Duomo Milan
14:50 30/12/2015
Cathedrals on this scale don’t come cheap – or fast. It took more than 500 years to build Duomo Cathedral, which is jaw-dropping in both scale and beauty. La Madonnina (Milan’s legendary...

Royal Palace of Madrid
14:34 30/12/2015
Once you see this grand, slightly over-the-top palace, you’ll be dying to take a peek inside. Renaissance paintings, enormous chandeliers and beautiful frescoes adorn the rooms, which also contain...

Gran Vía
14:31 30/12/2015
Don’t let the lack of can-can girls and singing matadors stop you visiting Gran Vía. Known as the ‘Broadway’ of Madrid, this long avenue is lined with high-end shops, theatres and cinemas –...
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Puerta del Sol
14:25 30/12/2015
Once upon a time, a bear stood next to a strawberry tree – and an icon was born. The statue, ‘El Oso y El Madroño’ stands in this large square and is Madrid’s official symbol. The area is...

Hagia Sophia
14:12 30/12/2015
‘Holy Space’! This 1500-year-old monument has seen it all – built as a church then transformed into a mosque, it’s now one of the world’s great museums. Inside, you’ll find an amazing...

Spice Bazaar
14:10 30/12/2015
Faster than you can say ‘Spice Girls’, the ‘Spice Boys’ of this market will have you soaking up hit after hit of fragrant scents! Pick up jasmine to juniper, and every spice in-between, from...
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Sultanahmet Mosque
14:07 30/12/2015
Sky, cerulean, azure … it’s a festival of blue! Light reflects every shade of the coolest colour as it strikes the famed tiles of this mosque, one of the most celebrated in Islam. The mosque...
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Hamburg Red Light District
12:42 30/12/2015
“I was born in Liverpool, but I grew up in Hamburg.” With this neat phrase, John Lennon described his coming of age in the darkened rooms around the Reeperbahn. While it’s more straight-edged...

Port of Hamburg
12:37 30/12/2015
Parp paaarp! The sound of bellowing foghorns echoes across this massive industrial port, as container ships drift in and out. Known as “Germany’s gateway to the world”, the port has always...

Hamburg Fish Market
12:33 30/12/2015
Something fishy’s going on in the port. Every Sunday at dawn, sharp cries cut through the salty air, as fishmongers theatrically hawk their spoils. Meanwhile, inside the Auction Hall, jazz and...