Meet the most frugal monks and nuns who ever lived
Andrew Jotischky’s history of cloistered life, The Monastic World, has masterful range – but risks becoming as ascetic as its ...
7 of the best Turkey holiday destinations – and when to travel to each one
With an array of idyllic beaches, high-octane cities and incredible natural sites like the Pamukkale Lake and the fairy chimneys of Cappadocia, Turkey has bagged a place among the world’s most popular ...
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The Church Under the Tang Dynasty: A Forgotten Outpost of Christianity
During the next century, Christians perished in China completely. With the fall of the Tang Dynasty in 907, China once again ...
How to navigate London’s vast, wondrous Victoria and Albert Museum
Paintings, ceramics, photography, fashion, furniture and more: The V&A Museum is a treasure trove of art and design. Here’s ...
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The affordable way to experience Venice with fewer crowds
It’s a stone-cold truth that Venice’s tourist tax, entry fee and crowds – with up to 40,000 visitors arriving a day – detract ...
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The Big Review: 14th-century Siena is magnificent at the Met
Together with his Florentine rival Giotto, Duccio is the artist who finally put the golden flatness of late Byzantine portraiture ... of Ambrogio Lorenzetti’s fresco The Allegory of Good and ...
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7 of the best Turkey holiday destinations – and when to travel to each one
Having been the capital of three different empires, the city has over 2,500 years of history and its main attractions include Byzantine structures ... sightseeing and al fresco dining.
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Saint Demetrius-Balș Church
New renovations took place in 1994-1998; the iconostasis was repaired and the interior was repainted in neo-Byzantine fresco. The church has two bells from 1690 and 1692, while the iconostasis was ...