The Ajuda National Palace, Lisbon

A suggestion from for History & Art fans! The Ajuda National Palace is one of the most underrated museums in Lisbon. Crowds of tourists visit many historical points of Lisbon, missing the real...

The castle of Monsaraz

Challenging the time and contrasting with the harmony of the Alentejo landscape, the historic village of Monsaraz imposes its greatness. The castle of Monsaraz was rebuilt by D. Dinis in 1310 on an...

History and culture of Egypt

Egypt is the land of culture and history lies in Northeast Africa has a million square kilometers and more like 100 million inhabitants consists of 27 provinces and the capital is Cairo. From...

Palacio Nacional in Mexico City

This impressive Palace is open everyday except holidays and is located on the square plaza called "zócalo". There's so much to say about this place and it has lots of history. Starting with the...

Sadako and the thousand cranes

Since I was a child I liked to read, I suppose my father, also a regular reader, made me fall in love with reading by recommending titles. One of them was "Sadako wants to live" by Karl Bruckner. The...

The history of Giza

Beginning of the stone-building story was back in Sakkara more than 4600 years ago, where the ancient Egyptians started to use stones in construction for the first time. The architect Imhotep wanted...