Yet Estonia is also known for magnificent castles, pristine islands and a cosmopolitan capital amid medieval splendour.

Eat, drink and be merry amid Old Town's medieval splendour.

The Barri Gòtic heaves to the flow of tourists streaming through to admire its medieval splendours.

What is so special about Salamanca, though, is that, in a setting of medieval splendor, time has not stopped.

The area had, however, decayed from its original medieval splendor.

On the campus, whose emotional and physical environment was described by Pat Conroy (1967) as "remorseless medieval splendor," the comments are usually uncharitable.

Down an espresso in Rome, and get lost in the capital's incredible splendours: ancient, medieval and baroque.

Sofia was strangely beautiful, however-a blend of nineteenth-century elegance, medieval splendor, and shining new monuments in the socialist style.

When the port silted up, five centuries' worth of medieval splendour survived as the time capsule that now takes your breath away today.

Estonia's capital has come in from the cold and is now a lively mixture of medieval and modern splendour, says Fiona Duncan.