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Least once in your life Planning that dream trip? These are the best things to do in Europe, the bucket list experiences to do once in your life

Watch horror films all night long in EdinburghSaid to be one of Quentin Tarantino’s favourite cinemas, the Cameo has bee...
07/09/2022

Watch horror films all night long in Edinburgh
Said to be one of Quentin Tarantino’s favourite cinemas, the Cameo has been operating under one name or another for over 100 years. Refurbished with some of the comfiest cinema seats in town, it’s the ideal place to catch a well-curated season (usually focused on a specific director’s work) or movie marathon (the All Night Horror Madness sessions are legendary). Even if you don’t fancy watching a film, the venue’s bar is an easygoing place to sip a pint and eavesdrop on some serious cinephile chatter.

Get a full body scrub at a hammam in IstanbulThe work of renowned Ottoman architect Mimar Sinan, Kılıç Ali Paşa Hamamı w...
07/09/2022

Get a full body scrub at a hammam in Istanbul
The work of renowned Ottoman architect Mimar Sinan, Kılıç Ali Paşa Hamamı was built between 1578 and 1583 to serve the levends (marine forces in the Ottoman navy) and was re-opened to the public in 2012 after a major restoration. The hammam ritual is an unmissable experience for anyone visiting Istanbul, and there’s no better place to do it than inside this architectural masterpiece dating back half a millennium. Note that the hammam is open to women in the morning, and men in the afternoon.

Explore an eerie underground cemetery in NaplesBeneath the heat and bustle of Naples’s streets is an old quarry that bec...
07/09/2022

Explore an eerie underground cemetery in Naples
Beneath the heat and bustle of Naples’s streets is an old quarry that became a burial site in the 17th century when a plague wiped out 250,000 of the city’s residents. Though the Fontanelle cemetery’s piles of bones are undeniably unnerving, the local tradition of caring for a lost soul’s skull lends the place a spiritual feel. Watch for the odd Italian nonna on her way to tend to her designated skeleton in the hope of releasing its soul to heaven in return for a wish.

Soak up the vibes at a ruin bar in BudapestTake a dilapidated building with an open courtyard and a labyrinth of rooms, ...
07/09/2022

Soak up the vibes at a ruin bar in Budapest
Take a dilapidated building with an open courtyard and a labyrinth of rooms, adorn it with eclectic furniture, edgy artwork and mind-bending communist memorabilia, and you’ve got Budapest’s most famous (and most atmospheric) ‘ruin bar’. Szimpla Kert set the nightlife standard when it opened in the Jewish Quarter in 2001 – spawning several copy-cat bar experiences that define a Budapest night out. The original is still considered the best: be sure to order a shot of traditional liqueur Unicum when you’re there.

Discover a thriving warehouse district in LiverpoolStart-ups, street food and stunning arts venues: you’ll find it all i...
07/09/2022

Discover a thriving warehouse district in Liverpool
Start-ups, street food and stunning arts venues: you’ll find it all in Liverpool’s Baltic Triangle. Occupying an industrial area heavily bombed during the Second World War, the Baltic’s historic warehouses now overflow with music venues, art spaces and independent boutiques. Don’t miss the Baltic Market, a street food haven inside the striking Cains Brewery building.

Take the plunge at Joyce’s favourite swimming spotOutdoor swimming spot the Forty Foot draws hardy Dubliners all year ro...
07/09/2022

Take the plunge at Joyce’s favourite swimming spot
Outdoor swimming spot the Forty Foot draws hardy Dubliners all year round – including for an annual Christmas day swim. Referenced by James Joyce in ‘Ulysses’ – in which Buck Mulligan jumps into the ‘scrotum-tightening sea’ – this place was traditionally a men-only swimming spot, but that changed in the 1970s when women fought back against their exclusion.

Eat, drink and dance in a former army barracks in PragueThe eccentric minds behind this multi-purpose arts complex took ...
07/09/2022

Eat, drink and dance in a former army barracks in Prague
The eccentric minds behind this multi-purpose arts complex took one look at these former army barracks and imagined an eclectic cultural landscape combining art, theatre, cinema, sports and food and drink. Years later, that’s reality. In summer, the courtyard hosts an outdoor cinema and beach volleyball court; in winter, you can enjoy hot drinks and whizz around an ice skating rink. Kasárna Karlín’s surrounding buildings include a café in a former swimming pool and garages that now house bars and concert spaces, while local art lines the walls all over.

Eat local on an island near AmsterdamIf you’re after a once-in-a-lifetime dinner experience, nothing comes close to Vuur...
07/09/2022

Eat local on an island near Amsterdam
If you’re after a once-in-a-lifetime dinner experience, nothing comes close to Vuurtoreneiland. A special boat takes you to this small, rugged island in the IJmeer with just a lighthouse, an old abandoned fort and a large greenhouse dining room. The ethos here is ‘eating in and of nature’ – a five-course set menu of the freshest regional produce, lovingly prepared and cooked entirely on open flames. The food is incredible, as is the glorious setting (all fauna, stray animals and weeping coastlines).

Check out an avant-garde play in BerlinGermany is the world capital of avant-garde theatre, and the most renowned of its...
07/09/2022

Check out an avant-garde play in Berlin
Germany is the world capital of avant-garde theatre, and the most renowned of its many lavishly state-funded theatres is the striking Schaubühne am Lehniner Platz. A former cinema (built in 1928 in a Bauhaus style), it became home to the radical Schaübuhne ensemble in the late ’70s and has been run since 1999 by influential director Thomas Ostermeier. The Schaübuhne plays host to first-rate leftfield names from Germany and beyond. Performances are mostly in German, but a solid smattering is subtitled in English or French every month.

Eat your way around Copenhagen’s buzziest quarterOn the northern outskirts of the harbour, post-industrial Refshaleøen i...
07/09/2022

Eat your way around Copenhagen’s buzziest quarter
On the northern outskirts of the harbour, post-industrial Refshaleøen is Copenhagen’s buzziest neighbourhood. Culture vultures shouldn’t miss the large-scale installations at the Copenhagen Contemporary art gallery, while design devotees will enjoy rummaging amid the mid-century furniture at the B&W flea market. Bring an appetite, though. Thronging street food market Reffen offers budget-friendly options, while La Banchina is Copenhagen’s trendiest spot for sundowners (tip: bring a swimsuit).

Get trippy at a psychedelic art museum in ZagrebHoused on the second floor of the 18th-century Raffay Palace, the Croati...
07/09/2022

Get trippy at a psychedelic art museum in Zagreb
Housed on the second floor of the 18th-century Raffay Palace, the Croatian Museum of Naïve Art in Zagreb offers a solid introduction to the subject, mostly the work of self-taught peasant painters from villages in the east of the country. Expect fantastically bizarre rural scenes and intricately dotted landscapes that verge on the psychedelic.

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