There are fantastic art museums all over Europe, but one of my favorite ways to consume art is through street art and graffiti.

Spend a day wandering Würzburg. See the royal decor in the Würzburg residence, stop at the bridge pub for bridge wine and step into history at the Marienberg Fortress

On a quiet January day in Vicenza, Italy, I stumbled upon an architectural jewel that felt anything but ordinary, the Teatro Olimpico.

These are known as Herrnhurter Sterne (after their hometown Herrnhut), or more popularly, Moravian stars. These stars are believed to be the original Christmas star decoration.

Lurking under bridges, camouflaged by stone and dwelling in the mountains, or perhaps they are the mountain itself– trolls are a strange mystical folk featured in legends all around the world.

The Brothers Grimm gathered folktales from across Germany and though they have changed over time, these stories are still celebrated along the German Fairy Tale Route.

Have you ever noticed the cats in medieval paintings or in the margins of manuscripts and wondered why they were painted with such dopey faces and strange poses? Did artists just not know how to paint them or is there intention behind their comical proportions and bulging eyes?

In this step-by-step craft from our Dandelions magazine, you can make a cool bowl entirely from yarn!

Fiber arts are everywhere! From cooling crochet canopies to colorful yarn bombing and neat origami street art, artists use fibers like yarn, lace and paper to beautify spaces.

The iconic Danube River has been the inspiration for artistic expression throughout the years. Here is a little glimpse into that influence.