Recreation
Berlin News
Berliners now have their very own hands-on sex academy where visitors can improve their technique by using the interactive mannequins and displays. Three years in the planning and fresh from a success...
Oxford News
Oxford Meadow playground to remain open.
The Oxford city council has announced the renewal of the lease on the Angel & Greyhound Meadow, a popular local children
Paris News
Renovation for Paris Art Deco swimming pool.
A special Paris city council commission has awarded the lease of the Molitor swimming pool to the Colony Capital-Accor-Bouygues group, which is to invest
Amsterdam News
Starbucks opens in central Amsterdam.
Seattle-based coffee giant Starbucks is to open its first store in the Amsterdam Central Station following a licensing agreement with Servex, the Dutch railways food and beverage concessionaire. Techn...
Vienna News
Vienna city council is offering a variety of activities for children and families throughout the summer holidays. The programme includes open-air workshops in the MuseumsQuartier on weekends, the WUK...
Copenhagen News
Protest over Copenhagen high-rise plans.
Council plans to build nine high-rise apartment blocks next to the newly upgraded Amager beach have brought a hail of protests from local residents and beach users. Architects
Madrid News
Alcohol-free concerts in Madrid.
A Madrid concert venue has begun running weekly live music concerts for minors where the advertising and sale of alcohol is strictly prohibited. The move follows the implementation of the so-called
Paris News
Children in Paris: Garden reopens.
Le Jardin des Enfants aux Halles at 105 rue Rambuteau in the centre of Paris has reopened to children aged 7-11 years following months of renovation work. Designed by internationally renowned French a...
Berlin News
Following a ground-breaking ceremony in the presence of Berlin's mayor Klaus Wowerweit, construction work has started at the Great Berlin Wheel on the western edge of Tiergarten Park. Rising 50m highe...
Paris News
Paris Plages opens third summer beach site.
Long stretches of the River Seine embankment are converted to sandy beaches for the Paris Plage holiday season until 19 August. As in previous editions there are beaches along the three kilometres bet...
