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Letter from Europe Discover our 'Letter from Europe', the electronic newsletter and blog of hidden europe magazine. Read past issues in the newsletter archive.

There are more than 500 editions of our #LetterfromEurope newsletter available to read on the hidden europe website, and more recent editions also contain links to articles from our magazine archive that can now be read in full online.

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A festive welcome: Christmas in the Azores Join us on a Christmas journey to the Azores. Paul Scraton reflects on how travelling over Christmas can powerfully influence our long-term memories of a place.

Do you like to travel during the festive season? In our #LetterfromEurope archive, we join Paul Scraton as he reflects on a trip to the Azores and how travelling over Christmas can powerfully influence our long-term memories of a place.

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Escape from the world: the fascination of islands What is it about islands that so powerfully fuels our imagination? Paul Scraton ponders the question while on an excursion off to the Farne Islands. In his bag is a trio of island-themed articles publ...

You can read about our visit to the Farne Islands via our #LetterfromEurope, a regular newsletter that you can also read on our website. You’ll find the full archive, including the letter from the islands, on our website: www.hiddeneurope.eu/letter-from-...

On Butterflies and Literature: Following Nabokov into the Swiss hills Berlin-based writer Paul Scraton follows in the footsteps of author Vladimir Nabokov as he explores the hills above Montreux. Paul discovers that butterflies and literature make natural partners.

This was also a favourite spot of Vladimir Nabokov, who lived down by the lake and would spend many days in these hills more than half a century ago. We followed Nabokov into the Swiss hills for an edition of #LetterfromEurope: www.hiddeneurope.eu/letter-from-...

Stories in timber and stone - Europe’s Old Towns For many travellers the handsome squares in the heart of major cities - throughout central Europe but also more widely - capture the experience of being away from home. These squares, often distinguis...

This was a theme we explored in a recent #LetterfromEurope, and pondered what it means when such historic spaces are almost completely destroyed in conflict and then faithfully reconstructed to be explored today…

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Out of the ruins: in search of the old Magdeburg Paul Scraton explores the German city of Magdeburg armed with a map from 1910. Largely rebuilt after the Second World War, Magdeburg's streetscape has greatly changed. The old map is not ideal for nav...

We explored Magdeburg with an old map for a #LetterfromEurope. As with all our letters you can read this one on our website, explore the entire archive of more than 500 newsletters, and sign up for the next edition.

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Finding homeplace: travelling with Seamus Heaney Triggered by a visit to the Seamus Heaney HomePlace - an exhibition dedictated to the poet in Bellaghy in Ireland's County Derry - Paul Scraton ponders the meaning of place in the context of 'home'. D...

Earlier this year we sent a #LetterfromEurope inspired by a visit to the Seamus Heaney HomePlace - an exhibition dedictated to the poet in Bellaghy in Ireland's County Derry - and how we take an appreciation of our personal home places on our lifelong journey?

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In a recent #LetterfromEurope, we explored the quaysides of the Norwegian port of Bergen and reflected on the cultural, economic and social ties which enliven port cities across Europe.

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What’s in a name? From Eryri to Everest The names of places and topographical features do not appear by accident. Examine a placename and there is often a good story about its origins and meaning. Paul Scraton takes to the Welsh hills to ex...

"Pen Yr Ole Wen (the ‘head of the white slope’) seems about right when covered in a dusting of snow. And Snowdon – the English name of which is a derivation from ‘snowy hill’ – is known in Welsh as Yr Wyddfa…”

From a recent #LetterfromEurope: www.hiddeneurope.eu/letter-from-...

Coffee in Trieste: the joy of railway stations Paul Scraton reflects on the appeal of railway stations as places to linger. Stop for a coffee and reflect on past travels and future journeys. They are more than merely a place to change trains or bu...

Last year, we sent out a #LetterfromEurope on the joy of railway stations and their appeal as places to linger, to stop for a coffee and reflect on past travels and dream of future adventures. As with every newsletter, you can read it in full on our website: www.hiddeneurope.eu/letter-from-...

Letter from Europe Discover our 'Letter from Europe', the electronic newsletter and blog of hidden europe magazine. Read past issues in the newsletter archive.

Diego’s piece from Lanzarote is one of the articles from our magazine archive that is now available to read in full on our website. Each month we release more magazine articles via our #LetterfromEurope newsletter. You can also read the newsletter + sign up here: www.hiddeneurope.eu/letter-from-...

Travelling with Shakespeare Hot summer days... and we've been meandering through northern Italy. Virtually, with Shakespeare by our side. Remember Lucentio who, in The Taming of the Shrew, leaves his home city of Pisa in Tuscany...

We explored Shakespeare’s Italy for a #LetterfromEurope back in 2014, and like all editions of our regular newsletter, you can read this one on our website.

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Carried on the wind: Denmark's North Sea coast Paul Scraton visits the coast of Jutland in Denmark in search of the landscapes featured by Dorthe Nors in her book A Line in the World. The book is a magnificent piece of place-writing, one which nic...

We explored the landscapes of the coast for a #LetterfromEurope last year, places featured in Dorthe Nors’ book A Line in the World. The book is a magnificent piece of place-writing, one which nicely captures the spirit of where Jutland meets the North Sea.

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At the harbour wall: port cities and the ties that bind Port cities often have a very special feel. Hamburg, Genoa, Liverpool and Bergen have much in common by virtue of their connection to the sea. Berlin writer Paul Scraton explores the quaysides of the ...

With our monthly #LetterfromEurope we are releasing more articles from our magazine archive, and it was a recent edition celebrating the port cities of Europe in which we made the Genoa article available.

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What’s in a name? From Eryri to Everest The names of places and topographical features do not appear by accident. Examine a placename and there is often a good story about its origins and meaning. Paul Scraton takes to the Welsh hills to ex...

The story of placenames and in the Welsh hills in particular was a theme for a recent #LetterfromEurope - our regular email newsletter. As with all editions, you can read ‘What’s in a name? From Eryri to Everest’ on the hidden europe website.

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Each month with our #LetterfromEurope newsletter we are releasing more articles from our magazine archive via our website. Here's one from the Lofoten Islands... and while you are there, you can sign up for future editions of the newsletter ;-)

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The Beauty of the Square Kings come and kings go, and even freedom goes in and out of fashion. But the appeal of the town square endures, because ultimately these are spaces that belong to the people. The square in Ceské Bude...

We wrote about the beauty of the square for our #LetterfromEurope - and like all editions of our regular newsletter you can read it on our website: www.hiddeneurope.eu/letter-from-...

At the harbour wall: port cities and the ties that bind Port cities often have a very special feel. Hamburg, Genoa, Liverpool and Bergen have much in common by virtue of their connection to the sea. Berlin writer Paul Scraton explores the quaysides of the ...

Like all of our monthly newsletters, you can read our #LetterfromEurope about port cities on our website: www.hiddeneurope.eu/letter-from-...

Escape from the world: the fascination of islands What is it about islands that so powerfully fuels our imagination? Paul Scraton ponders the question while on an excursion off to the Farne Islands. In his bag is a trio of island-themed articles publ...

Last summer our #LetterfromEurope explored the fascination of islands, and what it is about them that so powerfully fuels our imagination: www.hiddeneurope.eu/letter-from-...

Cully by Lake Geneva Travelling east on the steamer from Ouchy , we are struck by how vines dominate the shoreline of Lake Geneva. At Cully we hop ashore to explore this small town in Switzerland's Lavaux region. It is th...

The English poet used his enforced stay to good effect, taking the extra two days in Ouchy to write The Prisoner of Chillon. We explored Ouchy for a #LetterfromEurope, a monthly dispatch on travel and culture (from the archive): www.hiddeneurope.eu/letter-from-...

Stories in timber and stone - Europe’s Old Towns For many travellers the handsome squares in the heart of major cities - throughout central Europe but also more widely - capture the experience of being away from home. These squares, often distinguis...

You can find links to all the pieces from our magazine that we’ve now published in full online via our monthly #LetterfromEurope newsletter. The latest edition, including the Geneva piece, is all about Old Towns and you’ll find it here: www.hiddeneurope.eu/letter-from-...

Stories in timber and stone - Europe’s Old Towns For many travellers the handsome squares in the heart of major cities - throughout central Europe but also more widely - capture the experience of being away from home. These squares, often distinguis...

You can find links to all the pieces from our magazine that we’ve now published in full online via our monthly #LetterfromEurope newsletter. The latest edition, including the Poznań piece, is all about Old Towns and you’ll find it here: www.hiddeneurope.eu/letter-from-...

Letter from Europe Discover our 'Letter from Europe', the electronic newsletter and blog of hidden europe magazine. Read past issues in the newsletter archive.

Our monthly newsletter is a dispatch on issues of culture and travel in Europe, and includes links to articles from the magazine archive we have now made available to read online. You’ll find the entire collection of the #LetterfromEurope here: www.hiddeneurope.eu/letter-from-...

Stories in timber and stone - Europe’s Old Towns For many travellers the handsome squares in the heart of major cities - throughout central Europe but also more widely - capture the experience of being away from home. These squares, often distinguis...

The stories of Europe’s Old Towns, and especially those that suffered devastating damage during the 20th century and then reconstruction, is the subject of our latest #LetterfromEurope, which we sent out earlier this week: www.hiddeneurope.eu/letter-from-...

Stories in timber and stone - Europe’s Old Towns For many travellers the handsome squares in the heart of major cities - throughout central Europe but also more widely - capture the experience of being away from home. These squares, often distinguis...

Our latest #LetterfromEurope explores the Old Towns of Europe, including Marek Kohn’s ‘The Stories Old Towns Tell’. If you’re not signed up to our newsletter, you can read it online (and sign up for future editions) here: www.hiddeneurope.eu/letter-from-...

Letter from Europe Discover our 'Letter from Europe', the electronic newsletter and blog of hidden europe magazine. Read past issues in the newsletter archive.

You’ll find links to the articles we have released online via our monthly #LetterfromEurope newsletter, with the entire archive of letters (including the edition from Wroclaw with a link to the Torgau article) here: www.hiddeneurope.eu/letter-from-...

Letter from Europe Discover our 'Letter from Europe', the electronic newsletter and blog of hidden europe magazine. Read past issues in the newsletter archive.

You’ll find links to the articles we have released online via our monthly #LetterfromEurope newsletter, with the entire archive of letters (including the edition the fascination of islands with a link to the South Uist article) here: www.hiddeneurope.eu/letter-from-...

Letter from Europe Discover our 'Letter from Europe', the electronic newsletter and blog of hidden europe magazine. Read past issues in the newsletter archive.

You’ll find links to the articles we have released online via our monthly #LetterfromEurope newsletter, with the entire archive of letters (including the recent edition on place names with a link to the Denmark article) here: www.hiddeneurope.eu/letter-from-...

Letter from Europe Discover our 'Letter from Europe', the electronic newsletter and blog of hidden europe magazine. Read past issues in the newsletter archive.

Each month we send out a dispatch on travel and culture in Europe, including links to articles from our magazine archive that are now available to read in full on our website. You can find our #LetterfromEurope collection here: www.hiddeneurope.eu/letter-from-...

Landscapes of the imagination: the places of Caspar David Friedrich Over almost 20 years of hidden europe we published many articles focusing on art and landscape. Paul Scraton reflects on landscapes of the imagination in the work of Caspar David Friedrich.

Last year, we explored the landscapes of Friedrich’s imagination and how they appear to contemporary eyes, in our regular #LetterfromEurope newsletter. Like all the newsletters in our archive, you can read it on the website: www.hiddeneurope.eu/letter-from-...