Over 1,000 cyclists bare all through central London on Sunday 14 June 2026 to protest car culture and celebrate body positivity. Free to join.

Anish Kapoor fills the Hayward Gallery with Vantablack works, giant inflatables and mirror sculptures for a landmark retrospective. Open 16 June–18 October 2026.

Amsterdam’s famous coffee shops have shifted considerably since 2020. Here’s what actually looks different, and what the city’s crackdown really means for visitors.

You didn’t take a gap year at 22. Good. You couldn’t afford it, you didn’t know yourself, and you’d have wasted half of it on cheap wine and group decisions.

Beyond the Ramblas chaos, Sant Antoni has become Barcelona’s most liveable neighbourhood. Brunch wars on Parlament, gay bars a block from the Gayxample, and a Sunday book market under a ...

The NHK film After the Quake made Tokyo’s after-dark districts look hauntingly beautiful. Here’s what Kabukicho and Love ...

Amsterdam is full of foreigners who came for the bikes and canals and got a brutal reality check on day one. Here’s what actually happens when you move there.

Four Sundays of grilled sardines, live fado and Portuguese street festival spirit on Bar Douro’s London Bridge terrace this June.

Techno temples, guerrilla galleries, and ćevapi at 3am. Belgrade’s warehouse district is the real thing, and it’s still cheap ...

No written rules, no dress code signs. But show up wrong in Berlin, Amsterdam or Lisbon and you will know about it quickly.

WOMAD returns to a new home at Neston Park, Corsham, with world music, dance, and global arts across one unmissable weekend.

Pena Palace is spectacular but the queues are brutal. Here is how to spend a day in Sintra that is actually worth it.