1 November 2022
Things to Do at Liverpool Christmas Market
Liverpool's Christmas markets, where they actually are, and what to do with the rest of a December day in the city. An honest guide, not a stall list.
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31 October 2022
Things to Do in Nantes: Machines, Castles and a Green Line
What to do in Nantes, from the mechanical elephant and the ducal castle to the arcade, the gardens and the city's honest reckoning with its own past.
31 October 2022
The 5 Best Markets in Madrid, From El Rastro to the Real Ones
Madrid's five best markets, which are for eating and which are for shopping, and an honest look at the famous one that most Madrileños quietly avoid.
31 October 2022
The 5 Best Wineries to Visit in Bordeaux and How to Book Them
Five Bordeaux châteaux worth a visit, what makes each one different, and the practical rules on booking, tastings and getting there without a car.
28 October 2022
Where to Drink Coffee in Leuven: A Guide to a Student City
How to find good coffee in Leuven, which streets to look in, and what to see between cups: the town hall, the beguinage, the library and the Oude Markt.
28 October 2022
Places to Visit in Liège: A City That Used to Be Its Own Country
What to see in Liège: the Bueren staircase, the Calatrava station, the prince-bishops' palace, the Sunday market on the Meuse and the waffle that is not the other.
28 October 2022
Nice Carnival: What to See and How to Do It Properly
A practical guide to the Nice Carnival: the parades, the flower battle, the burning of the King, and honest advice on tickets, crowds and where to stand.
28 October 2022
Hasselt in a Day: Jenever, a Japanese Garden and the Cycling Capital of Belgium
The Japanese Garden, the national jenever museum, the fashion museum, Bokrijk and Herkenrode. What to see in Hasselt and how to use Limburg's cycling network.
27 October 2022
Things to Do in Tournai: Two UNESCO Sites and a Frankish Past
A five-towered cathedral, Belgium's oldest belfry, the tapestry museum and a Horta-designed gallery. What to see in Tournai and how long you need for it.
27 October 2022
Must-See Places at the Festival of Lights in Lyon
Lyon's Fête des Lumières takes over the whole city for four nights in December. Where the best installations are, how it started, and how to survive the crowds.
27 October 2022
Charleroi: The Industrial City That Stopped Apologising
An Art Deco belfry, a UNESCO coal mine, one of Europe's great photography museums and slag heaps turned into hills. What to see in Charleroi and why it merits a day.
27 October 2022
The 4 Best Bars in Marseille (and How to Drink Like a Local)
Four Marseille bars worth your evening, from a balcony over the Vieux-Port to a rooftop in a former tobacco factory, plus how to order pastis properly.
27 October 2022
What to Do in Ypres: A City Rebuilt From Nothing
The Last Post, In Flanders Fields, Tyne Cot and the Vauban ramparts. What to see in Ypres, how much time you need, and why the medieval centre is only a century old.
26 October 2022
The Best of Ostend: Beach, Ensor and a Tram Along the Whole Coast
What to do in Ostend: the beach and the royal galleries, the Ensor house, the Mercator, the coast tram, the Atlantic Wall bunkers and the fish stalls.
26 October 2022
The Best Things to Do in Mechelen: The Capital That Stopped Being One
What to do in Mechelen: climb the Sint-Rombouts tower, walk the beguinage, visit Kazerne Dossin, and see the city that once governed the Low Countries.
26 October 2022
Five Free Things to Do in Kortrijk: Towers, a Beguinage and 1302
Free things to do in Kortrijk: the Broel towers on the Leie, the UNESCO beguinage, the belfry, the riverbanks and the battle that gave Flanders its holiday.
26 October 2022
Aalst Carnival Explained: Three Days, Onions and a Broom Dance
The parades, the onion throwing, the Voil Jeanetten, the broom dance and the burning of the effigy. How Aalst Carnival works and what to expect if you go.
26 October 2022
The Best Places to See in Namur: A Citadel Above Two Rivers
What to see in Namur: the citadel above the Sambre and Meuse, the Grognon, the belfry, the Rops museum, the stilt jousters and the valleys nearby.
25 October 2022
Four Berlin Neighbourhoods Worth Your Time (and How They Differ)
Mitte, Prenzlauer Berg, Friedrichshain and Charlottenburg: what each district is actually like, what to see there, and how to split a few days between them.
25 October 2022
Where to Escape the Crowds in Bruges: Four Quiet Corners
Bruges without the crush: the Minnewater, the beguinage, the eastern ramparts and the canal at dawn — plus the one timing trick that changes the whole visit.
25 October 2022
Typical Dishes of Ghent: What to Eat and Where to Look
What to eat in Ghent: waterzooi, stoverij, cuberdons, Ganda ham and mustard from a barrel — plus why the city has so many vegetarian restaurants.
25 October 2022
What to See in Antwerp in One Day: An Hour-by-Hour Route
A realistic one-day route through Antwerp, from the station to the cathedral to the river and the MAS rooftop, with what to skip and where to eat.
24 October 2022
Halloween In The Netherlands: What Actually Happens Here
Halloween is a recent arrival in the Netherlands and it shares the season with two older traditions. Here is what Dutch autumn evenings really look like.
24 October 2022
The 5 Best Markets in London (and When to Go)
London's five best markets, what each one is actually good for, and which days to avoid, plus how a city game turns the walk between them into a game.