Auditorium of Santiago Calatrava, Valencia

Auditorium of Santiago Calatrava, Valencia

123rf.com / Tobias Wenov

Freedom monument in Riga, Latvia

Freedom monument in Riga, Latvia

Hemera / Thinkstock

Zurich has a strong cultural background

Zurich has a strong cultural background

Creative Commons / gutter

The National Theatre, Sofia

The National Theatre, Sofia

123rf.com

Previous Pause Next

Top Cities Hotels

City guides

City Articles

Drink, drugs and debauchery: The definitive guide to Dublin feature Look, we couldn't knowingly send you to Temple Bar. Instead, local rapscallion James Hendicott drags... Read more	Top 10 things to see and do in San Sebastián feature From surfboards to cemeteries, via a nibble on a pintxos or three, we select the best ac... Read more	Palma: Dancing with the devil feature Fire-wielding men dressed as the devil chase Gavin Haines through the streets of Palma de Mallorca. ... Read more
Is the party over for France’s oldest street festival? feature Facing budget cuts and a shift in cultural identity, is it curtains for Le Panier’s raucous street... Read more	Medellín: A cocaine capital in rehab feature Decades of violence saw Medellín ranked as the world’s most dangerous place, but now Colombia’s... Read more	10 things to see and do in Baku feature From bubbling mud volcanoes to revolving sky bars, we seek out some of the more surprising highlight... Read more
Christiania: Is this the end of Denmark’s free town? feature 10 years after the Danish government began ‘normalising’ Christiania, Alex Fahey heads to Copenh... Read more	How to build a city in 10 simple steps feature With Egypt unveiling plans to construct a brand new capital east of Cairo, we talk to city planners ... Read more	Tech and San Francisco: CTRL, Alt, Delete? feature We sent Lillian Marx to San Francisco, smartphone in hand, to see how technology is transforming the... Read more

Valencia A short hop from the Costa Blanca resorts and the capital Madrid, Valencia has become one of the hippest travel destinations in Spain, and one of the ... Read more	Riga Since breaking free from the rusty shackles of communism, Riga has fast become the golden child of the Baltic States. Read more	Zurich Zurich labours under the misconception that it is nothing more than a sterile banking city - don't believe a word of it. Read more	Sofia Dramatically ringed by the Balkan Mountains to the north and the Vitosha Mountains to the south, Sofia stands on an open plain 550m (1,804ft) above se... Read more
Cork Cork, situated on the south coast of Ireland, is the country's second city after Dublin and the largest city in the province of Munster. Read more	Reykjavik Backdropped by the hulking Mount Esja and perched on the southern shores of Faxaflói Bay, nature is never far away in Reykjavik. Read more	Athens Athens is named after Athena, the goddess of wisdom, who is celebrated by an ancient temple on the Acropolis, a UNESCO World Heritage site rising prou... Read more	Prague Ever evolving and eager for progress, Prague has transformed itself into a cosmopolitan and truly European capital, yet the city’s breathtaking and ... Read more
Vilnius Once the least known and visited of the three Baltic State capitals, Vilnius has now established as a city-break destination of considerable repute an... Read more	Lima Halfway along Peru's dusty desert coastline, cliff-top Lima lies between the Pacific Ocean and the foothills of the Andes. When it comes to exuding gr... Read more	Antwerp Forget the beer and waffles cliché, Belgium’s second largest city is the latest European hipster hub, with an avant-garde cultural scene that blows... Read more	Ljubljana Ljubljana may be compact, but it boasts a myriad of architectural styles, a picturesque Old Town and a buzzing energy that give its bountiful bars and... Read more

A-Z City Guides

Do you have any Feedback about this page?
© 2025 Columbus Travel Media Ltd. All rights reserved. No part of this site may be reproduced without our written permission, click here for information on Columbus Content Solutions.

You know where
you are going!
Why not check out
what to Eat & Drink

Visa and passport information is updated regularly and is correct at the time of publishing. You should verify critical travel information independently with the relevant embassy before you travel.