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Once you’ve copped a sunburn in Florence and nursed a rosé hangover in Aix-en-Provence, where in Europe do you explore? Where do you discover the next Tuscany?

Here's an interesting legal conundrum. The pseudo-archaeological power duo Bob Lind and Nils-Axel Mörner have been excavating without a permit again (as confirmed to me by the County Archaeologist). But the site they have chosen is a disused quarry of indeterminate age. Though protected by the letter of the current law, such a humble and probably not very old site would not in practice receive the full treatment afforded e.g. a prehistoric settlement site. However...

Ystad, one of Sweden’s southernmost towns, is Cruise Baltic’s newest member, bringing its total membership to 32. 

Sweden’s Port of Ystad has become the 32nd member of Cruise Baltic, a business-to-business network designed to promote cruise ports and...

From the cave art of the Dordogne to Yorkshire’s mighty barrows, our tipsters recall visits to unsung sites in the UK, Ireland and elsewhere in Europe

Bob Lind has yet again managed to get the National Heritage Board to abdicate its responsibility at Ales Stenar, a beautiful 7th century AD burial monument near Ystad in southern Sweden. Bob has self-published odd interpretations of the site that have found no traction among professional archaeologists. He has kept vigil at Ales stenar for decades, lecturing to visitors, ranting at the municipal guides and occasionally attacking them. He has a very large sign on site, next to the National Heri...

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The builders and purpose of Ales Stenar, or Ale’s Stones, an enigmatic megalithic site in Sweden, remain a mystery. What other secrets lie buried here?

A fire tore through an area near a UNESCO World Heritage Site where hundreds of the sacred stone figures known as moai are located. "The damage caused by the fire can't be undone," said the mayor of Easter Island.

Amnesia Wars presents 'Avant Prov,' an exhibition and performance in which musicians, dancers, and actors devise a unique, immediate event, as decreed each night by international conceptual artist Køvvånng.