History takes a holiday.
Tired of clichéd holidays? I have the solution!
Have you ever heard about Landmark trust? I have recently learnt about it and I fell in love with it!
Landmark trust was founded in 1965 by Sir John Smith and Lady Smith. It is a building preservation charity which rescues historic buildings from decay and makes them into holiday places. So, nowadays it is possible to spend your next holiday in a gothic temple, medieval castle or splendid tower. You can rent a building for a week or for a couple of days and experience an extraordinary holiday!
Trust me, the places are absolutely unbelievable! They are 200 in all throughout Britain and Italy (there are 4 in The USA). As a charity, Landmark Trust spends the letting income from holidays in the maintenance of the places and the rescue of further ones. All of them preserve their original architectural style and facade.
It just amazed me how other countries value cultural and historic things. Their peoples make efforts to keep history so alive and they enrich culture constantly. They really care about such things. Take for example Landmark Trust’s slogan: “we must ensure our past has a future”. Interesting, isn’t it?
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