http://www.smithsonianmag.com/rss/Europe-People-Places.html en-us 2009 Smithsonian Sat, 07 Nov 2009 07:01:17 GMT http://www.smithsonianmag.com/people-places/Getting-Past-the-Troubles.html http://www.smithsonianmag.com/people-places/Getting-Past-the-Troubles.html A decade after Protestants and Catholics agreed on a peace treaty, both sides are adjusting to a hopeful new reality Tue, 24 Feb 2009 07:00:00 GMT http://www.smithsonianmag.com/people-places/bouillabaisse.html http://www.smithsonianmag.com/people-places/bouillabaisse.html Julia Child's recipe Mon, 26 Nov 2007 03:10:52 GMT http://www.smithsonianmag.com/people-places/Micronations-of-the-World.html http://www.smithsonianmag.com/people-places/Micronations-of-the-World.html Explore these mock sovereign states fueled by local disputes, utopian idealism and the imaginations of a few eccentric individuals Mon, 24 Aug 2009 07:11:04 GMT http://www.smithsonianmag.com/people-places/via-ferrata.html http://www.smithsonianmag.com/people-places/via-ferrata.html In Italy’s Dolomites, a Hike Through World War I History Wed, 20 Aug 2008 10:00:00 GMT http://www.smithsonianmag.com/people-places/blood-in-the-water.html http://www.smithsonianmag.com/people-places/blood-in-the-water.html Political turmoil between Hungary and the Soviet Union spills over into an Olympic water polo match Thu, 24 Jul 2008 06:43:44 GMT http://www.smithsonianmag.com/people-places/snapshot-istanbul.html http://www.smithsonianmag.com/people-places/snapshot-istanbul.html Istanbul's vastly growing population and blending of cultures make it one of the most dynamic cities in the world. Wed, 22 Oct 2008 08:00:00 GMT http://www.smithsonianmag.com/people-places/europe/11293006.html http://www.smithsonianmag.com/people-places/europe/11293006.html Istanbul's vastly growing population and blending of cultures make it one of the most dynamic cities in the world. Tue, 04 Mar 2008 06:00:15 GMT http://www.smithsonianmag.com/people-places/stolpersteine.html http://www.smithsonianmag.com/people-places/stolpersteine.html Artist Gunter Demnig builds a Holocaust memorial one stone at a time Thu, 11 Oct 2007 01:37:56 GMT http://www.smithsonianmag.com/people-places/prague.html http://www.smithsonianmag.com/people-places/prague.html A second wave of expatriates is now playing a vital role in the renaissance of the Czech capital Thu, 02 Aug 2007 04:00:00 GMT http://www.smithsonianmag.com/people-places/basque.html http://www.smithsonianmag.com/people-places/basque.html Home to glittering beaches, robust wines, piquant foods and Bilbao's sparkling new Guggenheim Museum, the Basque Country of northern Spain has been riven by separatist violence for decades. Though political tensions linger, terrorists agreed to a cease-fire this past March. Will it mean peace at last? Mon, 01 Jan 2007 05:00:00 GMT