Euromaxx Highlights

Surf Snowdonia: Surfing in Wales

Surfing in the Welsh mountains - how is that possible? Surf Snowdonia is the name of a brand new artificial surfing facility which was opened in the Snowdonia National Park. It boasts the world's longest man-made surfable wave.

Helsingborg Folk Culture Festival

All over Europe people are trying to keep traditional costumes, dance and music alive. At the Europeade in the Swedish town of Helsingborg 26 groups are meeting up for a festival of folklore culture.

Virtual Reality Video Games

The gamescom computer and video game convention in Cologne is the world’s leading trade fair for interactive consumer electronics. Virtual reality is the technology of the future and companies like nDreams from Britain deliver the goods.

The Scream by Edvard Munch

Between the years 1892 and 1910 Norwegian painter Edvard Munch created four different versions of ’The Scream‘. Despite its gloomy motif the painting is one of the most reproduced art works ever. Here’s a close look at the history of this masterpiece.

Black Forest Tour

A visit to the southern German Black Forest. Home to the coockoo clock and the Bollenhut, the region is popular with tourists from all over the world. This tour takes you from Freiburg through the Glottertal valley to Feldberg mountain.