Euromaxx: Lifestyle Europe

Simon Kaiser from the restaurant "Das Esszimmer" in in the southern German state of Baden-Württemberg is promoting the comeback of an old breed of pig for gourmets, the Swabian Hall swine.

Tend to misplace your keys? DIY expert Franziska Kouidis can help. This time, she shows you how to create a cool key rack using Lego.

Winter isn't just cold and grey, and it surely doesn’t deserve less appreciation than the other seasons. DW shows all the lovely sides of the year's coldest season, and how Scandinavia has learned to embrace it.

A house in Portugal has no front windows; a house in Poland is just 2 arms’ lengths wide, a silo in the Netherlands becomes a home: 3 of 5 European houses you wouldn’t at first glance think could be all that habitable.

A spot of clairvoyance to predict the future is especially popular at New Year’s. Plus, the Matterhorn - easily the most distinctive peak in the Alps. And: chocolate made with mustard and onions for the adventurous.

At the Eismik Festival in Geilo all instruments are made of ice. The concerts take place on the coldest nights in Norway when temperatures drop to minus 20 degrees Celsius.

“Silent Night”: the story of the world’s most famous Christmas carol. Plus: an environmentally friendly alternative form of transportation. And: into the oven – in Germany, goose is a classic German Christmas dinner.

As Christmas approaches, it's time to get those presents wrapped. In this DIY feature, DW shows you some great new ideas for wrapping Christmas gifts. So let's grab some wrapping paper, and get started.

Are they lamps or sculptures? The glowing papier-mâché objects created by Frédéric Guibrunet and Sophie Mouton-Perrat from France shed poetic light at the darkest time of the year.

Way up in the Arctic Circle, near the town of Rovaniemi, there's an amusement park with all the trappings of Christmas. DW heads north to meet Santa in his very own village.