A castle full of history

A castle full of history

The Château de Pierrefonds in the Oise department of Picardy, France (© Hemis/Alamy)

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Today in History

1 Feb 2024Sassnitz lighthouse, Rügen, Germany
1 Feb 2025Königstein Fortress, Saxon Switzerland, Germany
1 Feb 2026Colourful house in Olinda, Pernambuco, Brazil

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5 Aug 2025Tide pools in La Jolla, California, United States
8 Jun 2024European hare
9 Dec 2025Guanaco, Punta Norte, Valdés Peninsula, Argentina
4 Nov 2023Playa del Silencio, Spain
The bears and the bees…
Blackpool’s light fantastic
23 Mar 2025World Meteorological Day
25 Apr 2025World Penguin Day
24 Mar 2026Cherry blossoms at East Lake Cherry Blossom Park, Wuhan, China
8 Jul 2024Blueberries growing in the wild
3 Nov 2023World Jellyfish Day
Picture perfect
One on land, a million in space
See-through cephalopod
14 Aug 2024World Lizard Day
12 Dec 2025National Poinsettia Day
Spring is coming
3 Feb 2024Carnival of Venice
30 Oct 2024Edinburgh Castle, Scotland
Celebrating the tropics
Sunset on the Valley of the Moon
Perfect, pastoral Palouse
18 Feb 2024World Whale Day
8 Feb 2025Medieval towers in Mestia, Upper Svaneti, Georgia
The beauty of intricate carvings
10 Dec 2023Sand dunes in the Sahara, Algeria
10 Apr 2025Wales Millennium Centre, Cardiff, Wales
19 Oct 2025Apples ready for harvest, Minnesota, United States
11 Sep 2025Gdańsk on the banks of the Motława river, Poland
13 Dec 2024Christmas market, St Stephens Basilica, Budapest, Hungary