Traditional building techniques are not only beautiful. They are also environmentally sound

History is in every sense alive and well. We visit museums, listen to old tales and read biographies as never before. Why?

So said Shakespeare's merchant of Venice, and British artist Damien Hirst will agree. His newest piece of work isn't made of gold. It is a glittering 8,601 diamond-studded platinum human skull.

Ancient Rome TV-series on DVD and up-coming Theme Park

Historic buildings in danger zone

A serious cocktail of organ shortages, big business and existential dilemmas.

Competition on the tourism market is so fierce that some destinations are investing extra Euros. One of them is Spain.

A special Eurobarometer study has just been released.

Donor organisations, politicians and the medical world are in uproar over a new reality-show in Holland where the prize is a kidney.

A Cultural House, an Enlightened Educational Centre, a Historical Museum, or a Tourist Magnet

Eating the continental way in the UK, and now also in Singapore, Hong Kong and New York.

Some call friction TV for an online “Speakers Corner” similar to the famous one in London’s Hyde Park.

"In order to feel at home, you have to have a book and a bed, and you don't take any old thing to bed."

Storm of outrage stops planned 102 meter high building with luxury apartments and hotel in Copenhagen's Tivoli Gardens

Sustainable tourism will soon be official European Policy

The old Fiskars factory village in southern Finland has won the Royal Destination Award for 2007.

Good-bye to heavy travel guides

Birthday cake recipes from the 27 EU nations on a EU website?  My first reaction was that this must be a joke.

Cultural Diversity - Europe's wealth

France is speckled with historical monuments, castles, churches, and picturesque villages, like pearls on a necklace.

Movies are setting the political agenda to an extent that is unprecedented.

Strawberries all year round, but at a price.

Up-dating this dictionary is a never-ending task.   

Hundreds of thousands if not more have a second life in the 3D digital world "Second Life". It's a world that is imagined, created and owned by its so-called "users", who create their own virtual characters ("avatars").

Hemingway once wrote that bullfighting is the only art where the artist is in danger of death.  But in Spain, the home of bullfighting, the bull is even more in danger of dying.

During World War II about 635.000 Germans lost their lives in the fire-bombings of German cities.

The United States is drafting a UN resolution to denounce holocaust denial. Germany is pushing for the same in Europe.

Three women have started a fierce debate in Sweden

Tourism and Fishing Culture will suffer says European report on climate

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