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Eighty miles south of Lisbon lies Melides, which has retained its small-town charm and stunning natural beauty even as it's grown more fashionable.

A writer goes in search of the architect Eliel Saarinen, whose Art Nouveau-inspired designs helped shape early-1900s Finland as well as midcentury America.

The inert relics, some as big as a grapefruit, were detected when agents X-rayed checked bags.

Have you had to cancel, reschedule or replan a trip to France, Spain or elsewhere because of raging fires or stifling heat? If so, we want to hear from you.

A $22.5 billion redesign plan eliminates the "mobile lounges," which were conceived as a way of making air travel more efficient. Many passengers found the opposite to be true.

After a cancellation and long delays, the airline offered to cover the cost of a flight on another carrier. Then it refused to make good on that promise.

Traveling with friends can be tricky. We're curious how you manage financial friction -- and how you make sure your besties settle up.

Pizza al taglio, the traditional Roman snack sold by weight, has been given an upgrade, with toppings like wine-braised meatballs and cumin-scented lamb. Here, the best places to grab a slice.

From culture in Hamburg to sweet confections in Aveiro, the charms of these places are revealed as you drift down uncrowded waterways.

The man had been driving this month on a popular route through the park when a rock dislodged from a cliff face and struck his vehicle. Such fatal episodes are rare, officials said.