INSANE: 3 | Vintage Vibes

Tourists flock to Paris, cheapest capital in Europe – archive, 1926

With restaurants and music halls at half London prices, holidaymakers are pouring into the city for Easter

The Guardian - UK · Apr 1

My search for the perfect Sachertorte in Vienna

The luscious chocolate and apricot torte is the stuff of legend in the grand, old world of Viennese coffeehouses. But which makes the tastiest?

The Guardian - UK · Mar 29

Barcelona: how to spend 48 hours in Catalonia's thriving capital

From gorgeous buildings to streetside cafes offering vermouth and cava, there’s always plenty to do

Evening Standard · Mar 28

Forget the Algarve – Portugal’s best winter escape is in the mountains

A century ago, the Serra da Estrela mountains were Portugal’s answer to the Swiss health resorts of St Moritz and Davos. Now, a historic sanatorium has been given a 21st-century makeover and is drawing people back to the hills

The Guardian - UK · Feb 18

Why western Sicily is Italy’s emerging arts hub

Art is helping to revitalise Sicily’s ghost towns and deserted urban spaces, with the earthquake-hit town of Gibellina becoming Italy’s first Capital of Contemporary Art

The Guardian - UK · Feb 8

Summer travel disruption fears over new biometric checks at European borders

EU urged to tell authorities to stand down EES controls if needed to avert delays at airports and border crossings

The Guardian - UK · Feb 5

Spain sets a tourism record with 96.8 million foreign visitors in 2025

Spain welcomed a record 96.8 million foreign visitors in 2025, according to the National Statistics Institute

The Independent UK · Feb 3

Trevi Fountain fee goes into effect as Rome seeks to manage tourist flow at celebrated water feature

Tourists visiting Rome's Trevi Fountain now pay a $2.35 fee for close access

The Independent UK · Feb 2

This Spanish town has been living under a rock for 500 years — and people still call it home

Imagine walking down a quiet Spanish street and realising the “roof” above your head isn’t a building at all; it’s a massive slab of natural rock. Not decorative. Not artificial. It is just there. That’s Setenil de las Bodegas, a small town in southern Spain that quite literally exists inside…

The Times of India · Jan 28

The Pope will travel in Europe this year. Here’s where he plans to go

Pope Leo XIV is set to fulfil Pope Francis’ wish of visiting a key migration entry point to Europe

The Independent UK · Jan 9