When it comes to the world’s best sausages there’s Spanish chorizo,South Africa’s boerewors and English Cumberland. But nothing beats Germany’s bratwurst.
The late rock star had an enduring love affair with the city that helped save him. Though most don’t know of his role in saving the city.
Eight days,five festive markets – and home well before December 25 to place gifts under the tree? Yes,it can be done.
Fast-moving Hamburg is a great trading city with a spectacularly redeveloped waterfront and makes a refreshing change from Europe’s old towns.
Our roaming reporters check their notepads,sharing secret addresses and perennial favourites from their past year of travel.
Though the Berlin Wall fell 35 years ago,its spectre still looms large over the city.
Put ordinary buildings underground and they transform into something far more interesting and otherworldly.
The cities in the former Hanseatic League in Northern Europe provide one delight after another.
We explore the countryside on horse-drawn routes favoured by “mad” King Ludwig II,who could surely build showstopper castles.
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.