The Journal
Stories, guides and inspiration from Europe's hidden corners
Part travel magazine, part field notes. Slow reads for people who'd rather discover than tick off.
Featured story
Piran, after the crowds leave
A slow evening in Slovenia’s last true Venetian town, where the light does the talking and the sea is never more than a street away.
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Hidden gem stories
Dispatches from the road less travelled
The hidden villages of Slovenia
Beyond Lake Bled lies a country of alpine hamlets, emerald rivers and stone villages where the pace has barely changed in a century.
Twelve medieval towns worth the detour
Walled cities, cave dwellings and stone lanes — the old hearts of Europe that never made the tourist trail.
Seasonal guides
When to go, and where to go then
Weekend ideas
Escapes you can pull off in 48 hours
Three perfect two-night escapes
Close enough to reach on a whim, far enough to feel like somewhere else entirely.
A weekend in the Bay of Kotor
Mountains, still water and a walled town, all within fifteen minutes of the runway.
Local food
A continent, one plate at a time
Eating your way through a European market
The stalls, the seasons and the small rituals that reveal a place through its food.
Dinner in a cave, a thousand years deep
Slow Basilicatan cooking beneath the vaulted stone of Matera’s Sassi.
European regions
Corners of the map worth knowing
Regional guide