Boasting the only skyscraper vista in Germany, Frankfurt offers an unusual blend of high commerce and high art. Frankfurt is easily considered the vibrant centre of business and culture, and, although it's more Manhattan than Berlin, the city is a favourite with regular visitors to Germany. The skyscrapers,...
Sofia for a long time was the forgotten city but for the discerning traveller it was never completely absorbed behind the iron curtain of Communism. Even after Bulgaria shook off its Communist shackles though, its geographic position, tucked away in the far Southeast of Europe managed to...
Paris is confident that it's the world's most beautiful, fashionable and artistic capital. Visit just once and it's hard to disagree. Walking through the heart of Paris you often feel like you've wandered onto an art film set; much of the city has been scrubbed clean...
There are many reasons to travel to Amsterdam. It's the capital of the Netherlands and one of Europe's most vibrant and colourful cities. Amsterdam offers an unparalleled combination of high culture and decadence. Look once and it's a pretty European city laced with canals; twice and it...
Budapest is a city of differences and contrasts. East and West clash more stridently here than they do in the other perennially popular culture-border town of Prague. And that's not the only dichotomy that Hungary's capital displays. Its entire social make up is divided into two. On...
With a vast history throughout time and the honorific title of the co-capital of Greece, Thessaloniki is most probably the cultural centre of the country. Admit of having a sweet tooth after tasting the traditional “trigona panoramatos” which are delicious crunchy sweet pastry triangles filled...
It may come as a surprise to some that Brussels has a great wealth of historical architecture and culture, which can catch you out if you're expecting the place to be overrun by dusty politicians. It's undeniable however that the role of Belgium's capital as an administrative...
Say Berlin and people immediately think of the Wall, even though it is over a decade since "Die Mauer" was broken down. But Berlin has much more to offer and is growing in popularity with tourists wanting something with a bit more grit than most...
