The Loire Valley
In the 24th week of each year (mid-June), 260,000 car-racing fans converge on Le Mans for this storied 24-hour endurance race. Driven by three-driver…
Must-see entertainment in Europe
Helsinki
The Finnish National Theatre was founded in 1872 as the country's first Finnish-speaking theatre, but didn't move into its permanent home until 1902. The…
Paris
Founded in 1680 under Louis XIV, this state-run theatre bases its repertoire on the works of classic French playwrights. The theatre has its roots in an…
Prague
The Aero is Prague’s best-loved art-house cinema, with themed programmes, retrospectives and unusual films, often in English or with English subtitles…
North & Interior Ibiza
This one-size-fits-all venue caters to northern Ibiza's alternative crew with psy-trance nights, a busy bar and live music (everything from blues to…
Luxembourg City
Golden oldies, cult classics and world movies play at this single-screen art-house cinema. In July and August there are evening open-air screenings in the…
Agia Napa
Billed as 'Europe's biggest beach party', this weekly bash is one of Agia Napa's hugest draws for young hedonists and clubbers. Ticket-holders (prebooking…
St Petersburg
On the rooftop of an art cluster near the Botanical Gardens, Hi-Hat hosts nights of live music, DJs and open-air film screenings. The creative line-up and…
Venice
Hang onto your prosecco and brace for impact: in historic salons the soprano’s high notes imperil glassware, and thundering baritones reverberate through…
Helsinki
One of Helsinki’s legendary rock venues, going strong since 1970, Tavastia attracts both up-and-coming local acts and bigger international groups, with a…
Berlin
Europe’s largest revue theatre puts on innovative, high-tech and visually stunning shows that are an artistic amalgam of music, dance, costumes,…
Amsterdam
Kriterion was originally a student organisation involved in hiding and protecting Jews from the Nazis during WWII. In 1945 the group opened this cinema to…
Sultanahmet
Occupying a beautifully converted 550-year-old hamam, this cultural centre stages a one-hour whirling dervish performance at 7pm daily (Tuesday, Thursday…
Azerbaijan
Entirely rebuilt in 2017, Gəncə's foremost concert hall has an ornate neoclassical design replete with statuary, domes and a figure-topped spire. It's a…
Medieval Centre & Red Light District
A 1900-built tobacco auction house now contains this architecturally designed theatre, which stages dinner-and-cabaret shows in English, Dutch and German,…
Paris
Blockbuster screenings and concerts aside, this 1932 art deco cinematic icon runs 50-minute behind-the-scenes tours (English soundtracks available) during…
Northwestern Tuscany
Come the weekend, locals pour into this tiny music club – at home in a former carpenter's workshop – for fantastic live jazz, blues, soul and funk that…
Nicosia (Lefkosia)
Owner Leontios started this nonprofit educational and cultural association as a teaching base for the children of immigrants. These days the Mill has a…
Prague
Laterna Magika has been wowing audiences since its first cutting-edge multimedia show caused a stir at the 1958 Brussels World Fair. Its imaginative blend…
Funchal
This concrete brutalist-style casino was designed by Oscar Niemeyer, the architect behind Brazil's planned capital Brasilia, and is a great night out even…
Luxembourg City
A former monastery dating from 1623, and later a garrison during the French Revolution, this historic building was first used as a theatre between 1869…
Bremen City
Bremen's main company has several theatres in the one complex: Theater am Goetheplatz, where well-known 1970s film director Rainer Werner Fassbinder honed…
Larnaka
A cineplex with six screens, wide reclining seats and all the usual Hollywood blockbusters on show. All films are subtitled in Greek, except animated…
Brno
The Brno Philharmonic is the city's leading orchestra for classical music. It conducts some 40 concerts each year, plus tours around Czechia and Europe…
Le Marais, Ménilmontant & Belleville
Favela Chic opens as a convivial restaurant and quickly morphs into caipirinha- and mojito-fuelled flirting and dancing (mostly on the long tables). The…
Paris
Catch a classical concert at Radio France's concert space. With some 200 annual performances, expect a wide variety of music, from organ and chamber music…
Catania
For local cinephiles, summer means sultry outdoor film nights at Arena Argentina. Head up for mainly cult and art-house flicks, from Purple Rain and…
Vienna
Part of the Austrian Film Archive, with a collection that includes 200,000 films, two million photographs and stills, 50,000 programs and 16,000 posters,…
Chişinău
Difficult to categorise, this charmingly derelict multipurpose collective is of most interest as a performing-arts and concert venue, but also contains…
St Petersburg
Founded by legendary jazz violinist and composer David Goloshchokin, this venue represents the more traditional side of jazz. Two resident bands perform…
North London
For cricket devotees a trip to Lord’s is often as much a pilgrimage as anything else. As well as being home to Marylebone Cricket Club, the ground hosts…
St Petersburg
Also called the Theatre of Europe, the Maly is St Petersburg’s most internationally celebrated theatre. Its director Lev Dodin is famed for his long…
Funchal
The aroma of a loaded charcoal grill wafts along Rua de Santa Maria from Arsenio's, luring evening strollers into the old, atmospheric dining room, all…
North London
One of Camden’s historic venues, the Electric Ballroom has been entertaining North Londoners since 1938. Many great bands and musicians have played here,…
St Petersburg
Under the artistic direction of world-famous conductor Yury Temirkanov, the Philharmonia represents the finest in orchestral music. The Bolshoy Zal is the…
Barcelona
Red velvet dominates and you feel as though you’re in a movie-set dancehall scene at this fine old theatre turned club and concert hall. ‘Nasty Mondays’…
Monti, Esquilino & San Lorenzo
Think narrow space, spindly tables, dim lighting and a laid-back vibe: this is a place to snuggle down and listen to some live jazz, soul or blues. It's…
Kreuzberg
The old Magnet Club space was reborn as Musik & Frieden, but still presents a winning mix of concerts and parties alongside the occasional comedy night or…
Montmartre & Northern Paris
Dance, circus arts, concerts and multimedia productions all feature at this 550-capacity theatre.
St Petersburg
A shrine to Viktor Tsoy, the late Soviet-era rocker who worked as caretaker of this former boilerhouse bunker with band mates from Kino. Music lovers…
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