Despite popular opinions, the Middle Ages left behind objects that feel almost too extraordinary to be real. Some of their ...

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The history of pickles dates back to ancient Mesopotamia, where cucumbers were first pickled over 4,000 years ago. The ...

We’re in Miltenberg, a pretty medieval town on the Main River (pronounced ‘mine’) where half-timbered houses date back to the ...

When first published, this first novel by semiologist Umberto Eco was a worldwide sensation. Some 50 million copies of the book, including the translations, were sold. Movies were made of the ...

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In a secluded lot next to a former gasworks in suburban Berlin, Martin Rötzel is breathing new life into a tradition of centuries past: the monastery garden.