Historic towns

Practical guides

Syria

Ancient Damascus: Why the Trip Should Be Postponed

The heritage of Damascus’s Old City deserves thoughtful preparation, but current conditions mean it cannot responsibly be approached as a tourist getaway.

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Culture

Slovakia

Banská Štiavnica and the tajchy in two days of mining heritage

In Banská Štiavnica, steep streets, underground galleries and historic reservoirs form a single landscape. This plan helps you decide what to see, how to get around and what to check before travelling.

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Practical guides

Monaco

Monaco on foot with public lifts and urban gardens

In Monaco, distance can be deceptive: the challenge is not crossing the map but connecting different levels. This route links La Condamine, Monaco-Ville and Monte-Carlo using mechanised passages, buses and green breaks.

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Routes

Lithuania

Exploring the Curonian Spit by Ferry, Bus and Bicycle

A strip of sand between the Baltic Sea and the lagoon, where transport shapes the experience: when to walk, cycle or let the bus connect the villages.

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Responsible travel

Iraq

Erbil Citadel: heritage that now calls for postponing your trip

Erbil Citadel reveals an urban form built on a millennia-old tell. However, current travel advisories discourage planning a tourist trip: this is a place to understand and prepare to visit later, not to set out for now.

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Culture

Tajikistan

A day at Sarazm and Ancient Panjakent near Panjakent

A day at Sarazm and Ancient Panjakent covers almost four millennia of urban history—provided you do not mistake a proto-urban site for a Sogdian city. The key is to set realistic expectations: read the understated structures in the landscape and allow time for the objects preserved in museums.

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Culture

Barbados

Bridgetown and the Garrison: port, power and memory on foot

A leisurely route through Barbados’s only site inscribed on the World Heritage List, from Bridgetown’s waterfront to the Garrison’s military landscape.

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Nature

Spain

La Garrotxa’s volcanic centre by landscape, time and transport

You do not need to combine La Fageda d’en Jordà, Santa Margarida and Croscat in a single day. The best choice depends on whether you want to understand the landscape, really walk, or arrive without a car.

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Culture

Bangladesh

Exploring Bagerhat’s Mosques and Ponds at Your Own Pace

Historic Khalifatabad is not a single mosque or a site that can be covered on foot in one sweep. This guide helps you decide which part of Bagerhat to prioritise, how to connect separate sites and how to visit a living religious landscape without reducing it to a checklist of domes.

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Culture

China

Choosing Which Villages and Diaolou Towers to Visit in Kaiping

Kaiping’s diaolou are not isolated scenery: they are fortified homes, farming villages and a material record of migration. Choosing the right cluster matters more than trying to squeeze them all into a few hours.

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Culture

Philippines

Ifugao’s terraces through Batad, Bangaan and Kiangan

The rice terraces of the Cordillera are not one single “Banaue landscape.” Choosing between Batad, Bangaan and Kiangan changes the physical demands, travel time and, above all, how you understand an agricultural system that still depends on water, forest, labour and community.

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Culture

Kazakhstan

Visiting Yasawi’s Mausoleum and Its Surroundings in Turkistan

The Mausoleum of Khoja Ahmed Yasawi is Turkistan’s defining image, but it does not tell the whole story. A more attentive visit connects its great ceremonial hall with the underground Kyluet complex and the old hammam: three scales through which to understand a Sufi, urban pilgrimage centre without treating it as monumental scenery.

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