It’s Berlin’s best-known shopping and strolling street: Kurfürstendamm. A mirror of the city’s history, from the Golden Twenties through the city’s division to reunification.

No trip to Paris is complete without seeing the Avenue des Champs-Élysées. It stretches almost two kilometers from the Place de la Concorde to the Arc de Triomphe, and is lined with stylish cafés and boutiques.

Strolling along, window-shopping and simply enjoying: no visit to Barcelona is complete without a walk down La Rambla, in the heart of the city. The boulevard stretches from Plaça de Catalunya down to the harbor.

Italy is famous for its pasta dishes, and each region has its own recipes. The town of Faenza, near Bologna, is home to a type of noodle found only there: passatelli, which is typical for the cuisine of Emilia Romagna.

Culinary delights, climbing, skiing, hiking – even diving. Lucerne has lots to offer. The town lies nestled between the Swiss Alpine peaks and Lake Lucerne in central Switzerland.

The best magicians of all the land are matching tricks in Bonn. On hand is the reining European Champion of Magic Patrick Lehnen. He brings ordinary desk lamps to life. But how does he do it?

Hardly any other street in Europe is lined with so many palaces, magnificent theaters and museums as the Ring Road in Vienna. Watch more on the history and evolution of this grand boulevard.

Düsseldorf-based sculptor Matthias Hintz has specialized in CD artworks. He melts old digital media and crafts them into huge sculptures. He likes the idea that the data lives on through his art.

The menu at the Sofie Hütte in the Val Gardena is more extensive and diverse than at the usual skiing chalet. Chef Markus Prinoth cooks bacon dumplings using typical products from the Dolomite region of South Tyrol.

This year, the world's most prestigious architecture award will go to RCR Arquitectes. The three architects from Catalonia use modern materials such as glass, plastic, and recycled steel, and incorporate landscapes into their constructions.