Enter this way (down the escalators to the Carousel shopping centre), not via the Pyramid - you can bypass enormous queues.
What else can we say about one of the greatest museums in the world? - ranks alongside the British Museum in London and the Hermitage in St Petersburg in the top three.
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Founded, according to legend, by Romulus and Remus in 753 B.C., Rome was first the centre of the Roman Republic, then of the Roman Empire, and it became the capital of the Christian world in the 4th century. The World Heritage site, extended in 1990 to the walls of Urban VIII, includes some of th... Read more »
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For fine art lovers - and there's only one other sort of lover you need to be to appreciate Paris - the Musee d'Orsay is second choice after the Louvre. Great collection of Impressionist and post-impressionist art. Read more »
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The Vatican City, one of the most sacred places in Christendom, attests to a great history and a formidable spiritual venture. A unique collection of artistic and architectural masterpieces lie within the boundaries of this small state. At its centre is St Peter's Basilica, with its double colonn... Read more »
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The best museum in the world. The best collection of artefacts from the 5000 year old Egyptian civilisation. Unbelievable beauty and craftsmanship. See it before they remove all those dog-eared lables and modernise and move it. Worth flying to Egypt to see this alone. Read more »
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The museum as a social phenomenon owes its origins to the Age of Enlightenment in the 18th century. The five museums on the Museumsinsel in Berlin, built between 1824 and 1930, are the realization of a visionary project and show the evolution of approaches to museum design over the course of the ... Read more »
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Auguste Rodin's sculptures fill the mansion he lived and worked in. Around it, large, ornamental gardens are the setting for more monumental works, among them The Thinker and the Burghers of Calais. Read more »
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Recently re-opened, this fabulous confection from 1900 is home to a diverse collection of art, and entrance to the permanent collection is free. Inside, the cafe-restaurant looks out onto a pretty circular garden. Read more »
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