Stories relating to "City chic"

Getting to the top in Tokyo

The elegance of hi-tech engineering and the pure simplicity of Japanese art come together to reach new heights in the Tokyo Sky Tree, a 634-metre communications tower due to open in May. Tickets to the top go on sale March 22nd and the official opening ceremony is May 22nd.

St Patrick's Day: all the craic in Dublin

St Patrick's Day, March 17th, is a national holiday that is celebrated all around the world. Where better to celebrate, though, than Dublin, where locals and tourists alike will join in the four-day St Patrick's Festival? This exciting, energy-filled event is a great time to explore the Irish capital.

The romantic heart of Le Mans

A great French love story deserves a great French setting, and the walled city of Le Mans provided the perfect location for the bittersweet tale of 'Cyrano de Bergerac' with Gerard Depardieu in the role of the big-nosed poet and lover.

LA dreaming

We take a look at the city of LA, a place where anything is possible, where it's even possible to believe such fairytales as the modern-day Cinderella story of Pretty Woman. Welcome to Beverly Hills!

Capital eating around London

All around the UK there are delicious gourmet dining options to be found – sometimes at very reasonable prices. Here we take a look at the London food scene.

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.