acanthus - say it out loud and visualise honey running off a spoon or the calming effects of watching running water. acanthus, the latest strand for travellingfor.com.

acanthus is to be devoted to the arts, to festivals, to history, to theatre - in short to everything which you can use to escape the hectic pace of daily life.

Click the link below to be taken on a journey to the great opera houses and opera occasions.

The journey starts with Operas Abroad.

2009

Vilnius becomes the European Capital of Culture along with Linz in Austria.

At present, Liverpool and Stavanger are well into their Years of Culture.