Stories relating to "City chic"
Super ideas for Valentine's getaways
Valentine's Day doesn't have to be the same old, same old. Whatever interests you share with your partner, there are day trips and romantic breaks to suit all tastes, all around Britain.
Stockholm's 'underground' art gallery
For travellers on the Stockholm Metro, the frustration and boredom of waiting for a train hardly exists: even if there are hold ups in the service, there's plenty to look at, as practically every one of the stations forms part of one of the strangest art museums in Europe.
Zurich in winter white
In winter, snow adds an extra touch of magic to the pretty Swiss city of Zurich.
Vitoria: Spain's emerald city
In the north of Spain, the city of Vitoria-Gasteiz has been named European Green Capital, 2012. Check out our photo gallery.
Be tempted by the Big Apple
Why not sign up for a 'Sex and the City' tour and follow in the footsteps of Carrie and friends, discovering the locations featured in the series: shopping, drinking and gossiping with the gals.
The greenest cities in Europe
Nantes, Hamburg, Vitoria and Stockholm are all cities whose five-star commitment to environmental issues has been recognised by the European Commission: each of them has held, or will hold, the title of European Green Capital
A room with a view of Tuscany
What better backdrop for a love story than Florence, the beautiful capital of Tuscany in central Italy, which served as setting to the romantic awakening of Lucy Honeychurch, portrayed by the young Helena Bonham Carter in James Ivory's big-screen adaptation of E.M. Forster's poignant novel, 'A Room with a View'.
Authentically urban
'Urbanauts', a new concept in city-centre hotel accommodation, is transforming empty shop premises in Vienna into chic hotel rooms.
Salzburg: scenes from 'The Sound of Music'
For some, Salzburg is the exquisite UNESCO World Heritage city dotted with fine baroque architecture, the birthplace of Mozart. For others, though, it will always be the Alpine home of the von Trapp family and the setting of the great movie classic 'The Sound of Music'.
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