Michael Portillo continues his journey. At La Spezia Michael discovers how Italy's imperial ambitions put her at the forefront of modern aerial warfare. Show more

Bradshaw's 1913 Continental Railway Guide in hand, Michael Portillo ventures through Romania. He meets a bloodsucking vampire in Transylvania. Show more

Michael travels through Romania, experiencing the nation's musical soul in Bucharest and loading cargo from a 100-foot crane in Constanta. Show more

Michael Portillo journeys from the Swiss Alps to the shores of Lake Geneva. He marvels at the Matterhorn and is saved from an 'avalanche' by a puppy. Show more

Michael Portillo completes his journey through Switzerland. He is caught up in a war zone with the Red Cross and tries watchmaking, James Bond style. Show more

Michael Portillo journeys from the Italian Riviera to the Austrian Alps. Michael is ambushed by singers of the city's trallalero. Show more

Journeying from Riga to Tampere, Michael Portillo discovers how Latvia, Estonia and Finland, when part of the Russian Tsar's vast empire, retained their own national identities. Show more

Continuing his journey through Latvia, Estonia and Finland, Michael Portillo paddles a canoe on a Finnish lake and samples cloudberry liqueur by the light of the midnight sun. Show more

In the Netherlands, Michael Portillo operates a crane in Europe's largest container port in Rotterdam, and experiences the power of Kinderdijk's picturesque windmills. Show more

Journeying through the Netherlands, Michael Portillo visits a vast complex in Haarlem where of millions of plants are auctioned daily. He also stops off in Amsterdam and Utrecht. Show more