After Egypt’s 1952 revolution, President Gamal Abdel Nasser embraced plans for the Aswan High Dam, an earth-fill embankment 111 metres high and 3.5 kilometres long. Begun in 1960 with Soviet ...

Heading to Portugal? Stay in one of the best Airbnbs in Porto—between tiny studios and sprawling apartments, these 11 properties have something for everyone.

Filmmakers have long been enamored with the UNESCO World Heritage-listed limestone tufa cave houses of Matera, which have made the southern Italian hilltop town a magnet for culture and history buffs.

A sunken 18th-century boat has been discovered by chance near the majestic stone walls of Croatia’s medieval city of ...

So, around 4.30pm, the tourists who have spent the day exploring this lovely UNESCO heritage town, stream down the stone paved road to meet their coaches to take them back to their hotels and ...

Carved directly into the rock, the town of Matera is one of Italy's most iconic destinations. With its unique architecture, this ancient city boasts one of the most impressive cultural heritages in ...

Africa's hidden gem that 'looks like a stunning European town' in the middle of a city Visitors can wander through maze-like streets, where shops, markets, and traditional houses sit alongside ...

Traveling along the Tea Horse Road in China's Yunnan province unlocks a land of teahouses, centuries-old monasteries, and epic valley views.

ZANZIBAR: ZANZIBAR has officially launched an ambitious project to repaint the entire Stone Town, a historic UNESCO World Heritage site, with work set to span nearly three years. In partnership with ...