Some call Montenegro’s Tara Gorge the Grand Canyon of Europe. Its rock walls tower up to 1,300 meters overhead. Euromaxx-Reporter Hendrik Welling scoffs at such heights and dares to cross the gorge on a zip line.

It’s rich in fat, but also in taste. The specialty lardo from Tuscany was once a typical hearty meal for quarry workers in Carrara. Nowadays, it’s renowned as an Italian culinary delight.

Yet to be discovered by the tourist droves is Lake Onega in Russia’s Karelia Republic. Its petroglyphs dating to the Neolithic age are part of the UNESCO World Heritage site, along with the island of Kizhi with its graceful wooden churches.

Luca Distler and Florian Pichler are two blacksmiths from southern Germany. They make high-quality knives from Damascus steel. Some are as expensive as a car.

The work of the Kosovar artist Petrit Halilaj explores his experiences of war as a child. A solo exhibition at Tate St Ives in Cornwall, England draws from pictures that he made as a teenager in a refugee camp in Albania.

French cider is a famous specialty from Normandy. But if you need a bit more of a kick, try the calvados brandy made there.

One of Europe’s most breathtaking rail lines runs past waterfalls, mountains and fjords. For our series “Europe's most scenic trainrides”, Euromaxx reporter Axel Primavesi heads to Norway to ride on the Flåm Railway.

Germany’s beer is famous all around the world. There are between 6000 and 8000 different varieties of German beer, yet they’re all made from the same four ingredients – water, malt, hops, and yeast.

Oslo is becoming one of Europe’s most sustainable climate pioneers. The Norwegian capital aims to be climate-neutral by 2030, and is making enormous strides thanks to an array of sustainable projects.

Jellyfish are mainly a plague for swimmers in the sea. But for an Italian Michelin star chef as well as European researchers, the marine animals are a healthy delicacy that could provide a sustainable food source.