Three real New Year trip scenarios for Ukrainians: mountains close to home, Christmas Europe, or a warm winter escape by the sea. With a pros-and-cons table and advice on when to book.
Croatian cooking isn't one dish, it's two different worlds: a Mediterranean coast of fish, peka and black risotto, and an interior of paprika, kulen and Istrian truffles. Here's what to order, when to go and what it costs.
Six cities you can reach overland in a single night through Poland, with honest budgets and no gloss: where the locals gather and what can spoil the mood.
Beer cheaper than water, a pork knuckle big enough for three and a sauce that soaks everything. Here's what real Czech food actually is, what it costs and why trdelník has nothing to do with Czech cuisine.
A castle, a skansen, cherry blossom in late March and Europe's longest linden alley. A ready one-day route with an honest tip on when to come.
The cuisine crowned the best in the world in 2025 rests on fish, lime and thousands of potato varieties. We break down ceviche, cuy, pisco and the food scene of Lima.
Lisbon, Porto, Sintra and the Algarve in one trip. A ready-made route, when to go for the ocean, and where to head for pastel de nata and fado.
For a short European holiday Ukrainians do not need a Schengen visa, visa-free travel works. Here is when a visa is actually required, the types and what to prepare.
A Belgium guide for a short trip: four cities within an hour of each other, what to fit in around Brussels and Bruges, when to go and what to taste.
The Potemkin Stairs and the Opera fit into two hours, while the sea, the courtyards and the Moldovanka deserve a day of their own. Here is how to build the route.
Krakow, Zakopane, Gdansk and Wroclaw on one route: what to see in Poland, whether you need a visa in 2026, when to go and how much time to set aside for each city.
Vienna, baroque Salzburg and postcard-perfect Hallstatt sit just two or three hours apart by train, yet it is often the alpine lakes that leave the strongest impression.
The Metropolitans' Residence, the Town Hall trumpeter, pedestrian Kobylianska and an Armenian organ hall: a concrete "Little Vienna" walk for one day, plus how to get there.
The oldest market in Europe is not Vienna but the Dresden Striezelmarkt, running since 1434. A breakdown of seven cities: when they open, what to eat and how to reach them.
Prague soaks up all the traffic, but the most interesting part begins outside it. We break down four cities, the trip from Prague, the seasons and the visa details for Ukrainians.
Five castles that cover the full range: a fairy tale, a ruin with attitude, a seat on a crag, and a place where history was written.
Compact Slovenia in a single week: Lake Bled, quiet Bohinj, Postojna Cave, cozy Ljubljana and Venetian Piran. With 2026 prices, seasons and a ready-made itinerary.
Walls nearly forty metres above the Dniester, the 1621 Battle of Khotyn and dozens of film shoots. An honest look at the modest interior and how to route it with Kamianets.
