Travelling is one of my favourite things to do and lots of my trips are based on places of historical interest and culture. I hugely recommend you attempt to travel one day so here are a few of my favourite places to visit in Europe.
Italy
Florence: the Duomo: Florence Cathedral, formally the Cattedrale di Santa Maria del Fiore, is the cathedral of Florence, Italy. It was begun in 1296 in the Gothic style to a design of Arnolfo di Cambio and was structurally completed by 1436, with the incredible dome engineered by Filippo Brunelleschi.
The Uffizi Gallery: Prominent art gallery located in Florence that hosts some of the greatest Renaissance art in the world including Botticelli's Birth of Venus.
The Roman Forum and Colosseum: The Forum was the heart of the Roman Republic and you can get lost within its ruins for hours. The Colosseum is an extraordinary piece of engineering and it's estimated that over 250,000 people lost their lives within its precincts.
The Doge's Palace: The governing seat of the Doges of Venice, rulers of the Venetian Republic. The Gothic architecture is truly magnificent.
Croatia
The historic city of Split: Centred around the Roman Emperor's palace, Diocletian, Split is a beautiful city on the Adriatic coast.
Dubrovnik: Called the 'Pearl of the Adriatic', Dubrovnik is a Medieval walled city that was used for Kings Landing in Game of Thrones.
Hungary
Budapest: Historic city on the River Danube that has a long past from a Roman settlement to an Ottoman Turk stronghold. The thermal baths are some of the best in the world.
Czech Republic
Prague: Arguably the centre of Gothic architecture with historic cathedrals, the famous Charles Bridge and a great castle and of course Czech beer is the best beer in the world.
Poland
Museum of European Solidarity: Located in Gdańsk, Poland, devoted to the history of Solidarity, the Polish trade union and civil resistance movement, and other opposition movements of Communist Eastern Europe
Museum of the Second World War: A fantastic museum in Gdańsk dedicated to the Second World War - the architecture of the museum is truly breathtaking.
Auschwitz-Birkenau: The infamous death camp that was the epicentre of the Holocaust. Around a 1 hour drive from the city of Kraków.
Germany
German Historical Museum: An excellent museum that explores German history from the Romans to the present day. Located in Berlin.
The Bundestag: The centre of German government (once called the Reichstag) The dome was destroyed during the Second World War but redesigned by Norman Foster.