The sea is never far away on Funen. The winegrowers also benefit from this, as the soil in which the vines are grown today is rich in minerals. But mainly Christmas trees are grown here / © Photo: Georg Berg

Viticulture Conquers the North

Does the future of viticulture lie in the north? Cool climate wines from Northern Europe are causing a stir. A visit to winemakers from Usedom, Skåne and Funen

Traders from Venezuela bring their fresh produce by boat to the floating market in Willemstad, around 70 kilometers away, and then offer it at numerous market stalls over a length of 200 meters / © Photo: Georg Berg

Curaçao: an island full of color

From the colorful facades in Willemstad to the colorful liqueur – Curaçao shines in color. Behind it lies an eventful history told through murals and art

Landskrona Photo Festival 2024 with works by Leonard Suryajaya (Parting Gift). Every two years in September, photography becomes part of the urban environment: parks, squares, gardens, the city's museums and exhibition spaces become a stage for established photo artists as well as up-and-coming artists / © Photo: Georg Berg

Photo Festival Landskrona

Attention photography fans! A new hotspot for photographic art is emerging in Sweden: Landskrona has only 30,000 inhabitants, but plenty of space for art in public spaces

The church of St. Ibb from 1200 is situated on a hill with a wide view over the strait between Ven and Denmark. St. Ibb is the only church on Ven after the All Saints Church of 1899 was deconsecrated and has housed the Tycho Brahe Museum since 2003 / © Photo: Georg Berg

Ven Island in the Öresund

A small island with great potential: from Michelin-starred cuisine to stargazing, from golf courses to glamping, from cliffs, churches and coastal paths to island whiskey

Statue of the Swedish writer Selma Lagerlöf (1858-1940) on the promenade in Landskrona. The figure looks out over the Öresund. Between 1885 and 1895, when she was teaching in Landskrona, Selma Lagerlöf often went for walks along the waterfront / © Photo: Georg Berg

Selma Lagerlöf in Landskrona

Shortly before sunset, the wild geese land in the shallow waters of the Öresund. Did Selma Lagerlöf watch them? Did she get the idea for the wonderful journey of Nils Holgersson in Landskrona?

Mural "Journey through time - Anno 1655 - 2022" by Donovan Spaanstra based on the model of the letter writer by Gerard ter Borch the Younger in Zwolle, Netherlands / © Photo: Georg Berg

Paint spraying Rembrandt

On a street in the Hanseatic city of Zwolle behind the Museum de Fundatie, we can’t believe our eyes. A mural on an inconspicuous garage wall blurs the appearance of the contemporary world.

Roast rings cool down after frying in rapeseed oil. In the background large frying pan and smoking ovens. Föh fish smokehouse, in Kappeln on the Schlei since 1911 / © Photo: Georg Berg

Herring, Eel and Schiller curl

Fish has a long tradition in Kappeln on the Schlei. You can see and taste it. Smoked fish, fried herring and matjes are on the menu at the longest fjord in the Baltic Sea

The Administration Clock Tower Building is now the Pullman Visitor Center and Museum. The garden architect Nathan Barrett, commissioned by George Pullman, created a pond called Lake Vista on the green lawn / © Photo: Georg Berg

Pullman City near Chicago

The history of comfortable rail travel began in 1880 on the Chicago prairie. To this day, the name Pullman stands for luxurious travel worldwide

Jacobite steam train. British Railways steam locomotive in Glenfinnan, Scotland / © Photo: Georg Berg

Legendary train routes

Traveling by train – sometimes it’s not just the scenery that is the star, but the train itself. Three examples from Switzerland, Scotland and Sri Lanka

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