Bulgaria’s second-largest city is one of the oldest in Europe: people have lived here since at least 6000 BCE. It is also one of the most contemporary: a pedestrian...
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It’s a Prague landmark and one of the most luxurious hotels in the city. And now, the five-star Hotel InterContinental, centrally located at the base of the Czech...
The Romanian village, we are constantly told, is dying. Young people are leaving in droves, either for the the country’s towns and cities or to seek their fortune...
The first private art museum to open in Bucharest for the best part of a century brings together more than 150 works set over five levels in a superb, purpose-built...
Georgia gave the world wine. Now it's turning its hand to whisky.
A Christmas tree unveiled in the Lithuanian capital Vilnius this week looks nothing like the shiny decorated trees usually associated with the holiday. Wrapped in a...
It’s been a great year for Polish cinematography, especially in regards to international recognition. Clergy (Kler), directed by Wojciech Smarzowski became an...
The centre of the southern Polish town of Zakopane appears to have come straight from a fairytale. It doesn’t even seem to be in Poland at all, as all the wooden...
Good morning, sir. This is a wake-up call to remind you that your group are meeting at 07:30 in the lobby, a receptionist at the Marriott, where I am staying, tells me...
From Yerevan to Vilnius, emerging Europe is home to some of the best Christmas markets in Europe. Here’s a guide to a few of our favourites. Albania – Tirana...
The Polish city of Poznan hosted the Central and Eastern European Games Awards (CEEGA) last month, a new initiative that recognises and promotes the best video games...
Where are you flying, sir? a Lufthansa flight attendant asks me when I enquire about connecting flight information aboard an aircraft originating from Heathrow...
