Julia Zemiro,queen of the world’s quirkiest song fest,counts down her hit parade of Europe’s best places.
There are two sides to every story,with some major cities compelling examples of the maxim.
They're mad and bad,unclean and mean - or so the story goes. These are the cities with the worst reputation in the world.
The scars of war add poignancy to the beautiful Balkan region,writes Leisa Tyler.
Adrian Bridge retraces the last journey of the heir to the Austro-Hungarian empire 100 years later.
Andrew West travels by rail through the Balkans and finds beauty and new life along with the scars of war.
The scars of war are plain to see on the stonework of Sarajevo and Mostar,yet nothing diminishes the country's wild mountain ways,writes Sophie Cooke.
Steve McKenna explores the rejuvenated tourist gems of a region once tortured by conflict.