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When she understood Russian troops were advancing in the region of Zaporizhzhia, Natalya Chergik helped to fill a truck with a ton of paintings, antique firearms and 17th-century ceramics. "We drove 1,000 kilometres (620 miles) in five days. The trip was awful, planes were flying over us and we did not even know if they were Ukrainian or not," she recounts. "The hardest part for us was to convince people at checkpoints not to search the artwork and to let the truck through as quickly as possible." Chergik is a curator at Khortytsia, a museum-island in the Dnipro river of around 30 square kilom...
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London's Heathrow airport said Monday it was extending its capacity limit through most of October to reduce the chaos caused by a post-pandemic surge in passengers amid a lack of staff. Europe's largest airport introduced a cap of 100,000 departing passengers per day in July, which was originally slated to have expired at the end of September. "Since the cap was introduced, passenger journeys have improved with fewer last-minute cancellations, better punctuality and shorter wait times for bags," said Heathrow. It said the extension through October 29 "will provide passengers with confidence ah...
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Every year, thousands of day-trippers make the short boat journey from France's northern coast to the island of Cezembre, marvelling at the spectacular maritime views and flourishing wildlife. But they better tread carefully and stick to the path, as almost all the island remains perilous due to unexploded munitions from World War II. Cezembre opened to visits only in 2018, over seven decades after the end of World War II, after extensive demining efforts allowed the opening of a marked path for visitors. However, the area safe for visitors makes up just three percent of the island, which expe...
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Forced to start picking grapes much earlier than normal because of torrid temperatures, winemakers across France are worrying that grape quality will suffer from the climate-induced stress. The exceptionally dry conditions spread from the rugged hills of Herault along the Mediterranean, where picking is already underway, to the normally verdant Alsace in the northeast. Waves of extreme heat this summer accelerated grape maturation, meaning harvests had to begin one to three weeks early or more -- in Languedoc-Roussillon, some growers even started in late July. "We were all a bit surprised, the...
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The thick layer of ice that has covered a Swiss mountain pass for centuries will have melted away completely within a few weeks, a ski resort said Thursday. Following a dry winter, the summer heatwaves hitting Europe have been catastrophic for the Alpine glaciers, which have been melting at an accelerated rate. The pass between Scex Rouge and Tsanfleuron has been iced over since at least the Roman era. But as both glaciers have retreated, the bare rock of the ridge between the two is beginning to emerge -- and will be completely ice-free before the summer is out. "The pass will be entirely in ...
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In France, but also in the United Kingdom, Portugal and Spain, inflation is so high that it is absorbing the rising price of hotel rooms. As a result, despite rate increases, many hotel stays are now cheaper than before the pandemic. However, this is not the case throughout Europe. Are hotel stays more expensive than before the pandemic, an atypical period that completely froze all tourist activity? According to an analytical study conducted by the data firm Mabrian, the increase in hotel prices in France compared to 2019 has mainly concerned five-star establishments, hitting +20%. Respectivel...
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Tens of thousands of people have braved a steep, rugged trail in Iceland to catch a rare glimpse of an active volcano after it erupted last week, spewing red-hot lava into the sky. Tourism officials said Thursday that almost 23,000 people had made the difficult, hours-long trek to spot the volcano in the Meradalir valley, just 40 kilometres (25 miles) from the capital. "We've been here for three, four hours and we never get tired of it, it's always moving", said Jean-Paul Couturier, a French pensioner on vacation in Iceland. The hike to the newly-formed crater is a 14 kilometres round-trip acr...
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It's a profession that didn't exist until a few years ago. But, with the impact of climate change, several cities have taken direct action in appointing "chief resilience officers." So what's involved in these new jobs? Officers in charge of resilience are on a mission to help cities and their residents withstand extreme climate events. These job titles are now increasingly being seen on profile pages across professional social networks like LinkedIn. A "resilient city" refers to a city's ability both to anticipate risks and to recover from the consequences of major incidents. This concept is ...
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Vienna, a city known for its Christmas markets and its New Year concert, is cutting back on public lighting in the face of soaring energy prices. "There will be no Christmas illuminations this year on the Ring," the famous boulevard that encircles the center of the Austrian capital, city spokeswoman Roberta Kraft told AFP. And the lights at the Christmas market in the square in front of the city hall would only be switched on at night and not at dusk, as in previous years, "which is to say about an hour later, on average, every day," she said. The city authorities said they had not calculated ...
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For the sake of tranquility if not curiosity, finding a little-known beach has become a real objective for a community of travelers eager for off-the-beaten-path experiences. To take up this challenge, guidebooks or social networks are obviously useless, perhaps, you should focus on the destinations that are the least mentioned on Instagram... There are those who want to check out the world's famous beaches with their own eyes in order to get their prized picture. And then there are those who prefer to beat their own path towards more discreet, less accessible seaside locations. Every summer, ...
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