Fifty years ago, Bruno Amitrano opened a bar half-way up the hill from the tiny beach in the seaside resort of Positano. Seventeen years ago, his daughter Ornella and her husband Mario converted the bar into a restaurant.

Liz Light follows the trail of a tortured artistic genius to a quaint Dutch village.

The German capital's eccentric eateries come with a dash of Kiwi in the shape of decent coffee, finds Eva Buzo.

Cameras 'swanning' around courtrooms in England will see judges 'heckled' the UK's top judge believes, citing NZ as a bad precedent.

Swan uppers on the Thames are very bespoke, and very thirsty, observes Kevin Pillay.

From Spike Milligan to William the Conqueror, Graham Reid finds southeast England steeped in history.

Helsinki is known as an international capital of design, and Finland is one of the eurozone's wealthiest nations. But despite that upscale reputation, the city offers a wealth of experiences that are light on the wallet.

With the UK in the grip of royal baby fever, there's never been a better time for families, or expectant parents, to visit Britain, writes Sheriden Rhodes.

For the first time, Rijksmuseum's 8000-plus artefacts have been displayed in chronological order, including religious panels from the Middle Ages right through to a newly-acquired Mondrian-inspired dress by designer Yves Saint Laurent.

Step into the catacombs and find a fascinatingly grisly scene, writes Trudy Lefeber.

Wandering is a great way to orient yourself through the old medieval city in Zurich, where many buildings date back more than 1500 years.

Prague is famous for its medieval art and architecture but it's the Art Nouveau that delights Liz Light.

Giovanni Palatucci has long been praised as an 'Italian Schindler', but the US Holocaust museum is now removing Giovanni Palatucci from its exhibits after research claimed he was a zealous Nazi collaborator.

Europe’s rail network has long enabled travellers to piece together unique itineraries. A new high-speed connection from London to Barcelona will be a welcome addition. Gavin Bertram reports.

Europe's main stock markets rode out a rollercoaster session after heavy losses in Tokyo on investor fears of central banks pulling the plug on their extraordinary stimulus measures.

Funded by the European Union to the tune of $140 million, a deft bit of reinvention has turned France's drug and crime epicentre into the nation's Capital of Culture. Jenna Hand goes along for the ride.

In the east German city of Magdeburg, flood waters from the Elbe rose 80cm higher than during 2002's so-called flood of the century.

A Lakeland brewery has created hiking itineraries with a pub at journey's end. Richard Webber approves

The Czech capital Prague declared a state of emergency as the worst flooding for more than a decade tore into the city, threatening to engulf the streets of its historic heart.

Ewan McDonald writes from Istanbul, where tourists sought pleasure while the locals openly defied their leaders.

Another year, another northern summer of music festivals approaches.

Londoners do, of course, do London.

In English, the word "wander" means to ramble or roam. In German it has a slightly different meaning which equates to the English term "hike", usually through places of wilderness and natural beauty.

Rarely are hikers rewarded so richly for their toils as on the steep slopes of Italy's Cinque Terre region, where five ancient fishing villages cling to the sheer slate cliffs below.

The palazzos were built for nobility, but it is artists, fashion designers and hoteliers that uphold their grandeur today, says Kate Simon.

Bullring combines grandeur and gore, writes Julie Moffett.

A Swedish co-founder of file-sharing website The Pirate Bay has gone on trial, charged with hacking and stealing data from an IT services company with ties to the Swedish tax authority and other government agencies.