Fauves by the Coves
Founded in Newlyn in 1920, Cryséde manufactured groundbreaking garments whose
Cornish-themed designs drew on the Modernist art movements then making shockwaves
in postwar Europe. Norman Miller delves that history.
Comacchio, Emilia-Romagna, Italy
Comacchio, Emilia-Romagna, Italy
View from Olympic Museum, Lausanne, Switzerland
View from Olympic Museum, Lausanne, Switzerland
Dungeness
Dungeness
Cabourg, Normandy
Cabourg, Normandy
Turku, Finland
Turku, Finland
Japan
Japan
Bradford: The unlikely 2025 UK City of Culture
Bradford is turning the page against lazy tropes and past negative headlines, proudly stepping into the spotlight as the 2025 UK City of Culture with an ambitious year-long programme of roughly 1,000 events showcasing its creative legacy and vibrant, multicultural present.
The highlights of Europe’s rivers –which one is best for you? | Saga
Palaces, shopping and rustic vineyards – our expert guide to the delights to be discovered cruising Europe’s waterways...
By Norman Miller
Venice | Biennale of Architecture 2025
The Venice Biennale of Architecture may be less well-known, but the 2025 edition provides a worthy companion to its illustrious art counterpart, setting modern visions of the built environment into the fabric of the world’s most distinctive historic city.
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.
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.
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