This spectacular 12th century keep is completely surrounded by high defensive earthworks, so this first breathtaking view of it is gained only as you pass through the gatehouse. Having been unable to tour Windsor Castle, this was the first real castle I’d ever visited – […]
“So strong a castle that it feared no siege… in shape it was like a shield for it has but three sides round it, with a tower at each corner… And I think that you will never see a more finely situated castle, for on […]
“The most amazing thing about Pompeii is that it is an entire town, filled with all the things you’d expect to see in a big city – government buildings, places of worship, public squares, busy roads, shops, baths, stadiums and theatres, houses both big and […]