northern Spain – Valladolid”
A local’s guide to Oslo, Norway: dumplings, art and floating saunas
The Norwegian capital’s arts and culture are now among the world’s best, says a director of the city’s new National Museum. There are also great dumplings
Travels through History – Northern Spain – Pamplona
This book is a travelogue about the cities of northern Spain. I travelled to Valencia, Barcelona, Pamplona, Burgos, San Sebastian, Valladolid, Segovia, Leon, Gijon, Oviedo, Santiago de Compostela, Pontevedra, A Coruna, and Vigo on board the fast, modern trains of the Spanish railways. Here is an excerpt about Pamplona: Pamplona is the capital of theContinue reading “Travels through History – Northern Spain – Pamplona”
Guide to Antwerp
A city that’s seriously hip, but also caters for those who are just beer-curious
Ten years of the Wales Coast Path: a walk around the Llŷn peninsula
Brilliant beaches, wildflower-strewn cliffs, pilgrim routes and sea life are among the highlights of this spectacular hike in Wales’s far north-west
Follow the buzz: the best UK wildflower spectacles this summer
As the Chelsea Flower Show gets under way, here are pollinator-friendly meadows and gardens for making a beeline to, from North Uist to the Tower of London
10 UK attractions where the guides bring history to life
From Glasgow’s police museum to Dorset’s tank museum, guides and volunteers have the personal experience to truly illuminate your visit