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Less interesting than its exterior suggests, due to the many renovations, the Palace of the Golfines de Abajo is still worth the visit for its many interesting items and for the armoury, with its original 16th-century frescoes. The Palace started being built by order of Alonso Golfin, right after Cáceres was recaptured from the Moors. The facade was concluded under his son's orders, in the 16th century. The armoury, which depicts the Golfines' genealogy in an original fresco from the 16th century, is the oldest room in the Palace. Opening hours : Guided tours, Tue. to Sat. at 10 am, 11 am, 12 pm, 1 pm, 5 pm, 6 pm and 7 pm (half an hour earlier in the afternoon, in Winter); Sun. 10 am, 11 am, 12 pm and 1 pm. Entrance fee : €2.5 Back to Caceres Palace's website Palace's website

The Gallery of Evolution stands at the formal end of the Jardin des Plantes. It's housed in a 19th-century glass-roofed building and was inaugurated in 1889, shortly after the inauguration of the Eifel Tower. However, it was closed in 1966 and reopened only in 1994, after significant works of renovation. The public exhibition includes 9500 specimens, a small proportion of the almost 75 million under the museum's care. The centrepiece of the museum is a procession of African wildlife, on the first floor. Opening hours: 10h-18h, closed on Tuesdays, Dec. 25, Jan. 1 and May 1. Entrance fee: €9 How to go:  line 5 Gare d’Austerlitz, line 7 Censier Daubenton, line 10 Jussieu 

The Grand Mosque of Paris was built between 1922 and 1926 to honour the North African countries that helped France during World War I and the thousands of Muslims who lost their lives in the fight. During World War II it provided shelter to Jews, even issuing false birth certificates to ensure their safety. The Hispano Moorish building is dominated by the 33m tall minaret. Inspired by the Al Alhambra the garden includes pools, fountains and luxuriant vegetation, a small oasis in the middle of Paris. People are also drawn to the Mosque for its superb tea room, the restaurant and the Hamman. Opening hours: 9am to 12pm and 2 pm to 7 pm (6pm in Winter). Entrance fee: €3 (Nov. 2017)

Saint George Gate was part of the Venetian defence walls and was built in 1565. It was named after an imposing relief representing Saint George on his horse, which today is exhibited in the Historical Museum of Heraklion. It was also known as Lazaretto Gate, after a hospital for contagious diseases nearby. The original facade of the gate, demolished in 1917, was decorated with coats of arms and lions carved in relief. It laid buried under Eleftherias Square for many decades but has recently been unearthed and restored. The vaulted 45m long gallery often hosts exhibitions of painters, photographers, sculptors, etc. Heraklion

This museum, located in the Jardin des Plantes and is part of the National History Museum. It is divided into two main galleries, the Comparative Anatomy Gallery, which houses an imposing skeleton army, including animals that are extinguished such as the Steller's sea cow and the Tasmanian Tiger, and the Paleontology Gallery with impressively complete fossils, a display covering from the Paleozoic Era (540 to 250 million years ago) to the present. The Pavilion was established in 1898 to preserve a number of scattered scientific collections. Opening hours: Apr. to Sep., Sat., Sun. and Public Holidays, from 10 am to 6 pm; Oct. to Mar.  10 am to 5 pm; closed on Tuesdays. Entrance fee: €7  How to go: Line 5 Gare d'Austerlitz; Line 7 Censier Daubenton; Line 10 Jussieu or Gare d'Austerlitz; RER C Gare d'Austerlitz.

The Golden Lane is a street located in Prague Castle, built in the 16th century to house the castle guards. However, it takes its name after the goldsmiths that lived there in the 17th century. It used to have houses on both sides but in the 19th century, one of the sides was demolished. In the 1950s the street was restored and the houses painted in the bright colours we see today; they are now gift shops and also house the Armoury Museum and the Torture Chamber. One of the famous inhabitants was Frank Kafka, who lived there for a year in his sister's house. Other inhabitants include Matylda Prusòva, who was murdered by the Gestapo during interrogation for foretelling the end of the Nazi regime, and Joseph Kasda a historian and collector of everything cinema related. Opening hours: 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. (4 p.m. Nov. to Mar.) Entrance fee: The Golden Lane is part of the Castle Tours.  There are two visiting options: Prague Castle – route A (CZK350, €13.16 April 2017) The Old Roy...

All boat tours depart from Graslei or Korenlei and last about 40 minutes. There are several companies operating the tour but they all charge the same for the same length of a trip. During the tour, you're told the history of Ghent and of some of the most emblematic buildings in the city. Operating hours: 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.; mid.Oct. to Mar. 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Ticket: €7 Back to Ghent