After languishing for decades, the Baltic countries have dusted off their fusty image as a second-rate travel destination and ...

The Ultimate Winter Wonderland Lapland in Finland, especially Rovaniemi, is the epitome of Christmas magic. Known as the ...

Discover how snow, ice, Christmas delights and Northern Lights transform these landmarks and destinations around the world.

Germany is home to ... with pastel-coloured Medieval buildings at every turn and cobbled winding streets to explore. It's no surprise that the Christmas markets here are truly spectacular.

Ancient liana trees dangle ... the alleyways. At Christmas there’s an artisan market, while in summer history fans enjoy the Rustico Medioevo festival, where medieval life is re-enacted.

In earlier times "bringing in the May," the "May" being the flowering branches of any tree in bloom on the first of May, was the custom on the first of May in England and parts of Scotland. Also in ...

If one lakeside locale evokes the transportive powers of time travel, it’s Borgo Corenno Plinio, an exquisite medieval ... At the shop, Christmas never falls out of season—tree ornaments ...

Newton was born prematurely on Christmas morning ... a secretive study of the nature of life and the medieval forerunner of chemistry. Some argue that these ideas, while not scientific in the ...

Think Frankfurt is dull? Think again! Discover the city’s quirky charm and unique attractions, and see why Frankfurt is a ...

Altadena’s 104-year holiday lighting tradition known as Christmas Tree Lane escaped damage from the fire despite a torrent of embers coming down on its historic deodar cedars. • Fierce Santa ...

A car-ramming attack on a Christmas market in the German city of Magdeburg — which left six people dead shortly before Christmas — will not be investigated as a terrorist attack, the country's ...

Shamsud-Din Jabbar, the driver behind the Bourbon Street attack on New Year’s, researched New Orleans and the deadly Christmas market attack in Germany in the hours and weeks before the attack ...