Justine Tyerman is captivated by the scenery of Valais' alpine skifields.

Twelve days spent cruising the Mediterranean on the Nieuw Amsterdam is bliss. Carol Smith shares the highlights at each coastal stop.

Linda Moser's nuptials are all shades of green, as she braves the elements - and aunties - of Ireland.

Newsmaker Eyjafjallajokull is now a tourist attraction, discovers Julia Waeschenbach.

Raise your glasses to these drinking establishments, writes Megan Singleton.

Fishermen and coast guards who raced to the scene of the migrant disaster in the Mediterranean have described their dismay at what they found, as the Italian prosecutor leading the investigation confirmed that most of those on board were forcibly locked i

A cafe owner found so much archaeological treasure buried beneath his property that he now has a museum. Michael Day hears his story ...

A Canterbury postgraduate student is cycling through Australia, Asia and Europe on his way to a UN climate congress.

Explore Amsterdam on foot or bike. It's a great way to see a city that heaves with history and life, writes Mike Corder.

Venice is the setting for Nicky Pellegrino's new novel. On a fact-finding visit she strayed into richly rewarding back streets.

MPs on a taxpayer-funded tour of Europe will largely have this weekend to themselves to enjoy the sights of Dublin.

Bev Wood experiences the Italian capacity for both wild frenzy and languid indolence.

A repeat of last season's Heineken Cup final match-up is still on the cards after the weekend's European Champions Cup quarter-finals - and New Zealanders are in the thick of it.

Critics say German Chancellor Angela Merkel's unwillingness to spend is holding back the euro-area economy.

Justine Tyerman suspects there is a secret ingredient in Swiss chocolate which anaesthetises the conscience ...

Budapest is one of the most elegant and charming of European capitals, and certainly one of the cheapest.

A bar atop a hill in Sicily's Taormina has plenty to seduce eyes, ears and palate, finds Kevin Pilley.

Luxembourg's status as a fortress of wealth in the heart of Europe is in peril.

Football fans of all stripes will enjoy a devilishly smart new Manchester hangout, writes Steve McKenna.

Anti-austerity protesters seeking to spoil the inauguration of the ECB's new HQ in Frankfurt left a trail of destruction across the city.

Taking to the mighty Danube River in luxury and style and a bed so comfortable that the memory of it brings a tear to your eye is a marvellous way to travel, writes Sophie Barclay.

As a way to observe the wilds of Scotland, it's hard to beat the magic of rail travel, writes Anthony Lambert.

Sharon Stephenson discovers American air stewardesses know a good thing when they flock to the master of martinis.

Despite its dark past, this visitor-friendly city in former East Germany takes its history very seriously, as Mathew Dearnaley finds out.

An Emirates-commissioned study of the airline's contribution to Europe finds it has contributed 6.8 billion ($10 billion) of the EU's gross domestic product and spends 175 million on sponsorships....

The final countdown is under way for the European Central Bank's programme of government bond purchases, which has already fuelled a debt market rally that sent yields across the euro region to....

Erik Heinrich is in ecstasy sipping an award-winning lager while steeping in a beer bath.

The top speakers at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona are two Americans who symbolise pressing threats for Europe's carriers.