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Lithuanian traditional layered tree cake, Sakotys

Europe's quirkiest desserts you've never heard of

From Istanbul’s chicken breast pudding to Scotland’s deep-fried chocolate bars, Europe is no stranger to a bold dessert.

Mont-Saint-Michel surrounded by the sea during high tide

France's famous monument, Mont-Saint-Michel is cut off from the world

In just a few hours the mount, topped by its world-renowned Benedictine abbey was surrounded by water which rose as fast as it receded.

Tignes ski resort in France opens with new rules requiring face masks on all ski lifts.

French ski season begins under threat of COVID-19

Ski lifts going up the Grande Motte glacier at Tignes carried their first passengers of the season on Saturday, with new rules in place to help prevent a coronavirus outbreak.

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Italy is among the European countries to enforce new coronavirus restrictions

New measures enforced across Europe amid coronavirus second wave

Jesse Katayama has become the first person in seven months to be allowed to enter Machu Picchu.

Machu Picchu has reopened: but only for a single visitor

A slice of beef for sukiyaki is picked up by chopsticks at Japanese restaurant Irimoya Bettei in Tokyo

Have you tried these UNESCO recognised food and drink?

Videos

The image of what looks like a cat had almost disappeared

Giant cat drawing discovered on a hillside in Peru

Tourists waiting to embark on a flight to nowhere

“Flights to nowhere” offer sightseeing trips above Taiwan

"Barking Lot" cafe in Saudi Arabia's eastern Gulf city of Khobar

In a changing Saudi Arabia, the first dog cafe delights pet lovers

Destinations

The bustling Athenian neighbourhood of Psirri is a mecca for street art

Try out a self-drive tour of Athens to see the city's best sites

A woman walks down a staircase designed by Giuseppe Momo in 1932, in Vatican Museum

Virtual tours: See Europe’s top travel destinations without leaving your couch

Tourists visit the former prison at Isla San Lucas in Costa Rica

Former Costa Rican prison island, San Lucas is now a tourist paradise

The chalk rock formations of Sarakiniko, Milos island

Greece's most beautiful islands you've never heard of

Experiences

Pass of the Machine, overlooking the Combe Laval in the Vercors Regional Natural Park

Following the tracks of the Tour de France on Vercors' balcony roads

Train on viaduct in Switzerland

Europe’s most spectacular rail journeys

The delicious, hidden gems of Spain's 'cheese revolution'

The hidden gems of Spain's 'cheese revolution'

Check out how the world's top travel destinations looked decades ago

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The Leaning Tower of Pisa in January 1983. Pisa, Italy

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Roman citizens gather to watch a convoy of American troops crossing the square in front of the famous Colosseum in Rome, Italy. June 6, 1944

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Picture of the Mont Saint-Michel taken in September 1946

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The ocean liner Queen Mary passes the Statue of Liberty as she enters New York Harbor after completing her first voyage to the United States. June 1, 1936

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Japan's Shinkansen, high speed train, travels at a speed of 120-miles-per-hour past Mount Fuji in October 1982

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Adventure writer and traveler Richard Halliburton and pilot Moye Stephens Jr. fly in their open cockpit Stearman C3B over the Taj Mahal in Agra, India. 1932

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Picture released in September 1972 by Chinese official news agency showing a section of the Great Wall at Badaling Pass, north of Beijing

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People, cultures & traditions

Baking the traditional Easter Bread. Maramures County

For this Romanian, travel photography starts in your own country

Wood fire roasted coffee beans at the Antong Coffee Factory in Taiping, Malaysia

This Malaysian mill is still making coffee the old-fashioned way

Women Beyond Borders

Meet the first black woman to travel to every country on the planet