The city's midday cannon tradition dates from the 1860s. Today's cannon is actually a firework let off every day from Castle Hill. – Chrissie McClatchie Castle Hill (Colline du Chateau ...

France starts 2025 with a further drawdown of its military presence in its former African colonies, and fresh tensions ignited this week with controversial remarks by French President Emmanuel ...

Show of hands: does anybody else want to live in Count Orlok's castle? Surely it can't be just me, as I don't know how you can't be pulled in by the mystique of his grand catacomb of a home.

A new tour of the Vatican Gardens at the pope’s summer palace in Castel Gandolfo is opening in the spring for jubilee pilgrims who wish to escape the crowds in Rome for a day and immerse ...

NORTH WOODSTOCK, NH - The Ice Castles in North Woodstock, New Hampshire, are set to open this weekend, inviting visitors to enter a world of frosty enchantment. With towering ice walls ...

Discover the world’s grandest castles, each a testament to history, architecture, and royal legacies. These magnificent fortresses, ranked by their size, showcase the grandeur of past ...

Inspired by his campaign in Italy, it is a Gothic-Renaissance-style building with tall turrets and castle windows looking ... The soul of many towns or villages in France is the local market.

The Ice Castles of New Hampshire are opening early this year. The family friendly destination in the White Mountains will open for the season on Friday, Jan. 10 at 3 p.m. "We are excited to open ...

New Hampshire’s Ice Castles will open to the public Friday for what organizers say is one of the earliest openings in its 12-year history. The castles in North Woodstock, New Hampshire ...

Ice Castles, which are both temporary art installations and tourist attractions, feature towers, tunnels, archways and caves, all created by growing, harvesting and arranging thousands of icicles ...