DestinationsAfricaAntarcticaAsiaAustralia and PacificCaribbean & BermudaCentral AmericaEuropeMiddle EastNorth AmericaSouth AmericaA cake for Sweden's MidsummerThe idea of seasonal eating reaches its apotheosis in Sweden on Midsummer Eve, a magical day of feasting where a cake layered with strawberries and cream is the crowning glory.TravelThe best Catalan food in BarcelonaFrom La Pubilla to Tramendu to Agut Avinyó, here are a local food journalist's recommendations of the best places to eat in the Catalan capital.TravelA cake for Sweden's MidsummerThe idea of seasonal eating reaches its apotheosis in Sweden on Midsummer Eve, a magical day of feasting where a cake layered with strawberries and cream is the crowning glory.TravelThe best Catalan food in BarcelonaFrom La Pubilla to Tramendu to Agut Avinyó, here are a local food journalist's recommendations of the best places to eat in the Catalan capital.TravelEastern Europe's mysterious tombstonesMore than 60,000 vividly rendered tombstones dot the nation's countryside and offer a fascinating glimpse of medieval life in the region.TravelTurkey's extraordinary Ottoman mansionsDating to the 18th Century, the Ottoman mansions of Safranbolu are an extraordinary – and beautiful – example of sustainable architectural design.TravelWhat did Stonehenge sound like?New research is revealing that Stonehenge may have been used for exclusive ceremonies.Eastern Europe's mysterious tombstonesMore than 60,000 vividly rendered tombstones dot the nation's countryside and offer a fascinating glimpse of medieval life in the region.TravelTurkey's extraordinary Ottoman mansionsDating to the 18th Century, the Ottoman mansions of Safranbolu are an extraordinary – and beautiful – example of sustainable architectural design.TravelMore travel in EuropeThe wines birthed from black volcanic cratersIn Spain's Lanzarote Island, conical hollows built into layers of volcanic ash yield wines that have been created from generations of ingenuity and hard work.TravelInside the home of a modern-day Leonardo da VinciRecently opened to the public, this artists' residence surprises whomever ventures in, making them wonder how such a splendid place exists in an otherwise sleepy Venetian square.TravelThis European region is happier than everCzech Republic, Lithuania and Romania are all newly high on this year's World Happiness Report – and score especially high when it comes to happiness for people aged under 30.TravelWhere to find Italy's 'dolce vita' in real lifeDespite being a noir thriller, Netflix's Ripley brings new life to Italy's romanticised notion of la dolce vita. Here's how to experience it in the Amalfi Coast's sleepy villages.TravelWill Stonehenge lose its Unesco heritage status?Plans to build a road tunnel under Stonehenge have once again come to the fore, paving the way for one of the UK's most controversial construction projects in living memoryTravelA geographer's guide to London's green spacesDan Raven-Ellison is a "guerrilla explorer" who helped make London the world's first National Park City. Here are his picks for London's best green spaces, from wetlands to forests.TravelMore travelOne of the most spectacular drives in CubaFew travellers venture to Cuba's south-eastern corner, but a little-known road offers a fascinating – and stunning – glimpse of the nation's revolutionary past.TravelTitanic survivor on the moment ship sankMore than a century since the Titanic sank, this first-person testimony of survivor Frank Prentice remains a powerful and harrowing account of the sheer terror felt by those on board.CultureThis is how you make the world's oldest beerAn ancient recipe for Mesopotamian beer has survived the millennia to find new life as a modern drink.FutureHow TV's strangest detective was bornIn archive BBC interviews, the creators of ‘90s TV series Twin Peaks discuss their unique vision - and the real person who inspired the eccentric character at its centre.CultureWhere to see Las Vegas' once-upon-a-time pastThe legendary Tropicana has closed its doors, but Las Vegas' raucous history is still celebrated in sites devoted to the mob, neon and even divorceTravelWhy we have co-evolved with technologyOur relationship with technology has a far deeper history than it seems, argues the philosopher and author Tom Chatfield in his book Wise Animals. FutureThe man who saved 669 children from the NazisWatch the incredible moment when Nicholas Winton is reunited with some of the children he rescued from the Holocaust in World War Two.CultureHow an English castle became a stork magnetHelped by a bold rewilding project, storks are migrating between Britain and North Africa again for the first time in 600 years. How can we make their journey safer?FutureThe insects behind the clocks going forwardAs Europe's clocks move forward, daylight hours extend into the evening. For one early proponent, this had a key advantage: more time to hang out with bugs.Future