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5 Things to Know Before Visiting the Hungarian Parliament

More than 40 kilograms of gold were used in the decoration of the Hungarian Parliament, yet the building was finished just as the political world that commissioned it was beginning to crack. Opened in 1902 after the great boom years of the Austro-Hungarian period, it was designed to project confidence on the Danube at aContinue reading “5 Things to Know Before Visiting the Hungarian Parliament”

5 Tips for the Rainbow Mountain Trek from Cusco

What many visitors call Rainbow Mountain only became a major destination in the last decade, after retreating snow exposed the mineral bands more clearly and social media did the rest. Long before that, Vinicunca sat within a high-altitude pastoral landscape used by Quechua-speaking communities who measure the mountain less as a viewpoint than as partContinue reading “5 Tips for the Rainbow Mountain Trek from Cusco”

5 Things to Know Before Visiting the Wieliczka Salt Mine

For centuries, salt from Wieliczka mattered more to the Polish crown than silver did to many European courts. The mine helped finance kings, castles and churches, which is worth keeping in mind before you descend and find chandeliers, altarpieces and entire chapels carved underground. What looks at first like a visitor attraction was, for mostContinue reading “5 Things to Know Before Visiting the Wieliczka Salt Mine”