This cultured city is secretly Europe’s finest winter week
For the history-loving traveller, few spots compare to Cádiz, Western Europe's most ancient city.
Quayside at Wells-next-the-Sea, Norfolk
Quayside at Wells-next-the-Sea, Norfolk
Knots and Leaves
Knots and Leaves
Dungeness
Dungeness
The hunt for heat: Drilling the deepest holes on Earth
Deep geothermal promises 'always on' environmentally-friendly energy across much of the planet - if only we can drill deep enough to tap it. Norman Miller investigates the latest advances.
A 'crazy town looking to go fossil free': Sweden's wooden city that was green before Greta
In the 1,000-year-old Swedish city of Växjö, historic glassmaking heritage is now matched by changemaking as a global leader in eco-friendly urban builds and energy generation.
Countryfile - Meet Britain's remarkable touring theatre companies
From riverside nooks to barns and underpasses, a host of British theatrical troupes are bringing theatre to remarkable spots.
The underrated crowd-free alternatives to Venice
Foodie powerhouse Bologna sits 50 miles to the west; cultural corker Florence 90 miles southwest; needs-no-adjective Venice 90 miles to the north. But choose instead Ravenna and its little canal-laced coastal neighbour Comacchio and you’ll find this distinctive pairing mixes the magical elements of all three — but without the throngs.
Lausanne: The Swiss city that runs the Olympics
In the 1890s, when French baron Pierre de Coubertin set about reviving the ancient Greek sporting games first recorded at Olympia in 776 BCE, he thought of following classical precedent and giving his modern Olympics a single permanent location too. But though the Games became a globe-trotting extravaganza, Coubertin still made the Swiss city of Lausanne the Olympic Capital...
Labyrinth walking: An ancient activity that could help ease anxiety
Labyrinths have been used worldwide for centuries as a way to quieten the mind, ease anxiety, recover life balance, enhance creativity and boost insights. Norman Miller follows their past and present paths.
A cosy Neuk
A quiet fishing haven, the East Neuk of Fife on the east coast of Scotland produces some of the nation’s finest ingredients from both land and sea. Norman Miller explores its pretty coastal villages.
Britain’s brilliant Basketry
How Sussex has become a hot spot for a basket making tradition dating back thousands of years.
From Ancient Egypt to Roman Britain, brewers are reviving beers from the past
Some of the most interesting beers made in recent years provide a drinkable window into human history. These so-called "rebrews" of age-old ales were once savoured in places ranging from Ancient Egypt and Greece to Celtic and Viking Europe.
The Wicker Man: The disturbing cult British classic that can't be defined
Crime thriller, disturbing fantasy, or folk horror – the 1973 cult hit The Wicker Man refuses categorisation. Norman Miller explores its complexities.
The European city with cutting-edge art and music — just an hour away
Springboard for pioneering bands such as NEU! and Kraftwerk — as well as Germany’s finest contemporary artists including Joseph Beuys and Gerhard Richter — Düsseldorf brims with creative energy alongside its seven centuries of history.
Essen: Germany's 'ugly duckling' city success
Located in the heart of western Germany's long-time industrial Ruhr region, the city of Essen spent much of the past 150 years marred by pollution, tainted by filthy mines and belching factories and lined by poisoned waterways. But a remarkable transformation has seen Essen go from being Germany's ugly duckling to being a European pathfinder for urban ecological transformation...
Corsica's Trinicellu: Europe's magnificent €50 train
It may not be well known to most visitors, but Corsica offers one of Europe's finest - and cheapest - train odysseys...
‘If Edinburgh had a love child with Brighton'
Norman Miller spotlights Dunedin as a wonderful - but overlooked - New Zealand city getaway.
The Problem with Boating’s High-Fiberglass Diet
NORMAN MILLER picks up the story of the alarming - but overlooked - source of global marine pollution.
Style By The Sea
Fringed with harbours and Baltic inlets, Helsinki is stuffed with glorious architecture and home to world-renowned design. As Norman Miller discovers, the food is elegantly put together too...
Why West Wittering’s secret seaside neighbour is an ideal summer escape
Norman Miller spotlights a fascinating West Sussex coastal hideaway away from the crowds.
A new life for London's lost rivers
Few visitors know that London has 640km of waterways – and there's a serious movement taking place to restore these "blue corridors" to their former glory.... Buried rivers have returned to the light, while others are being rewilded in ways that will improve the lives and environment of millions of people.
Meet New Zealand's Maori winemakers
There are powerful distractions when sampling wine at The Canyon, the seductive wave-shaped black timber tasting room at Tarras Vineyards. While savouring its award-winning pinot noir, admire how its curves echo the backdrop of the muscular Central Otago mountains, framing a wide green canyon below. And then reflect on how the wine in your glass is also a liquid window into inspirational indigenous values.
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