Latest fromEurope

Ask Lonely Planet: Spanish mix of art, architecture, ambience
Advice on visiting Barcelona, Valencia and Santiago de Compostela.

Cricket: Black Caps untroubled by Ireland
New Zealand have beaten Ireland by 40 runs in a Twenty20 World Cup warm-up match at Providence Stadium.

Fun of the fair
Milan's furniture design fair, the Salone del Mobile, is a mecca for international trend-seekers.

Guest chef: Country classics by Jamie Oliver (+recipes)
Jamie Oliver's latest literary offering draws from his taste-trip through Europe.

France: At the top of the food chain
France's southwest has turned taste into an art form, says Peter Calder.

France: The art of drinking anything at all
In French, they call it le signe oenologique, but that's the thing about French: words like oenology and gastronomy don't sound half as pretentious as they do in English.

England: Market research
Kerri Jackson sorts herself a DIY degustation during a visit to London's Borough Market.

Diary of a gourmet food hunter
It's a tough job but someone has to source out the artisan products that fill the shelves of boutique delicatessen Sabato.

Jamie Oliver: Skagen (Prawns on toast)
To all intents and purposes, this dish is the Swedish equivalent of our prawn cocktail.

Russian soil beneath our wheels
Language difficulties at the Russian border prove a challenge for the 51st Traverse team as they head for Vladivostok.

French await last-minute Aussie arrivals for Anzac Day
The green and gold bunting is hanging in the streets and the Australian flags are flying, but the French town which commemorates Anzac Day is missing its usual hoards of Aussie tourists.

PM preparing for first Gallipoli visit
Mr Key has joined the New Zealand contingent in Turkey, which includes 22 veterans, 23 secondary school students and Defence Force staff.

Julian Clary - Having a gay old time
Julian Clary talks to Russell Baillie about his return to live comedy, his chooks and why the camp guy on stage isn't quite him.

Giant study to examine mobile phone cancer risk
A study into the health effects of using mobile phones will take 20 or 30 years to complete.