Europeans love Copenhagen, and judging from the number of other international visitors, the Danish capital is on many must-see lists. And why not? Copenhagen is cool, literally and figuratively. Restaurants in all price ranges are plentiful; it’s extremely safe and walkable; history blends effortlessly with modernity; and locals are naturally friendly, maybe because […]

This is a great, artsy hotel to stay at in Copenhagen.

The unique ABSOLUT ICEBAR COPENHAGEN in central Copenhagen celebrates its first anniversary in April. To mark the occasion, it has undergone an artistic transformation with about 40 tonnes of fresh ice from Northern Sweden.
Since its launch in April 2007, ABSOLUT ICEBAR COPENHAGEN has established itself as one of the absolutely most unique bar […]

The Barri Gòtic (”Gothic Quarter” in Catalan) is the centre of the old city of Barcelona. Many of the buildings date from medieval times, some from as far back as the Roman settlement of Barcelona.
Catalan modernisme architecture (often known as Art Nouveau in the rest of Europe), developed between 1885 and 1950 and […]

The Temple Expiatori de la Sagrada Família (official Catalan name; Spanish: Templo Expiatorio de la Sagrada Familia; “Expiatory Temple of the Holy Family”), often simply called the Sagrada Família, is a massive Roman Catholic church under construction in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. Construction began in 1882 and continues to this day.\
Originally designed by Antoni […]

Contemporary Barcelona is the most relaxed and liberal of all Spanish cities. In Franco’s day, many visitors would be arrested for the skimpy, revealing clothes worn around the city streets, but these days no one is going to bat an eyelid if you wear a pair of shorts and sandals down Les Ramblas, […]

The Mercat de la Boqueria, or simply La Boqueria, is a large public market, with an entrance from La Rambla in Barcelona, Catalonia, not far from the Liceu, Barcelona’s opera house. The market has a very diverse selection of goods.
The first mention of the Boqueria market of Barcelona dates to 1217 when tables […]

Barcelona is the capital and most populous city of Catalonia and the second largest city in Spain, with a population of 1,605,602 in 2006, while the population of the Metropolitan Area was 3,161,081. It is the central nucleus of the Urban Region of Barcelona, which relies on a population of 4,856,579. It is […]

Murano Island is usually described as an island in the Venetian Lagoon, although like Venice itself it is actually an archipelago of islands linked by bridges. It lies about a mile north of Venice and is famous for its glass making, particularly lampworking. It was once an independent comune, but is now a […]

Caffè Florian is a coffee house situated in the Procuratie Nuove of Piazza San Marco, Venice. It was established in 1720, and is a contender for the title of the oldest coffee house in continuous operation (Antico Caffè Greco in Rome was established in 1760). It is home to the Venice Biennale, an […]