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Look, we couldn't knowingly send you to Temple Bar. Instead, local rapscallion James Hendicott drags...
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From surfboards to cemeteries, via a nibble on a pintxos or three, we select the best ac...
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Fire-wielding men dressed as the devil chase Gavin Haines through the streets of Palma de Mallorca. ...
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Facing budget cuts and a shift in cultural identity, is it curtains for Le Panier’s raucous street...
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Decades of violence saw Medellín ranked as the world’s most dangerous place, but now Colombia’s...
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From bubbling mud volcanoes to revolving sky bars, we seek out some of the more surprising highlight...
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10 years after the Danish government began ‘normalising’ Christiania, Alex Fahey heads to Copenh...
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With Egypt unveiling plans to construct a brand new capital east of Cairo, we talk to city planners ...
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We sent Lillian Marx to San Francisco, smartphone in hand, to see how technology is transforming the...
To observe the city of Cardiff when the Welsh national rugby team are playing at home is to see a city at its most vibrant and euphoric. A vast sea o...
Modern-day Moscow proudly defies its former austere image of Soviet times and Europe's most populous city is currently enjoying an unprecedented perio...
Situated at the crossroads of Europe, two hours from the ski resorts of the Alps and the Mediterranean, Lyon's history, architecture, and cultural and...
Athens is named after Athena, the goddess of wisdom, who is celebrated by an ancient temple on the Acropolis, a UNESCO World Heritage site rising prou...
With rows of skyscrapers lining the Sheikh Zayed road, multiple mega malls and many multi-million pound offshore developments, Dubai may look like a t...
Encircled by high, pale stone ramparts, medieval Avignon rises grandly from the bank of the wide river Rhône. Its setting is as colourful as its hist...
Built on multiculturalism, revolution and a Mediterranean climate, Marseille is one of Europe’s most intriguing metropolises.
It's been quite a makeover. Spruced-up neighbourhoods, revived Victorian architecture, stylish cafes and a revamped riverfront have propelled Glasgow ...
As beacons of tourism since the dawn of history, both Egypt and its capital possess an enduring appeal that hardly needs explaining.  
Few cities inspire as much passion as Jerusalem (Yerushalayim in Hebrew, Al-Quds in Arabic), rooted deep in the past and revered by three major religi...
Granada is fabled for its exquisite palace-fortress, the Alhambra, but there is more to this Spanish city than the world's biggest surviving medieval ...
Historic Bath is Britain at its most elegant: a honey-coloured gem set in the leafy clasp of the Cotswolds. This Somerset beauty is a rare and beguili...

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