There is so much history in Europe – where do you begin? Here are some posts to inspire you as you plan your future travels in Europe. These posts describe my own travels and are examples of ways that you, too, can travel historically.

• When I was in London last month, I discovered two new areas of the city which reveal its layered history. Find out more about these areas here.
• While in London recently, I explored five of London’s lesser-known churches, each of which has a fascinating history. Find out more about these sites here.
• There are many Roman heritage sites across Britain. I highlighted a few in London, Bath, and York here.
• If you’re in York, don’t leave without visiting York Minster. Learn more about its history and architecture here.
• Do you want to visit York one day? (You should!) Take a virtual walk through England’s best medieval city here.
• Did you know that Trier, Germany, has an amazing collection of Roman remains? Take a tour of Roman Trier here.
• There’s more to Trier’s history than just the Romans. Learn more about Trier’s history after the Romans – and sites associated with that history – here.
• Want to read about my first impressions of York, England (where I later lived for six months)? I recall my first visit to York in 2014 here.
• Vienna specializes in palatial museums: museums that, quite literally, are located in former palaces. Read about the history and collections of two of these palatial museums (the Albertina and the Belvedere) here.
• Like Paris, Vienna is one of the famous café cities of Europe. On my last trip to Vienna, I had a lot of fun learning about Vienna’s coffeehouse culture by doing. There is no better way to experience Viennese café culture than by sitting in a café yourself. Learn more here.
• If you’ve recently watched All Creatures Great and Small on PBS (like I have), then you’re probably ready to head off to the Yorkshire Dales. While I didn’t make it to the Dales while I was living in England, I did explore Yorkshire. Read about my visits to Leeds, Knaresborough, and Harrogate here.
• Interested in English cathedrals? I take a deep dive into the history and architecture of Durham Cathedral here.
• While many of Europe’s borderlands have largely disappeared since (or, more correctly, been obliterated by) the Second World War and the years of Cold War division, you can still visit some former borderland areas in western and central Europe, if you’re interested in exploring these areas of once-great ethnic, cultural, linguistic, and religious diversity. Find suggestions for visiting Europe’s borderlands here and here.
• Berlin is one of my favorite cities in Europe. It’s a city where the presence of the past is felt strongly, as I describe here.