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Curated collection of print & online material celebrating European lives & landscape. Spirit of landscape and a sense of place. Fuel for the mind. From Susanne Kries and Nicky Gardner www.hiddeneurope.eu
And while we are at it… if railway stations are the kind of place that attracts you too, then you might like to take a look at our sister publication. Europe by Rail features 50 great routes, loads of travel tips and information, and plenty of railway stations…

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Welcome to Europe by Rail
Exploring Europe by rail is easy and enjoyable. The guidebook Europe by Rail is the definitive guide to the best routes and places to visit, along with tips on ticketing, fares and accommodation. Rese...
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November 19, 2025 at 12:18 PM
The joy of railway stations was the subject for a recent Letter from Europe, our regular newsletter featuring missives on culture and travel from across the continent. Like all editions of the newsletter, you can also read it in full on our website: www.hiddeneurope.eu/letter-from-...
Coffee in Trieste: the joy of railway stations
Paul Scraton reflects on the appeal of railway stations as places to linger. Stop for a coffee and reflect on past travels and future journeys. They are more than merely a place to change trains or bu...
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November 19, 2025 at 12:18 PM
There are more than 500 editions of our #LetterfromEurope newsletter available to read on the hidden europe website, and more recent editions also contain links to articles from our magazine archive that can now be read in full online.

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Letter from Europe
Discover our 'Letter from Europe', the electronic newsletter and blog of hidden europe magazine. Read past issues in the newsletter archive.
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November 16, 2025 at 1:24 PM
Do you like to travel during the festive season? In our #LetterfromEurope archive, we join Paul Scraton as he reflects on a trip to the Azores and how travelling over Christmas can powerfully influence our long-term memories of a place.

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A festive welcome: Christmas in the Azores
Join us on a Christmas journey to the Azores. Paul Scraton reflects on how travelling over Christmas can powerfully influence our long-term memories of a place.
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November 16, 2025 at 1:24 PM
So if you know someone like this, or you simply want to treat yourself this coming festive period, then check out Europe by Rail in all good bookshops or visit the website for maps of all the routes and information about where you can get your hands on a copy.

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Welcome to Europe by Rail
Exploring Europe by rail is easy and enjoyable. The guidebook Europe by Rail is the definitive guide to the best routes and places to visit, along with tips on ticketing, fares and accommodation. Rese...
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November 12, 2025 at 11:21 AM
Its fifty routes celebrate the idea that getting there can be as rewarding as being there and that travelling by rail gives us a unique perspective on the landscape slowly changing beyond the carriage window, from Scandinavia to the Alps, the Atlantic coast or the Balkan peninsula...
November 12, 2025 at 11:21 AM
You can read about our visit to the Farne Islands via our #LetterfromEurope, a regular newsletter that you can also read on our website. You’ll find the full archive, including the letter from the islands, on our website: www.hiddeneurope.eu/letter-from-...
Escape from the world: the fascination of islands
What is it about islands that so powerfully fuels our imagination? Paul Scraton ponders the question while on an excursion off to the Farne Islands. In his bag is a trio of island-themed articles publ...
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November 8, 2025 at 9:36 AM
What is it about islands that so powerfully fuels our imagination? The idea of being cut off from the mainland might only be attractive from a distance, but it is undoubtedly true that for many the appeal of islands is the idea of leaving a turbulent and troubling world behind...
November 8, 2025 at 9:36 AM
Our article from the Denmark is one of the pieces from our magazine archive that is now available to read in full on our website. Just head to hidden europe 53 to read it now.

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hidden europe 53
We have always seen hidden europe as more than merely a travel magazine. We have championed local interests without endorsing parochialism. So in hidden europe 53 we celebrate local interests and loc...
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November 5, 2025 at 4:23 PM
“It takes a special kind of person to settle in the remotest community in Denmark. “Yes, we really are the eastern frontier,” says the home-bound traveller. “But, if you don’t mind isolation and the long, dark winters, it’s a good place to make a home.””

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Two Peas in a Pod: Denmark's Eastern Edges
The Ertholm Islands (literally 'Pea Islands') are the easternmost fragments of Danish territory, even further east than Bornholm. Just two islands in this small archipelago are populated: Christiansø ...
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November 5, 2025 at 4:23 PM
In hidden europe 69 we explored Germany’s Wadden Sea coastline, a place where - in just a few centuries - the geography of the region has been reshaped by storms and tides . It’s a tale that shows the power of the sea.

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At the water's edge: Germany's Wadden Sea
Within just a few centuries, the geography of the Frisian region has been reshaped by storms and tides. Paul Scraton is a regular writer for hidden europe; here he explores Germany’s Wadden Sea coastl...
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November 1, 2025 at 3:39 PM
How did the great spit at Skagen come to claim such a prominent space in the Danish imagination? In hidden europe 69 we navigated sand dunes and heathlands to visit the point where waters of the Skagerrak meet the Kattegat.

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To the point: A Danish extremity
How did the great spit at Skagen come to claim so prominent a space in the Danish imagination? We navigate sand dunes and heathlands to visit the point where waters of the Skagerrak meet the Kattegat.
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October 29, 2025 at 1:01 PM
Our article on railways and wine tourism is one of the pieces from our magazine archive that is now available to read in full on our website.

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Vintage Views: Railways and Wine Tourism
What better way to survey some of the world's great vineyards than from the comfort of a train cruising slowly through a region celebrated for its fine wines? Ideally with a glass of wine to hand! We ...
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October 26, 2025 at 2:35 PM
What better way to survey some of the world's great vineyards than from the comfort of a train cruising slowly through a region celebrated for its fine wines? Ideally with a glass of wine to hand! In the feature we explored Spain, Hungary, France, Portugal and further afield...
October 26, 2025 at 2:35 PM
As with all our regular newsletters, you can read the edition from Switzerland on the hidden europe website, where you will find the full archive of more than 500 editions of our Letter from Europe: www.hiddeneurope.eu/letter-from-...
Letter from Europe
Discover our 'Letter from Europe', the electronic newsletter and blog of hidden europe magazine. Read past issues in the newsletter archive.
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October 22, 2025 at 8:54 AM
This was also a favourite spot of Vladimir Nabokov, who lived down by the lake and would spend many days in these hills more than half a century ago. We followed Nabokov into the Swiss hills for an edition of #LetterfromEurope: www.hiddeneurope.eu/letter-from-...
On Butterflies and Literature: Following Nabokov into the Swiss hills
Berlin-based writer Paul Scraton follows in the footsteps of author Vladimir Nabokov as he explores the hills above Montreux. Paul discovers that butterflies and literature make natural partners.
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October 22, 2025 at 8:54 AM