Norway’s second-largest city Bergen, often referred to charmingly as the “gateway to the fjords”, offers a unique blend of ...

Founded by fierce, sea-faring Norwegian Vikings between 856 and 914 A.D., Waterford is Ireland's oldest city. It’s kept its ...

As we reveal the results of the inaugural Escape Readers’ Choice Cruise Awards and the lowdown on what Australian cruisers truly love. We Aussies are keen cruisers, with well over a million of us ...

They feature all ocean view suites, prestigious museum-quality art collections (including ... from London to Bergen, Norway (or the reverse itinerary), aboard Viking Vela between January and ...

Photos show Greenland's culture, which has both Inuit and Danish influences. Its industry, cuisine, and more are shaped by the weather and history.

In February 2013, the Moderna Museet, Stockholm’s national museum of modern art, opened a blockbuster show, “Hilma af Klint: ...

The Nordic Bronze Age shaped Viking culture with trade, war, art, and music, as revealed in a 2025 symposium by top Scandinavian scholars. Liese Greensfelder’s summer farm job in Norway turned into a ...

The mountains and valleys offer endless playgrounds for outdoor lovers. The oldest legal saloon in Washington state still serves drinks here. If those walls could talk, they’d tell wild tales of gold ...

The Point Wilson Lighthouse stands guard at Fort Worden State Park. At sunset, the lighthouse glows against the pink and orange sky. It’s a sight that will make you reach for your camera every time.

Last fall, a Swedish man spotted something in a marsh on Oland, Sweden’s second-largest island. At first, he thought the circular object—found lying on the ground near a construction pit—might be a ...

How did Gothic art influence the modernists? An exhibition in Norway explores how artists like Dürer and Hans Holbein's ...