Features - Europe

Fashion, finance, and industrial design converge in Milan, making it unique to its Italian counterparts.

They call this the city of ‘laptops and lederhosen’, and although Munich’s menfolk usually strap on the leather breeches only at Oktoberfest time, it’s a saying that nicely sums up the city’s split personality.

The capital of one of the world’s happiest nations, Copenhagen has a unique ability to delight its visitors thanks to its petite size, its enviable sense of style, and its world-class food scene.

Everyone knows that Rome is the centre of the world. From its 8^th century BC founding legend through its more than 2,500 years of senators, Caesars, painters, and popes, Rome has reigned eternal. The 21^st century city continues to hold the crown as capital of Italy.

London is as vast as it is diverse. Cultural, cosmopolitan, historic, and hip, the bustling, vibrant capital has so many things happening it can be hard to keep track. One thing is for sure – you’ll never get bored with London.

Paris, an emblematic and romantic city for so many, has been shedding its traditional image lately and embracing new trends in culture, art, and yes, even food.

Belgium gained independence in 1830. Prior to that the territory was ruled by nearly every European power including the Roman Empire, France, Austria, Hapsburgian Spain, and the Netherlands. It’s fitting, then, that the capital city of Brussels has grown from its roots as a 10th-century fortified town along the Zenne River (now bricked over) into a bilingual metropolis of over one million inhabitants, half of whom hail from elsewhere.

Zürich’s international fame is largely tied to its status as a banking and finance hub rather than its touristic virtues.