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The general level of English proficiency in Europe is falling, according to test results published by international education provider EF Ed...

Monitoring our safety can seem a wearying process when we travel. There's a lot of detail coming at us at a time when we most want to relax ...

Ravenna in north-eastern Italy is known as the city of mosaics. Here, art and history were created piece by piece.

The Byzantine art form h...

Cologne has a longer history than most German cities and this is thanks to the Romans.
Historic Cologne’s German past was built on its Roman ...

Münsterplatz is the modern Bonn’s central public space, reflecting its historical significance and variety. But it is also a fascinating his...

Most visitors look on Cologne’s cathedral as a mighty medieval marvel. It’s not.

In fact, much of the city’s Dom St Peter, or Kölner Dom, i...

Budget accommodation in many cases now means self-check in or contactless hotels. The low-service or no-service hotel model using automation...

Berlin’s biggest palace precinct, Schloss Charlottenburg, is a complex of vast wings and gardens. Its exterior architecture is graceful and ...