On a crisp morning, I hit the road heading towards Schulenburg, Texas, driven by my fascination with the state’s lesser-known treasures – the Painted Churches. Tucked away in the countryside ...

The church’s interior may have been painted white amid a “resurgence of this colonial revival aesthetic” during the early 20th century, says Lisa Howe, a director at Building Conservation ...

Before too long, the Hill Country landscape will be painted blue and red and yellow and gold with the annual wildflower bloom, and folks will be out admiring the show and posing for photographs.

My pilgrim friend and I are on a coach-based pilgrimage with our church, St Magnus the Martyr, London Bridge. Eight of north Moldavia’s painted churches are UNESCO World Heritage Sites, and we are ...