The underground cities were constructed as a hideout for the early Christians to shelter from foreign invaders. Thousands of people lived in them for months at a time – they had stables, wine-making rooms, schools, churches, ventilation shafts, plus rooms for families to live in. The passag...
Once more, the 2023 La Teste Yearling sale produced the winner of the first race for two-year-olds in Europe, when Cylenechope (Gutaifan) won the Prix du Premier Pas at Lyon on 17th March. The sale also provided Van Beethoven and Hey Gaman with their first winners in March, with Sweet...
Upon leaving the street and ascending the steps to the lower floor of the Opera House, the first things noticeable are the iron pillars that rqn from floor to ceiling. These have been colored brown, and ornamented with gold lines. The ceiling of the entrance is elegantly frescoed with an E...
Ideal for KidsIdeal for Teens Lostwithiel House is an ideal country getaway for a family. The cottage is gorgeous and very comfortable. The endless list of activities available at the house and grounds is incredible. There are family board games, a good range of games in the stables games ...
Once more, the 2023 La Teste Yearling sale produced the winner of the first race for two-year-olds in Europe, when Cylenechope (Gutaifan) won the Prix du Premier Pas at Lyon on 17th March. The sale also provided Van Beethoven and Hey Gaman with their first winners in March, with Sweet...
1922 Primrose House. The building, which still stands today, began its life as a stables in the 1870s. The facade, with its triangular dormers and Tudor-style leaded-glass windows, was added in 1913. They were designed either by G. Bovard MacBride, for the interior decorating business he...
Owlpen House was completed about 1848, a house of seven bays, with a curious four-story belvedere and extensive conservatories. Today only the lodges, stables and gasworks remain. It was inherited, after Mary Stoughton’s death in 1867, by her son, another Thomas Anthony Stoughton (1818-188...
I sat down and ordered red pepper fish head. The waiters wore shirts with Mao’s face and his famous quote “Serve the people (为人民服务).”One brought out the fish drenched in peppers, and another brought a bowl of red-braised pork. Later, yet another brought me a dish of greens....
The sleeping area offers 2 double bedrooms with private bathrooms and the main bedroom with a dressing room, bathroom with dressing area, bathtub with views and a shower, and a terrace with views of the stables. All the rooms are spacious and bright, with beautiful interior design by Pepe Ca...
“The ground floor is where the stables were located,” Tabbone says. “In the 1700 to 1800s horses were kept downstairs while families lived on the upper floor. There are still the ropes.” Tabbone has completed her paperwork and got hold of the blueprints. She’s coordinating with arc...