The Medical University of Plovdiv, 150km south-east of the capital Sofia and a short bus ride away from Turkey, has more than ...

Ditch the spotlight-stealing capitals, embrace the charm of lesser-known destinations, and make this the year of the Second City!

This unique degree programme offers training in an unparalleled range of ancient languages and their associated history, culture and textual traditions. Students study Hebrew and either Greek or Latin ...

A local government in India is offering a $1 million prize to the first person who cracks the code of an ancient script found in the ruins of one of the world’s earliest civilizations.

But the citrus genus has a surprising history, popping up everywhere from ancient Rome and the Renaissance to naval exploration and Casanova's famed romantic trysts. The history of citrus dates ...

The Sterkfontein excavation site, which exposes the ancient deposits that once formed underground and contain Australopithecus fossils. The fossil-bearing red sediments clearly contrast with the grey ...

Was Stonehenge an ancient calendar? A new study says no. The Carnac stones, located in Brittany in northwestern France, date back around 6,000 years. They consist of about 3,000 stones ...

A beautiful country with hardly any tourists is home to one of the oldest European cities which is really cheap to get to from the UK. Plovdiv in Bulgaria is considered one of the world's oldest ...

Ancient ruins, charming architecture and a thriving arts and culture scene are just some of the reasons why the historic location of Plovdiv should be on your list of destinations to visit in 2025.