History Jaunts, World Travel Guides & Things To Do

The capital city of Hungary, Budapest, has countless historical sites worth of visit. However, if you are well organized you can see the top sites within a day by foot. Starting at the magnificent Hungarian Parliament building you continue via Danube Promenade to the Széchenyi Chain Bridge. But before crossing the bridge you can visit [...]

If you find yourself on Crete then visit of Knossos, island’s most famous and splendid archaeological site is a must. The ruins of Knossos that cover 22,000 sqm became famous throughout the world in 1900 when the English archaeologist Arthur Evans brought to light the Minoan civilization, the earliest European ancient civilization.
The Knossos palace built [...]