More than just a travel magazine -

So far we have published 34 issues of the hidden europe magazine. Pick up a copy of hidden europe and at first glance you might think that hidden europe is just another travel magazine. But look again and you'll see that hidden europe really is very much more.

We unpick what makes cultures and communities tick, catching the warp and weft of society in a manner that is not so common in much travel writing nowadays.  And we mainstream on good prose - words that really evoke the spirit of landscape and a sense of place. Whether we are reporting from a small town in Belarus, a remote Mediterranean island or from the slow train through rural Bosnia, we approach every topic with passion, insight, conviction and authority.

All sounds a bit serious perhaps? Fear not. Every issue of the magazine comes with a hefty dose of irony and quirky frivolity. We are after all eccentrics and like nothing more than the challenge of tracking down Europe's slowest train or English's shortest motorway.

pure content rather than distracting ads

Okay, so we know that there are already magazines aplenty about far flung places. And even the regular newspapers deluge us with travel supplements that extol the merits of the latest hip ski resort, detail what's new in Caribbean chic, or encourage us to go llama trekking in the back of beyond.

hidden europe is different. We don't take paid advertisements. Our work is value driven, so the magazine is another world from the ad-led content that fills the regular travel pages.

Our brief is Europe wide, and we criss-cross the continent to bring our readers the very best of what's new, what's overlooked, what's odd and what's fun. What we do care about is Europe's engaging diversity. Just when you thought you knew Paris or Prague perfectly, up pops another angle. So a new perspective on well trodden paths, and a cool look at undiscovered corners. Crisp, clear and well informed. Sometimes calculated to make you smile - and always managing to make you think. We invite you to look beyond the usual tourist trails — or, if you prefer, stay at home, take out an atlas and enjoy our enthusiasm for the offbeat, the eclectic and the everyday that all make Europe so special.

hidden europe is an English language print-on-paper magazine that explores the cultural diversity of modern Europe. It is published thrice annually. We have developed a genuinely pan-European readership and have published - in our magazine and our regular e-newsletter - hundreds of articles on life, people and places across the continent.

Why not explore this website to see what we have to offer?

and what about the hidden europe team?

hidden europe magazine comes from Berlin, the very heart of Europe. And that's not chance. We live in a city that for half a century straddled a deeply divided Europe. And us? Two women, who between us have travelled more miles around Europe than most. We are not tour operators, not travel agents, nor do we have any multinational backers. We work on a variety of projects, of which hidden europe is just one. We provide sparkling prose and images for a huge range of clients across Europe and beyond. Our work has been translated into half a dozen languages. And we don't just write. We package content developed by ourselves and others to provide customised solutions for publishers. And, most important, we provide advice and consultancy solutions in a range of disciplines. We have worked on projects relating to cultural heritage, travel and tourism, minority languages, regional development, social issues in border regions and transport development.

Nicky Gardner and Susanne Kries
(editors, hidden europe magazine)