The German writer Poppy J. Anderson has already sold over two million romance novels. She started out publishing her own books but an established publisher snapped up her new series of novels.

On his YouTube channel "World Literature to Go", Michael Sommer re-enacts the classics using Playmobil figures. At DW, he presents Shakespeare's "Romeo and Juliet" in just two minutes.

Swedish architect Tommy Carlsson set out to design homes that are affordable for average earners and came up with the 'Happy Cheap House'. A family from the outskirts of Stockholm shows us around one of these homes.

Coimbra was once the capital of the kingdom of Portugal. The country’s first university was founded here in 1290. The city was considered an important cultural center, where old traditions were fostered.

Living in a Nazi-era bunker that sounds like heavy concrete, heavy history and little daylight. But in Munich, one has been transformed into a modern building.

London pastry chef Mourad Khiat moves fashion from the catwalk into the oven. The sweet creations are served up for British teatime in a five-star hotel. Now, he’s published a baker’s book of his recipes.

Frenchman Jean-Yves Blondeau aka Rollerman, looks like a superhero as he speeds down steep roads or bobsled tracks. For his latest stunt, Blondeau donned skids and went shooting down an ice canal in Latvia.

If you book a flight to Berlin, make sure you're going to the right one. There are more Berlins than the German capital, even in Africa and in the South Pacific. Our ranking looks at five of them.

The Itria Valley in the Apulia region of southern Italy is peppered with trullo houses. The conical dry-stone huts are gaining popularity as holiday cottages. We have a look inside.

Diogo Noronha is considered one of the most creative cooks in Lisbon. He learned the tricks of the trade from his grandparents, and now runs the "Casa de Pasto" in the Portuguese capital.