Palaces

Håkan Dahlström via Flickr It is said that what you do in the first hour of the New Year will be what you do for most of the year. Next year could finally see your royal dreams coming true, as the Royal Palace in Stockholm is giving you the chance to ring in 2017 like … Continue reading »

Workers putting the monument back in place this morning. Photo: Chris Sant Fournier The monument dedicated to the men killed during the June 7, 1919 riots has been returned to St George’s Square in Valletta.  Loved and hated in equal measure, Anton Agius’s monument had been shifted from its original place to make way for … Continue reading »

Comments (5) I WAS surprised that no-one has commented about the Government committing £369 million of public money to repair Buckingham Palace, especially when plans seem to imply that other pensioners living in publicly-owned accommodation will in future be hit by the ‘Bedroom Tax’. In other words, they will only get help for the size of … Continue reading »

Buckingham Palace. Source: Getty Buckingham Palace is about to get a massive refurbishment! The U.K. government has just approved plans for a much-needed overhaul and its going to cost a whopping $600 million of tax-payers money. The works, which are going to start in April, will update leaky old pipes and fire-risk cables. There will … Continue reading »

Experience royal drama and splendour Book tickets online Opening times: Monday-Sunday 10.00-13.00 guaranteed opening hours for visitors, open until 17.00 on days without closures. Banqueting House sometimes closes at short notice. Please always check closures before your visit. (View original article)

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Cookies are small data files which are sent to your browser (Internet Explorer, Firefox, Chrome etc) from a website you visit. They are stored on your electronic device. This is a type of cookie which is collected by Adobe Flash media player (it is also called a Local Shared Object) – a piece of software … Continue reading »

A Danish mayor is to complain at the lack of flagpoles at Fredensborg palace, the royal family’s autumn retreat, which makes it impossible to fly the beloved Dannebrog. Patriotic Danes can frequently be seen forlornly scanning the grounds and battlements of the 18th century palace for a glimpse of the flag, but in vain.    … Continue reading »

Existing for centuries at the heart of the Savoy reign, as well as being the first capital in the Italian Kingdom, Torino overflows with royal architecture. In fact, during their time in power between the XVII and the XVIII century, the Savoys filled every corner of Piemonte with centres of power: castles for hunting, summer … Continue reading »

Number 1: Miniatur Wunderland in Hamburg In the past few years this wasn’t ranked among the top 10 and yet this newcomer has managed to grab the top spot – the Miniatur Wunderland Hamburg. The world’s largest model railway includes countries like Scandinavia and the United States which with their landscapes and cities have been … Continue reading »