Monday, October 05, 2026

History Highlights

Mafra, the Palace a King Built From a Vow

How a royal vow, a fortune in Brazilian gold, and tens of thousands of labourers raised Portugal’s colossal Mafra National Palace.

Six Centuries of Bavarian Power Under One Roof in Munich

In the very heart of Munich, the capital of Bavaria, stands one of the largest and most magnificent city palaces in all of Germany, a sprawling complex of buildings, courtyards,

The Bavarian King Who Built His Own Versailles on a Lake

On an island in the middle of the Chiemsee, the largest lake in Bavaria, rises the most ambitious and extravagant of all the palaces built by King Ludwig II, the

The Only Palace the Dream King Ever Lived to Finish

Deep in the Bavarian Alps, in a secluded valley surrounded by forested mountains, stands the smallest but perhaps the most perfect of the palaces built by King Ludwig II of

The Royal Compound of Belgrade: Home of the Serbian Crown

On a wooded hill in the leafy Dedinje district of Belgrade, set within a great park away from the bustle of the Serbian capital, lies one of the most elegant