Italy has the most UNESCO World Heritage Sites of any country. Most of the UNESCO World Heritage sites in Italy are cultural sites, given Italy’s history as both the home of the Roman Empire and of the Roman Church and its medieval city states such as Venice, Florence, and Milan.
The Plantin Moretus Museum in Antwerp, Belgium holds a distinction. It’s the only museum in the world that is a Unesco World Heritage site. An extensive museum of the printing arts, including a Gutenberg Bible and books illustrated by Rubens and Bruegel the Elder.
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Our go-to recipe for one of our favorite Spanish meals, roast leg of lamb. This Cordero Asado is simple and delicious.
Our favorite Spanish recipes, representing Spain’s best traditional dishes. Ensaladilla Rusa is a crowd-pleasing potato salad.
Use our simple method to choose the best women’s shoes for travel. Pick from three categories: comfortable shoes for hiking and walking, city shoes for days on your feet in town, and recovery shoes that give your feet a rest while taking you to dinner or the beach. All with comfort and packability in mind.
Cáceres in Spain’s sparsely populated Extremadura region combines the allure of a walled medieval city with the spark of outstanding food and restaurants inspired by the vast grazing lands and fine produce of the countryside.
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Top things to do in Jerez de la Frontera in two days. Discovering Spain’s sherry wine center, equestrian school, and flamenco culture.
It’s a bit hard to imagine that in all the times we’ve been to Spain over the last nearly 50 years that we took that long to finally get to Mérida, in Extremadura. Especially because I’m sort of a Roman history geek and Mérida, by far, is the repository of the most spectacular ruins of the Roman Empire in Spain.
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