In the 1980s, Chris Porsz took photos of everyday life in the English city of Peterborough. 30 years later, he returned to the city - and produced a wonderful collection of before-and-after photographs.

Carmakers Opel are hoping the cult cat from the internet will help boost their image in the new Opel calender. Star photographer Ellen von Unwerth and model Georgia May Jagger are also in on the game.

Gin has grown increasingly popular in recent years. The Distillery is in London is entirely devoted to all things gin - from the bar and restaurant to the hotel and even a museum.

A modern house filled with light inside -- and protected from prying eyes outside. That was Jesus Izquierdo's dream. In 2002, this dream became a reality in a village not far from Cádiz.

Bologna boasts fabulous food and architecture and the oldest university in Europe. It’s been dubbed “fat, learned and red”. The red could refer to the terracotta bricks or its socialist leanings.

Artists have found the Swiss cheese plant engrossing, mid-century modern designers deployed it with relish. Then it fell out of favor, but it is bouncing back with a vengeance, popping up all over the place.

Streets, trees and buildings in the Russian capital twinkle in a wintery glow. Giant light sculptures illuminate the city center, and the ice-skating rink in Gorky Park is flooded by a sea of lights.

The small port town of Paphos is the first place in Cyprus to be named a European Capital of Culture. There are plenty of sights, including the sanctuary of Aphrodite, whose mythical birthplace was at Old Paphos.

London’s Spitalfields district was once notorious. Jack the Ripper pursued his victims here. Now, it’s one of the British capital’s most coveted residential addresses. Euromaxx looks around a renovated 18th-century house.

Euromaxx reporter Meike Krüger tested equipment for four new winter trend sports: the airboard, snow fox, the ski bockerl, a kind of wheelless mountain bike on short skis, and the SMX at Oberstorf's Snow park.