EUROPE
Europe
Between cobblestones and church bells, learn how Europeans greet, how they pace their meals and how they cherish their heritage.
City guides
Start with a city
Every city guide has a timeline, stories of local figures, must-see sights, festivals and local etiquette.
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Paris
Paris
4 places
From an island in the Seine to the 'City of Light': Notre-Dame, the Louvre and the Eiffel Tower
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Roma
Rome
4 places
The 'Eternal City': the Colosseum, the Pantheon and the Vatican, a state within a city
Barcelona
Barcelona
2 places
Gaudí's city: Roman walls, the Gothic Quarter and Catalan Modernisme
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London
London
4 places
A port city founded by the Romans: the Tower, Westminster and the Thames
Wien
Vienna
4 places
Imperial capital of the Habsburgs and city of music: palaces, a cathedral and old cafés
München
Munich
3 places
A royal capital grown from a 'place of monks': Marienplatz, Nymphenburg Palace and Oktoberfest
Venezia
Venice
3 places
A maritime republic built on a lagoon: St Mark's, the Doge's Palace and Carnival
Lisboa
Lisbon
3 places
Starting point of the Age of Discovery: Belém Tower, the Jerónimos Monastery and the Alfama
Αθήνα Athens
Athens
2 places
Birthplace of democracy: the Acropolis, the Parthenon and the Acropolis Museum
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Amsterdam
Amsterdam
3 places
From a dam on the Amstel to a Golden Age city of canals
Tromsø
Tromsø
1 places
'Gateway to the Arctic': a city of explorers in the auroral zone
Colosseum
The heart of the empire, where gladiators' cries still seem to echo among the arches
Neapolitan pizza
The original soft, thin pizza with a puffy rim — though the Margherita story may have been made up later.
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Doge's Palace
The seat of power of the Venetian Republic: the doge's residence, council chambers, courts and prisons were all in this Gothic palace.
St Mark's Basilica
The Venetian Republic's 'state chapel': golden mosaic domes and four bronze horses brought back from Constantinople.
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Pantheon
A concrete dome almost two thousand years old, still the largest unreinforced concrete dome in the world, with sunlight pouring in through the o…
Italian coffee bars
An espresso knocked back standing at the bar is how Italians start the day.
Carnival of Venice
January 23 – February 9, 2027
Put on a mask and a cloak, and step into the old Venetian Republic in St Mark's Square.