This mystical site, which sits along one of Europe's most beautiful stretches of coastline, is one of the continent's last ...

but what about spelunking the sewers of Paris or quaffing homebrews with German monks? In this second part of a two-part column, I'll fill you in on more of Europe's quirky sights and experiences.

But how and what did medieval monks eat at Christmas ... The typical menu for a monastery in medieval Europe was a selection of pottage (soup or stew) prepared with local vegetables or grains ...

New research suggests that women were the scribes of at least 1.1 percent of manuscripts in the Latin West between 400 and ...

A monk cuts his ties from his mother but gains ... The practice spread across the Middle East and into Europe, and by the ninth century hermits had arrived on Mount Athos. Since that time, as ...

Mini has unveiled an out-of-home activation highlighting its German ownership ahead of England’s first match with German ...

The Pretzel Museum in Erdmannhausern, Germany, has been housed in Emil Huober's original pretzel factory since 2016. Right before the entrance is a sculpture titled "Wheat Ear" by Paul Fuchs, whose ...

Monks started making it in the 1830s to supply ... of San Paio de Antealtares in Santiago de Compostela, one of Europe’s top pilgrimage cities, only work on sweets in the morning.

In 1968, we had the opportunity to spend time with Thelonious Monk and his musicians, following him in New York and Atlanta. In New York his quartet plays at the Village Vanguard and at recording ...

Monks will soon descend from Mount Takao for an annual ritual that sees them and daring visitors walk barefoot across fire in a dramatic display of endurance and spiritual purification. The Fire ...