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Category Archives: city
Green and gold: great city parks around the world
There’s a lot more to do in the world’s best parks than feed the ducks.
Top 10 affordable hotels, hostels and B&Bs in Amsterdam
As Eurostar’s direct London-Amsterdam service launches, we pick great-value accommodation in this popular city-break destination
The best city breaks in Germany
Riesling and Romans, baroque and bratwurst … our tipsters point to alluring cities from Bavaria to the Hanseatic northern ports – but sidestepping Berlin – taking in great food, museums, spas and bars
Winter town and city breaks: readers’ travel tips
A party vibe, sunshine, snow, shopping … our tipsters look beyond the major capitals to recommend idyllic seasonal breaks from Madeira to Romania. And yes, of course there’ll be glühwein
Guadalajara city guide: what to do, plus the best bars, restaurants and hotels
Visitors often overlook Mexico’s second city but it is both cosmopolitan and – as capital of the state where tequila and mariachi originate – quintessentially Mexican
10 of the world’s coolest neighbourhoods to visit right now
Keeping tabs on the local trends that keep city life so exciting is difficult – see this article for some ideas.
Walkie-Talkie
Recent additions to the London skyline have not been met with universal approval. The Gherkin, or Swiss Re, was perhaps the first modern skyscraper to provoke adverse comments, but now two more buildings, the Walkie-Talkie and The Shard, have taken over the mantle of the most disliked building in London. The official name of theContinue reading “Walkie-Talkie”
Discover Petra on a virtual tour with Google Street View
Google Street View has mapped the ancient city of Petra, providing armchair travellers with a video tour of its historic sights – with commentary by Queen Rania of Jordan
Munich city guide: what to see, plus the best bars, hotels and restaurants
Outside Oktoberfest, the Bavarian capital is a graceful city – green in summer, atmospheric in winter, and buzzing with great museums and bars year round
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