Germany

As saunas gain global popularity, a hypnotic offshoot involving theatre, music and towel-twirling known as "Aufguss" is attracting wellness-seekers across the world.

Spanning 1,450km from the North Sea to the Swiss Alps, the Rhine Cycle Route is 87% car-free, culturally rich and surprisingly accessible.

Football legend Philipp Lahm is one of the greatest fullbacks of all time, and a proud Münchner to boot. Here are his picks for exploring Munich, during Oktoberfest and beyond.

Forty years after a tiny Luxembourg village paved the way for border-free European travel, a series of scenic bike paths whisk travellers through the area's vineyard-studded landscape.

More than a century after its medieval centre served as the backdrop of Nosferatu, a new Oscar-nominated remake is putting this Gothic city back on the map.

From techno temples to hedonistic hideouts, anything-goes revelry has been core to Berlin's soul for the past century. But rising rents and rapid gentrification may kill the party.

Nestled in Germany's picturesque Neander Valley where Neanderthals were first discovered, a museum is tapping into our growing fascination with our long-lost relatives.