Perched on sun-drenched hills, these immaculate villages of the Alentejo in southern Portugal celebrate their traditional ...

You don’t have to travel far to see Azerbaijan’s impressive history. The heart of its capital city, Baku, is itself a medieval citadel, inscribed in 2000 as a UNESCO World Heritage site.

Tashbulak had a citadel in the center and dense urban architecture with 98 buildings enclosed by city walls. Its size and layout are similar to other towns from that era in that region.

The Old Town is littered with medieval sights, including a Gothic fountain right at the heart of it all, a 14th-century church,Iglesia de Santa María, partially damaged during the Spanish Civil ...

Preliminary excavations in 2022 at the site of Tugunbulak revealed medieval pottery. - Michael Frachetti Life in the two settlements would have been tough, particularly during the winter months.