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Harz Witches Trail, Lower Saxony, Germany Why? Spooky strolling amid atmospheric mountainsDistance 58 milesSuggested number of days Five or six As Halloween approaches, where better to hike than a land of wicked witches and creepy fairytales? The Harz Mountains have long been associated with German folklore and the region is …

Virgin rainforest, Montenegro It’s hard to beat Montenegro’s big hitter for autumn colours: Biogradska Gora national park, one of Europe’s last remaining virgin rainforests. You will find numerous hiking trails under the bronze canopy, glacial lakes, very rare flora and fauna and stunning views of the surrounding mountains. Once you …

European countries on Tuesday raced to investigate unexplained leaks in two Russian gas pipelines running under the Baltic Sea near Sweden and Denmark, infrastructure at the heart of an energy crisis since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Several European officials said sabotage appeared to be the likely cause, while Russia — …

We would like to hear about your favourite museums and art galleries in Europe. Whether it is a world-renowned institution in Paris or Vienna or an underground gem in a smaller town, tell us about an art gallery or museum you love and why, for your chance to win a …

Sitting on the deck of the Smyril Line ferry between Denmark and the Faroe Islands, I watched a gang of kids playing tig. Another group were playing football in the netted enclosure. The parents were in the observation lounge reading books. My son Conor and I were taking turns at …

From: Talk to Al Jazeera Senegal’s president discusses the high price Africa pays for the emissions produced elsewhere. The continent of Africa generates only two to three percent of the world’s carbon dioxide emissions. Yet, Africans are suffering some of the worst effects of the global climate emergency: from droughts …

Pottery in Slovenia My arms ached from hours of pinching, squeezing and rolling, my legs were stiff after the previous afternoon’s mountain hike, but I felt great: clear-headed and well slept. And the reason? Art – a subject I’d been a failure at at school, and avoided for decades. If …

The train steams across the Cob embankment: on the right are the peaks of Snowdonia and on the left glitter the waters of Tremadoc bay. The smartly painted locomotive, Merddin Emrys, built in 1879, puffs towards the undisputed European capital of scenic railway journeys: Porthmadog. “It’s a stunning panorama,” says …

Athens has been ranked the cheapest location for a city break on the continent, ahead of traditional budget-friendly eastern European destinations. Analysis of a dozen typical tourist costs for UK visitors in 20 popular cities by Post Office Travel Money found prices in the Greek capital have fallen by 15% …

It’s not just the United States feeling the heat this summer with high utility and gas bills. Our friends across the pond are sweating it out much worse than we are, and with winter just around the corner, that sweat might turn to frostbite if something doesn’t give soon. What’s …