Amazake Chaya: A stop-off on the old Tōkaidō
Kotoyo Okugawa knows every stone on this path. Her family has been running a teahouse for 13 generations. Amazake, the energy drink of the Edo period, has been served here since 1618
Farewell to Mercator?
The United Nations recommends area-preserving world maps instead of the 450-year-old Mercator projection. This makes little difference to our travel atlas
The Golden Route of Hakone
This route combines spectacular natural phenomena with kitsch tourist attractions. It’s still worth it, though, just for the view into the ‘Große Hölle’
Walk to the Tauern Window
Above and below ground with National Park ranger Martha Hutter in the Untersulzbachtal valley in the Hohe Tauern holiday region
The Gourmet King of Nancy
Stanislas Leszczynski was a man who loved the finer things in life, but also a champion of the Enlightenment. Both aspects are commemorated in Nancy
Nancy: Mad about Stanislas
“Stan is glam! Stan is punk!” How the former Polish king Stanislas became a cult figure in Nancy
Nova Scotia and the lobster
In Atlantic Canada, the lobster roll has gained national prominence. Yet lobster was long regarded as a poor man’s food
Hohe Tauern. The Valley of Valleys
With its 13 valleys, the Hohe Tauern National Park offers a range of leisure activities suitable for both indoor and outdoor pursuits
Salzburg: Grand opera on 12 strings
The stage is a proscenium box with a sense of depth. The characters are made of wood. At the Salzburg Marionette Theatre, great craftsmanship creates an enchanting illusion.
Sound of Music – On the bus to musical bliss
The Original Sound of Music Tour. Four hours in the Salzkammergut, somewhere between Hollywood and contemporary history
Sun Salutation with Mozart
A symbiosis in Salzburg: Mozart used to give concerts here even as a child. At the DomQuartier, his music is now being combined with yoga for the first time
On the Nakasendō to Tsumago
Once a corridor of power between the shogun and the emperor, today a hiking region with the potential to take you back in time
