Belgium
Brussels - art nouveau and art deco architecture
From Victor Horta's house and studio to the recently opened Maison Hannon and the BOZAR arts centre: a walk through the Art Nouveau and Art Deco…
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United Arab Emirates
United Arab Emirates - which emirate is the most interesting?
Record-breaking Dubai, cultured and calmer Sharjah, and Ras Al Khaimah with its mountains, red desert and beaches: how to combine three emirates for the best possible…
France
Marseille - a city break in France's second largest city
Le Panier's alleys, Notre-Dame de la Garde, the MUCEM, the island prison of the Count of Monte Cristo and city beaches even in November: Marseille is…
Greece
Athens - modernity, exoticism and the legacy of antiquity
The Acropolis and a money-saving combined ticket, bustling markets, the changing of the guard, lively nightlife districts, old-school tavernas and a quick hop to Aegina: Athens…
Denmark
Expensive Copenhagen at a good price - a city break in the Danish capital
Copenhagen has a reputation as one of the world's most expensive cities. Here is how to plan an affordable city break: the Copenhagen Card, budget accommodation,…
Slovakia
Bratislava - a city that is changing its face
Bratislava is no longer just its castle and Old Town. The new Eurovea district on the Danube, the UFO observation deck and the wine town of…
Slovakia
Košice and Slovak Tokaj - the attractions of eastern Slovakia
Direct flights from Poland make Košice and the vineyards of Slovak Tokaj an easy city break. St Elisabeth Cathedral, Hlavná street, East Slovak cuisine and Tokaj…
Ukraine
Odesa and Bessarabia - a Black Sea resort and the mysterious Akkerman steppe
Odesa's Potemkin Stairs, catacombs, Pryvoz market and beaches, then Bessarabia: Akkerman Fortress, the Old Believers' town of Vylkove, a cruise to Kilometre Zero in the Danube…
Ukraine
Lviv and the castles of the Golden Horseshoe
Lviv's Market Square, Opera House and Lychakiv Cemetery, its open-air museum and local food, plus a day trip to the three Golden Horseshoe castles: Olesko, Pidhirtsi…
Czech Republic
Prague off the beaten track
Prague beyond the classic sights: the Metronome on Letná, the pubs of Žižkov, David Černý's provocative sculptures, the Studio ALTA arts centre, a Vietnamese "Little Hanoi"…
San Marino
San Marino - a tiny country full of surprises
Europe's oldest republic, perched on Monte Titano just a few kilometres from Rimini, has two heads of state, its own euro coins, gold currency and customs…
Belgium
Baarle-Hertog-Nassau: a Belgian-Dutch puzzle
A town where the border between Belgium and the Netherlands runs through houses, shops and cafés: the enclaves of Baarle, its smuggling past and the Polish…