On a small island in a clear blue lake in the heart of Lithuania, ringed by water and reflected in its still surface, stands one of the most romantic castles

In the green and rolling hills of the Zagorje region in the north of Croatia, rising white and turreted above its own tranquil lake, stands one of the most beautiful

With my friend Altançeçeg (golden flower) in Mongolia. Mongolian names come from history, nature and traditions; Unlike many countries, Turkish names are all meaningful, as are the names of other

On the banks of the River Boyne, in the green heart of County Meath, stands the largest Anglo-Norman castle in all of Ireland. Trim Castle sprawls across a vast site

Some places earn their fame twice. Troy earned it first as a story whispered across three thousand years, and then again as a low, wind-scoured mound in northwestern Turkey where

On a great hill wrapped almost entirely by a loop of the Yantra River, in the beautiful town of Veliko Tarnovo in northern Bulgaria, stands one of the most important

On a low limestone cliff above the turquoise waters of the Caribbean, on the eastern coast of Mexico’s Yucatán Peninsula, stands one of the most beautifully situated ancient sites in

Perched on a low cliff above the turquoise waters of the Caribbean, the ruins of Tulum form one of the most beautiful archaeological sites in the Americas. This was a

High on a wooded hill above the winding Gauja River, in a valley so lovely that Latvians call it their Switzerland, rises one of the most beautiful and historic castles

Cholpan Ata / Kyrgyzstan Many articles have been written on the Turkish sculptural tradition. Since there are countless examples but the meaning of its name is not well emphasized, the