2008 world tour of europe

The city of choice for Eurocrats, Brussels is sumptuous, historic and luxuriously cosy. With artistry richer than …

Berlin had modest beginnings as a trading centre in the 13th century, growing into a European powerhouse that …

One of the best ways to see Gothenburg is from the window of a tram. The trams run all over town and move slowly eno …

Helsinki retains a small-town feel: there are no high-rise buildings and the market square is still surrounded …

Kraków came through WWII unscathed; the 20th century's impact having been confined to acid rain. It has retained a w …

Grandiose Vienna was the showpiece of the all-conquering Habsburg Dynasty. Monumental edifices line the city centre …

Straddling the Bosphorus, its skyline studded with domes and minarets, İstanbul is one of the truly great …

Naples (Napoli if you live there) is raucous, polluted, anarchic, deafening, crumbling and aristocratic. It's …

Not many religions actually own a country, but Catholicism isn't just any religion. The Holy See (Vatican City …

Venezia, La Serenissima, Queen of the Adriatic, city of canals and palaces...or tawdry sewer alive with crowds …

The now and the next are invented daily in Milan, Europe's creative capital. Until Milan led the way, who knew …

Practise your best santé - you'll be raising your glass a lot in Bordeaux, home to one of France's seven key wine re …