New York City, a metropolis with a history that spans from Dutch trading posts to a global financial center, has always been a melting pot of cultures, ideas, and stories. From the Revolutionary War ...

By Emily Bower Just a couple of week ago, I was wandering the streets of China—jet-lagged, tongue-tied, and completely out of my element. I couldn’t read the signs, struggled to order food, and felt ...

Founded by Sicels in the fourth century B.C.E., Taormina was ruled by many including the Greeks, Romans, Byzantines, Arab-Normans, Swabians, Angevins, Aragoneses, Habsburgs, and Bourbons. This long ...

Crete, the largest of the Greek islands, boasts a history as deep and complex as the Mediterranean itself. From the Minoan civilization, which flourished around 2700 to 1450 BCE, to the numerous ...

Kate (M.Phil.) lectures in Music & Cultural History at various prestigious institutions in Florence, including the British Institute, New York University and the Istituto Lorenzo de’Medici. She is ...

Spain is synonymous with tapas, but are tapas a culinary tradition of the fervently nationalistic region of Catalonia? Long before the Andalusians from the south brought their gazpacho and the hot new ...

As the second-largest city in Sicily, Catania has much to offer—from its UNESCO-listed historic center to its culinary traditions. This 3.5-hours tour will take you to the magnificent St. Agatha ...

Barcelona’s vibrant La Boqueria market attracts Michelin-starred chefs and local grandmothers equally. As the center of the city's food scene and epicenter of Catalan gastronomy, the Boqueria offers ...

We had the absolute pleasure of having Dony as our tour guide for a city food tour in Rome and he was incredible! From start to finish, Dony made the experience unforgettable. He was not only ...

This 3-hour Jewish Berlin tour led by a local historian explores the triumphs and sorrows of Jewish thinkers, artists, public figures, and common people who have long called this Berlin home. It ...

Berlin’s landscape reflects more than the destruction of World War II and the division of the Cold War—the 20th century has also been one of extraordinary creativity for Berlin's architecture. Guided ...

If you're looking for an insider's look at what's underground in Rome, take this tour! I was astonished to learn that just 2 stories below Piazza Navona, there are Roman Empire structures, paths, ...