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Europe holidays

  • Aerial panoramic view of Wroclaw Market Square. Wroclaw, Poland, Europe

    London to Vilnius: my rail odyssey to the Baltics

    As the construction of a high-speed line ushers in a new era for travel between Poland and Estonia, our writer takes the slow train and explores cities that are new to him
  • Writer Ailsa in the cold bath

    From a sauna to an ice bath in Scotland: my full immersion in hot and cold therapy

  • The Alhambra aerial panoramic view in Granada, Spain<br>The Alhambra aerial panoramic view. The Alhambra is a fortress complex located in Granada city, Andalusia region in Spain.

    The train in Spain: seeing Andalucía by rail

  • A cable car over a bright green valley.

    A high-wire family adventure in the Swiss Alps

  • Children jump off the pontoon into the lake.

    Skip the coast: three of Europe’s loveliest lakes to visit – by travel experts

  • View of the glassy, serene lake.

    Swanning around the Austrian lakes: a trip to Carinthia

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Holiday guides

  • The Acropolis viewed through the windows of the Acropolis Museum, Athens

    ‘The real life of Athens is here’ – hidden gems beyond and beneath the Acropolis

    The Acropolis Museum’s underground lab, the ancient Hadrian aqueduct and an arts festival in an old factory offer a more personal view of the Greek capital
  • Narbonne - Canal de la robine

    A local’s guide to Narbonne, France: late-night dancing, seafood and seaside cycle rides

  • Beach of the Cathedrals, Playa de Las Catedrales, Beach of the Holy Waters, Playa de Aguas Santas, Cantabric coast, Ribadeo, Lugo province, Galicia,<br>KP35RN Beach of the Cathedrals, Playa de Las Catedrales, Beach of the Holy Waters, Playa de Aguas Santas, Cantabric coast, Ribadeo, Lugo province, Galicia,

    Hidden Spain: where to stay and what to do off the beaten track

  • Hidden France: where to stay and what to do off the beaten track

  • Hidden Portugal: where to stay and what to do off the beaten track

  • Hidden Greece: where to stay and what to do away from the beaten track

  • Hidden Croatia: where to stay and what to do off the beaten track

  • A holiday guide to the Canary Islands

  • Spain road trip: Granada to Almería

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Top 10s

  • Close up of Green Istrian olives on a branch, Strunjan. Slovenia<br>2EA1K9A Close up of Green Istrian olives on a branch, Strunjan. Slovenia

    ‘We loved pitching in an olive grove’: readers’ favourite campsites in Europe

  • Aerial shot of Gut Üselitz off Germany’s Baltic coast.

    Take a kayak to your cabin: 10 of the best riverside stays in Europe

  • blu-green Tenno lake, near Riva del Garda, Trentino, Italy

    ‘We drifted downriver and camped where we liked’: readers’ favourite lake and river breaks in Europe

  • The park on one of the villas on lake Como - Varenna, Italy

    ‘Pillars, pergolas, palms and pines’: readers’ favourite gardens in Europe

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Winter sports holidays

  • Cable cars of the Meije Glacier in Ecrins National Park in Summer. Hautes-Alpes, Alps, France<br>K1BRK2 Cable cars of the Meije Glacier in Ecrins National Park in Summer. Hautes-Alpes, Alps, France

    Piste off! Skiers fear new lift will threaten La Grave’s old school charm

  • Skiing in Slovenia Camilla Bell-Davies cross country skiing in the woods

    Skiing without clutter: on the eco-friendly slopes of Slovenia’s Julian Alps

    The Vogel-Bohinj ski area lets nature do the talking; billboards and snow cannons are banned, and cable cars and car parks are tucked away in woods
  • Sonja Henie, 11, who represented Norway at the 1924 Winter Olympics

    100 years of Winter Olympic history: why Chamonix is still king of the slopes

    On the centenary of it hosting the first winter games, the French town has lost none of the allure felt by pioneering skiers, curlers and skaters
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Family holidays

  • Vikos Gorge, Greece

    Our epic family adventure hiking through Greece’s Vikos gorge

  • The abandoned spy station on Teufelsberg, the manmade hill created from second world war riubble

    Berlin by rail: a cold-war adventure

    • A clear, turqouise-green swimming lake with the mountains in the background and a blue sky.

      A gentler side of the Dolomites: a summer break in Italy’s Adamello-Brenta natural park

    • Statue of Notre Dame de France with Saint Michel d'Aiguilhe Chapel and Notre Dame Cathedral Le Puy en Velay Haute-Loire Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes France<br>M68CGW Statue of Notre Dame de France with Saint Michel d'Aiguilhe Chapel and Notre Dame Cathedral Le Puy en Velay Haute-Loire Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes France

      I’ve written about France for 20 years – here are my favourite places to visit

    • Beautiful sunny coast view to an amazing paradise holiday bay with crystal clear blue water sandy beach, Seychelles, Ikaria island, Greece.

      Breathtaking: 24 secret beaches in southern Europe

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Beach holidays

  • The whitewashed town of Cadaqués, with sea and green hills

    Europe’s best beach holidays: Cadaqués, Spain

    • A huge sandy dune with the sun on the sea in the distance.

      Europe’s best beach holidays: Arcachon, France

    • An aerial view of Pesaro beach.

      Europe’s best beach holidays: Pesaro, Italy

    • A deserted sandy cove with one small boat in the clear turquoise sea.

      Europe’s best beach holidays: Donoussa, Greece

    • Bue Marino beach on Favignana’s east coast

      Where Odysseus threw a barbecue: exploring Sicily’s Favignana island

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Activity holidays

  • An instructor helps a kitesurfer perfect his water start on the Stagnone Lagoon, Sicily

    From face-plants to flying across the lagoon: how I learned to kitesurf in Sicily

    The coastline near Marsala is the perfect spot to practise your Superman moves on a residential kitesurfing course
  • A couple doing a ballad, GR34 coastal path, Bay Morgat Crozon Peninsula (Finistere, Brittany, France).<br>C5XDXY A couple doing a ballad, GR34 coastal path, Bay Morgat Crozon Peninsula (Finistere, Brittany, France).

    Wild west: a walk on Brittany’s rugged Crozon peninsula

  • The view from the Mirador de Cabezoás down to the Sil river near Parade de Sil in the Ribeira Sacra region, north-east of Ourense, Galicia.

    ‘It’s very wild. I’ve seen wolves’: a hike through the forests and ghost villages of secret Galicia

  • Mountain highs: biking and bivvying in Slovenia

  • A walk across Italy in Garibaldi’s footsteps: from Ravenna to the coast of Tuscany

  • My four-day rail and ferry adventure from the UK to Albania

  • Five of Europe’s best national parks – with all the beauty but none of the crowds

  • ‘A water world teeming with wildlife’: readers’ favourite national parks in Europe

  • Swede dreams are made of this: wild swimming and forest walks in West Sweden

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Restaurants

  • Caroline Eden food in the Baltics Riga central market 2

    ‘Flavours as vivid as the scent of pine forests’: why I love Baltic cuisine

  • david innes-wilkin Bari

    ‘One taste explodes like a moon rocket booster’: readers’ favourite foodie finds in Europe

  • Vava Playa La Barrosa, restaurant Spain vava-valentin-sancti-petri (32)

    A taste of Spain’s sunshine coast: a foodie tour of Costa de la Luz

  • Authentic Spanish tapas with traditional tortilla<br>HGD9J6 Authentic Spanish tapas with traditional tortilla

    ‘The star was the teriyaki oxtail doughnut’: readers’ favourite restaurants and tapas bars in Spain

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