Stories relating to "City chic"
Romy Schneider exhibition
If you're planning a trip to Paris, make sure you leave time to visit the exhibition dedicated to Romy Schneider, currently on display at the Espace Landowski in Boulogne-Billancourt, just eight kilometres from the centre of the French capital.
Travel highlights for 2012
The year ahead is dotted with social and cultural events, celebrations, anniversaries and important sporting events. Have a look at our list and start planning your next getaway; there are plenty of options to choose from.
Helsinki: a designer city for 2012
Under the slogan 'Open Helskinki: embedding design in life', the Finnish capital is all set to start celebrating its role as World Design Capital for 2012. New Year's Eve marks the beginning of a year of festivities with hundreds of design-related events all around the Nordic city.
Paris: city of - Christmas - light
It doesn't matter how many times you've visited Paris, the French capital always has something new to offer: new boutiques, new fashion trends, an exciting new restaurant... there's always a reason to return. At the moment, though, in addition to everything else, it's Christmas, so what better excuse do you need?
Cool and unusual Spanish hotels
Forget the bland and characterless hotels of the 'costa fortune' and take a look at some of these ultra-modern and ultra-chic hotels on the Iberian peninsula. Not simply places to stay en route, they become part of the sight-seeing tour and destinations in themselves.
Oslo, capital of peace
In just over a week's time, on December 10th, the ceremony for the Nobel Peace Prize – the only Nobel prize awarded outside Stockholm – will be celebrated in Oslo. Why not make this an excuse to visit the Norwegian capital and discover the locations connected with the award, as well as breathing in the spirit of Advent in Scandinavia, with Christmas lights, street markets, and plenty of snow.
Christmas carols and concerts in Vienna
Birthplace of the waltz and home over the centuries to scores of great classical musicians, Vienna is an enchanting city where music plays an important role. More than ever, in the run up to Christmas, in the Austrian capital, the air is filled with melodies.
Bruges, the home of fine chocolate
Belgian chocolate is possibly the finest in the world, so why not plan a getaway to the charming medieval city of Bruges, the capital of this delicacy, during 'Choc'in Brugge', a celebration of all aspects of the dark delight?
Loving Las Vegas
It is impossible not to be fascinated by the Hollywood image of this city of concrete and neon, set in the middle of the desert. The multi-coloured flashing lights, the fortunes won and lost on the spin of a wheel: it's an oasis of indulgence in the middle of nowhere, and it's a place everyone should visit at least once.
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