Historical House of Savoy

When Italy unified in 1861, Turin became the 1st capital of Italy and the House of Savoy became its King.

Door of the Devil

In the spirit of Hallowe’en, we had to mention the Door of the Devil, Torino’s most curious attraction.

Mark Twain loved Torino’s extraordinarily wide streets, prodigious piazzas and spacious sheltered porticos.

Can you guess what George Washington and Christopher Columbus, who lived 300 years apart, have in common?

We wholeheartedly agree with the Arts Council England study that found visiting art galleries makes you happy.

The 19 museums and galleries of the Smithsonian Institution collectively exhibit 150 million artifacts.

Our first visit to southeastern Virginia became a wonderful lesson in American history.

Spain opened up travel between regions so we dashed out west to visit this town in the Province of Segovia.

No matter which village, town or city we visit in Spain, there is plenty of history to discover.

During a lull in the pandemic we spent a precious month in Porto and may have captured nearly every moment.