Stories of Kosovo’s turbulent past live in the architecture of its capital. On a walk through the city, Pristina’s buildings and monuments have much to tell about the history of Europe’s youngest country.

When enough water floods into Australia’s largest lake, the gleaming salt pan in the middle of the South Australian desert is transformed.

At the end of an alley in Sarajevo’s old town, third-generation coppersmith Kenan Hidić is at work making intricately decorated pieces in a craft that dates back to Ottoman rule.

Each year on Lady Elliot Island, at the southern tip of the Great Barrier Reef, there is a short window when visitors can experience two spectacles: the turtle nesting and hatching seasons.

Cradle Mountain, in Tasmania’s north-west, is one of the most extraordinary parts of the state, and the country. This guide covers everything you need to know about visiting, including the best walks, accommodation options and things to do.

Kati Thanda-Lake Eyre waits years, sometimes decades, for enough water to bring it to life. But the shimmering white salt pan is a spectacular sight even in the dry.

Get lost in the narrow, sloping streets of two of Istanbul’s oldest neighbourhoods and you’ll see a surprising side to the city.

The 1995 massacre at Srebrenica was Europe’s worst act of genocide since World War II and has come to define this town in Bosnia and Herzegovina.

As we made the pre-dawn drive through Kakadu National Park, our guide had a message for us: “It’s not a tourism destination. It’s a community hub that we’ve been invited to.”

In a remote fishing village protected from the rest of the world by mountains and water, we stopped. This hamlet in Scotland’s Northwest Highlands was the end of the road.