Europe

The residence of Nicolae and Elena Ceauşescu is all yours to gawp at for 65 Romanian lei

The leader of Sweden's far right is mired in scandal after a member of a notorious motorcycle gang attended his wedding

First came a devastating flood.. then a city’s battle to save its cultural heritage

As Ukraine despairs and Europe’s populists cheer Trump’s win, Keir Starmer faces up to the need to rejoin the single market

Italy’s prime minister Giorgia Meloni has held her extreme political instincts in check – so far. If Trump wins, will that change?

As a “stolen” election damages their country’s European dream, Georgians fear their divide with the west is becoming irreversible

The floods north of Valencia have left a scene of almost unimaginable destruction

What he saw as the blandness of tradition bore little or no resemblance to the world he knew and the art he wanted to create

Is it the case that, rather than America being fatally drawn to Trump, he is simply running against a Democrat who presided over a huge inflation surge?

The food capital of Italy is becoming a victim of the apocalyptic rising levels of the Ravone River

The art school embodied a renewed liberal spirit in the Weimar Republic but also had complex intersections with the Nazi Party

In Brussels, rain has become all we talk about; we plan our social life around it

The diaspora voted heavily for change. But rigged results at home have the authoritarians claiming victory

Our 2024 Person of the Year has changed the rules, reversed the language and given women permission to reject shame

Russian victory spells disaster for Europe and without urgent support to Ukraine, this is inevitable

Moscow pumped huge amounts of money into Moldova’s EU vote – and lost

The photographer’s extraordinary images of ordinary lives get a new showing in her centenary year

Graham was one of the most high-profile critics of Reagan’s visit to Bitburg. It was personal

In the high season Alba is a frenetic, whirling fungal infection of a time

Thomas Vinterberg founded Dogma 95 and changed the movie industry for ever. Is another revolution possible – and what would it look like?

In a tense year, a new Athens exhibition celebrates our precious freedom to vote

His appointment as England manager has raised eyebrows in Germany, but he is a world-class coach who x-rays his opponents like no one else

For an expat, French cuisine and culinary culture takes some getting used to

Times have changed, UK pensioners are now escaping Brexit Britain in search of Italy's low and convenient rents

UK consumers may face a limited supply of Christmas trees this year, with Brexit-related challenges casting uncertainty over their import

The Frenchman won seven Grand Slam singles titles in the 1920s before becoming an innovator in the world of sportswear and tennis equipment

The word repechage was heard regularly at this summer’s Olympics, but its modern usage bears little relation to its original meaning

Le Beaujolais, London’s oldest French wine bar, is a timeless haven of wit, warmth and wonder

Constable’s painting has become an icon of Englishness. But its first cheerleaders were French

All eyes are on vice-chancellor Habeck as his plans for the party fail to pay off

As US citizens, we can no longer physically return to the ‘land of our birth’, because it no longer exists except in our memories

Nearly half a million hikers arrive in Galicia each year to tackle the Camino de Santiago. But only 1,000 try the lesser-known Winter Way…