Renaissance architecture is a style inspired by the harmony and rationality of ancient Greek and Roman architecture.

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For most visitors, exploring Granada understandably revolves around the wonders of the Unesco-listed Alhambra, Spain’s finest ...

Although travelers flock to Sicily every year in search of Mediterranean Sea views, imposing ancient architecture, and fresh ...

The only stone bridge built in Paris under Louis XIV, the Pont Royal (1685-1689) linked the Louvre to the Left Bank. It ...

By Mary Richardson Sometimes travel is like a French meal with seven courses. It tells you about a particular cuisine and ...

In Northern Transylvania, buyers can find traditional dwellings, farmhouses, and stables converted into homes.

Perched on sun-drenched hills, these immaculate villages of the Alentejo in southern Portugal celebrate their traditional architecture. Enchanting visits, endless panoramas and age-old stories await ...

A group of Pioneer Press readers and I toured Scandinavia, which was everything I hoped it would be and more. We visited ...

We celebrate the period as a golden age of cultural rebirth. But two new books argue that the Renaissance, as we imagine it, ...