14 October 2022
The Best Parks in Utrecht: Where the City Goes Outside
A guide to Utrecht's parks: the restored canal ring, Wilhelminapark, Griftpark, the Vlinderhof by Piet Oudolf and the botanic gardens built around a fort.
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14 October 2022
The Best Breweries and Beer Bars in Brussels
Lambic, gueuze and kriek explained, plus where to drink them: Cantillon, the new Brussels breweries and the cafés that take beer seriously. A practical guide.
14 October 2022
The 5 Best Bridges in Venice and the Stories Behind Them
Venice's five most interesting bridges, what actually happened on them, which legends are inventions, and how to see them without the worst of the crowds.
14 October 2022
The Best Buildings in Haarlem: Five Worth Standing In Front Of
Haarlem's finest buildings: the Bavo church and its Mozart organ, the Vleeshal, Teylers Museum, the Art Nouveau station and the windmill on the Spaarne.
14 October 2022
Ice Skating in London: The Best Rinks and What to Know
London's best ice rinks, which are seasonal pop-ups and which stay open all year, plus honest advice on booking, prices and what the queues are like.
14 October 2022
The 5 Best Monuments in Lisbon and What They Really Tell You
Lisbon's five essential monuments, the earthquake that shaped them, one persistent myth worth correcting, and practical advice on tickets and queues.
14 October 2022
The Best Squares in Maastricht: Where the City Actually Sits
A guide to Maastricht's squares: the Vrijthof, the Onze-Lieve-Vrouweplein, the Markt with its free-standing town hall, and the square named after a treaty.
6 October 2022
The Most Unique Architecture in Rotterdam: A City That Started Again
Rotterdam's architecture explained: the cube houses, the Markthal, the Van Nelle factory, the Depot, and the 1940 fire boundary that explains all of it.
6 October 2022
The 5 Best Gardens in Paris and How Parisians Use Them
Five Paris gardens worth an afternoon, what each one is actually for, and the local rules about chairs, lawns and closing time that nobody tells visitors.
6 October 2022
The Most Photogenic Places in Amsterdam (and Where Not to Stand)
Seven bridges on the Reguliersgracht, the A'DAM Lookout, free rooftop views, the Jordaan canals. Where the good photographs are in Amsterdam, and the etiquette.