At a cathedral in York, England, expert stonemasons are combining cutting-edge technology with ancient technique to bring ...

Four hours north of New York City, Aurora Shoe Co. crafts monkish leather slip-ons with an ardent cult following. One writer ...

Where to stay for a hotel break in Scotland’s capital, whether you’re immersing yourself in history, wandering the Royal Mile ...

As the birthplace of St Brigid, Louth is the ideal place to visit to celebrate our matron saint and Celtic Goddess over the ...

And on the style front, the Nosferatu film's gloomy glamour and ruffled bonnets have sent many a fashion girl into a goth tailspin. At Couture Fashion Week this January, designers embraced their dark ...

Drawing heavily from antiquity, the Byzantine contribution to education and higher learning is immense, despite often being overlooked.

As the early morning mist clears with the sunrise, a unique group of international practitioners of the ancient art of Mamluk ...

The Swedish capital offers a fine fusion of international and New Nordic flavours, alongside homely traditional dining.

With their picturesque villages, spectacular views and cosy mountain restaurants, not to mention glittering snowflakes ...

A 13th-century fresco rediscovered in Ferrara, Italy, provides unique evidence of medieval churches using Islamic tents to conceal their high altars. The 700-year-old fresco is thought to be the only ...

Christians in medieval Europe admired Islamic art without fully realising it." While it is well known that Islamic textiles were present in late medieval European churches, surviving fragments are ...