Richmond, Kew & Hampton Court
For a few weeks each June and July, the sporting world’s attention is fixed on the quiet southern suburb of Wimbledon, as it has been since 1877. Most…
Must-see entertainment in Europe
Manchester
In 2018 Manchester City were crowned league champions for the third time since 2012, playing a brand of football that had fans and rivals alike applauding…
City West & Charlottenburg
Life’s still a cabaret at this intimate 1912 mirrored art nouveau tent theatre, one of Berlin's most beloved venues for sophisticated song-and-dance shows…
Ljubljana
The open-air theatre seating more than 1200 spectators at this sprawling 18th-century monastery, remodelled by local architect Jože Plečnik in the 1950s,…
Warsaw
At the vanguard of the dramatic arts in Warsaw is this storied-theatre company based in a wing of the Palace of Culture & Science. There are two stages –…
Bordeaux
Admire the art-deco domed ceiling and original octagonal windows of this former post office, telephone and telegraph centre where Bordelais once queued to…
Lisbon
SL Benfica play at this 65,000-seat stadium in the northwestern Benfica district, which also houses the club's well-done museum (https://museubenfica…
Burgkapelle Vienna Boys' Choir Tickets
Vienna
The Wiener Sängerknaben (Vienna Boys' Choir) sings during Sunday mass in the Burgkapelle in the Hofburg; book at least six weeks in advance at www…
Le Divan du Monde & Chez Madame Arthur
Montmartre & Northern Paris
Very much an iconic, cross-cultural address at the foot of Montmartre, this hybrid cabaret-club has played host to cabaret troupe Madame Arthur since 1946…
Warsaw
The framed photo on the wall of Laura Palmer, heroine of Twin Peaks, clues you into the David Lynch TV and movie theme of this live music and bar venue…
Luxembourg City
French architect Christian de Portzamparc conceived this stunning modernist glass oval with 823 white steel columns as a 'natural filter' to enter the…
Düsseldorf
As a former planetarium the Tonhalle has always trained the spotlight on the stars. Today it’s the Düsseldorf Symphony Orchestra and the heavyweights of…
Paris
The city’s original opera house is smaller than its Bastille counterpart, but has perfect acoustics. Due to its odd shape, some seats have limited or no…
Naples
Naples' premier classical-music association organises chamber-music concerts in venues that include the Museo Diocesano di Napoli. Local talent mixes it…
Chester
Chester's ancient racetrack, on the western side of the walls in what was once the Roman harbour, has been hosting races since the 16th century. The…
Montmartre & Northern Paris
Immortalised in Toulouse-Lautrec's posters and later in Baz Luhrmann's film, Paris' legendary cabaret twinkles beneath a 1925 replica of its original red…
Vienna
The Theater an der Wien has hosted some monumental premiere performances, including Beethoven’s Fidelio, Mozart’s The Magic Flute and Johann Strauss II’s…
Bratislava
An alternative cultural centre par excellence, hosting drama, live music, comedy, club nights, visual arts and more. A kicking international crowd can be…
Budapest
Budapest's modern (and usually considered ugly) second opera house, southwest of Keleti train station, has reopened after a massive facelift that has…
Turin
Sold-out performances can sometimes be watched free on live TV in the adjoining Teatro Piccolo Regio, where Puccini premiered La Bohème in 1896, and it's…
Prague
The O2 Arena is Prague’s biggest multipurpose venue, and home rink of ice-hockey team HC Sparta Praha. It can accommodate up to 18,000 spectators, and is…
Montmartre & Northern Paris
Built in neo-Egyptian art deco style in 1921 and saved from demolition by a neighbourhood association seven decades later, this historical monument is a…
Marseille
Despite the name, this live-music venue is actually a repurposed 1950s cinema, not a windmill (which would have made for interesting gigs). Scheduling…
Glasgow
Occupying a former tram depot, this buzzy cultural centre has performance and exhibition spaces as well as a popular cafe. It's a real Southside community…
Berlin
This top-rated indie screens a smart line-up of cinematic expression, from new German films and international art-house flicks to themed retrospectives…
Parc Cenedlaethol Bannau Brycheiniog
Run by the Institute of Art and Ideas, the people behind Hay's HowTheLightGetsIn festival of philosophy and music, this converted Methodist chapel wears…
Salzburg
A fantasy of coloured marble, stucco and frescos, the baroque Marmorsaal (Marble Hall) at Schloss Mirabell is the exquisite setting for these chamber…
Anglesey & the North Coast
Pontio cements Bangor's place as the cultural capital of North Wales. Within the fluid, Guggenheim-esque interior of this ambitious new multimillion-pound…
Vienna
Charmingly housed in a vine-trailed building, WUK is many things to many people. It hosts numerous events in its concert hall: midsize international and…
Vienna
Built in 1912, the Votiv is one of the oldest cinemas in Vienna. It’s been extensively updated since then and is now among the best cinemas in the city…
Ljubljana
Home to the Slovenian Philharmonic, founded in 1701, this small but atmospheric venue at the southeast corner of Kongresni trg also stages concerts and…
Bairro Alto, Chiado & Cais do Sodré
With one wall covered in LPs and another with old cinema chairs, there's an old-time feel to this jazz and blues bar in Bairro Alto. Free concerts happen…
La Rambla & Barri Gòtic
Barcelona’s grand old opera house, skilfully restored after a fire in 1994, is one of the world's most technologically advanced theatres. Taking a seat in…
Paris
Everything from film screenings to jazz and world music concerts, poetry slams, photography, painting and sculpture exhibitions, art installations and…
Kraków
Loved by Cracovians for its retro '60s, communist-era design and architecture, Kijów is one of many independent cinemas in Kraków. It's also home to a…
City West & Charlottenburg
In a converted 1920s expressionist cinema by Erich Mendelsohn, Schaubühne is western Berlin's main stage for experimental, contemporary theatre, usually…
Vienna
Buried in a 500-year-old cellar beneath Ruprechtskirche, Jazzland is Vienna’s oldest jazz club, dating from 1972. The music covers the whole jazz spectrum…
Prague
David Černý’s MeetFactory is a remarkable project that unites artists from around the world to live and create in an abandoned factory south of Smíchovské…
Birmingham
Topped by its art deco sign, this is the UK's oldest working cinema, operating since 1909. It screens mainly art-house films. Be waited upon in plush two…
Bergamo
Named after the famed composer who was born in Bergamo, this is one of Lombardy's grand opera houses and dates back to the 18th century. The dazzling,…
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