It’s a British band with a French name,but the location of a bar dedicated purely to Depeche Mode’s music isn’t where you might expect.
It’s easy to forget there are beaches in Europe beyond those fringing the Mediterranean Sea. But a change in weather patterns is driving a shift in attitudes.
Keen to escape Australia in August? Here are the countries and cities to visit for their summer,winter or welcoming dry season.
Barcelona is out,Valencia is in. Overtourism,climate change and even war are forcing a rewriting of travel wishlists.
"For us,there has not been much liberation," says our guide,with characteristic Baltic understatement.
Lovely old Europe,once vibrant,feels dog-tired,swamped by tourists and in need of a good lie down. But not the Baltic States.
Flat terrain,ancient castles and picturesque lakes and forests:Few cycling routes offer as much as the Baltics.
Julia Zemiro,queen of the world’s quirkiest song fest,counts down her hit parade of Europe’s best places.
The Estonian capital is much better value for money than the more familiar historic centres of Western Europe.
With a song in his heart,Adrian Bridge revisits Latvia,Lithuania and Estonia 20 years after independence.