Museum, Culture
You might have never heard of Coimbra. I hadn’t either before planning my trip to Northern Portugal. And I thought an afternoon trip in Coimbra would be enough. But it was not. Coimbra turned out to be a delightful surprise, often overlooked by tourists or rushed through during day tours. And it’s sad as, after
Rome has many beautiful museums. But there’s one, just a few minutes from the Pizza di Spagna, that’s well worth a visit and yet is often shunned by tourists. Good for the locals, you might say. Because it allows you to better appreciate the works on display, to avoid the clutter of the Vatican Museum,
Have you ever heard of Augsburg? Most people may have a vague idea of the city, but it’s not usually the first place that comes to mind when thinking about visiting Germany. After all, why would you spend time in Augsburg when Munich is just a 30-minute train ride away? Well, it’s precisely the city’s
Whenever I’m in Paris, I’m the first to head straight for the Louvre. It’s one of the most comprehensive museums in the world, with more than 30,000 works on display in 9 departments, ranging from Oriental, Greek and Egyptian antiquities to more modern collections of paintings and sculptures. But the Louvre is often overcrowded, being