Castle of the Assassins
Marco Polo tells a mysterious story of “the old man of the mountain”, master of an army of assassins inContinue Reading
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The road to Zanjan
The stunning turquoise dome of Soltaniyeh, just outside Zanjan in northern Iran, rises alone over a vast ruin landscape likeContinue Reading
In Iran with Marco Polo
Marco Polos Silk Road journey was an epic overland adventure in the 1270s where he went from Venice to ChinaContinue Reading
Imperial Vienna
Vienna was the imperial capital in Europe from the 15th to the early 20th century. Its historical splendour, importance and continuityContinue Reading
The Prague Golem revisited
A formidable monster of clay protects the Jewish community of Prague since the 16th century. It sleeps in the atticContinue Reading
