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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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-...

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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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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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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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...

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-...

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...

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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“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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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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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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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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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...

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-...

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-...