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Quimper: Not Quite the End of the World

Michael — Sun, 18 Oct 2026 08:16:03 +0000

When new administrative districts were created by the French revolutionary government in 1790, the names for these départements were nearly always based on rivers and mountains. Traditional names counted for nothing, since the idea was to avoid any references to religion or the culture of the ancien regime. Not even the département of Paris was...

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Rennes: Brittany But Not as You Know it

Michael — Sun, 11 Oct 2026 09:26:46 +0000

Close your eyes and think of – no, not of England (for a change) but of Brittany: what do you see? Let me guess: I suspect that your mental image may very well feature rugged cliffs and rocky coastlines plus, perhaps, a couple of weather-beaten seamen in a small fishing boat, brazing the winds and...

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Another (Lake-)Side of Iseo

Michael — Sun, 04 Oct 2026 07:22:22 +0000

Among the Great Italian lakes, we told you last week, Lake Iseo is the odd one out. But do not expect a contrast on a par with, say, Dolomites vs. the rolling hills of Tuscany. After all, these lakes on the foothills of the southern Alps have a great many things in common, in particular...

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Lake Iseo: The Odd One Out in Italy’s Lake District

Michael — Sun, 27 Sep 2026 07:49:10 +0000

About 15,000 years ago, at the peak of the last Ice Age, hardened snow was accumulating on the Alpine mountains at such a rate that gravity eventually forced some of it down. Large ice sheets crushed into existing river valleys and cut deep trenches into the rock. Imagine an event similar to what happened in...

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How to Live La Dolce CityLife in Milan

Michael — Sun, 20 Sep 2026 07:09:24 +0000

Cities have a choice: they can look either forward or back. Those with a clear sense of their own identity often opt for the latter, preserving the past and giving way to the new only if this helps them to strengthen what appears to grow naturally from their deep-rooted traditions. While other cities, those that...

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