Last week I highlighted one of the two European Culture Capitals, Turku, who is throwing a blow-out bash next year. Most years there are at least two culture capitals, and this year’s other capital of culture is the charming little town of Tallinn. Tallinn is the capital of Estonia, just 50 miles south of Helsinki [...]
With all the stunning historical sites in Istanbul around you, it’s easy to forget that Turkey has prestigious modern artists too. To create a home for their work and give Turkish modern art the exposure it deserves, the Istanbul Museum of Modern Art, commonly referred to as ‘Istanbul Modern’ opened its doors in 2004.The museum [...]
Those of you visiting the Eternal City during the Christmas season will be certain to notice the Christmas trees that now grace the city. Christmas trees are a relatively recent import – a northern European tradition. To get a real flavour of Italian Christmas traditions, visitors in should visit the many Roman churches that host [...]
The Europe a la Carte Podcast of 22 December 2010 cover the following recent Blog posts: I’m voted Top Traveller in the easyJet 15 Hour Blogger Challenge – the video of my Challenge to Paris receives the highest number of votes in the Facebook poll. The Christmas Goat of Gavle in Sweden – This Swedish [...]
About two hours north of Stockholm a goat stands in the town of Gävle. It’s a large goat, a Christmas goat, a straw goat. This goat is a tourist attraction, it is known, simply, as Gävlebocken. The Gävle Goat. A Swedish Christmas tradition accounts for a Christmas goat that also delivered presents. As a small [...]
The Las Vegas Hotel didn’t quite make it into my “Seven Best Cheap Hotels in Malaga“, as it receives a guest rating of 76% from 190 verified reviews and I had set a minimum guest rating of 80% for inclusion in that blog post. However, as the hotel offers double rooms with breakfast for under [...]
Hotel Los Naranjos in Malaga featured in our Seven of the Best Cheap Hotels in Malaga. It offers a winning combination of reasonably priced rooms, with double rooms from under £50 a night in low season, an average guest rating of 84% in 98 verified reviews and a location close to Malagueta Beach. The hotel [...]
If you’re holidaying in Copenhagen, you will have to search hard to get a cheap hotel room – and anything approaching a budget price is a little further out of the city centre. But if your budget is a bit higher there are plenty of good hotels located in the city centre. The information in [...]
As we celebrate the Christmas holiday, there are a number of unique celebrations and traditions around the world that originated in Europe. Throughout Europe, countries like France, Germany, Norway, England, and others have their own unique ways of celebrating Christmas. As we look ahead to Christmas, here are some well-known and unusual Christmas traditions throughout [...]
In the Europe a la Carte Podcast of 18 December 2010, I talk about why Malaga in Andalucia, southern Spain is such a great European city break destination, covering the following Blog posts: Photo Tour of CAC Malaga – You can see modern art at this free Malaga attraction. Exploring Malaga Park – This beautiful [...]
