Bauhaus and its Sites in Weimar and Dessau, Germany

Germany’s Bauhaus movement

The Bauhaus style has influenced architecture and design for almost a century… but it was in these German cities that the movement found its feet.

maakalla

Finland’s little Maakalla Island

The 40 small fishing huts on this island off Finland’s coast are still there but it’s been a long time since they were all occupied. So what’s it like now?

Women's Weaving Cooperative, Planeterra, G Adventures, Peru

Woven into their culture

The tradition has been passed from mother to daughter for centuries but this Incan heritage could almost have been lost. Now, tourism is helping revive it.

Tanum rock carvings, Bohuslän, Sweden

Carving out their place

Imagine being the first person to stumble upon these ancient carvings from 3000 years ago. And then to discover there are hundreds of thousands of them!

trulli of alberobello

Trulli, madly, deeply

These little white houses with their odd conical roofs have been here for centuries but have some surprisingly innovative design elements.